Travel and transport agencies Central Asia

Culture du Monde is the French-speaking reference in terms of cultural, nature and immersive tours. Based in Tashkent, with branches all over the country, built in the early days of Uzbekistan's tourism and constantly enriched since then, the agency offers classic tours as well as a wide range, constantly renewed and improved, of programs or stages off the beaten track. Reliable, available and attentive to your projects, the entire field team will tailor a trip to suit your desires and requirements.

Les Ateliers du Voyage is a specialist in tailor-made travel, taking you to the four corners of the world and discovering all five continents. The agency's travel consultants are true experts in their geographical area, and are on hand to help you build your dream holiday to the highest standards. The team will suggest the must-see sites as well as the latest trendy addresses. Our agents are always ready to listen and share their personal experiences.

By choosing Clio, you are opting for an original and enriching travel concept. The success of Clio trips is based on three principles. We propose an itinerary to help you discover the different facets of a country, a town or a region. We provide you with the information you need to better appreciate its history and heritage during a trip to an exhibition or a music festival. And we put you in a small group of people united by their common taste for cultural discovery.

This company includes a hotel (the Caravan Saray, near the Bibi Khanum Mosque) and a travel agency. Note: Ravshan Turakulov (who speaks French), the manager of this company, is also the representative of the WTO, the World Tourism Organisation, on this part of the Silk Road. Every year, he welcomes French trainees from tourism schools who have the opportunity to immerse themselves for several months in Uzbek culture and the Russian language.

Founded in 2008 in Samarkand by Janonbek Sanakulov and his brothers, Nassimjon and Jahongir. All three of them have a long experience as guide-lecturers and have created an agency in their own image, human and passionate, relying on a perfect knowledge of French, France and the expectations of travellers wishing to discover Uzbekistan. The exchange with travellers and the high cultural content are one of the strengths of the agency. Experience, know-how and know-how allow us to combine essential visits and a close relationship with the population.

"Nostalgia, when you hold us..." Well, when you hold us, you multiply yourself by two! You split yourself into Nostalasia and NostaLatina! NostalAsie, as its name suggests, works in Asia, and NostaLatina in Latin America. Both are travel agencies specializing in truly tailor-made trips. That's why they don't offer fixed or group departures. Whether you're an individual traveler or a group, the departure dates are yours, and either way, you get a private car, driver and guide, just for you! In Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, on the theme of the Andes in Argentina, in the colorful Indian markets of Ecuador, in little-known regions such as Paraguay or Uruguay, in the footsteps of the Mayas and other pre-Columbian civilizations in Guatemala and Mexico: there's no end to the South American discoveries offered by NostaLatina! Eviva nuestra NostaLatina!

This team of Asian connoisseurs and enthusiasts presents a 9 or 11-day guided tour in Japan: "Splendours of Japan". A classic but well-crafted itinerary that will take you to Tōkyō, Hiroshima, Kyotō, Nara and Osaka. Visitors can also choose from a wide range of tailor-made stays with modules such as the one available at Tōkyō

Committed to responsible tourism, Huwans attaches great importance to preserving the environment and respecting the cultural heritage of the people it meets. Specializing in trekking and adventure tours, the tour operator offers several tours in India, including "Rajasthan, Thar Desert and Maharajah Palaces", a 16-day program exploring the cities, palaces and desert of Thar, and "Tamil Nadu Mountains and Temples and Kerala Lagoons" (15 days, including two half-day hikes).

Need to escape, want to go off the beaten track? Push the door of Horizons Nomades, a travel agency unlike any other, almost confidential in this alley in Strasbourg, but one that lovers of beautiful travels know how to find. The frame already transports you elsewhere, nothing standardized, exotic or oriental furniture, unusual objects, sculptures, masks and African jewellery set the tone here and there, and awakens the instinct to travel if you didn't have it! The welcome is up to your expectations, we take the time to listen to you, we exchange and we prepare a tailor-made trip, in particular conditions of discovery of countries and peoples sometimes unknown, and that is what makes the difference with the other brands. With Horizons Nomades, luxury does not depend on the number of stars in a hotel facility, luxury is being found almost alone or in a small group, with an experienced guide. Hiking in preserved landscapes, camel trekking, bivouacs and nights under the stars, local cuisine, cultural sharing, it is another art of travelling. Destinations make you dream...

This tour operator organizes immersion trips in small groups of 4 to 8 participants. Nature, Culture and Encounters are the keywords of the trips offered in 80 destinations far away from our western culture. In collaboration with local partners, Explorator offers several formulas (Discovery, Family, Tailor-made...). As culture passersby, the best guides will share with you their immersion in local life, encouraging spontaneous encounters with the locals. Trips that adapt to all desires.

Specializing in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Amslav offers packages (hotel, apartment rental) and beach holidays to several countries in these geographical zones. You can discover the Silk Road in Uzbekistan on an exceptional train, explore the vastness of Georgia or Kazakhstan, discover the treasures of Armenia or explore the countries of the former Yugoslavia via Serbia, Albania and a combination with Montenegro and Slovenia.

La Balaguère is an agency specialized in walking and cycling trips. It offers trips with or without a guide, for families or small groups, for all levels, from beginners to experienced walkers. She takes you to the end of the world, but also (and especially!) in the Gers. Her stay "Between culture and gastronomy, happiness is in the Gers" mixes 3 hours of walking daily and visits of cultural and patrimonial sites : Flaran Abbey and Valence-sur-Baïse, Auch, Larressingle and Condom, Gondrin and the hills of Armagnac.

The city of Bishkek, in Kyrgyzstan, is home to the Alliance française. This educational establishment offers French courses and official certifications. It also has a media library where students can borrow books in French. The Alliance française de Bichkek regularly organizes cultural events and meetings for local Francophones and Francophiles. Whether you want to learn French, get certified or simply discover French culture, the Alliance française de Bichkek is the place to be.

Internet access ($ 2 per hour) and international communications ($ 3 per minute). Most of Bukhara's B & B have their own Internet access, for a slightly higher rate.

An indispensable tour operator in Uzbekistan and Asia Centale, Olympic Tour provides not only some of the best benefits of the country, but also provides the benefits for which it has committed itself. A major difference with other TO in a country or nothing works necessarily as expected and where the survendus programs are legion. In short, the reliability medal for Olympic Tour! Its strength lies in a network of contacts sufficiently strong and extensive to be able to access all requests within deadlines and at very competitive rates. This "veteran" of tourism actually proposes all types of travel in the five Central Asian republics. Individual or group excursions, for tourist, cultural or sporting discoveries, covering the entire range of accommodation. Guides and interpreters are a rare language and culture in Uzbekistan and cover most European languages. Olympic Tour can also take you to the remotest corners of the country for treks, bird sightings, archaeological circuits, discoveries of petroglyphs…

One of the most experienced tour operators in the extreme areas: ascent of Lenin, towers in Pamir and Tian Shan, helicopter, high altitude skiing. The agency was created in 2006 by Vladimir, one of the founders of Asia Travel, who decided to get on with it. He has retained the same contact network and always organizes the ascent of Pic Lenin, Pic Communism, Khan Tengri, Muztag-Ata and Héliski-Ata excursions. At the other end of the country, excursions by jeep to the shores of the Aral Sea, méharées or walking or horseback riding are also possible.

At 6 km from the city centre, Tashkent International Airport is the largest in the region. The airports of Uzbekistan Airways, a foreign exchange office and some shops are located at the airport. The terminal of internal flights is next to that reserved for international flights. It is difficult to negotiate the journey to the city centre for less than 10 € with taxis just at the exit. The journey usually costs less than € 4 by taxi, and € 0,5 by bus.

Upon arrival at the airport, you will have to complete, in two copies, a currency return form that you enter into the country. They will be distributed to you on the plane if you travel with Uzbekistan Airways or you will find it after the passport control post. You will keep one of the two copies, which you will be asked when you leave the country, together with a new statement of the amount of money remaining.

The Embassy of Kazakhstan in France is the diplomatic representation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the French Republic. The Embassy has been headed by Ambassador Goulsara Arystankoulova since 2022. Kazakhstan is a fascinating country to discover, with its spectacular landscapes of mountains and steppes, and its rich and varied culture. A trip to Kazakhstan promises to be a breathtaking adventure.

Denis Vikulov is a guide to Samarkand. With its Jigouli, it can also transport you to Ourgout, Bukhara or Sharisabz to present the other historic cities of the country. Also has good contacts in Khorezm and Ferghana Valley.

The main Uzbek operator tour. You can carry out classical circuits along the Silk Road, but also more confidential excursions, in Ferghana Valley or in the Kyrgyz Republic, for example. Also a circuit from Tashkent to Isfahan via Turkmenistan in 15 days. Sogda is represented in France by Persia agency, 21, avenue Victor hugo, 75 116 Paris - Tel: 01 40 67 12 96 - Fax: 01 40 67 12 97 - Website: www.persiairan.fr.