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Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan)

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Central Asia spans five former Soviet republics — Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan — stretching across steppes, high mountain ranges, and ancient Silk Road corridors. The region is renowned for its dramatic landscapes, from the Tian Shan and Pamir peaks to the vast Kazakh steppe and the shrinking Aral Sea, alongside UNESCO-listed cities like Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva. Travellers come for trekking and nomadic homestays in Kyrgyzstan, Persian-influenced architecture in Uzbekistan, remote Pamir Highway road trips in Tajikistan, and the otherworldly gas crater known as the Darvaza in Turkmenistan. It remains one of the world's least-touristed regions, drawing adventurous independent and group travellers seeking raw landscapes, deep history, and authentic cultural encounters.

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Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan) · 23 days

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Echoes of the Silk Road: Self-Launched Central Asia (Bishkek to Ashgabat)

A 23-day self-launched version of G Adventures' National Geographic Journeys "Echoes of the Silk Road". You'll follow the same route — Bishkek, Issyk-Kul, Karakol, Kaindy Lake, Charyn Canyon, Almaty, Dushanbe, Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Ashgabat — but with guesthouses and hostels instead of boutique hotels, shared taxis and marshrutka minibuses instead of a private vehicle, and locally booked guides where you want them. The route is genuinely doable independently, though it requires more planning than most: Turkmenistan needs a Letter of Invitation and a guided state-approved itinerary, and Kyrgyzstan–Kazakhstan–Tajikistan crossings need cash, patience and a sense of humour. Costs below are rough backpacker/budget-traveller estimates in GBP and exclude international flights to/from Central Asia.

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~£2,380

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