Silk Road vacations, Central Asia
Traversing an incredible four Silk Road countries, you couldn’t fit any more into this timeless adventure, plus you get to share your experiences with a like-minded group.
Bishkek - Kyrgyzstan Son Kul lake Horseriding in Son Kul Caravanserai of Tash Rabat Kashgar - Western China Yakshambe Bazaar Irkishtam Pass Sary Tash Osh Kokand – Uzbekistan Khodjent – Tajikistan Fan Mountains Dushanbe Samarkand Bukhara Khiva Tashkent
Price
£4395To£4525 excluding flights
More info
Price includes all activities/equipment, tour leaders, local guides and drivers, meals, transport (excluding international flights), accommodation and entrance fees as outlined in the itinerary.
Optional Single Supplement: £395
Description of Silk Road vacations, Central Asia
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Price information
£4395To£4525 excluding flights
Price includes all activities/equipment, tour leaders, local guides and drivers, meals, transport (excluding international flights), accommodation and entrance fees as outlined in the itinerary.
Optional Single Supplement: £395
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Travel guides
Silks and spices gave the world brilliance and flavour, but the men who travelled the Silk Road shared the priceless gifts of art, architecture and, a...
Central Asia has a more colloquial name: the Stans. This vast region, stretching from the Caspian Sea to China, consists of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, ...
Vacation information
What's included:
Trips are on full board basis, and include transport as outlined in itinerary, twin-share accommodation, mineral water and entrance fees.
Our top tip:
There are some long days driving on bumpy roads – take travel pills if you’re prone to sickness.
Trip type:
Small group. 4-12 adults plus tour leader.
Activity level:
Leisurely/moderate. Some long days on foot.
Accomm:
13 nights hotel/guesthouse, 9 nights homestay/yurt.
Solos:
Solo travelers welcome. Single rooms available.
Meals:
22 breakfasts, 21 lunches, 19 dinners.
Included:
Accommodation, all transport, local guide, all activities, entrance fees.
Pricing:
The currency converter above works on today’s interbank exchange rate. We do take bookings in a variety of currencies, but the rates are often set months in advance and may therefore differ from those shown above which are for guidance purposes only. Please inquire for details.
Reviews
2 Reviews of Silk Road vacations, Central Asia
4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 28 Sep 2019 by Catherine Albers
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Road journeys. And bus that had plenty of space to sit alone.
2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Read the pre departure information. Don’t take a bag you can’t handle easily up flights of stairs without help. Don’t chose this trip if you are going to demand to sit at the front because you get car sick. If you get car sick this is not the trip for you. If you are the sort of person who gets irritated by lots of check points and and bag searching this is not for you. I loved the trip but then I had a 14 kilo back pack, two hands free and a sense of humour.
3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
It benefited local homestay and yurt owners. And local drivers and guides.
4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
I chose it as high on journeys and landscape but low on city tours which I dislike. It delivered.
Reviewed on 22 Aug 2017 by Ana Maria Lopez
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
Traveling the mountains of Tajikistan and the homestay there.
2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Enjoy. Do not bring so many things: it is not so cold, you do not need a slipping bag nor the sheet, nor gloves. All the stays, even yurts, are warm. 8Bring comfortable shoes for walking and a pair of slippers.
3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes.
4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Very good.
Responsible Travel
As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we've screened this (and every) vacation so that you can travel knowing it will help support the places and people that you visit, and the planet. Read how below.
Planet and people
In Central Asia we have developed unique relationships with many of the semi-nomadic peoples of the region and through our form of interactive, socially conscience tourism have helped them adapt to the modern, changing world by providing important income opportunities. With Sogan Bai, an eagle hunter from the shores of Lake Issyk Kul, or Noorgul, a shepherdess from the pristine Son Kul, or Nazira and her family at Tash Rabat, we have been responsible for introducing them to the homestay market, helping them to provide good, clean and interesting accommodation which in term allows them to educate their children, improve their standard of living and look after their ill.The wonderful thing about this kind of interactive tourism is that everyone gains – the nomads financially and us with the wonderful welcome and experience they give us. On our horse treks, we work exclusively with the fine horse-man Anar Bek, who along with his family and members of the local community, ensure that the horses we trek with are well treated, well fed and well looked after. Wherever possible we stay in locally owned accommodation, eat in locally owned establishments and purchase supplies from the local nomads.
We also support several NGOs around the world, all carefully selected to improve the standard of living for the communities we visit.
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