09/08/2025
🥾🎒FOR THOSE THAT LOVE THE OUTDOORS ADVENTURE 🎒🥾
✨HERE’S YOUR TOUR OF THE DAY!
🌍 21 Days – Silk Road Adventure: The Five Stans
✈️London (Gatwick) – From £5,599, saving up to £150pp
😎 Part of the Royal Geographical Society Collection, embark on an unforgettable 21-day adventure across the legendary Five Stans of Central Asia—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. This captivating journey weaves its way through ancient Silk Road cities, breathtaking mountain landscapes, and remote desert wonders.
Travel to UNESCO World Heritage sites in Samarkand and Bukhara, watch demonstrations of eagle hunting in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, and experience the surreal 'Door to Hell' natural gas crater in Turkmenistan's desert. Along the way, connect with local cultures—you'll dine with Dungan families, learn about the art of Uzbek plov and taste traditional bread.
✨️From soaring canyons to historic madrassahs, bustling bazaars to serene hill villages, this tour offers unparalleled glimpses into one of the most fascinating but off-the-beaten-track regions of the world—where ancient traditions thrive alongside modern Central Asian life.✨️
📆 April – September 2026 Departures
🍹 40 meals: 19 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 17 dinners
🧡 18 nights in 3, 4 & 5-star hotels, 1 night in a yurt plus 1 night in flight
😍The Royal Geographical Society Collection
The Royal Geographical society have selected this tour as part of our joint collection as it immerses the modern day traveller into the cultural heritage of the Silk Road following in the footsteps of explorers and visiting landmarks shaped by history.
🌏Itinerary 🌏
✔ Day 1 UK to Almaty
⭐️Day 2 Arrive in Almaty
⭐️Day 3 Almaty - Charyn Canyon - Karakol in Kyrgyzstan
⭐️Day 4 Karakol and Jeti Oguz Gorge
⭐️Day 5 Karakol - Cholpon Ata - Chon Kemin
⭐️Day 6 Chon Kemin - at leisure
⭐️Day 7 Chon Kemin - Bishkek – Tashkent
⭐️Day 8 Tashkent
⭐️Day 9 Tashkent to Khujand, Tajikistan
⭐️Day 10 Khujand to Dushanbe
⭐️Day 11 Dushanbe
⭐️Day 12 Dushanbe – Samarkand
⭐️Day 13 Samarkand
⭐️Day 14 Samarkand to Bukhara
⭐️Day 15 Bukhara
⭐️Day 16 Bukhara to Khiva
⭐️Day 17 Khiva
⭐️Day 18 Khiva to Darvaza, Turkmenistan
⭐️Day 19 Darvaza to Ashgabat
⭐️Day 20 Ashgabat
⭐️Day 21 Ashgabat to London
😍Included Excursions 😍
😍Almaty city tour
😍Visit Charyn Canyon
😍Kok-Jaiyk visit with traditional eagle hunting demonstration
😍Karakol city tour
😍Authentic dinner with a local Dungan family
😍Explore the Rukh-Ordo cultural complex
😍Learn how to make Borsok, a traditional Kyrgyz fried bread
😍Visit the Burana Historical Complex
😍Bishkek sightseeing tour
😍Tashkent city tour including the Khast Imam Complex
😍Explore the highlights of Khujand
😍Journey through the Shahristan Tunnel
😍Visit the ancient city of Istaravshan
😍Journey through the Shahristan Tunnel
😍Discover the sights of Dushanbe
😍Visit the UNESCO-listed Sarazm ruins
😍Tour of Samarkand
😍Wine-tasting at the renowned Khovrenko winery
😍Explore Bukhara with a visit to a local tea house
😍Learn how to make Plov - the Uzbek national dish
😍Walking tour of Ichan Kala
😍Visit 'the Door to Hell' in Darvaza
😍Panoramic tour of Ashgabat
😍See the unique Turkmen Akhal-teke horses in Geok Tepe
✨️Every Travelsphere holiday includes:
👩Experienced Travelsphere Holiday Director and Specialist Local Guide
✈️Return flights from the UK
🔒 100% PROTECTED through ABTA and ATOL
🔐Guaranteed Departure Dates*
☎️TOBook call 01924911760