The dazzling diversity of Central Asia has drawn travellers for centuries. The colourful cohabitation of Asian and Russian, Islamic and Communist, ancient and modern create the drama of life in Central Asia today - a bonus to the modern traveller.

Kazakstan's vast eerie plains are fringed to the south by some of the world's most beautiful mountains, the Tien Shan. Click here to download a Kazakstan Visa Form

Kyrgyzstan is a land of mountains peopled by semi-nomadic groups, elusive large cats and the rare Marco Polo sheep.

In Turkmenistan a flavour of Persia reaches us from the colourful hand-woven carpets at the Sunday Bazaar.

In Uzbekistan the colours of the minarets and domes echo the yellow and blue of desert and sky and the vivid green of the oases.

In Tajikistan, our new edition to our Central Asia programme, you can explore valleys, ancient cities and remote mountain communities on a cycle trip or jeep tour. Or visit the stunning Pamir Mountains.

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