Desert Castles of Uzbekistan & the Seven Lakes of Tajikistan
Tashkent → Khiva → Desert fortresses of Khorezm → Bukhara → Samarkand → Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) → Shakhrisabz
From €1,155 per personView tour
Travel styles
Mountains & lakes
Alpine lakes, high pastures and scenic drives without hard trekking.
You do not need to be a trekker to enjoy the mountains. Roads reach the Seven Lakes of Tajikistan, the Kolsai lakes above Almaty and the yurt camps of Song-Kul, and short walks lead to viewpoints, waterfalls and glaciers.
These journeys combine scenic drives, easy hikes and comfortable or characterful stays, from lakeside guesthouses to herders’ yurts.
- Tours in this style
- 6
- Best season
- May–Sep
Tours
Mountains & lakes itineraries
Kyrgyzstan nomad trails, 9 days
Bishkek → Ala Archa National Park → Issyk-Kul → Karakol → Song-Kul
From €985 per personView tour
Almaty, canyons and lakes: 6 days in Kazakhstan
Almaty → Charyn Canyon → Kolsai Lakes → Kaindy Lake
From €775 per personView tour
Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan: Silk Road and Tien Shan, 12 days
Almaty → Charyn Canyon → Turkistan → Tashkent → Samarkand → Bukhara → Khiva
From €1,435 per personView tour
Fann Mountains trek from Samarkand, 7 days
Samarkand → Penjikent → Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) → Fann Mountains → Iskanderkul → Dushanbe
From €805 per personView tour
Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan: lakes and pastures, 10 days
Almaty → Charyn Canyon → Kolsai Lakes → Karakol → Issyk-Kul → Song-Kul → Bishkek
From €1,245 per personView tour
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