Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia in 16 days
Summary
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia destinations. We are offering a great opportunity to travel a huge geographic trip through Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The first destination is Azerbaijan, located between the shores of the Capsian Sea and the mountains of the Caucasus. You will explore a big number of well-preserved historical places, from ancient temples to modern skyscrapers.
Highlights
- Visit the historical part of Old Baku.
- Enjoy a falcon hunting demonstration at the Falcon Farm.
- A tour of the Big Baku and the Absheron Peninsula.
- Visit Bukhara Dome Bazaars.
- Enjoy breathtaking views of the scenery.
- Visit carpet factories and carpet shops.
- Enjoy a boat cruise on Issyk-Kul lake.
- Season: May – September
What is included in this tour?
Items that are included in the cost of tour price.- Airport – hotel – airport transfers
- All transportation /Driver and Fuel/
- English-speaking tour guide
- All entrance fees
What is not included in this tour?
Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.- Air tickets for international flights
- Visa fees
- Travel insurance (assistance, repatriation)
- Extra meals (excluding 3 meals a day) and personal drinks
- Tips
Day by day Itinerary
Day 1
BakuYour driver will meet you at the airport in Baku and transfer you to the hotel. Enjoy your leisure time at the hotel.
Check in to your hotel in Baku.
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Day 2
BakuAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at your hotel and start to explore Baku the city of Azerbaijan. We start with a visit to the Memorial Alley - Shekhidlyar Hiyabany, from the park, which opens a fascinating view of the city and Baku Bay. Exploring the streets of New Baku, the architectural feature of which combines eclectic styles from the 19th and 20th centuries: Nizami Street, Square of the Fountains, a monument to Nizami Ganjavi, and Rasul-Zade street. The city tour will be finished with a visit to the historical part of Old Baku.
Return to your hotel in Baku
Day 3
Baku - Absheron Peninsula - Gobustan – BakuAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at your hotel and start to visit the Big Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. At the beginning of the excursion, visit the ancient temple of fire worshipers Ateshgah, located 30 km from Baku. Then visit Mount Yanardag, on the slope of which natural gas has burned since ancient times as if justifying the unofficial name of Azerbaijan “Land of Fire”. Evening trip out of town along the coast of the Caspian Sea to the volcanic desert Gobustan.
Return to your hotel in Baku
Day 4
Baku - Khinalig – BakuAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at your hotel we start the morning from the northwest of Baku. A trip to Khinalig through the village of Krasnaya Sloboda, the largest settlement of mountain Jews in Azerbaijan (210 km, 3-4 hours). The road to Khinalig runs through a picturesque mountain area at an altitude of 2000 m. You can enjoy breathtaking views of the scenery. Khalid is the oldest settlement in Azerbaijan, in which people have been living for more than 5,000 years. Return to Baku. On the way back, stop at the mass grave in Guba.
Return to your hotel in Baku.
Day 5
Baku – AlmatyAfter breakfast, your driver will meet you at your hotel and transfer you to Baku International Airport.
Flight Baku-Almaty, your driver will meet you at the Almaty airport and transfer you to your hotel in Almaty.
Check in to your hotel in Almaty.
Day 6
Almaty (Big Almaty Lake)After breakfast, your driver and guide will meet you at your hotel and drive to Big Almaty Lake. On the way (optional), visit “Sunkar” falcon farm, with a falcon hunting demonstration.
Return to your hotel in Almaty
Day 7
Almaty – TashkentAfter breakfast, your driver will meet you at your hotel and transfer you to Almaty Airport for the flight to Tashkent.
Your driver will meet you at the airport in Tashkent and transfer you to the hotel. Enjoy your leisure time at the hotel.
Check in to your hotel in Tashkent.
Day 8
TashkentAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at the hotel in Tashkent, and start exploring the city along the old part of Tashkent: State Museum of Applied Arts, visiting the Khazrati Imam Complex consisting of Barak Khan Madrasah (XVI c.), Kafal Shashi Mausoleum (XV c.), Muyi-Mubarak Mosque – a storehouse of the well-known Koran of Khalif Osman and gold hair of Prophet Muhammad; Djuma Mosque of Khodja Akhtar Vali, Kukeldash Madrasah (XVI c.).+ IRANI KODJA COMPLEX.
Return to your hotel in Tashkent.
Day 9
Tashkent – Urgench - KhivaAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at your hotel and start exploring a legend of the city. Once upon a time, Caravans come to China from West to East and our route starts from Khiva, a city museum under the sky. 06:00 transfer to the airport, 07:50 flight to Urgench, 09:30 arrival and transfer to Khiva (30 km).
Overnight at the hotel in Khiva.
Day 10
Khiva-BukharaAfter breakfast, your driver will meet you at your hotel and transfer you to the airport for the flight to Bukhara in the morning; Upon Arrival in Bukhara, visit the carpet factory and carpet shops; Evening Uzbek show watching in a madrasa (Nodir Devon Begi).
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11
BukharaAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at the hotel and start a city tour in Bukhara. Enjoy your free time by visiting Bukhara Dome Bazaars (dated 15-16 centuries): Toki Saraffon (the Dome of Moneychangers), Toki-Telpak Furushon (the Dome of Cap makers), Toki Zargaron (the Dome of Jewelers) and Tim Abdullakhan (the Center of silk). Visit summer residence Sitorai Mokhi Khosa (dated XIX century).
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 12
Bukhara- Shahrisabs-SamarkandAfter early breakfast, your driver will meet you at the hotel in Bukhara around 08.00 - and drive to Samarkand through Shakhrisabs city. Upon arrival, have a city tour: in Shakhrisabs: ruins of Ak-Saray Palace (XIV-XV), Dor-UT Saodat Complex: Khazrety Imam Mosque (XIV), Jahongir Mausoleum (XIV), Dor-UT Tillavat Complex: Gumbazi-Seiidan, Kok Gumbaz Mosque (XV). Continue to Samarkand (110 km, 2 hours). Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel. The science and art of the ancient east were concentrated in Samarkand since olden times. Multinational and tolerant – it is spoken here that: “there are many stairs leading to the sky” and there is no difference in what language you pray.
Overnight at the hotel in Samarkand.
Day 13
Samarkand-TashkentAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at the Samarkand hotel and start a full-day tour in Samarkand. Visit the Afghan carpet factory. Drive to Tashkent.
Overnight at the hotel in Tashkent.
Day 14
Tashkent-BishkekAfter breakfast, your driver will meet you at your hotel and transfer you to Tashkent Airport for an afternoon flight to Bishkek.
Your driver will meet you at the airport in Bishkek and transfer you to the city center, enjoy your leisure time by having a city tour in Bishkek – visit Osh Basar, Central Square Ala-Too, Park Panfilov, TSUM Mall.
Overnight at the hotel in Bishkek.
Day 15
Bishkek-Cholpon-Ata-BishkekAfter breakfast, your driver and guide will meet you at your hotel and drive to Cholpon-Ata town, the Issyk-Kul region, have a boat cruise on Issyk-Kul lake; then, return to Bishkek.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 16
DepatureAfter breakfast, enjoy your leisure time at the hotel, until check-out, your driver will meet you at your hotel and transfer you to the International Airport “Manas” for your next destination.
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia in 16 days
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia destinations. We are offering a great opportunity to travel a huge geographic trip through Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The first destination is Azerbaijan, located between the shores of the Capsian Sea and the mountains of the Caucasus. You will explore a big number of well-preserved historical places, from ancient temples to modern skyscrapers.
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia in 16 days
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia destinations. We are offering a great opportunity to travel a huge geographic trip through Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The first destination is Azerbaijan, located between the shores of the Capsian Sea and the mountains of the Caucasus. You will explore a big number of well-preserved historical places, from ancient temples to modern skyscrapers.
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia in 16 days
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia destinations. We are offering a great opportunity to travel a huge geographic trip through Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The first destination is Azerbaijan, located between the shores of the Capsian Sea and the mountains of the Caucasus. You will explore a big number of well-preserved historical places, from ancient temples to modern skyscrapers.
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia in 16 days
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia destinations. We are offering a great opportunity to travel a huge geographic trip through Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The first destination is Azerbaijan, located between the shores of the Capsian Sea and the mountains of the Caucasus. You will explore a big number of well-preserved historical places, from ancient temples to modern skyscrapers.
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia in 16 days
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia destinations. We are offering a great opportunity to travel a huge geographic trip through Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The first destination is Azerbaijan, located between the shores of the Capsian Sea and the mountains of the Caucasus. You will explore a big number of well-preserved historical places, from ancient temples to modern skyscrapers.
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia in 16 days
Discover Southern Caucasus and Central Asia destinations. We are offering a great opportunity to travel a huge geographic trip through Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The first destination is Azerbaijan, located between the shores of the Capsian Sea and the mountains of the Caucasus. You will explore a big number of well-preserved historical places, from ancient temples to modern skyscrapers.