The Silk Road occupies a romantic place in our collective imagination, but after decades of isolationism, the Central Asian republics – better known as the ‘stans – are only now opening up to tourism.
Wanderlust readers chose Uzbekistan as their Top Emerging Destination for 2019, and we all known that the UNESCO World Heritage wonders of Samarkand and Bukhara dazzle.
But to really appreciate the natural beauty of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan? It’s time to be a responsible traveller, and embark on one of the best…