{"id":24429,"date":"2018-01-04T09:02:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T22:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=24429"},"modified":"2025-03-01T05:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:05:12","slug":"central-asia-musts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/central-asia-musts\/","title":{"rendered":"6 reasons why Central Asia should be on your travel radar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Central Asia remains a place where adventure isn\u2019t just possible: it\u2019s unavoidable. The fabled Silk Road nations that divide Europe and Asia have been central to world history for millennia, but are seldom visited by Western travelers.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d flown <\/span>over<\/span><\/i> the Stans many times, and often wondered about the remote countries thousands of feet below. Last year, I finally had the opportunity to see Central Asia from the ground. Swapping the 747 for two clapped out Ford Fiestas, friends and I drove from England through to Kazakhstan. <\/span><\/p>\n

Traversing Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, we found thousand-year-old mosques, 7000-meter-high mountains, humming cities and achingly vast stretches of desert. Far more than just dots on the map, each country is distinct and worthy of exploration. I wish I\u2019d gone sooner!<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Darvaza gas crater aka the “door to hell” in Turkmenistan<\/p><\/div>\n

To save you from putting it off any further, here are my top reasons to visit Central Asia <\/span>now:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Experience something totally unique<\/b>\u00a0in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan<\/b><\/h3>\n

Turkmenistan’s striking capital, Ashgabat, is a world of fountains, marble boulevards and gold statues. Look closer, and you\u2019ll notice many of them depict the same man: the country\u2019s former leader, Saparmurat Niyazov.<\/span><\/p>\n

After gaining independence shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union, Niyazov (1940-2006) used the income from the country’s rich natural gas reserves to transform Ashgabat into a show city dedicated his worship. He died over 10 years ago, but the many gold statues remain.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Konye-Urgench, Turkmenistan<\/p><\/div>\n

Walking the streets of the capital, it feels as if you\u2019ve stumbled onto the set of some dystopian movie. There\u2019s little traffic, and fewer pedestrians. You\u2019ll see a handful of locals dressed in vibrant traditional attire, and many heavily armed police officers guarding every monument.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry\u00a0\u2013 the rest of Central Asia isn\u2019t like this. But if you get a kick out of the bizarre, then make sure Turkmenistan is on your list.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: WHAT TO EXPECT ON A TRIP TO TURKMENISTAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Relive the ancient Silk Road in Bukhara, Uzbekistan<\/b><\/h3>\n

If Ashgabat is a movie set, Bukhara is a museum. Uzbekistan\u2019s fifth largest city contains over 140 monuments and historical buildings. Unesco listed the entire old center as a world heritage site. Boasting 5000 years of human history, Bukhara is the religious and spiritual heart of Uzbekistan, if not the whole of Central Asia. <\/span><\/p>\n

You can spend hours losing yourself among the ancient buildings in the historic center, the most striking of which is surely Po-i-Kalyan, the Grand Mosque, whose name translates to “The Foot of the Great.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bukhara, Uzbekistan<\/p><\/div>\n

Throughout 1300 years of history, the Po-i-Kalyan has survived assault from Genghis Khan, and for a while was known ominously as the Tower of Death: the minaret stretches 46.5 meters high, and once served as a convenient means of execution!<\/span><\/p>\n

You can end your day at Lyab-i Hauz, an atmospheric (and, of course, ancient) pond surrounded by open air cafes and bars. An absolute gem, Bukhara is well prepared for tourists and deserves more of them. If you dig history, go at once.<\/span><\/p>\n

EXPLORE UZBEKISTAN AND TURKMENISTAN ON THIS EPIC 15-DAY TRIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Drive across mountains on the Pamir Highway, Tajikistan<\/b><\/h3>\n

Stretching up to 7495 meters high, the Pamir Mountain Range dwarfs anything that you can find in Europe or the United States. The highway that traverses these ranges doesn\u2019t go <\/span>quite<\/span><\/i> that high, but it pushes well into the 4000s. <\/span><\/p>\n

At that altitude, your breath comes hard, and even walking a few steps can feel like a marathon. Dropping down is a sweet relief, as the views shift from Tibet-like plains to lush valleys. Local villagers in traditional clothes will rush out to wave at you as you drive by the small communities that dot the highway.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hiking in Tajikistan<\/p><\/div>\n

For the early stages out of Dushanbe little more than a raging river separates you from the border with Afghanistan. You can see Afghan workmen constructing roads on the perilous cliffs above, as you enjoy fresh mountain views with every corner.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Horses, yurts and lakes in Kyrgyzstan <\/b><\/h3>\n

If you chance to drive from Tajikistan into Kyrgyzstan, you\u2019ll find yourself eye to eye with Mount Lenin. At 7134 meters high, it\u2019s still only the <\/span>second <\/span><\/i>highest point in each country. The view is a nice diversion while you\u2019re waiting for officials to wave you through.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite it being the fourth country on this route, it was Kyrgyzstan where I really felt \u201c<\/span>this is Central Asia<\/span><\/i>.\u201d A feeling probably thanks to the yurts (squat little tent houses) that stay warm in the winter and function as homes, restaurants and even (for the brave) restrooms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yurts in Kyrgyzstan<\/p><\/div>\n

In the Sary-Chelek reserve, deep in the Tien-Shan mountains, you can see basically every kind of scenery there is\u00a0\u2013 from green meadows to snowy peaks reflected in the still surface of a mountain lake. Designated as a nature and biosphere reserve by Unesco, you\u2019ll experience 270 hectares of nature at its most raw and rugged.<\/span><\/p>\n

Picture horses galloping across rolling green hills, dotted with yurts like patches of snow, gigantic mountains framing the scene in the horizon, and you\u2019ve basically nailed Kyrgyzstan. The cities are small and far between\u00a0 \u2013 this is a country for lovers of nature and the outdoors.<\/span><\/p>\n

See the sci-fi like Bayterek Tower, Astana, Kazakhstan<\/b><\/h3>\n

The comedy film Borat<\/em> portrayed Kazakhstan as impoverished, backwards, unsophisticated and parochial. This makes me pretty sure that the film\u2019s maker, Sacha Baron Cohen, has never been to the capital, Astana.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kazakhstan has immense reserves of oil, coal and other precious minerals, and has done a more deft job than most of its neighbors at developing infrastructure and turning these resources into wealth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Almaty, Kazakhstan<\/p><\/div>\n

The Kazakhs were named after the ancient Turkic word for \u2018free spirit’, and much of the population still live on the remote steppes, where they practice extraordinary feats of horsemanship. But the capital, Astana, is a resounding rebuttal to any stereotype that uninformed Westerners may have formed about the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Astana is a city of glass and steel. Gargantuan shopping malls tower above meticulously paved boulevards. Climb to the top of the bizarre sunflower-like Bayterek Tower for a panoramic view of this furiously growing metropolis. <\/span><\/p>\n

Stories guaranteed<\/b><\/h3>\n

Trains probably don\u2019t run on time. You can\u2019t easily get by with English (I tried to learn a bit of Russian). Hyper inflation means that in Uzbekistan dinner can cost you a fist sized wad of notes. The roads are rough. But it\u2019s all worth it. The locals in Central Asia are friendly and inviting. Even the dullest streets drip with history. <\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, many things will still be different, even weird, to some eyes. And that\u2019s exactly why you should go!<\/span><\/p>\n

Ready to explore the delights of Central Asia? Check out Intrepid Travel’s 17-day adventure there!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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