CAJ.UZ has been a licensed tour operator in Tashkent since 1996 (licence T-0292-14). On multi-country routes we arrange the local teams, the handovers at the borders, and the trains and flights between countries ourselves.
Flights to the first city and home from the last one are not included. Everything in between is listed on each tour page.
Five routes from 14 to 23 days. Two cross all five countries, two combine Uzbekistan with Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan, and one follows the Pamir Highway from Tajikistan through Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan.
Prices are in USD per person and cover what happens on the route: hotels, the trains and flights between countries listed on the tour page, transfers, guided visits and entrance tickets. Each tour page has the day-by-day itinerary, the hotels and the booking form.
Prices are per person, sharing a double or twin room, for bookings of at least two travellers. International flights to the start and from the end of the tour are not included.
Hissar and Hulbuk fortresses, a walk to the village of Jizev, the Wakhan fortresses, the Ak-Baital pass and Karakul lake, then silk workshops in Margilan and ceramics in Rishtan. Nights in hotels, guesthouses and a yurt camp at Tulpar-Kul. The GBAO permit is included. Single room 3,600 USD. This rate is for travel until 31 December 2026; 2027 is quoted on request.
Three nights each in Bukhara and Samarkand, then a flight to Almaty and four nights there with outings to Lake Issyk, Medeu and Shymbulak. A cooking session in Bukhara and a paper workshop in Konigil near Samarkand. 2027 prices in Comfort hotels: 4,484 USD each for 2 travellers, 3,284 USD each for 10.
All five countries in two weeks: Medeu and Shymbulak near Almaty, the Burana Tower in Kyrgyzstan, the Seven Lakes and Penjikent in Tajikistan, Samarkand and Bukhara, Merv, a night at the Darvaza gas crater and Kunya-Urgench in Turkmenistan, then Khiva. Four flights and two trains are included. Departures on 16 and 30 March 2027. Single room 5,790 USD.
Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva first, then a flight from Urgench to Tashkent and on to Bishkek. In Kyrgyzstan you see Lake Issyk-Kul, Karakol, the Jeti-Oguz and Skazka canyons and spend a night in a yurt camp at Bel-Tam. 3-star hotels, English-speaking local guides. Single room 4,480 USD. This rate is for travel until 31 December 2026.
The long version, with more time in each country: Old Nisa and Darvaza in Turkmenistan, Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand, Iskanderkul in the Fann Mountains, Osh, Issyk-Kul, Charyn canyon, Almaty and Astana. One train and three flights are included, 22 nights in total. Single room 6,200 USD. This rate is for travel until 31 December 2026; 2027 on request.
Only Uzbekistan? Compare routes from 5 to 12 days on Uzbekistan tours. All tours in the region are also listed in the Central Asia tours section.
With two weeks, combine Uzbekistan with one neighbour. Kyrgyzstan adds mountains and a lake; with Kazakhstan you finish in Almaty with mountain day trips. On both routes you fly between the countries, so there is no land border.
The 14-day tour moves fast, with four land borders and long days; days 10 and 12 are the longest. The 23-day tour gives more time in each country and adds the Fann Mountains and Astana. Both include Turkmenistan, so book at least 45 days ahead.
On the Pamir tour, days 3–4 and 8–10 are long drives on mountain roads, and some nights are in guesthouses and a yurt camp. The cities come at the end: Osh, Margilan, Kokand and Tashkent.
The 14-day Five Stans tour has fixed departures in March 2027 for 2–12 travellers. The other routes start on the date you choose, and the Uzbekistan–Kazakhstan tour is private, for your group only.
Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva are on most routes; the Pamir tour ends in the Fergana Valley and Tashkent. Routes inside the country are on the Uzbekistan tours page.
Almaty is the base for Medeu, Shymbulak and Lake Issyk. The 23-day tour also stops at Charyn canyon and ends in Astana.
Bishkek and the Burana Tower, Lake Issyk-Kul and Karakol. On the Pamir tour you enter Kyrgyzstan at the Kyzyl-Art pass and spend a night in Osh.
On the 14-day Five Stans tour the Seven Lakes and Penjikent are a two-day trip from Samarkand with a night in a Tajik guesthouse. The Pamir tour starts in Dushanbe and follows the Panj river, with Afghan villages on the other bank.
Ashgabat, Merv and a night next to the Darvaza crater. Turkmenistan is on the two Five Stans tours only. Entry needs a visa with a letter of invitation.
A local English-speaking guide leads the visits in each country, and the next team meets you after each border. A tour leader who travels with you the whole way is not included as standard.
You cross on foot with your own luggage and meet the next country's team after the checkpoint. At Patar/Andarkhon and Dustlik/Dostuk the walk is about 260 and 290 metres. At some crossings allow one to three hours for the formalities.
Rules depend on your passport and differ by country. Turkmenistan normally requires a visa with a letter of invitation; on the 14-day Five Stans tour we prepare and submit the application. Visa fees are not included. For Uzbekistan see the Uzbekistan visa page.
The Pamir Highway passes through the Gorno-Badakhshan region (GBAO), which needs a separate permit. It is included in the price of the Pamir tour.
We buy the tickets between countries: four flights and two trains on the 14-day Five Stans tour, three flights and one train on the 23-day tour, the Urgench–Tashkent and Tashkent–Bishkek flights on the Uzbekistan–Kyrgyzstan tour, three trains and the Tashkent–Almaty flight on the Uzbekistan–Kazakhstan tour. Crossings from Uzbekistan are described on the borders of Uzbekistan page.
Together with September and early October, this is the period we recommend for the Uzbekistan–Kazakhstan tour. Mornings can be cool, and rain is possible.
The Pamir Highway is a summer and early autumn route. We confirm the road, both borders and the Tulpar-Kul camp for your date. In October the programme has to be adapted, and winter needs a separate plan.
The 14-day Five Stans tour departs on 16 and 30 March 2027. Nights at Darvaza are cold; the camp bedding is described in the travel documents.
For routes with Turkmenistan, book at least 45 days before departure. Do not buy non-refundable flights until we confirm the tour in writing. Weather in Uzbekistan by month is on the climate page.
Without international flights, from 3,000 USD per person for the 14-day Pamir tour, 3,990 USD for 15 days in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and 5,190 USD for the 14-day Five Stans tour in 2027. Single rooms and smaller private groups cost more.
Our shortest route through all five countries takes 14 days, with four land borders and some long days. With 23 days you have more time in each country, including the Fann Mountains, Issyk-Kul and Astana.
It depends on your passport. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are visa-free for many nationalities; Turkmenistan normally requires a visa with a letter of invitation. Send us every traveller's citizenship when you book, and we check the rules for each country on the route.
Published prices are for bookings of at least two. For one traveller we calculate a separate price, because the vehicle, guide and border costs are not shared. On the private Uzbekistan–Kazakhstan tour the 2027 price for one guest is 7,929 USD.
English. Local English-speaking guides lead the visits on all five routes, each in their own country.
On routes with your own dates we can add nights, change hotels or adjust the order and price it for your dates. The fixed March departures of the 14-day Five Stans tour follow the published itinerary, but you can request a private date for 2–12 travellers.
Dates, hotels and the day-by-day plan are on each tour page. After you book, we check the tickets, hotels and borders for your date and send written confirmation.
Booking rules are in the booking conditions, and cancellations on the cancellation and refund page. Road distances between cities are on the distances in Uzbekistan page.
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