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. Kazakhstan's
vast eerie plains are fringed to the south by some of the world's most beautiful
mountains, the Tien Shan. 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.
Tajikistan:
Currently the Tajik government has insisted that visa applicants from the
UK present themselves in person at the nearest Tajik embassy in order to obtain
a visa for Tajikistan. Unfortunately for people resident in the UK, the nearest
embassy for Tajikistan is in Brussels, although visas can also be arranged at
the Tajik embassy in Tashkent if you wished to combine Tajikistan with an Uzbekistan
tour.
Therefore we would still like to present to you what we can potentially
offer travellers for this destination and will update you as soon as the current
situation changes.
These are our suggested
individual itineraries that can be booked as described or tailored to suit you.
You can depart on any date subject to flight availability.
