Central Asia - Blog | Wild Compass

May 16, 2026 13 min read

Kyrgyzstan: Yurt Stays, Tian Shan Trekking, and the Central Asian Adventure Nobody Takes

Kyrgyzstan has the mountains of Nepal, the nomadic culture of Mongolia, and the visa simplicity of Western Europe — and roughly 150,000 tourists a year. …

Adventure

May 14, 2026 12 min read

The Pamir Highway: Tajikistan's 1,200km Road Trip on the Roof of the World

The Pamir Highway — M41 on road signs, the second-highest paved road in the world — runs 1,200km through the Pamirs from Osh in Kyrgyzstan …

Destinations

May 14, 2026 13 min read

Uzbekistan's Silk Road Cities: Samarkand, Bukhara, and Why Central Asia is 2026's Biggest Underdog

Samarkand's Registan is one of the most architecturally breathtaking public spaces ever built — and you might have it almost to yourself. Uzbekistan has opened …

Adventure

May 04, 2026 11 min read

Turkmenistan: The Gas Crater That Burns Forever and How to Actually Get In

The Darvaza gas crater — the Door to Hell — has been burning continuously since a Soviet drilling rig collapsed into a natural gas cavern …