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14 DAYS
13 NIGHTS HOTEL
12 DAYS ADVENTURE TOURING
13 BREAKFASTS AND 9 LUNCHES
IMAGE: Amazing views outside Teleshayakh Mosque | Natalie Tambolash
15 DAYS 7 DAY CYCLE
6 NIGHTS HOTEL 7 NIGHTS TENT 1 NIGHT HOMESTAY
14 BREAKFASTS, 13 LUNCHES AND 14 DINNERS
central asia journey
a fascinating circuit of central asia
GRADE |
ADVENTURE TOURING
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uzbekistan by bike
journey across open grasslands between ancient silk road cities
GRADE | 5 MODERATE
REGULAR DEPARTURES
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highlights
• Explore historic Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan
• Discover the ancient walled city of Khiva, a World Heritage Site
• Journey to Registan Square and take in the minarets and medressas in Samarkand
• Venture to the medieval city of Bukhara and enjoy memorable sightseeing
brief itinerary
DAY 1 | Join Tashkent 2 | In Tashkent, drive to Samarkand 3/4 | In Samarkand
5 | Drive to Bukhara 6/7 | In Bukhara 8 | To Mary (Turkmenistan) 9 | Visit the ancient Silk Road town of Merv, fly to Ashgabat 10 | In Ashgabat 11 | Fly to Dashoguz, drive to Khiva 12 | In Khiva 13 | Fly to Tashkent 14 | In Tashkent, trip concludes
inclusions
MEALS: 13 breakfasts and 9 lunches ACCOMMODATION: 13 nights in comfortable hotel accommodation on a twinshare basis GUIDES: expert bilingual guide TRANSPORT: airport transfers (day 1 & 13 only) • all internal transport by private bus, jeep or car • internal flights Mary/Ashgabat/Dashoguz and Urgench/ Tashkent valued at approx US$180 EQUIPMENT: medical kit PLUS: assistance in arranging visas • sightseeing and entry fees as listed in itinerary
WHEN TO GO
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REGULAR DEPARTURES
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highlights
• Explore the ancient Silk Road cities of Bukhara & Samarkand
• Cross the Pistalitau Ridge on mountain trails
• Cycle on the red sand desert of Kyzyl‐Kum
• Experience remote Nuratau mountain villages
• Enjoy an authentic family homestay experience
brief itinerary
DAY 1 | Join Tashkent 2 | Transfer
to Lake Tuzkan (25km) 3 | Lake Tuzkan to Ortacheku Rocks (37km) 4 | Ortacheku Rocks to Hayat village (31km) 5 | Hayat village to Sob Gorge (40km) 6 | To Fazilman Lake (45km) 7 | To Chuya village (65km) 8 | Maydansay village (30km)
9 | Maidan village (40km) 10 | Djunaty Peak, transfer to Bukhara (25km)
11 | Bukhara sightseeing 12 | Transfer to Samarkand 13 | Samarkand sightseeing 14 | Transfer to Tashkent, sightseeing 15 | In Tashkent, trip concludes
inclusions
MEALS: 14 breakfasts, 13 lunches
and 14 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 6 nights in comfortable accommodation on a twinshare basis • 7 nights fully supported camping on a twinshare tent basis • 1 night homestay on a multishare basis GUIDES: expert bilingual guide TRANSPORT: airport transfers (day 1
and 15 only) • all internal transport
by private bus, jeep or car • support
WHEN TO GO
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$4850 TRIP CODE: AUB
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Dashoguz Bukhara
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat Mary
Iran
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Tashkent Samarkand
Kazakhstan
Tashkent Bukhara Chuya Hayat
Samarkand Tajikistan Turkmenistan
Khiva
Uzbekistan
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vehicle on cycling days EQUIPMENT: mountain bikes • medical kit PLUS: drinking water whilst cycling • assistance in arranging visas • sightseeing and entry fees as listed in itinerary
IMAGE: Drink break in the Nuratau Mountains
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