Silk Road Stans
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan overland
Blue-tiled Silk Road cities, yurt stays by alpine lakes and shared taxis across the steppe. Visa-free for most passports now and still almost untouched by mass tourism.
The route, stop by stop
Soviet metro palaces and Chorsu bazaar plov.
Registan square — the postcard of the entire Silk Road.
Living medieval old town, madrasas and caravanserais.
Walled desert city you can walk end to end.
Border crossing town with the biggest bazaar in the region.
Yurt stay at 3,000m with horses and no phone signal.
Trekking hub for Ala-Kul lake and Jyrgalan valley.
Cheap hostels, banya and flights home.
Totals are estimates built from the per-night budgets above — your real spend will vary.
Getting around
- →Afrosiyob high-speed train (Uzbekistan)
- →Marshrutka minibuses
- →Shared taxis — negotiate per seat
Don't forget
- ✓Warm layer for yurt nights
- ✓Cash USD to exchange
- ✓Water purification
- ✓Offline maps
Save the stops as a trip, track your budget and find hostels along the way.
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