Hello,

I’m planning a solo trip to Central Asia in July.

I’m thinking of flying from Paris to Astana, where I’ll spend 1–2 days exploring the capital and doing an excursion nearby.

Then I plan to take a domestic flight to Almaty for about 6–7 days, to see the city and go on trips such as Charyn Canyon, the petroglyphs, or Big Almaty Lake.

After that, I’ll take another flight to Ouzbékistan, where I plan to stay for about a week, traveling by train between Tachkent, Boukhara, and Samarcande. Then I’ll fly back to Paris from Tashkent.

So in summary:

Kazakhstan: → 2 days in Astana + one excursion → 7–8 days in Almaty + excursions

Uzbekistan: → 7–8 days split between Tashkent, Bukhara, and Samarkand

I should mention that I’ll be traveling entirely solo.

I have quite a few questions since I don’t know this region at all.…