Contents Plan Your Trip Country Map Welcome to Central Asia Central Asia’s Top 15 Need to Know If You Like... Month by Month Itineraries Visas & Permits Border Crossings Activities Community-Based Tourism Countries at a Glance ON THE ROAD KAZAKHSTAN Kazakhstan Highlights Almaty Around Almaty Southeast Kazakhstan Kolsay Lakes Charyn Canyon Karkara Valley Central Tian Shan Tamgaly Petroglyphs Altyn-Emel National Park Southern Kazakhstan Taraz Around Taraz Shymkent Around Shymkent Turkistan Kyzylorda Aralsk (Aral) Western Kazakhstan Aktau Around Aktau Northern Kazakhstan Astana Around Astana Lake Burabay Karaganda (Karagandy) Around Karaganda Eastern Kazakhstan Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen) Semey (Semipalatinsk) Around Semey Understand Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Today History People Arts Environment Survival Guide UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan Highlights Tashkent (Toshkent) Around Tashkent Fergana Valley Kokand (Qo‘qon) Fergana (Farg’ona) Around Fergana Andijon Central Uzbekistan Samarkand (Samarqand) Around Samarkand Shakhrisabz (Shahrisabz) Termiz Nurata Bukhara (Buxoro) Around Bukhara Khorezm (Xorazm) Urgench (Urganch) Around Urgench Khiva (Xiva) Karakalpakstan Nukus (No’kis) Around Nukus Moynaq (Mo’ynoq) Understand Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Today History People Religion Arts Environment Food & Drink Survival Guide KYRGYZSTAN Kyrgyzstan Highlights Bishkek Around Bishkek Towards Issyk-Köl Burana Tower Chong-Kemin Valley Lake Issyk-Köl Northern Issyk-Köl Karakol Around Karakol Southern Issyk-Köl Bokonbayevo, Kadji-Sai & Around Central Kyrgyzstan Lake Song-Köl Kochkor Around Kochkor Naryn Around Naryn Naryn to Jalal-Abad Naryn to Torugart Osh & Southern Kyrgyzstan