This 15-day Silk Road tour of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan joins the mountains of the nomads with the great caravan cities. In Kyrgyzstan you travel by car from Bishkek to Issyk-Kul, the hot springs of Altyn-Arashan and Jeti-Oguz, sleep in a yurt at Song-Kol (3,016 m), cross the remote Kazarman road to Jalal-Abad and visit Osh with its sacred Sulaiman-Too mountain. After the Dostuk border you continue by train to Tashkent, by fast Afrosiyob train to Samarkand and Bukhara, by road through the desert to Khiva and fly back to Tashkent. About 2,700 km over land, hotels, guesthouses and a yurt camp, May–June and August–October, private tour.
The price is calculated individually: it depends on group size, dates and accommodation level. Send a request and we will prepare an offer for your group.
Private tour – the price depends on the number of travellers, the season and your choice of hotels. Send us your dates and group size and we will reply with an exact quote within 24 hours.
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Your final list of services is confirmed in your personal offer.
Border and visas
You cross from Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan at Dostuk on foot with your guide. Citizens of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many other countries need no visa for either country – check the current rules for your passport.
What to bring
Warm layers for Song-Kol (nights near 0 °C), light clothes and a sun hat for Uzbekistan, comfortable walking shoes, scarf or long clothes for mosques, sunscreen and personal medicine.
Citizens of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many other countries can visit both countries without a visa for a short stay. Rules can change – check them for your passport before booking.
At the Dostuk crossing between Osh and Andijan. You walk across with your guide, your car in Kyrgyzstan drops you off and the Uzbek team waits on the other side. Allow 1–2 hours.
May–June and August–October. In July Uzbekistan is very hot; Song-Kol and the high roads are open from late May to early October.
About 2,700 km over land: by car in Kyrgyzstan, by train between Andijan, Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara, by road from Bukhara to Khiva and a flight back to Tashkent. The longest days are Song-Kol – Jalal-Abad, Osh – Tashkent and Bukhara – Khiva.
The price depends on the number of travellers, the season and your choice of hotels. Send us your dates and group size and we will reply with an exact quote within 24 hours.
Yes – see the 18-day Silk Road tour through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan with Almaty and the Charyn canyon.
Yes. This 15-day tour starts in Bishkek, spends more time in the Kyrgyz mountains (Issyk-Kul, Song-Kol, Kazarman road) and ends in Tashkent. If you prefer to arrive in Tashkent and fly home from Bishkek, take our 14-day Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan tour with Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, the Fergana valley, Osh and Arslanbob.
Tell us your dates and group size. You get a personal offer within 24 hours, no commitment.
