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- Operator
- East Site Inc
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 2 - 10
- Age range 55 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Almaty's historic sites and markets
- Discover the majestic Issyk Kul Lake
- Experience traditional Kyrgyz culture in Bishkek
- Uncover ancient wonders in Samarkand and Bukhara
- Journey through the vibrant bazaars of Tashkent
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Almaty
- Day 2 Almaty
- Day 3 Almaty – Bishkek
- Day 4 Bishkek – Issyk Kul
- Day 5 Issyk Kul – Chopon Ata – Grigorevka Gorge – Bishkek – Tashkent
- Day 6 Tashkent
- Day 7 Tashkent – Samarkand
- Day 8 Samarkand
- Day 9 Samarkand – Bukhara
- Day 10 Bukhara
- Day 11 Bukhara – Farab – Turkmenabat – Mary
- Day 12 Mary – Ashgabat
- Day 13 Ashgabat
- Day 14 Ashgabat – Dashoguz
- Day 15 Dashoguz – Kunya – Urgench – Khiva
- Day 16 Khiva – Urgench – Tashkent
- Day 17 Tashkent – Khujand
- Day 18 Khujand – Oybek – Tashkent
- Day 19 Tashkent – Baku
- Day 20 Baku – Gobustan – Baku
- Day 21 Baku – Absheron Peninsula – Baku
- Day 22 Baku – Shamakha – Maraza – Sheki
- Day 23 Sheki – Georgia border – Telavi
- Day 24 Telavi – Sighnaghi – Tbilisi
- Day 25 Tbilisi – Mtskheta – Gori – Gudauri
- Day 26 Gudauri – Kazbegi – Tbilisi
- Day 27 Tbilisi – Georgia – Armenia “Sadakhlo” – Sevan – Dilijan
- Day 28 Sevan Dilijan – Noravank – Khor Virap – Yerevan
- Day 29 Yerevan – Garni – Geghard – Yerevan
- Day 30 Yerevan – Etchmiatsin – Zvartnots – Yerevan
- Day 31 Departure
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Flights
- Guide
- Insurance
- 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
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 10 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
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Operated by
East Site Inc
Number of tours
9
Age Range
55 to 85 years old
Response time
within 3 days
Response rate
100%
All inclusive tour packages with no hidden costs.
Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- AAnonymous· May 25th, 2025I had a wonderful time on the Caucasus tour with East Site. As an older traveler, I was a bit nervous at first, but everything went so smoothly. The whole trip was very well organized, I never had to worry about anything. The guides were kind and helpful, the group was lovely, and every day brought something new and interesting. I felt safe, cared for, and truly enjoyed every moment.Show moreTrip date: April 2025
Graham· October 24th, 2024We were thrilled to finally get to Tashkent and begin our Three Stans and Caucasus tour with East Site - unfortunately only a day or two in we were disappointed- there was a problem with visas so now three Stan’s became two - no Turkmenistan. But don’t worry we’re going to pad out your Uzbekistan experience with extra days so guess what - so much more of the same thing but now for two weeks- way too much time in Uzbekistan with a guide who was very challenging. Finally off to Azerbaijan - another country and another disappointment- the brochure promised a cruise on the Caspian Sea but no - the guide had to inform us that cruises had been running for about three months- again no news from East Site - I know the water levels were not their problem but they should have know and had other plans. I did email Julia about this but she told me I was harassing her so she wouldn’t be communicating with me directly- odd because if the correspondence was regarding payments to her, communication was very slick. The tour continued into Georgia and Armenia and we thoroughly enjoyed these countries. The guides in Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia were fantastic. The food overall was very monotonous- we should be able to choose what the locals eat rather than what tour operators think we want to eat.Show more
East Site Inc commented on this reviewDear Graham, Thank you for this review. We appreciate you bringing up those topics. We're glad you enjoyed accommodations, guides and transportation which were provided on the tour, this is something totally on us. We've taken you to best restaurants... Show moreTrip date: September 2024- CCharlotte· December 29th, 2020Highly recommended! It was an excellent tour to Central Asia! My husband Isaac Montes and I did 5 Stans and Caucasus tour in Oct'19. Our guide Guli was just like the sweetest lady I've ever known. She helped us buy an antique rug.Show moreTrip date: October 2019
- PPhoebeGray· October 27th, 2020Last November we booked a trip to Central Asia with East Site, scheduled to leave at the end of March 2020. But we cancelled that tour in February 2020 because of the pandemic. We asked East Site for a refund and they sent me and my boyfriend Paul Frey prepayment and deposit amounts back.Show moreTrip date: March 2020
- SSharonTaylor· October 19th, 2020Central Stans and Caucasus - April - 2019. It was delightful trip and it was an incredible experience we had with East Site! The trip was perfectly organized, the accommodations fantastic, good local meals! Hiking the Burana Tower ruins in Kyrgyzstan, crossing one of the biggest deserts in the world known as Garagum desert which means "black sand" in Turkmenistan, visiting Bukhara, Samarkand, Old Khiva in Uzbekistan and after all the Caucasus - you will be seizing the moment this trip.Show moreTrip date: April 2019
- GGraceHall· October 19th, 2020We did 5 Stans and Caucasus in May 2019 with East Site. Our tour guides (Gulya in Uzbekistan, Ilyas in Kazakstan, Elvin - the Caucasus portion) were extremely friendly and totally flexible throughout the whole trip.Show moreTrip date: May 2019
- KKarenGay· August 27th, 2020We took The Caucasus tour in September 2019. Our Caucasus guides were very accommodating, informative, and very mindful and encouraging of people's varying ages. We enjoyed our visit to local family to observe Georgian bread ‘Shoti’ baking in “Tone” and taste local cheese with freshly baked bread in Georgia.Show moreTrip date: September 2019
- CClaireWalker· August 27th, 2020We enjoyed every moment of our 5 Stans tour in July 2019. Our guide Alexander was emphatic about the need to hydrate and repeated the message many times over the tour days. We always had fresh bottled water every morning. The food was great, stargazing in Khiva - that is one of old cities of ancient Khorezm, the pearl of eastern middle age architecture was fabulous!Show moreTrip date: July 2019
- CCarolWalker· August 27th, 2020Amazing 5 Stans and Caucasus - 31 Days Tour that we did in May 2019 with an incredible group, an amazing tour guide named Gulya, who fit in the group as one of us! Couldn't recommend enough!Show moreTrip date: May 2019
- MMiaTapia· August 27th, 2020We’re glad we did the Stans and Caucasus 31 days tour, in September 2019 with East Site. Well-coordinated, 4* hotels, a great guide - it was much more like being with an old friend than being with a tour guide. If you like to travel, this tour is a must.Show moreTrip date: September 2019
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Josephine
Asked on March 12th, 2025We will like to book the 5 Stans and Caucasus 31 days tour September 7th. I am Bulgarian and US citizen, my wife is US, we live in Bulgaria. On the web it is indicated that you will provide visa assistance, please let us know if that is correct and how it works.
East Site IncOperator•Written March 2025Visa Assistance: We handle the visa process entirely on your behalf. All we require are scans of your passport, a recent photograph, and children information. Best time of the year to visit Central Asia and Caucasus is middle of April to middle of June and middle of August to end of November. This tour is available on May 11 and August 24 only. The current price for the tour is $14,300 USD per person. The single supplement fee is 1650.
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Stephanie
Asked on May 14th, 2024I am very interested in the 5 Stans and Caucasus trip (31 days). I usually book trips through tour radar well in advance. I was wondering if there were any available dates for November/December 2025?
- East Site IncOperator•Written May 2024
November and December are not favorable months for this tour because of weather and day length therefore we're not offering a scheduled departure tour during this time. The best time of the year to enjoy this tour is April to June and August to October. Would you be interested in picking different departure date?
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Judy
Asked on December 28th, 2023How is the weather like? What clothing should I wear?
- East Site IncOperator•Written December 2023
The average temperature in Ashgabat in May for a typical day ranges from a high of 85°F (29°C) to a low of 59°F (15°C). Some would describe it as pleasantly warm with a gentle breeze. Most people would dress in something very light like a sleeveless shirt however, wearing layers so you can ensure you are always comfortable is recommended.
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Judy
Traveler•Written December 2023Thank you for your response. May I know please the weather in April? Thank you.
- East Site IncOperator•Written December 2023
The average temperature in Uzbekistan ranges from a high of 19°c (66.2 °F) 9°c to a low of (48.2° F) in April. May and April are the high season, so we recommend booking soon to secure your spots.
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Judy
Traveler•Written December 2023Thank you very much for the information. Now I know what to wear. On a different note, I am planning to to make it for this trip. Since I will be in the area, I would like know if you offer tours to Iran, Afghanistan and Tibet?
- East Site IncOperator•Written January 2024
At this time we don't offer tours to Iran and Afghanistan for safety concerns. We only offer one tour of Afghanistan called Afghanistan Uncovered.
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Beth
Asked on January 8th, 2023Will the border of Turkmenistan open on August?
- East Site IncOperator•Written January 2023
We expect for Turkmenistan border to open by March of 2023. Just in case if it won't we will have an option to run the tour without Turkmenistan. We will substitute 4 days in Turkmenistan with 1 extra day in Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. This change won't affect beginning/end/duration/price of the tour.
- East Site IncOperator•Written March 2023
Turkmenistan border is opened! Just today we applied for visa support for March tourists, the documents were accepted. The itinerary is going to be operated exactly as planned.
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Olivia
Asked on September 13th, 2022Do your tours have a specific age restriction? the tour page it says there is a restriction from 55 to 80.
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Olivia
Traveler•Written September 2022I had reached out a couple weeks ago regarding the Stans and Mongolia itinerary and just ran into this amazing one… but I am sad because I just saw that the trip is for guests 55-85 and that makes me too young to tag along :(
- East Site IncOperator•Written September 2022
We don't have age restrictions, but majority of our clients are in their golden age.
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