Join this Overland adventure and follow in the footsteps of Alexander the Great and Marco Polo on this groundbreaking expedition along ancient trading routes. Discover some of the oldest cities in the world steeped in history and legend, from Troy in Turkey to Baku in Azerbaijan. Visit the legendary 'Stan's' taking in the bizarre city of Ashgabat and the splendour of the Old Registan in Uzbekistan.
  • 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
  • Camping 'under the stars' in the barren Kara-Kum Desert
  • Take a guided tour around the futuristic and bizarre capital city of Ashgabat
  • Experience the desert proper on a 4X4 safari in Turkmenistan
  • Visit the bubbling and sometimes explosive mud volcanoes found in Azerbaijan
  • Appreciate the ancient wine-growing region of Telavi
  • Explore dwellings carved from the eerily eroded landscape in Cappadoccia
  • Roam around Ephesus - built by the Greeks 1000 years BC
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!