About this trip
Route
Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan
Highlights
Bukhara & SamarkandRegistanAfrosiyob bullet trainShymbulak gondolaKolsai LakesCharyn Canyon
Day by day
Day 1Delhi → Tashkent (Sat, 20 Mar)
- Direct morning flight from Delhi to Tashkent (about 3 hours)
- Group airport pickup and hotel check-in
- Lunch at a traditional Uzbek restaurant – try plov, samsa and fresh non bread
- Evening tour of modern Tashkent: Amir Temur Square, the Hazrati Imam (Khast Imam) complex with one of the world's oldest Qurans, and Independence Square
- Ride a few stops on the Tashkent Metro, famous for its chandeliers and decorated stations
Day 2Tashkent → Bukhara by High-Speed Train (Sun, 21 Mar – Navruz)
- Early breakfast and transfer to the station
- Afrosiyob high-speed train to Bukhara, arriving around 11 AM
- Check in and step straight into the old town
- Samanid Mausoleum, Chashma-Ayub, Chor Minor, Lyabi-Hauz and the Mir-i-Arab Madrasa with your local guide
- It's Navruz, the spring new year – look out for street celebrations and sumalak, the festival dish
Day 3Bukhara: The Old Silk Road City
- A slow day in one of the oldest cities on the Silk Road
- Explore the historic trading domes, where merchants have bargained for centuries
- Kalyan Minaret and Mosque, and the Ark of Bukhara fortress
- Lunch at a traditional Uzbek restaurant
- Evening free around Lyabi-Hauz
Day 4Bukhara → Samarkand
- Free morning to wander the local bazaars and craft workshops
- Light Uzbek lunch
- Afternoon high-speed train to Samarkand, arriving around dinner time
- Evening walk to see the Registan lit up
- Optional: join the group at a lively Soviet-era pub
Day 5Samarkand → Tashkent
- Registan Square – three grand madrasas, the heart of the old Silk Road
- Gur-e-Amir, the tomb of Amir Timur
- Shah-i-Zinda, the avenue of blue-tiled mausoleums
- Ulugbek Observatory and Siab Bazaar
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Evening high-speed train back to Tashkent – the city's nightlife is yours if you're up for it
Day 6Fly Home, or Fly On to Almaty (Thu, 25 Mar)
- Check out after breakfast; group airport transfer at around 12 noon
- Uzbekistan only: say goodbye to the group and fly home
- Both countries: fly to Almaty (flight not included); Kazakhstan-only travellers join the group here
- Group pickup at Almaty airport and hotel check-in
- Evening visit to the wooden Ascension Cathedral in Panfilov Park, then Almaty's nightlife with the group
Day 7Shymbulak Ski Resort
- Drive up into the Tian Shan mountains, past the Medeu ice rink
- Gondola ride up to Shymbulak, Kazakhstan's best-known ski resort, for big mountain views
- Snow time at the top – optional skiing or snowboarding (gear hire at own cost)
- Lunch in the mountains, then back to Almaty
Day 8Kolsai Lakes 1 & 2
- Scenic drive east to the Kolsai Lakes (about 5 hours)
- Hike through snowy spruce forest between the first and second lakes – wear proper snow boots, it can snow here
- Lunch on the way
- Evening at a local homestay in Saty village
Day 9Charyn Canyon National Park
- Drive to Charyn Canyon, often called Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon
- Walk the Valley of Castles between towering red rock walls – good walking shoes needed
- Lunch on the way
- Drive back towards Almaty and check in
Day 10Almaty → India (Mon, 29 Mar)
- Free morning: Green Bazaar, Panfilov Park or Arbat street for last-minute shopping
- One last local lunch with the group
- Group transfer to Almaty airport for the flight home
What’s included
- 5 nights' stay on twin sharing: Tashkent (1 night), Bukhara (2, centrally located hotel), Samarkand (1), Tashkent (1)
- Daily breakfast and 5 lunches at traditional Uzbek restaurants (Day 1 – Day 5)
- Afrosiyob high-speed trains: Tashkent → Bukhara, Bukhara → Samarkand, Samarkand → Tashkent
- Group airport pickup on Day 1 and group drop on Day 6 in Tashkent
- English-speaking local guide for the sightseeing in Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand
- Entry tickets for the sights in the itinerary: Khast Imam complex, Samanid Mausoleum, Chashma-Ayub, Ark of Bukhara, Registan, Gur-e-Amir, Shah-i-Zinda and Ulugbek Observatory
- All transfers by private vehicle as per the itinerary
- 4 nights' stay on twin sharing: Almaty (2 nights), homestay in Saty village (1), Almaty (1)
- Daily breakfast and 4 lunches (Day 7 – Day 10)
- Group airport pickup on Day 6 and group drop on Day 10 in Almaty
- Private vehicle with driver for all sightseeing and transfers
- Shymbulak gondola ticket
- Entry tickets for the Kolsai Lakes and Charyn Canyon national parks
- English-speaking local guide
- Trip captain from India throughout
- Local taxes
Not included
- International flights: Delhi → Tashkent, Almaty → India (and Tashkent → India for Uzbekistan-only guests)
- Tashkent → Almaty flight (call us for flight options)
- Uzbekistan e-visa fee
- 5% GST and 2% TCS
- Travel insurance
- Dinners, and meals not listed under inclusions
- Pub night, drinks and other optional activities
- Ski or snowboard gear hire at Shymbulak
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Personal expenses such as shopping and laundry
- Extra costs from flight delays, weather or road closures
- Anything not listed under Inclusions
Good to know
- Visa: Indian passport holders need an Uzbekistan e-visa (apply online before travel). Kazakhstan is visa-free for Indians for stays of up to 14 days.
- Navruz, the spring new year, is on 21 March – expect celebrations and busier trains and hotels around those days.
- Late March weather: about 10–20°C in the day in Uzbekistan; cold in the mountains at Shymbulak and Kolsai, where snow is likely.
- Currency: Uzbek som (UZS) and Kazakh tenge (KZT). Carry US dollars to exchange; cards work in the cities.
- Pack warm layers, waterproof snow boots for Kolsai and Shymbulak, and comfortable walking shoes for Charyn Canyon and the old cities.
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