Georgia and Kyrgyzstan Tours and Trips

The trip was brilliant. Anna was a lovely guide with a great sense of humour. One slight improvement would be to try to jiggle the daily schedule so that lunch comes a bit later. We all had good breakfasts, then lunch was often around 12-12:30 and we weren't hungry enough to make the most of the extensive spread put before us.

A fantastic tour. Both Armenia and Georgia were superb destinations. They each had fascinating histories, outstanding food and wine and the most beautiful churches and landscapes. Both legs of the tour were really enhanced by the encyclopaedic knowledge of the guides, Armine in Armenia and Alex in Georgia. We would strongly recommend this tour.

The tour was as described, lots of churches and monasteries and long bus rides, but all the sights were very interesting and the overall experience was wonderful. Would have liked to spend more time at Vardzia and Batumi. I learned a lot about the ancient, recent and current history of this region thanks to the two excellent guides, Laura and Alex.

Our leaders Armena and Alex were both excellent. They had a great knowledge of the countries and their history. The meals and wine=tasting with local families was also most enjoyable.

A 'full on' but very well paced trip. Both our guides were totally amazing (Armine - Armenia & Alex - Georgia) passionate about their countries giving us real insight into both the historical past but also a very deep insight into the present day situation. We would recommend this trip without hesitation. We put in an extra day before the trip and two extra days at the end, well with doing if you have the time.

This is a trip of two contrasting halves, Kyrgyzstan for scenery, Uzbekistan for buildings. Difficult to assign stars when one half was a lesser experience for me. Kyrgyzstan was wonderful, stunning scenery, picnic spots, destinations. I highly recommend. The felt carpet making was very interesting. I recommend asking to see the golden eagle demonstration (an extra). Food was very good with plenty of vegetables. The walk to walnut forest is steep for the first and last 45mins. The track is high, exposed and gravelly. This was noted 7 years ago by a reviewer but the notes still not updated. You don’t need a sleeping bag or liner for the yurt camp, the bedding provided is fine. Accommodation good. Long drives but amazing scenery everywhere. We had an excellent guide who was friendly, knowledgeable and professional, thank you Aysulu. Uzbekistan - wonderful buildings, old cities and interesting history (but all has been extensively rebuilt). A completely different feel to Kyrgyzstan. The itinerary was as described however no excursions or information was given on the development of silk, wool or cotton along the silk road. This seemed a missed opportunity to me given the rich history and importance of textiles to this region. Would also bring variety to the roll call of mosques, mausoleums and madrasas. The yurt camp in Uzbekistan was mediocre and the long drive there and back not so interesting. Our guide was informed and friendly but there was some confusion at times within the group as to what was happening and when. She helped us enormously when we were sick, for which we were particularly grateful, thank you Maftuna. Yes I'm glad I did the trip to Uzbekistan but feel we could have organized it ourselves, (and searched out more textile history). Kyrgyzstan was perfect for a group tour and would be very hard to see by yourself.