Kyrgyzstan's Silk Road Journey

Further into the high Tien Shan mountains, the tour stays in yurts beside Song Kul Lake, allowing time for walks on grassy slopes dotted with wild Edelweiss. Along the way, there’s a glimpse into the handcraft of felt-making in Kochkor and a chance to meet an eagle hunter practising Central Asia’s ancient falconry. After valley walks near Jalal-Abad and Osh’s Sulayman-Too pilgrimage site, the journey crosses into Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley and moves west through ceramic-making Rishtan and Kokand, concluding with sightseeing in Tashkent including its rebuilt city centre and metro stations.

The itinerary spans diverse landscapes and cultures at a thoughtful pace, with evenings spent in local guesthouses and performances of traditional music. It draws quietly on the Silk Road’s long history rather than showing its most famous sites all at once, inviting time to consider the region’s everyday life and heritage.

These are the places the trip visits, in order. Explore Worldwide publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.