
Tour · 12 nights · with G Adventures
Twelve nights tracing the Silk Road through Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan with G Adventures' small-group tour, mixing cultural insight with mountain landscapes and village life.
Highlights
Cholpon-Ata petroglyphsWith local historian
Kyrgyz horse farm visit near Karakol
Yurt building demonstration in Barskoon
Charyn Canyon exploration
Bread making in Tajik Almosi Village
This small-group tour with G Adventures unfolds across four Central Asian countries, each with its own take on the Silk Road. Starting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, you'll meet a local family for a home-cooked meal before exploring petroglyphs near Cholpon-Ata and a horse farm at Karakol.
Journeys
From there the journey continues to Kazakhstan's Charyn Canyon and the city of Almaty, a place where Soviet influences meet the bustle of bazaars. Tajikistan offers a contrast with its wooden bread-making traditions in Almosi Village and the historical atmosphere of Dushanbe. The tour also includes a practical yurt-building demonstration in Barskoon, giving a glimpse of nomadic life.
Travel is paced to allow for the region's altitude and unpredictability, weaving together urban tours, cultural visits and time in the natural world. The expedition leaders blend local knowledge with a relaxed approach, leaving space for personal discovery among the mountains and steppe.
Itinerary
Bishkek
Cholpon-Ata
Karakol
Almaty
Dushanbe
When to go
Lowest price each month, per person.
G Adventures confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.
Need to know
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The operator
Small-group tours around the world
Small groups, local guides and a long list of destinations, from the Galápagos to the Mekong.
You book with G Adventures directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.

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Charyn Canyon
These are the places the trip visits, in order. G Adventures publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.