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- Silver Operator
- Steppe Journeys
- Food & Culinary
- Savor the world one bite at a time
- 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
- Other languages on offer: German, French
- Group Size 2 - 10
- All Ages Welcome
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore historical sites in old Tashkent
- Cook traditional Uzbek dishes with locals
- Tour Samarkand's iconic Registan and bazaars
- Experience Bukhara's ancient mosques and markets
- Enjoy Khiva's cultural music and dance show
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 ARRIVAL IN TASHKENT
- Day 2 Tashkent day tour and cooking class
- Day 3 Tashkent to Samarkand by fast train
- Day 4 Samarkand half day tour and cooking class
- Day 5 Samarkand to Bukhara by fast train
- Day 6 Bukhara half day tour and cooking class
- Day 7 Bukhara to KHiva by Coach
- Day 8 Khiva to Tashkent
What's Included
- 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
- 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
- Travel with your own group of min. 2 travelers
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
Operated by
Steppe Journeys
Number of tours
17
Age Range
1 to 89 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
92%
Central Asia is a region of ancient cultures, fairy-tale cities, open...
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- Jinny· August 27th, 2025I went on the Central Asia combined Sile Road tour with Steppe Journeys in Sep 2024. Steppe Journeys is one of the few tour operators that go to all five Stans. All in all, it was well organised and the tour covered a large number of amazing sights in all five countries. All hotels were three or four stars. Some were excellent and some less so, but they were all clean and comfortable. Also the transportation was good and comfortable. Ilya, our guide in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan was a gem. Also Ahmed in Tajikistan was very good. Our experience of guides in Uzbekistan was not a good one. It was very disorganised and we had several guides in each city and some were with us for a few hours only. Often the English was not good and it was difficult to understand. Steppe Journeys is a good operator but will be better if they improve communications. My suggestion to the company is to create a WhatsApp group chat with each group so that the company can communicate directly with the members of the group and not through the guides, which is not always effective. Also, please give the group members the names and telephone numbers of the local guides, if possible. If you go on this tour, please bear the following in mind: 1) If you need a visa for Tajikistan, book well in advance as it takes time. the website crashes, payments do not go through etc. 2) If there are any problems contact Odyl (the owner) directly as the members of his team are not that quick and effective. 3) Get the contact details of the local travel agent in each country that Stepp Journeys works with and also the telephone numbers of Odyl and staff members. We were stuck in the Turkmenistan border for over two hours as the local guide did not turn up. It was not a nice experience. Our phones and internet networks did not work inside Turkmenistan. After a lot of attempts, one phone worked and we managed to contact Odyl. It would have been far easier if we had the local agents contact details. 4) In Turkmenistan, there are buses to take the passengers at the borders on either side and they charge a dollar or equivalent local currency per person. We did not have the right money as we were not aware. Therefore keep some local currency or one dollar notes for the buses. 5) Crossing the borders was a hard but interesting experience. You need to walk long distances on broken roads carrying your luggage. So, keep the suitcases light. 6) Download Taxi.Yandex app before you leave home. You cannot download it when you are there. I am so glad I went on this tour and Stepp Journeys did a lot to make us comfortable. A big thanks to Odyl. I will never forget Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva in Uzbekistan, the natural beauty of Kyrgyzstan and the amazing capital cities. I wish I had more time to visit these countries in more detail. Well worth going on this trip.Show more
- David· August 12th, 2025Couldn't have asked for a better tour. Was wonderfully and very smoothly organized with very engaging, dedicated, and knowledgeable guides and an itinerary that was both very comprehensive and also struck a good balance with giving enough free time to explore and relax as well. A particular highlight was Khiva, with its still preserved yet living inner city, it feels like you are still walking in the city as it was and as lively as it was during the Silk Road era, making it a particularly unique experience from Samarqand and Bukhara. Being able to stay in an old madrasa converted into a hotel in the inner city of Khiva was a very exciting culmination of the trip through the historic cities. The organizers are incredibly responsive, flexible and experienced which made for a very pleasant first time in Uzbekistan.Show more
- Eddie· July 18th, 2025Excellent trip, many history, stories! Learn so many things from Uzbekistan! Tour agent provides quick response for my questions, even provide me summer promotion for hotel late check out! Excellent service!Show more
Dates & Availability
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- From Tuesday23 Sep, 2025To Tuesday30 Sep, 2025English, German, French +2 moreFrom:NZ $1,993 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Tuesday30 Sep, 2025To Tuesday7 Oct, 2025English, German, French +2 moreFrom:NZ $1,993 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday2 Oct, 2025To Thursday9 Oct, 2025English, German, French +2 moreFrom:NZ $1,993 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday9 Oct, 2025To Thursday16 Oct, 2025English, German, French +2 moreFrom:NZ $1,993 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday16 Oct, 2025To Thursday23 Oct, 2025English, German, French +2 moreFrom:NZ $1,993 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday23 Oct, 2025To Thursday30 Oct, 2025English, German, French +2 moreFrom:NZ $1,993 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday30 Oct, 2025To Thursday6 Nov, 2025English, German, French +2 moreFrom:NZ $1,993 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Sunday2 Nov, 2025To Sunday9 Nov, 2025English, German, French +2 moreFrom:NZ $1,993 per personMultiple Room Types
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Sunday9 Nov, 2025To Sunday16 Nov, 2025English, German, French +2 moreFrom:NZ $1,993 per personMultiple Room Types
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Joanna
Asked on March 4th, 2024What hotels are used for this trip? Is it possible on the day of arrival to have early access to the room?
Steppe JourneysOperator•Written March 2024We can book any type of hotels as you like but standard tour is based on 3 star hotels. We can upgrade to 4 star hotels or downgrade to guest houses. If you like to check in right after arrival extra fee is $70 per room, late check at the end also the same.
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Ashley
Asked on July 29th, 2023Please advise if there are 2024 dates for this tour.
- Steppe JourneysOperator•Written July 2023
We have not fixed the travel dates of 2024 yet but if you let me know your travel dates I would schedule it for you on your travel dates and others can join you later.
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Ashley
Traveler•Written July 2023Please let me know as soon as you have 2024 set. For now, I am only looking at what is available for 2024. No plans yet.
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Lucy
Asked on May 11th, 2023I plan to travel alone to Uzbekistan. Can I join the tour as a single person or shall I collect the group of people who are eager to join the tour?
- Steppe JourneysOperator•Written May 2023
You can collect a group of 2 people as minimum or you can travel alone also as solo traveler however if you travel alone the tour price will be more higher than a group price. If you have at least one more person to join you we can organize the tour for the same price.
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Lucy
Traveler•Written May 2023What is the price for a single person?
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Lucy
Traveler•Written May 2023What do you mean by group tour and individual tour. Does the group tour mean that you collect the people for the tour in specific period and the cost is 1040€ per each person? Does the individual tour mean that I collect the people for a tour and you evaluate the cost of the tour?
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Lucy
Traveler•Written May 2023Can I join alone the group tour and pay max 1040€ + fee for a room for a single person?
- Steppe JourneysOperator•Written May 2023
To organize the tour we need at least 2 people to cover the costs. If you are only one it is unrealisable. July is very hot period in Central Asia. Are you sure you would like to travel in this time? If we get more people interested in this tour in July I will let you know.
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Lucy
Traveler•Written May 2023I would like to visit Uzbekistan in August or September, so you can let me know if you get more people in this period.
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Lucy
Traveler•Written June 2023I would like to ask if anyone has decided to join the Culinary Tour with cooking classes in August or September.
- Steppe JourneysOperator•Written June 2023
No one has joined yet this tour but we have time yet till Aug. If some more people get interested at least one more it will be guaranteed departure.
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Lucy
Asked on August 8th, 2022I am a solo traveler interested in the culinary tour with cooking class in Uzbekistan sometime in October (or possibly early November) this year. I am just wondering is there any minimum traveler limit for the tour? If so, do you happen to know what date is more likely to meet the minimum travelers for the tour to operate? And also, what is the single supplement fee for this tour?
- Steppe JourneysOperator•Written August 2022
Minimum required number of people for this tour is 2 people. The price of the tour if shared with someone is $1239 per person in Twin or Double room, if each stays in a single room it is $1370 per person. If you do a solo trip it is $1490 per person.
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Lucy
Traveler•Written September 2022I am planning to arrive Tashkent on Monday October 24th, is there any availability for private tour option that start on that day? I have a couple of questions regarding the tour: -If I don't drink, can I customize the tour and skip the wine tasting activity? -What time I will be back to Tashkent on the last day? -How can I book the tour?
- Steppe JourneysOperator•Written September 2022
You can start the tour on any date depending on your flight of arrival and departure. We can adjust the program and skip wine tasting and offer something different like Folk show in Bukhara. The return flight from Urgench to Tashkent is at 2255-0015, so you will arrive after midnight in Tashkent. Once you are ready to proceed with your booking, please click on "Book Now" on the left side of the page.
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