WIP

20 Sept 2025 – 15 Jan 2026 · by george_b

Destinations

Tbilisi, Georgia
Stepantsminda, Georgia
Sighnaghi, Georgia
Sheki, Azerbaijan
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan
Aktau, Kazakhstan

Note - put in three nights here to account for the long train to Turkestan,
Turkestan, Kazakhstan
Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Bazaars, green spaces, and laid-back vibe. Visit the Botanical Garden, Shymkent Water Dam, and Central Park Discover museums like the Museum of Victims of Political Repressions, or take a day trip to Otrar or Sayram
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Golden Mountains of Altai, Russia
Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Khiva, Uzbekistan
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Son-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Ala Archa National Park, Kyrgyzstan
Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
Karakol, Kyrgyzstan