- Length
- 12 days
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Group size
- Up to 10 travelers
- Season
- May – October
- Starts and ends
- Bishkek
The Silk Road Overland crosses Kyrgyzstan from north to south in twelve days. You travel in a comfortable 4×4 with a local driver-guide, stop wherever the view demands it and sleep in guesthouses, yurts and small hotels.
Route highlights
- Burana Tower, an 11th-century minaret near Bishkek
- Lake Issyk-Kul and the Skazka canyon
- Song-Kul and the Suusamyr valley
- Arslanbob, home to one of the largest natural walnut forests in the world
- Osh, with its bazaar and the Sulaiman-Too sacred mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage site
What is included
- Private 4×4 with driver-guide
- All accommodation and breakfast, plus most dinners
- Entrance fees along the route
