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- Operator
- Crooked Compass
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Guided in English
- Group Size 2 - 12
- Age range 18 to 99

Highlights
- Explore ancient cities along the Silk Road
- Visit the Khast Imam complex and local bazaars
- Discover the ship cemetery in the Aral Sea desert
- Tour the historic Ichan Qala complex in Khiva
- Experience a traditional Uzbek bread-making class
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Arrival Tashkent
- Day 2 Tashkent - Nukus
- Day 3 Nukus – Muynak – Mizdakhan – Gyaur-Kala – Nukus
- Day 4 Nukus - Khiva
- Day 5 Khiva - Bukhara
- Day 6 Bukhara - Gijduvan - Nurata - Kyzyl Kum Desert
- Day 7 Kyzyl Kum Desert - Asraf Village
- Day 8 Asraf Village - Samarkand
- Day 9 Samarkand - Tersak Village - Takhta Karacha Pass - Samarkand - Train to Tashkent
- Day 10 Tashkent - Uzbekistan/Tajkistan Border Crossing - Khudjand
- Day 11 Khudjand - Iskanderkul
- Day 12 Fann Mountains
- Day 13 Transfer to Dushanbe
- Day 14 Dushanbe
- Day 15 Departure from Dushanbe
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Additional Services

Operated by
Crooked Compass
Number of tours
77
Age Range
18 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
100%
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- Dr.· April 13th, 2024excellent, highly recommendable, versatile, not the general kind of tourism one receives mostly everywhere with large groups of boring people. This was not everything spoon fed but for the person who has an interest in a country and doesn't mind the unusual, the different, the out -of-the way experience. We would like to see more but due to the Earth quake we were unable to travel the East Coast of Taiwan but will keep it in mind. Good food, inexpensive, great markets (not just night markets but the artistic markets), good hotels, good driver and tour guide, in short summary, highly recommendable for the person who wants to have an experience outside the famous box. There are plenty of those tours for the boxed-in travelers elsewhere.Show more
- tsippora· October 25th, 2023Excellent. Mostly addressed my interests, was very well managed.Show more
- Elizabeth· July 18th, 2023Great tour guide, driver and itinerary.Show more
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Patricia
Asked on July 14th, 2023We are both vegetarian (no sea food). Will there be suitable balanced meals provided? Can you give us sample menus?
- Crooked CompassOperator•Written July 2023
The Central Asian region offers some great vegetarian food options so yes you will be catered to during the tour. Some examples of vegetarian dishes are: grilled vegetables, samsas, lavash, and veggie dumplings. Salad is often served as a side dish. Vegetable options will include eggplant, bell peppers, potatoes, carrots, zucchini, onion, cabbage, and pumpkin/squash. Tomato, dill, bread, egg noodle, egg, and cheese, are also quite common. In the smaller towns, vegetarians are still a bit uncommon to the townspeople, but your guide is with you to ensure that your dietary requirements are catered for appropriately.
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