This trip has exceeded my expectation in every way. The well-organized tour made traveling a breeze, with reliable transport and decent accommodation sorted, as well as providing a chance to participate in interesting activities and to learn from the knowledgeable local guides. Central Asia is amazing and I'm completely in love.

I really enjoyed this trip. From the leader to the driver and the beautiful scenery of Kyrgyzstan, I really enjoyed it. We couldn’t make it to Son-Kul lake but we got to see a lovely Canyon and stay in a near by town. The yurt camp was a highlight and same with Kyzyl Oi.

Overall and excellent trip. I prefer the Kyrgyzstan part of the trip as it was more interesting culturally and more people interaction. Uzbekistan's was unusually hot, more history beautiful madrassa and Mosques the night of the Plov dinner was outstanding and fun. . In Kryzgystan we were near an eagle training center he asked if we would like to take a look. Nothing short of amazing and LUCKY as it is not part of the itinerary and a trainer was there with his eagle. Ulan our tour leader was outstanding!

This trip covers a variety of activities apart from the main sites - mountains , plains , small villages and cities . Our tour guide El was excellent . Highly recommend !

Our 11th trip with Intrepid. Kyrgystan and Uzbekistan was one of the best. The guide and driver, cooked a BBQ picnic lunch for us. The guide was caring, understanding of our needs, helpful at all times. His knowledge of the history was outstanding. These countries are safe, clean, and graffiti free. Uzbekistan is one of the most developed countries like China. More developed than my own country Australia. Just go and experience this place.

Excellent and interesting trip that allowed me to learn about and experience countries I had little knowledge of. Great to have a guide since English is almost absent from this part of the world. Our guide really brought the people, history, and culture to light.

A fabulous trip combining the beautiful wild landscapes of Kyrgyzstan, staying in yurts at high altitude, with the splendour of the Silk Road sites of Uzbekistan - a magic carpet ride! Ulan, our guide, looked after us beautifully, and had a a great depth of knowledge to share. I enjoyed the meals together, the variety of local food and visiting the markets. Lovely to share this experience with such a great group and hope to return before too long!

Great trip made even better with a most excellent guide, Ulan was not only our guide but a friend.

Amazing trip! Experiencing nomadic herder life in Kyrgyzstan is one of our best travel experiences to date! One of the hilights for us was the eagle hunter demonstration. Also loved Uzbekistan and its history of the Silk Road cities with a Wow around every corner. Our guide Ulan was exceptional and truly made this trip memorable for us!

I have been on quite a few tours with Intrepid and this was definitely one of the best. In Kyrgyzstan, the nature and people are wonderful. I really enjoyed seeing the views of the mountains, animals grazing (horses, sheep, cows mostly but we also saw yaks and 2 humped camels), villages with distinctive mosques and cemeteries, people in the local markets. Some highlights were meals in guesthouses, a Kyrgyz multi-generational music performance in the village and a walk through a livestock market. Uzbekistan is a completely different experience, with a focus on history and architecture. The tiles and domes are incredible and I really enjoyed each place that we visited. The weather was perfect, pretty mild temperatures in both countries. Our Tour Leader, Ulan, was from Kyrgyzstan. He was amazing, very knowledgeable and thoughtful. It was a pleasure getting to know a bit about Central Asia through him.