Experience the adventure of a lifetime from Bishkek to Istanbul, exploring the stunning landscapes and rich cultures of Central Asia, Iran, and Turkey.
  • Enjoy the stunning mountain scenery and alpine lakes throughout Kyrgyzstan
  • Overnight stay in a Traditional yurt at Lake Song Kol
  • Visit the ancient caravanserai, Tash Rabat
  • Wander through the oldest bazaar in Central Asia in the city of Osh
  • Take in the incredible landscapes with forever changing colours as the sun moves through Tajikistan
  • Explore the ancient medressas, mausoleums and mosques of Bukhara and Samarkand
  • See ships marooned in the desert at the Aral Sea
  • Feel the intense heat coming from the Darwaza Gas Crater
Accommodation is split throughout this trip between simple hotels and hostels and camping. The variety of accommodation provided is great and often a totally unique experience, including bush camps with no facilities, yurts and simple village pensions. Some are well managed and some very basic. Oasis uses roomy three-person tents but only for two people. They are specially made for us to meet the tougher conditions of an expedition trip and have mosquito netting sewn into the door and windows. It would also be a good idea to bring your own freestanding mosquito net so as to give you the freedom of sleeping under the stars at night. At bush camps you will be living off the truck, so there will be no showers or en-suite facilities, so digging your own toilet pit with the shovels supplied is essential!