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The Silk Road of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

4.6

(7 reviews )

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My quibbles with this trip are very minor and I've told explore (update the itinerary please!) but fundamentally I loved this trip. Met lovely people. Saw amazing places and scenery. Food a bit meh but that's not why you go to either Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan. I loved the differences between the countries. Kyrgyzstan was unbelievably beautiful and Uzbekistan had amazing buildings.

Active and outdoor

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Guest House, Hotel, Hut, Resort

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Tashkent, Bishkek, Arslanbob, Os

Tashkent, Bishkek, Arslanbob, Osh, Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara, Yangikasgan, Karakol, Samarkand, Kochkor, Song Kul Lake, Suusamyr Valley, Toktogul Resevoir, Djalal-Abad

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Duration23 days

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Bangkok to Saigon by Bike

4.7

(19 reviews )

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This trip was everything we could have wished for and more. We would recommend this to anyone who wants a brilliant balance between seeing and doing! Thank you to our incredible tour guide Hoan who ensured we felt safe, relaxed and comfortable throughout the duration of the trip! Cambodia was a true highlight with beautiful scenery, incredible people and excellent cycling. Vietnam offered variation and we loved the home stay! We will definitely be looking to look at future cycling trips with explore!

Active and outdoor

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Home-stay, Resort, Lodge

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Phnom

Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Chau Doc, Binh Hoa Phuoc, Khoa Yai National Park, Aranyaprathet, Siem Reap

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Duration14 days

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Kyrgyzstan's Silk Road Journey

(1 review )

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We enjoyed our trip to Kyrgyzstan, it was very relaxing and the scenery was amazing. The highlight was the night in the yurt camp which was lovely, very remote and we even had snow overnight. The homestays and meals in local houses were very good too. DIY picnics by the river were a nice touch. On the down side, this trip involves a lot of travelling, sometimes on poor roads, which could be broken up better. We arrived early afternoon in some places and because most of the accommodation was on the outskirts of a town, there wasn't really anything to see or do once we arrived. One of our group thought the hotel at Toktogul Reservoir was like the one in 'The Shining'! The swimming pools had been closed for years and everything was just a little dated. Some of the walks were not that interesting and seemed to be there to fill the time and there was also a lot of litter in many areas which wasn't pleasant. There were descriptions in the itinerary about various places we didn't actually visit, for example Osh sounded lovely but we didn't even stop there. Having said all that, we did enjoy the holiday, but there just were not enough highlights to maximise each day.

Active and outdoor

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Guest House, Resort

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Tashkent, Bishkek, Arslanbob, Os

Tashkent, Bishkek, Arslanbob, Osh, Tashkent, Karakol, Kochkor, Song Kul Lake, Suusamyr, Toktogul, Djalal-Abad

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Duration14 days

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Sri Lanka in Depth + Maldive Dhoni Cruise

4.9

(15 reviews )

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The trip to Sri Lanka followed by the dhoni cruise in the Maldives was absolutely amazing. So many different experiences and so much variety. I absolutely loved all of it, from temples and elephants to swimming with sharks. The 2 different tour leaders on the 2 parts of the tour were both excellent as were their support staff. They went out of their way to give us a fantastic experience.

Active and outdoorWildlife

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Hostel, Guest House, Ship Cabin

Age Range

16-79 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Negombo, Male, Demodara, Udawala

Negombo, Male, Demodara, Udawalawe, Koggala, Colombo, Kuda Anbaraa, Meemu Atoll, Dhiggaru Island, Felidhoo, Wilpattu National Park, Fulidhoo, Embudhoo, Mihintale, Giritale, Sigiriya, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya

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Duration22 days

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Maldive Dhoni Cruise

4.9

(30 reviews )

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I would do this trip again and again. The food on the Dhoni is fresh and delicious. The cabins are all you need, and comfortable. But the highlight was definitely all the different underwater wildlife we saw. Dolphins, black and white tip sharks, puffer fish, eels, rays, turtles and a bunch of colourful fish!

Active and outdoorWildlife

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Resort, Ship Cabin, Hotel

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Male, Vavuu Atoll, Dhiggaru Isla

Male, Vavuu Atoll, Dhiggaru Island, Felidhoo

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Duration8 days

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The Five Stans of The Silk Road

4.5

(12 reviews )

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It was a totally fabulous trip that worked like a dream. Interesting, informative, we saw and experienced a huge amount.

City sightseeing

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Guest House, Hotel, Resort, Tent

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Ashgabat, Bishkek, Seven Lakes

Ashgabat, Bishkek, Seven Lakes, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Darvaza, Chon Kemin , Issyk-Kul Lake, Karakol, Almaty, Dushanbe, Fann Mountains

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Duration21 days

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Simply Japan

4.7

(142 reviews )

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This is a great tour with a diverse itinerary. Although it is advertised as a trip with moderate pace, be ready for a lot of walking, about 12-15,000 steps a day. You should also be ready for the ryokan experience with shared bathroom facilities. The hotels were correct, all clean, with generally small rooms that is the standard for Japan. Transferring your suitcases in advance of day trips, as suggested by Explore, is highly recommended. Japan is very clean, there are no garbage cans on the streets, and public toilets are amazingly clean and are available everywhere and are free. Credit cards are generally accepted, except for a few small restaurants. We were particularly lucky with our guide, Synjun who was super professional, very knowledgeable and kind.

Train tours

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Guest House, Hotel, Villa

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Tokyo, Osaka, Miyajima, Kyoto, M

Tokyo, Osaka, Miyajima, Kyoto, Matsumoto, Jigokudani, Kanazawa, Hiroshima

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Duration14 days

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Highlights of Sri Lanka + Maldive Dhoni Cruise

(3 reviews )

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Explore leader: for Sri Lanka only satisfactory. Not easy to understand, didn't seem to feel part of the group, didn't join us for meals, a poor communicator (relative to past explore trips) For the dhoni Maldives cruise: Moosa was excellent in every way.

Active and outdoorWildlife

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Resort, Ship Cabin

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Negombo, Male

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Duration14 days

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Jewels of Indochina

4.7

(11 reviews )

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Very good trip. In Siam Riep, it would have been good to have some free time and maybe some trips other than to temples (e.g. land mine rats). Otherwise, a very good trip overall.

Active and outdoor

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Home-stay, Guest House

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Siem Reap, Vientiane, Halong Bay

Siem Reap, Vientiane, Halong Bay, Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue, Hoi An, Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi Tunnels, Phnom Penh, Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang, Hanoi

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Duration27 days

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Jordan Discovery

4.9

(89 reviews )

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The tour was fabulous: a richly varied itinerary, paced but with opportunities built in for exploration of some of the most fascinating places. Our guide, Abdallah was brilliant- knowledgeable, experienced and determined to help us make the most of our time in Jordan.

Cultural, religious and historic sites

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Tent, Luxury Hotel, Resort

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum, Red Sea

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Duration9 days

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Wonders of the Silk Road

4.8

(11 reviews )

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Overall, this was an excellent trip and one of the best I have done with Explore over very many years. It was certainly helped by having a good, small group and two superb leaders (one in each country), who were extremely knowledgeable and very personable. The local guides were also outstanding. The sights were extraordinary (the Islamic architecture is simply breath-taking), the people were lovely and I did not mind the long drives (on spacious air conditioned coaches) or the 9.5 hour train journey. to Samarkand As expected, the trip’s pace was full-on. As a group we took advantage of the optional extras offered and I would recommend that others seriously consider those too, especially the spectacular Uzbek music and dance show at the Grand Hall in Samarkand. Hotel accommodation was better than I had expected and generally pretty good. If I have a criticism it is that the trip should perhaps be a day longer. It would have been nice to have spent more time in Khiva and the last day in Tashkent was too long, tiring and rushed. Thankfully, I had booked an extra day in the city, although others had early morning flights. While Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are very different, I much preferred the time we spent in the latter.

Cultural, religious and historic sites

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Guest House

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Tashkent, Ashgabat, Samarkand, M

Tashkent, Ashgabat, Samarkand, Mary, Bukhara, Khiva

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Duration13 days

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Family Sri Lanka and Maldives Adventure

4.4

(5 reviews )

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Looking back at our photos now we've returned to the UK we can't believe the amount we saw and the amazing experiences we had on this tour. Sri Lanka is an amazing beautiful country with some much going on - we only scratched the surface. Our tour leader Cham worked so hard to make sure that we had everything we needed, resolving our problems and sorting out food for our fussy son! His knowledge about Sri Lankan history and wildlife was immense. He even found the best place to buy genuine Sri Lanka cricket shirts for the sporty members of our group. The only thing we'd change was the pace of the second half of the Sri Lanka leg of the trip. The first half gave us time to chill and bond as a group, as well as hang out in the pool at Giritale and play cricket. The second half we moved every night and covered a massive distance, though interesting, this was quite tiring (especially for the kids), so we'd suggest that a two night stop in the middle of this element would resolve this issue easily. This was clear in the notes, however, as was the high chance of not getting the train. The pace did slow considerably for the Maldives element, with a lot of time on our boats travelling between reefs. The snorkelling was quite frankly mind-blowing, and even the more nervous swimmers loved it. The crew were fantastic, and the food was delicious. The guide knew his stuff, and made sure we had great snorkelling experiences. Our only criticism of this part of the trip was that splitting the group when we'd got to know each other and were getting on really well was disappointing. There were larger boats, and we'd have preferred to be on a single boat given how long we spent travelling separately. The crew did what they could to mitigate this by tying the boats together when we moored for snorkels, meals and overnight and that was great. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable trip, and with a few very small tweaks it'd be perfect!

Active and outdoor

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Lodge, Bungalow, Resort

Age Range

7-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Negombo, Male, Colombo, Hikkaduw

Negombo, Male, Colombo, Hikkaduwa, Dhoni, Kudhi Boli, Rihiveli, Sigiriya, Giritale, Kandy, Ella, Udawalawe

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Duration15 days

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Highlights of Vietnam and Cambodia

4.9

(34 reviews )

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Amazing trip. Great accommodation except for one fail in Saigon. While it was in a good location and clean it was not comparable to the accommodation we had experienced up to that point. I know our feedback was being presented back so hopefully this is remedied for other tours. Theo our guide, went above and beyond my expectations. This was my first tour experience so have nothing to benchmark against, but he far exceeded what I thought the experience would be. There was great attention to detail, great recommendations, as well as co-ordination of things for off tour times. Will definitely use Explore again and have already recommended it to a friend

City sightseeingCruise

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Home-stay

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Hanoi, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Ha

Hanoi, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Halong Bay, Danang, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta

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Duration15 days

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Inside Vietnam + Cambodia Highlights

4.6

(8 reviews )

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A well designed itinerary made for a good introduction to Indochina. The biggest problem was never having quite enough time everywhere to do everything you wanted.

Active and outdoor

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Guest House, Home-stay

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Hanoi, Siem Reap, Mekong Delta

Hanoi, Siem Reap, Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi Tunnels, Phnom Penh, Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Halong Bay, Hue, Thien Mu Pagoda, Hoi An

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Duration20 days

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100+ Explore Asia Tours and Trips

107 Trips offered by Explore in Asia with 1,348 Reviews

107 Trips offered by Explore in Asia with 1,348 Reviews

The Silk Road of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Bangkok to Saigon by Bike

Kyrgyzstan's Silk Road Journey

Sri Lanka in Depth + Maldive Dhoni Cruise

Maldive Dhoni Cruise

The Five Stans of The Silk Road

Simply Japan

Highlights of Sri Lanka + Maldive Dhoni Cruise

Jewels of Indochina

Jordan Discovery

Wonders of the Silk Road

Family Sri Lanka and Maldives Adventure

Highlights of Vietnam and Cambodia

Inside Vietnam + Cambodia Highlights

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100+ Explore Asia Tours and Trips

107 Trips offered by Explore in Asia with 1,348 Reviews

107 Trips offered by Explore in Asia with 1,348 Reviews