Sopho

I booked the 31 days Silk Road tour to the 5Stans of Central Asia and the Caucasus with Arara. There were a few other companies covering the 2 regions but I luckily chose Arara, a local company with great experience in arranging Caucasus and Central Asia tours. Hasmik, my main contact at Arara was very helpful throughout the booking process, tour arrangements and communication. Very efficient and responsive. We had great guides in all the countries, Serdar in Turkmenistan, Olga in Uzbekistan, Sophie in Georgia and Raffi in Armenia were the greatest, though the others were also very lovely and knowledgeable. Our small group of 10 travelers got on really well together, thank you Arara for gathering such lovely people from around the world. The trip was well organised, domestic flights, train tickets, border crossings were long but our guides were helpful. Drivers were good, though none of them spoke English. Some hotels were 4* even though we chose the 3* option, Arara upgraded our group to 4* hotels in some areas which allowed us to have a good rest after long days, thank you for that. The countries were amazing, very authentic and off the beaten track. I hope more people become interested in visiting these countries, as they are all unique with stunning architecture, history, culture and most importantly people. Thank you for the hard work Hasmik and Arara! This was a lifetime experience. Will highly recommend Arara Tours. 

Dear Florena, 

The tour was just fantastic, thank you for arranging this for me. I am happy I booked with you as a local agency, as the communication was very fast and you addressed all my questions and concerns professionally. I felt being taken care during the whole trip, thank you for checking with me all the time. I really enjoyed my trip to Georgia and Armenia. Guide Sophi in Georgia and Ani in Armenia were the best I have ever had having travelled to 82 countries. I hope I can return to your stunning region soon. 

Best wishes to you and Arara 

Susan Hollinger

Hi Florena,

We thoroughly enjoyed the 21 days traveling with you. The program was varied and interesting, and the guides — Ilham in Azerbaijan, Sopi in Georgia, and Tatev in Armenia — each had their own style, which made the experience richer. We did have a small change in the itinerary due to weather in the mountains, but your team quickly arranged an alternative visit that turned out to be just as enjoyable. Everything felt very well cared for. Thank you again!