5 stan tour summer 2026 15 days
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5 Stan Tour Summer 2026 – 15 Days
Explore Central Asia in One Epic Journey
Discover the beauty of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan on this unforgettable Silk Road adventure. During the tour, you will explore ancient cities, mountain lakes, nomadic culture, colorful bazaars, and UNESCO heritage sites.
In addition, you will experience local traditions, taste authentic cuisine, and visit some of the most famous landmarks in Central Asia.
Day 1 – Arrival in Almaty & City Tour
Upon arrival in Almaty, you will meet your guide and transfer to the hotel.
First, we will explore the central part of the city. During the tour, you will see historic buildings, cathedrals, parks, and city squares. Afterwards, we will visit Kok Tobe Hill for panoramic views of Almaty.
Later, we will continue to Medeo, one of the world’s highest mountain skating rinks. In addition, guests can take a cable car ride to Shymbulak Ski Resort and enjoy the mountain scenery.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Almaty
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2 – Charyn Canyon & Kolsai Lake
After breakfast, we will drive to the breathtaking Charyn Canyon.
First, we will explore the canyon and enjoy free time for photography. Afterwards, we will continue to Saty Village for lunch at a local guesthouse.
Later, we will visit the beautiful Kolsai Lakes surrounded by pine forests and mountains.
Accommodation: Guesthouse in Saty Village
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3 – Border Crossing & Karakol
After breakfast, we will transfer to the Kegen border post and cross the border on foot.
Then, we will enjoy a picnic lunch in nature before continuing to Karakol.
In the evening, we will have dinner with a local Dungan family. During dinner, guests will enjoy a folklore performance by a traditional music band.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Karakol
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 – Jeti Oguz & Skazka Canyon
Today we will explore the natural beauty of the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake.
First, we will visit Jeti-Oguz Valley and see the famous “Seven Bulls” rocks and “Broken Heart” formation. Afterwards, guests can hike or ride horses to Maiden Braid Waterfall.
Later, we will continue to Barskoon Gorge and visit one of its waterfalls. We will also see the Yuri Gagarin monument.
After lunch, we will explore the colorful Skazka Canyon.
Accommodation: Guesthouse in Kaji Sai
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 – Nomadic Culture & Bishkek
After breakfast, we will travel to Bishkek.
On the way, we will stop in Bokonbaevo village to watch a traditional eagle hunting demonstration. Afterwards, we will visit Kyzyl-Tuu village and learn how Kyrgyz yurts are assembled.
Later, we will visit the ancient Burana Tower before arriving in Bishkek.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Bishkek
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 – Bishkek & Flight to Osh
In the morning, we will enjoy a short city tour around Bishkek. During the tour, we will visit Ala-Too Square, Oak Park, and Panfilov Park.
After lunch, we will explore Ala Archa National Park and enjoy the mountain landscapes.
In the evening, we will take a domestic flight to Osh.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Osh
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 – Osh & Uzbekistan Border Crossing
Today we will discover the ancient Silk Road city of Osh.
First, we will visit the sacred Sulaiman-Too UNESCO site. Afterwards, we will explore Jayma Bazaar and other city landmarks.
Later, we will cross the border into Uzbekistan and continue to Kokand.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Kokand
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8 – Kokand & Khujand
After breakfast, we will enjoy a sightseeing tour in Kokand.
Then, we will continue toward the Tajikistan border and cross on foot. Afterwards, transfer to Khujand.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Khujand
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9 – Penjikent & Samarkand
Today we will travel through ancient Silk Road cities.
First, we will visit Istaravshan and its local bazaar. Afterwards, we will continue to Penjikent and explore the ancient city of Sarazm.
Later, we will cross the border back into Uzbekistan and arrive in Samarkand.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Samarkand
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10 – Samarkand City Tour
Today we will discover the architectural treasures of Samarkand.
During the tour, we will visit Registan Square, Bibi Khanum Mosque, and Siab Bazaar. In addition, there will be free time to enjoy the atmosphere of the ancient city.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Samarkand
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11 – Samarkand to Bukhara
After breakfast, we will travel by train to Bukhara.
Upon arrival, we will begin a sightseeing tour of the old city. Highlights include the Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khaouz Mosque, and Poi Kalyan complex.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Bukhara
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12 – Turkmenistan Border & Overnight Train
Today we will cross the border into Turkmenistan.
After immigration procedures, we will continue to Turkmenabat for a short city tour. Later, we will board the overnight train to Ashgabat.
Accommodation: Overnight train
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13 – Ashgabat & Darvaza Gas Crater
After arriving in Ashgabat, we will explore the capital city and visit major landmarks.
Later, we will drive through the Karakum Desert to the famous Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as the “Door to Hell.”
Accommodation: Yurt camp near Darvaza
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 14 – Khiva City Tour
After breakfast, we will cross back into Uzbekistan and continue to Khiva.
During the city tour, we will explore ancient madrasahs, mosques, mausoleums, and traditional bazaars.
Accommodation: 3★ hotel in Khiva
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 15 – Tashkent & Departure
In the morning, we will fly to Tashkent.
During the final city tour, we will visit Independence Square, the Tashkent Metro, Kukeldash Madrasah, and the Museum of Decorative Arts.
Finally, we will transfer to the airport for your international flight home.
Included/Excluded
- Airport transfers in Tashkent
- Accommodations as mentioned
- City tours as mentioned
- Urgench-Tashkent flight ticket
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Samarkand-Bukhara train
- Entrance fees
- Travel tax
- Price including:
- Tour package (LOI, Register fee., permit fee)
- Yurt/Tent (1 night)
- Guide (3 days)
- Transport (3 days)
- Meal (FB) during the whole route
- Entry tickets (Museums)
- Daily 1.5lt water
- Train tickets Turkmenabad-Ashgabat
- Meal
- 3* Hotel Sogdian in Khujand
- Transport
- English speaking Guide
- Entrance fees
- Water
- Airport, border transfers
- Bishkek-Osh flight
- Entrance fees(Suliamna Too, Cave museum, History Museum in Bishkek, Ala Archa National Park, Burana tower, Skazka canyon, Dungan Mosque)
- Yurt assembly show
- Transport
- 3* hotel accommodation 2 night, yurt camp 2 nights
- Meal as mentioned full board
- Guide
- Airport transfer
- Entrance fees(Charyn canyon, History Museum, Museum of musical instrumnets, Kok Tobe, Shymbulak)
- Accommodations (2 night at 3* hotel, 1 night at guesthouse)
- Meal full board as mentioned
- Guide
- Transport
- Visa
- Insuranse
- Single supplement
- Personal Spendings
- Early check-in
- Late check out
- Cost of Turkmen visa & border fees (70 – 100 USD)
- Migration tax (12$)
- PCR test
- Extra meals, services, Folklore concerts and show
- Private expenses, gratuities
- Insurance
- Fee for using cameras on monuments
- Services not shown in the program
- Tips for driver and guide $ 5 per person per day
- Early check-in
- Late checkout
- Single supplement
- Insurance
- Visa
- Personal spending
- Early check-in
- Late check out
- Single supplement
- Insurance
- Visa
- Personal spending
- Early check-in
- Late check out
- Single supplement
- Eagle Hunting show
- Insurance
- Visa
- Personal spending
- Early check-in
- Late check out
- Single supplement
Amenities
Tour plan
Meeting at airport, transfer to Almaty
Almaty City tour
First part of the tour passes through the central part of Almaty and covers many sights. A walk here allows you to see the old buildings of the city and cathedrals that are steeped in history, take a walk through the famous Almaty park and city squares. Visit Kok Tobe
Lunch
Second part of the tour will introduce you to one of the world’s largest alpine complex for winter sports – Medeo. Here you can go ice skating, make memorable photos with a falcon, dressed in Kazakh national clothes, or just take a walk around the complex. And above Medeo is the Shymbulak ski resort, which is climbed by cable car.
Dinner 18:00
Accommodation: 3* hotel Mildom Premium in Almaty, Meal: BLD
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Charyn canyon, explore destination
Transfer to Saty village
Lunch at guesthouse
Explore Kolsai Lake, free time
Accommodation: Guesthouse Alban or similar in Almaty, Meal: BLD
Breakfast at guesthouse
Transfer to Kegen border post
Cross the border on foot
Lunch picnic in nature
Transfer to Karakol
Visiting Dungan mosque, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Bugu Bazaar
Dinner at local Dungan family
During dinner, see folklore show from local musical band
Accommodation: 3* hotel Madanur, Muras or similar in Karakol, Meal: BLD
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Jeti Oguz
Explore destination: Broken heart scale, Jeti Oguz Rocks, walking or horse riding to Maiden Braid waterfall according to your wishes.
Visit Barskoon valley, the place where golden Mind Kumtor. Easy hike(1 hour) to one of the 4 watrefalls in Barskoon, See the monument for Yuri Gagarin-the first cosmonaut.
Lunch at yurt café in Barskoon
Stop at Skazka canyon and Explore destination
Transfer to Kaji Say
Time providing at Issyk Kul Lake beach
Dinner at guesthouse in Kaji Say
Accommodation: Art Hotel Al Hayat in Kaji Say, Meal: BLD
Breakfast at guesthouse
Transfer to Bishkek city
Stop at Bokonbaevo village to see Eagle hunting show
Stop at Kizil Tuu Village for lunch at local family and see yurt assembly show
In Tokmok visit Burana tower
Upon arrival at Bishkek, dinner at local restaurant
Accommodation: 3* hotel Alpinist or similar, Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast at hotel
Short Bishkek city tour (Ala Too Square, Oak Park, Panfilov Park, Honor Guard Changing ceremony)
Lunch at local restaurant
Visiting Ala Archa National Park
Transfer to airport for flight Bishkek-Osh
Flight Bishkek-Osh
Dinner at local restaurant in Osh
Accommodation: 3* Hotel Silk Way or similar at Osh. Meal:BLD
Breakfast at hotel
Osh city tour.
According to legend, Osh was constructed by King Solomon and has served as the first place where the merchants of the West met the merchants of the Far East. For centuries it has served as a key position on the legendary Silk Road.
The tour guide will take you for a visit to the holy Suleiman – Too Mountain. This UNESCO Cultural Legacy Site has served as a pilgrimage site for 1500 years. The main visitors are women because they believe that visiting and praying at the mountain will increase their chance of giving birth to healthy children, an ancient Silk Road tradition.
We will then visit a museum located within the bowels of the earth, and proceed to visit the local Jayma Bazaar. If time permits we will then visit the Russian Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, and the central square of Osh – home to the world’s greatest statue of Lenin, some 25 meters in height.
Lunch at Osh
Transfer to border with Uzbekistan
Cross the border on foot
Transfer to Kokand through Andijan (3 hours).
Dinner at Kokand
Accommodation: 3* hotel Asmald Palace or similar in Kokand. Meal:BLD
Breakfast at hotel
Sightseeing tour in Kokand
Lunch
Transfer to border with Tajikistan
Note: you will cross the border Tajikistan-Uzbekistan on foot.
Meeting in Tajik border, transfer to Khujand
Dinner and rest
Accommodation: 3 * hotel Sogdian or similar in Khujand, Meal: BLD
Breakfast in the hotel.
Drive to Istaravshan city, Local Bazar, City sights.
Drive to Penjikent, city tour: Sarazm – ancient town sights, Lunch in a local tea house
Transfer to border with Uzbekistan, border cross on foot
Drive to Samarkand city, have dinner and rest.
Accommodation: 3 * hotel “ Arba”, “Zilol Bakht” or similar in Samarkand, Meal: BLD
Breakfast in the hotel.
Sightseeing tour in Samarkand, Visit Registan square, Excursion in Bibi Khanum Mosque which ones were the biggest Mosque in Central Asia, Walking tour of the Siab Bazar located near Bibi Khanum.
Lunch and dinner in Samarkand
Lunch, dinner at local cafes
Accommodation: 3 * hotel “ Arba”, “Zilol Bakht” or similar in Samarkand, Meal: BLD
Breakfast in the hotel.
Transfer to train station
Samarkand-Bukhara train (planning 8:08-10:46), subject to change
Upon arrival at Bukhara, Lunch
Sightseeing tour in Bukhara: The Ark Citadel (XVIIe – XXe c), Bolo-Khaouz Mosque (1712), Ismail Samani Mausoleum (IXe – Xe ss), Chachma Ayub Mausoleum. Then visit the Poi Kalyan complex. The minaret is one of the rare monuments that survived the destructive wrath of Ghengis Khan who destroyed most of the monuments of Central Asia. After, visit of trade domes Toki-Zargaron; Trade Dome Toki-Sarafon and Toki-Tilpak Furushon; Magok-Attor Mosque, Lyabi Khouz square.
Dinner
Accommodation: 3 * hotel “Caravan”, “Devon Begi” or similar in Bukhara, Meal: BLD
Breakfast in hotel
Then transfer to the border post Farap. Cross the border around 2h. With your invitation letter you will be able to get your Turkmenistan visas at the border.
Please note: Depending on the number of people waiting to cross the border you will need to wait up to one or two hours, also be prepared to be thoroughly searched.
Meet up with the guide and transfer to Turkmenabad (2 hours from Alat)
Upon arrival in Turkmenabat, Lunch in Turkmenabat, short city tour in Turkmenabat, including a visit to the city centre, pass by the central square, and theatre.
Transfer to the railway station. Train to Ashgabad 19:20. Overnight at train.
Dinner
Accommodation: Train. Meal: BLD
8:30 arrive at Ashgabad by train. Short sightseeing tour (3-4 hrs) in Ashgabat. The tour includes a visit to the National Museum of History, the Arch of Neutrality, and the Independence Park.
Lunch at a local restaurant in Ashhabad
Drive to Darwaza (270 km, 5h) via water crater and Erbent desert community. Opportunity to visit Altyn Asyr Gundogar Bazaar in the north of Ashgabat. Arrival in Darwaza
Accommodation in the yurts. Camp dinner and overnight in yurts (two people per yurt). Meal: BLD
Camp-style Breakfast in the hotel. Discover the burning gas crater. Transfer to the border with Uzbekistan Dashoguz-Shavat (270 km, 5h)
Cross the border(around 1 h)
Lunch
Sightseeing tour in Khiva: Mukhammad Amin Khan and Kalta Minor (XVIIIe c), Kunya-Ark (ancient fortress) (XVIIe – XIXe c); Mukhammad Rakhim Khan Madrasa (XIXe c.); Said Allaoutdin Mausoleum (XIVe c.); Jami Mosque with 212 wooden columns (XVIIIe c); Tash Khali, the second residence of khans of Khiva (XIXe c.); Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum (XIVe – XXe c); Islam-Khodja ensemble (beginning of the XXe s); bazaar; woodcarvers workshops.
Dinner in Khiva
Accommodation: 3* hotel “Grand Vizir”, “Malika” or similar in Khiva, Meal: BLD
Breakfast
Transfer to Urgench for flight to Tashkent (9:20-12:00) subjest to change
Arrive in Tashkent
Lunch
Walking tour to Alisher Navoi Ballet and Opera House. Built by Japanese prisoners of war and designed by Shusev, the same architect who built Lenin’s tomb, the architecture of this opera is a skilled mix of a number of influences that characterize Uzbekistan: Islamic art is combined with classicism, which leads to beautiful results – with a neo-classical façade, topped with stalagmites, Moorish style.
Then, visit Independence Square and The Tashkent Tube (Metro).
Visits of Friday Mosque and Kaffol Shoshi Mausoleum, Kukeldash Madrasah.
Visit the Museum of Decorative Arts. One of the most interesting museums in Tashkent is the Museum of Decorative Arts with an extensive collection of ceramics, carved wood, textiles, carpets, metalwork, and other handicrafts.
Dinner
19:00 Transfer to the airport for flight home
Flight 22:00
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