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Central Asia tour packages

Three Silk Road tour packages through the Stans and three short private trips from Almaty, written in our own words, with the full itinerary, what is included and season prices on each page.

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Charyn Canyon in Kazakhstan, red sandstone cliffs and the canyon floor under a blue sky

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan

3 Stans Discovery: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan

14 days / 13 nightsSilk Road & mountains

A 14-day 3 Stans tour from Almaty’s canyons and mountain lakes through Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region to Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva on the Silk Road.

from $2643 per person (10–11 travellers, 3*)

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Snow and rock peaks of the Ile-Alatau above Almaty, the mountains of the Bogdanovich Glacier hike

Kazakhstan

Day tour

Bogdanovich Glacier day hike

1 dayMountain hiking, fit hikers only

A private day hike from Almaty for fit hikers: the cable car from Medeu to the Talgar pass at 3,200 m, then on foot across moraine to the tongue of Bogdanovich Glacier at 3,600 m and back.

from $104 per person (4 travellers)

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Red rock towers of the Valley of Castles in Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Charyn Canyon, Kolsai & Kaindy Lakes, 2 days

2 days / 1 nightCanyons & mountain lakes

A private 2-day trip from Almaty: the Valley of Castles in Charyn Canyon, sunset at the first Kolsai lake, a night in Saty and Kaindy Lake with its sunken spruce forest.

from $468 per person (4–6 travellers)

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Visitors gathered at Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, illuminated at night

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan

Four Stans Odyssey

18 days / 17 nightsSilk Road & mountains

An 18-day 4 Stans tour of Central Asia through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan: canyons and mountain lakes, Khujand and Penjikent, the Seven Lakes, then Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.

from $3145 per person (10–11 travellers, 3*)

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Tash-Rabat, the 15th-century stone caravanserai in Naryn region, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan

The Long Road Through the 5 Stans

22 days / 21 nightsSilk Road & desert

A 22-day 5 Stans tour from Bishkek to Ashgabat: Tash-Rabat and Issyk-Kul, Charyn Canyon and Almaty, Dushanbe and Iskanderkul, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, then the Darwaza Gas Crater.

from $3490 per person (10–11 travellers, 3*)

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Yurts by the Turgen river in Turgen Gorge, Almaty Region, on the way to the Assy Plateau

Kazakhstan

Turgen Gorge & Assy Plateau, 2 days

2 days / 1 nightHiking & off-road

A private 2-day trip from Almaty in summer: a forest hike to Kairak waterfall in Turgen Gorge, a night at our glamping camp, then a full off-road day on the Assy Plateau at about 3,000 m.

from $364 per person (4–6 travellers)

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Silk Road tour packages through the Stans

Our tour packages follow the Silk Road through Central Asia, from the mountains of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to the old cities of Uzbekistan. Each lists every day with its meals, what is included and what is not, the hotels by city and the vehicles by group size.

3, 4 or 5 Stans and private trips from Almaty

3 Stans Discovery takes 14 days through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The Four Stans Odyssey takes 18 days and adds Tajikistan. The Long Road Through the 5 Stans takes 22 days, from Bishkek to Ashgabat, with a night near the Darwaza Gas Crater. From Almaty we also run private 1- and 2-day mountain and canyon trips to Bogdanovich Glacier, Charyn Canyon, Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes, and the Assy Plateau.

Prices, hotels and group size

Prices are for season 2027, in USD per person, twin share, by group size and by 3* or 4* hotels, with the single supplement shown in each table. We may adjust the order of visits if the weather or other circumstances call for it.

Tour package itinerary questions

What does a tour package include?

Each tour page lists what is included and what is not. On our Central Asia tours that means hotels with breakfast, the meals named day by day, entrance fees, English-speaking guides, air-conditioned transport with transfers, and the trains and flights inside the route. International flights are not included.

Which Central Asia tour should I choose?

For a short stay in Almaty, choose the 1-day Bogdanovich Glacier hike or a 2-day private trip to Charyn Canyon, Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes, or Turgen Gorge and the Assy Plateau. With two weeks, 3 Stans Discovery covers Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan; with 18 days, the Four Stans Odyssey adds Tajikistan; with 22 days, the Long Road Through the 5 Stans adds Turkmenistan and the Darwaza Gas Crater.

How do I book a tour package?

You ask about a tour, we reply within 24 hours, and we send a personal quote that confirms the price, dates and availability for your group.

How much does a Central Asia tour cost?

Private trips from Almaty start from $104 per person for the 1-day Bogdanovich Glacier hike, $372 for the 2-day Turgen Gorge and Assy Plateau trip, and $468 for the 2-day Charyn Canyon, Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes tour (for a group of 6). Multi-country Silk Road tours start from $2643 per person for 3 Stans Discovery, $3145 for the Four Stans Odyssey and $3490 for the Long Road Through the 5 Stans (10–11 travellers in 3* hotels, twin share). Each tour page has the full table by group size.