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🐪 Silk Road Combined: Central Asia in 30 Days

The whole Silk Road: the steppe, blue-domed cities, the Pamir mountain roads and nomad culture. A rarely traveled, authentic month.

30Days
4Stops
$40Per day
$1200On the ground

Visa status for this route

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The route, night by night (30 nights)

  1. 01

    Almaty (Kazakhstan)

    4 nights

    The mountain foothills, Charyn canyon, a modern gateway.

  2. 02

    Kyrgyzstan (Issyk-Köl & Song-Köl)

    8 nights

    Yurt stays, horse riding, mountain lakes.

  3. 03

    Uzbekistan (Samarkand–Bukhara–Khiva)

    10 nights

    The Silk Road cities, madrasas, architectural masterpieces.

  4. 04

    Tajikistan (the Pamir Highway)

    8 nights

    One of the world's highest roads; mountain villages, harsh and magnificent.

Best season

June–September (summer for the Pamirs and the highlands)

Getting around

Shared taxis, marshrutkas, trains (Uzbek high-speed) + a Pamir Highway jeep.

What to know before you go

  • —The Pamir Highway requires a GBAO permit; arranged in Dushanbe/Osh.
  • —Cash (som/somoni) and a powerbank are essential in remote areas; there are no ATMs.
  • —Research the current state of border crossings; some gates close seasonally.

Important: this content is general information

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