Caspian Odyssey

Yerevan

Transfer to the five-star Alexander Hotel for a two-night stay. Freedom of Choice: Etchmiadzin cathedral and Zvartnots Cathedral, or a guided walking tour of central Yerevan. Evening Welcome Dinner.

Meals: Dinner

Yerevan & Lake Sevan

Visit The Cascade and the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial. Drive to Lake Sevan for lunch with lake views. Optional Yerevan Ararat Brandy Factory visit. Evening dine-around dinner.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Yerevan to Tbilisi

Visit Geghard Monastery (UNESCO) and the Temple of Garni, or a walk through Garni Gorge. Private charter flight to Tbilisi; check in to the Paragraph Freedom Square, a Luxury Collection Hotel, for three nights. Evening dinner with traditional folk performance.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Tbilisi

Visit Metekhi Church, Sioni Cathedral and the Old Town. Lunch and wine tasting at Chateau Mukhrani Wine Estate. Evening dine-around experience.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Tbilisi – Gori, Uplistsikhe & Mtskheta

Choice of Gori (Stalin Museum) or the ancient cave city of Uplistsikhe. Lunch with private Georgian polyphonic singing performance. Afternoon visit to Mtskheta, Georgia's ancient capital (UNESCO). Evening dine-around dinner.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Tbilisi to Baku

Visit the Janashia State Museum of Georgia. Lunch, then private jet to Baku; check in to the Four Seasons Hotel Baku for three nights.

Meals: Lunch

Baku

Coach and walking tour of Icherisheher (Inner City, UNESCO), the Maiden Tower, Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Synyk-Kala Minaret. Lunch, then afternoon at leisure. Evening private visit and gala dinner at Villa Petrolea.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Baku

Visit the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (UNESCO). Lunch overlooking the Caspian Sea. Afternoon at leisure, optional Ateshgah Fire Temple visit. Evening dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel Baku.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Khiva

Private plane to Urgench, gateway to Khiva. Explore Ichan-Kala, the UNESCO-listed historic centre of Khiva, its mosques, madrassas, bazaars and minarets.

Bukhara

Visit the Ark of Bukhara, Poi-Kalyan Square and the Kalyan Mosque, the historic Trading Domes and Lyabi-Hauz Square. Evening barbecue on the station platform before boarding the Golden Eagle train.

Meals: Dinner

Samarkand

Explore Registan Square, the Bibi-Khanum Mosque and the Ulugh Beg Observatory. Evening illuminated light and sound show at Registan Square.

Tashkent

Guided tour of Tashkent including the Khast-Imam Complex (home to the Uthman Qur'an), the Museum of Applied Arts and Independence Square.

Bishkek

Leisurely day of scenic rail travel across Uzbekistan into Kyrgyzstan. Late-afternoon arrival in Bishkek for an introductory city tour including Ala-Too Square.

Lake Issyk-Kul

Extended visit to Lake Issyk-Kul with a privately arranged nomadic cultural celebration: horseback wrestling, eagle hunting and 'Ordo'. Optional Petroglyph Museum visit before returning to the train for dinner.

Meals: Dinner

Almaty

Arrive in Almaty and disembark the Golden Eagle. Guided tour including Panfilov Park and Zenkov Cathedral. Transfer to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Almaty.

Almaty

Breakfast before transfer to Almaty Airport for onward flight.

Meals: Breakfast