After leaving Samarqand for a night stop in Kyzil Kum desert (see Vol 1.), we headed on towards Buchara and Chiwa, to complete the uzbek „quartet“. In both cities we again enjoyed a lot of history and architecture, impressive buildings in which are 800-1100 years old. Amazing end of our journey: The flight back to Tashkent :-)

After the starter in Tashkent, we headed east for some hiking in the Chatkan Range in the western Tian Shan Mountains. Awesome days out in the middle of nowhere with spectacular views on (mentally) relaxing hikes.

The capital(s): Tashkent and Samarqand. We arrived and visited Tashkent first. After 5 days of hiking (see Vol.2) we continued to Samarqand. The two very important cities combined in 1 album. 1/3 is from Tashkent and 2/3 are from Samarqand. Thereafter, we shortly stopped by a Yurt Camp in Kyzil Kum desert before heading on to Buchara and Chiwa (see Vol.3).