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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
- Ages 18+

Highlights
- Explore Ashgabat's white marble buildings
- Witness the flames of Darvaza gas crater
- Discover ancient ruins and grand mosques
- Visit the majestic Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes
- Experience nomadic life at Son-Kul Lake
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Arrival in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Day 2 Ashgabat – Darwaza Gas Crater
- Day 3 Darwaza Gas Crater – Ashgabat
- Day 4 Ashgabat – Nohur – Ashgabat
- Day 5 Ashgabat – Flight to Turkmenabat – Turkmen/Uzbek Border (Farap) – Bukhara, Uzbekistan
- Day 6 Bukhara
- Day 7 Bukhara - Khiva
- Day 8 Khiva
- Day 9 Khiva – Urgench - Flight to Tashkent
- Day 10 Tashkent – Samarkand (by train)
- Day 11 Samarkand
- Day 12 Samarkand – Shakhrisabz - Samarkand
- Day 13 Samarkand – Tashkent (by Train)
- Day 14 Tashkent – Flight to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Day 15 Bishkek - Ala-Archa National Park - Bishkek
- Day 16 Bishkek - Kochkor – Son-Kul Lake
- Day 17 Son-Kul Lake - Kochkor
- Day 18 Kochkor - Karakol
- Day 19 Karakol – Border Crossing to Kazakhstan – Saty - Kaindy Lake
- Day 20 Kolsai Lakes
- Day 21 Kolsai Lake (Saty) – Charyn Canyon – Almaty
- Day 22 Almaty – Issyk Lake - Almaty
- Day 23 Almaty – Flight to Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- Day 24 Dushanbe – Penjikent
- Day 25 Penjikent – 7 Lakes - Dushanbe
- Day 26 Departure from Dushanbe
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Flights
- 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
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services

Operated by
Crooked Compass
Number of tours
83
Age Range
18 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
100%
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Dates & Availability
27 days
Discovery of Central Asia – 5 Stans
From Ashgabat to Tashkent
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