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Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan · 14 days / 13 nights
14 days / 13 nights
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Tashkent → Bishkek
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First the cities, where details need time. Then the lake, the mountains and days at a different pace. Fourteen days across Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan bring culture and nature together without turning the journey into an expedition.
The route begins in Uzbekistan's cities — Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara — where ensembles, streets, passages and trading spaces need time. After a return to Tashkent, the journey changes country and pace: Bishkek, the shores of Issyk-Kul, Karakol and Kochkor, and finally Bishkek again before the international flight.
Two countries. Two rhythms. One story.
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The pace is part of the plan. In Samarkand, a pause is left between the visits and the evening programme. In Bukhara, the cultural programme continues alongside free time, so you can go deeper into a museum, craft or food theme. Two major transfers are not placed back to back without a reasonable margin, and in Kyrgyzstan there is a day without changing base.
A pause between the visits and the evening programme
Free time for a museum, craft or food theme
No two major transfers back to back without a reasonable margin
A day without changing base
Time for the place itself, not only the road
More than one journey. Mountains that stay with you.
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Two countries mean coordinated logistics, with activities chosen according to the season and the pace of the journey. Some elements stay open: the stop at Burana Tower happens if logistics allow, the content of the day without changing base depends on weather and access, and the craft encounter in Kochkor takes place if confirmed.
The journey ends in a different country from where it began, so international flights should be planned with arrival in Tashkent and departure from Bishkek.
2 in Tashkent
2 in Samarkand
2 in Bukhara
2 in Bishkek
2 in Karakol
1 on the northern shore of Issyk-Kul
1 in Bokonbaevo
1 in Kochkor
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Ideal conditions in Uzbekistan's cities do not always coincide with those for the outdoor part of the journey in Kyrgyzstan. That is why dates and activities are adapted to the season.
“Domes and the Tian Shan”
Travel month
Your usual level of walking activity
Day by day
First the cities, then the lake and the mountains. Some stops depend on logistics, weather and access.
14 days · 13 nights · Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Arrival, check-in and a first encounter with Uzbekistan, depending on your arrival time.
A morning in Tashkent, then the transfer according to the confirmed schedule. A first encounter with Samarkand without overloading the evening.
Registan and selected ensembles tell the city as one connected story, with a pause between the visits and the evening programme.
Transfer and a first encounter with the historic centre: its streets, passages and trading spaces change the scale of the journey.
The cultural programme continues with free time. Depending on your interests, you can go deeper into a museum, craft or food theme.
Return and overnight before changing countries. Two major transfers are not placed back to back without a reasonable margin.
Change of country, change of pace. Flight to Bishkek according to the confirmed schedule, meeting the local team and check-in.
The road to the northern shore of the lake, with a stop at Burana Tower if logistics allow.
Onward through the lake region to Karakol. In the evening, a walk in town or time to rest.
An excursion into a selected gorge with a walk of suitable length, or a quieter cultural programme. The content depends on weather and access.
Transfer to the southern shore with a small number of selected stops, leaving time for the place itself, not only the road.
Transfer to Kochkor and, if confirmed, a craft encounter. Accommodation and activities are agreed according to the group's preferences.
Return to the capital: time for a final walk and the last night in Kyrgyzstan before the international flight.
Transfer to the airport. The journey ends in a different country from where it began: plan international flights with arrival in Tashkent and departure from Bishkek.
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