Follow one of the world's most well renowned highways; the Silk Road. This fantastic expedition will take you through some of the oldest cities and ancient trading routes in the world, you will also discover the stunning scenery as you get off the beaten track and into the wilderness of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
  • Feel the intense heat coming from the Darwaza Gas Crater
  • See ships marooned in the desert at the Aral Sea
  • Explore the ancient medressas, mausoleums and mosques in Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand
  • Soak in the atmosphere of colourful oriental bazaars and majestic fortresses in Dushanbe
  • Stunning journey through Tajikistan over it's High Peaks and Alpine Lakes
  • Travel through the Fergana Valley - famous for the production of silk and where the great route started
  • Visit the oldest bazaar in Central Asia in the city of Osh
  • Overnight stay in a Traditional yurt at Lake Song Kol
  • Enjoy the stunning mountain scenery, cliff formations and alpine lakes throughout Kyrgyzstan
  • Swim in Lake Issyk-Kul, the world's second largest Alpine lake
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!