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How to Make a Travel Itinerary with Google Maps

Last Updated: March 14, 2022 Fact Checked

This article was reviewed by Stan Kats and by wikiHow staff writer, Nihal Shetty . Stan Kats is a Professional Technologist and the COO and Chief Technologist for The STG IT Consulting Group in West Hollywood, California. Stan provides comprehensive technology solutions to businesses through managed IT services, and for individuals through his consumer service business, Stan's Tech Garage. Stan holds a BA in International Relations from The University of Southern California. He began his career working in the Fortune 500 IT world. Stan founded his companies to offer an enterprise-level of expertise for small businesses and individuals. There are 8 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 93,584 times.

If you’re planning a trip, you might be wondering how to figure out where to go and in what order. Luckily, Google has a free tool that you can use in order to get a better sense of your travel plans. We’ll walk you through how to make a travel itinerary with Google Maps through its My Maps feature. In a few easy steps, you can master an excellent organizational tool that’ll help you plan the best trip possible.

Setting Up Your Map

• Unfortunately, as of October 2021, Google no longer supports the “My Maps” app on phones. If you’re on mobile, you’ll have to use your phone’s web browser to access the site while on the go. [2] X Research source
• If you don’t already have a Google account, setting one up is a quick process. A Google account gives you a number of benefits, including a new gmail address. Check out this link to start the set-up process: https://accounts.google.com/signup/v2/webcreateaccount?flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=SignUp

• For instance, your might name your map something like “California Summer Trip 2022,” and you could enter a description like, “Places to see and eat during two-week California road trip.”

• For example, for a California road trip, you might enter “Golden Gate Bridge” into the search box. My Maps will automatically direct you to its location.

• For instance, if you’ve searched for “Golden Gate Bridge,” there will be a white box that offers some information on the location, and even a rating from other users. Click on the “Add to map” button to send it to your saved locations.

• For example, you might fill in the description to the “Golden Gate Bridge” box with something like, “Spend at least 1 hour here—must-see location.”

• You might consider changing the colors of your pins to match how important each location is to your trip. For example, must-see locations could be red pins, your housing spots could be green pins, and optional places to visit could remain as blue pins.

Creating an Itinerary and Planning Routes

• For example, you might have a layer titled “Places to see,” one titled “Places to eat,” and one titled “Places to sleep.” You can then put sightseeing destinations, restaurants, and hotels you want to stay at in their respective layers.

• You can add more than one location to a single route. For example, if you wanted to plot a route from Big Sur to the Golden Gate Bridge, and then to Palo Alto, you can add all three locations to your route layer and create a multi-stop path. [11] X Research source
• By clicking on the three dots next to the layer with your travel route, then selecting “Step-by-step directions,” My Maps will create a set of directions for your travel. Handy!

• For example, by using My Maps, you might notice that seeing the Golden Gate Bridge, walking around San Francisco, and eating at a restaurant in Berkeley are close enough to all be doable in one day, while visiting Big Sur might be better saved for another afternoon. My Maps can help you plan out the most efficient trip possible, so you can enjoy your travels even more.

• When sharing your map, you can also choose the option that allows others to edit the map as well. With this option selected, your friends can pick places that they’re interested in as well, so you can have them all on the same document. [13] X Research source

• Although My Maps can’t be viewed offline, you can download an offline map of any areas you’re interested in on your phone. Using the Google Maps app, type in a location into the search bar, tap the name of the location, then navigate to the option “Download offline map.” [15] X Research source

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How to Use Google Maps to Plan Your Next Road Trip (Step-By-Step Tutorial With Examples)

Post summary: A comprehensive guide on how to use Google Maps to plan a road trip itinerary  and why Google Maps is the best tool/app for planning a trip. Includes a road trip planning tutorial!

Author’s Note: This post was originally published in 2020 and was updated in April 2023 for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

So, you want to plan a road trip. But, where do you start? Better yet: How do you start?

I’m often asked about my trip planning process. Where to go, what to do, and how exactly to fit everything into a cohesive itinerary that, well, makes sense .

Planning a road trip can be hard. But, with the right tools and resources, it doesn’t have to be. I’ve already put together a list of my most trusted travel booking resources , and the best apps for road trips , but now I want to talk about one of my favorite road trip planning tools: Google Maps.

Google Maps is like a trip planning goldmine, and it’s always my very first step in organizing my itinerary whenever I take a trip.

Google Maps is one of the best tools for planning a cohesive and successful road trip, because it allows you to create a highly customizable, visual representation of your trip  (shoutout to all my fellow visual learners out there). And its FREE!

Basically, if you’re planning a road trip, knowing how to customize Google Maps is going to make your life so much easier.

So if you’re wondering how to get started, then you’ve come to the right place. I’m breaking the entire process down into an easy to follow step-by-step tutorial on exactly how to use Google MyMaps to plan your next road trip. So, lets get started!

GOOGLE MAPS TRAVEL PLANNING OVERVIEW

Here’s exactly what we cover in this guide:

• Create a new Google Map for your trip.
• Add location pins to your map
• Customize and color code your location pins.
• Create Google Map layers to plan your day-to-day itinerary.
• Add driving directions to your map.
• Download your custom Google Map to your phone.
• Share your map with friends.
• Calculate gas milage for your road trip.

Scroll down for a super detailed step-by-step guide to planning your own travel itinerary for free using Google Maps or skip ahead with the table of contents.

Table of Contents

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WHY GOOGLE MAPS IS THE BEST TRAVEL PLANNING TOOL FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP

Google Maps is the best tool for planning your next trip , whether you’re just using it for adventure inspiration, to share ideas with your friends, or creating a detailed step-by-step road trip itinerary. Here’s why!

IT CREATES A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF YOUR ROAD TRIP

If you’re a visual learner, Google Maps is going to be your best friend. But even if you’re not a visual learning, using Google Maps to plan your trip is still going to be incredibly helpful.

Planning your trip with Google Maps is the fastest way to familiarize yourself with the layout of an area. It allows you to wrap your head around how large an area is and where everything is in relation to each other, which, in my opinion, is the best way to start planning any trip.

Here’s an example of the Google Map I created for our 4-day road trip in Iceland.

Click here to access the interactive map.

GOOGLE MY MAPS HELPS YOU FIGURE OUT WHERE TO SPEND YOUR TIME

Have you ever had a list of places you wanted to see, only to find out that they’re super far away from each other?

Pinning your locations to your custom Google Map will show you where your stops are. This will help you figure out where to spend your time and plan accordingly.

Are your pins clustered in one place? If so, then you might want to allocate more time to that area. Or maybe your pins are spread out all over the map? If this is the case, then it might be best to prepare yourself for a lot of driving or focus on a smaller area instead.

YOUR GOOGLE MAP IS HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE

Whether you’re touring NYC, road tripping cross country, or backpacking to Beaver Falls in the Grand Canyon , you can create a highly customizable Google Map to help plan your adventure.

Handy features like customizable locations, adding multiple stops, pinning by GPS coordinates, organizing by categories, and overlaying direction layers, all make it incredibly easy to customize your Google Map to plan your travel itinerary.

Need to remember entrance fees, operating hours, or best places to see? You can even add notes to your location pins so you don’t forget important details!

IT HELPS YOU NAVIGATE AND PLAN YOUR ROUTE

Quickly learn how to navigate between stops by adding directions between multiple locations to your map.

This is an incredibly useful tool for figuring out the best routes to take, roads to avoid, and to plan for drive time. You can even choose between walking, biking, or public transportation directions. This is especially helpful for choosing the best entrance to Yellowstone National Park , taking the scenic route on an Ecuador road trip , or mapping out the best Hudson Valley wineries .

IT’S EASY TO COLLABORATE AND SHARE YOUR TRIP

Traveling with friends? Google Maps makes it super easy to collaborate by allowing you to share your map with your travel partners. You can even give them editing access so that everyone can add their must-do’s to the map.

YOUR MAP IS EASY TO SHARE BETWEEN DEVICES

You’ll have to create your Google Map on desktop. But, luckily, you can seamlessly share your custom map straight to your iPhone or Android using the Google Maps App!

Sharing your custom map to your phone makes it super convenient to access your itinerary on the go. You can even set up your map for offline use if you’re traveling without cell phone service.

HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM MAP IN GOOGLE MAPS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

1. create a new google map, login to google drive on your desktop.

Before you start planning your road trip using Google Maps, make sure you’re signed into your Google Drive.

• Visit www.google.com/maps from your desktop and log in .
• If you don’t have a Google Drive account, create one now.

CREATE A NEW GOOGLE MAP

To create a new map, select “Saved” in the sidebar on the left > “Maps”.  You can also click on the menu (the three lines) in the upper left corner > “Saved” > “Maps”.

For now, your list is probably empty. But as you create more maps, this is where they’ll be stored.

Begin creating your first custom map by selecting “CREATE MAP”

This opens a new blank map. Start by giving your map a title and a description.

Once you’ve named your map, you’re ready to start pinning stops! Keep reading to learn about adding and customizing location pins.

2. ADD LOCATIONS TO YOUR GOOGLE MAP

This is where you start adding the places you want to go!

HOW TO ADD LOCATION PINS

Add multiple stops to your Google map by pinning their locations.  There are a few different ways to add location pins to your Google Map :

• Add a pin using coordinates if you can’t find the exact location in the search bar drop down list. You may have to use this method for extremely specific or remote locations, such as a backcountry campsite or an unmarked trailhead. Simply type the location’s latitude and longitude coordinates into the search bar. .
•  To pin a general area, click on the “Add Marker” button below the map search bar . You’ll be able to drop a blank pin by clicking anywhere on the map. A box will appear asking you to add a title and description

NOTE: You’re allowed to pin 10 location pins per layer. Continue reading to learn how to use layers to add more than 10 location pins to your map.

3. CUSTOMIZING LOCATION PINS

Once you save your pins to the map, they’ll be blue by default. However,  you can customize a pin by changing the color, icon style, description, and title . You can even add pictures or videos if you’re feeling extra fancy.

To change the color and style , begin by clicking on your location pin (either in the list to the left or directly on the map) > “Style” (the little paint can) in the lower right hand corner of the text box. Click “More Icons” to view more options.

To change the location title , click”Edit” (the pencil icon) in the text box. You can also add notes in the “Notes” box. Use the notes box to add more details about finding trail heads, hiking logistics, packing reminders etc. I also like to use it to keep track of specific places to see within a general location, such as a National Park.

To add media (i.e. photos or videos) , click “Add Image or Video” (the camera icon) in the text box. I found this especially helpful on my first Iceland road trip to remember which waterfall was which, since they all sound the same (if you’ve been there, you know what I mean!). You can also add your own photos and videos if you want to create a map to share with others.

To delete a pin , click on it and then click on the trash can icon. .

. 4. CREATING MAP LAYERS TO PLAN YOUR TRIP IN GOOGLE MAPS

What are google map layers.

Google Map layers are a really useful tool for organizing your road trip itinerary. But,  what exactly is a layer? A layer in Google Maps is, by definition, a way to contain arbitrary geospatial data.

Okay, English please ?

In other words, each layer can be used to display different types of information on your map. You can dedicate different layers to different types of places like restaurants, cafe’s, hotels, hiking trails, etc. Or you can dedicate layers to different days of your trip. Or you can stick to one layer. Its up to you.

Here’s an example of how I broke up my Iceland itinerary, using a different layer for each day of our road trip: 

HOW TO ADD LAYERS

When you create your map, you’re automatically using one layer (“Untitled Layer”). This is the layer that your location pins are added to by default, unless you add additional layers. You can add up to 10 location pins per layer, and 10 layers per map.

To add a new layer to your Google Map , simply click “Add Layer”. This creates a new “Untitled Layer”, which you can rename accordingly. To rename layers, click on the title name or click the 3 dots next to the title > “Rename Layer”.

To move a pin between layers , click on the location pin in the list, then drag and drop it into the desired layer.

Choose which layers to display by turning individual layers “on” and “off”. You can do this by checking/unchecking the box next to the layer’s name.

To delete a layer , click the 3 dots next to the layer’s title > “Delete this layer” > “Delete”.

. TIPS FOR USING LAYERS TO PLAN YOUR ITINERARY IN GOOGLE MAPS

When planning my road trip itineraries, I usually give each day its own layer (unless the trip is longer than 10 days, in which case then I’ll combine days or make another map). Then I color code all of my pins by day.

For example, all of my stops (i.e. location pins) on day 1 (layer 1) would be orange, all of my stops on day 2 (layer 2) would be red, and all of my stops on day 3 (layer 3) would be blue. Organizing pins and layers this way makes it a lot easier to visualize your day-to-day itinerary on the map.

That’s just what works for me, so obviously you don’t have to do it that way. You can organize your pins and layers in any way that makes sense to you.

WHEN TO MAKE SEPARATE MAPS 

Personally, I prefer to make a single map for my road trip itineraries whenever possible. But that won’t work for everything or for everyone.

Sometimes maps can get confusing if you have a lot of stops to make. Other times you’ll find that you need more than 10 layers or directions between more locations than Google Maps allows.

To solve these problems, you may opt to create several maps. Perhaps you’ll find it easier to create a separate map for each day of your road trip, or create one map dedicated just to a certain type of location or activity.

For example, we created two separate maps for our road trip through New Zealand. One map for the North Island and one map for the South Island.

5. ADDING DIRECTIONS TO YOUR GOOGLE MAP

. What good would a Google Maps itinerary be if you couldn’t get driving directions?

To add driving directions to your Google Map , click on “Add Directions” (the arrow icon) under the search bar. A new layer will appear (you cannot add directions without it adding a new layer).

Click on “Add Directions” simply by clicking on a pinned location on the map. It will populate in point “A” . Click on a second location on the map, which will populate in point “B” . The route will show up as a blue line on the map.

The original directions will only give you the option to add points “A” and “B”. To add more destinations, click on “Add destinations”. You can add up to 10 destinations.

NOTE:  This may seem obvious, but I’ll say it anyway: When you connect locations, make sure to do it in the order that makes sense. Don’t just add directions between two random locations. Make sure to do it in order!

To choose between driving, walking, or bicycle directions , click on the Directions button in the layer (the blue car icon). Then click on the appropriate mode of transportation.

VIEW STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS

To view step-by-step directions, click the three dots to the right of the little of the directions layer > click “Step-by-step directions”.

ADJUSTING YOUR ROUTE

Google maps will automatically calculate the shortest route between locations. But you can easily change the route if you prefer to take a different one (i.e. to take the more scenic route, avoid tolls/highways, etc.).

To adjust the route between two points , hover your cursor anywhere along the blue line. Your cursor will change from a hand to an arrow over a white dot. A dialogue box will say “Drag to change route”. Click and drag the white dot to the desired road or highway on the map.

. 6. HOW TO ACCESS CUSTOM GOOGLE MAPS ON YOUR PHONE 

. There are two ways to access your custom Google Maps on your phone.  You can  (1) reference your map through the Google Maps app  or (2) export the entire map for offline access using Maps.me . Which method you use depends on your personal preference.

Steps are the same for iPhone and Android.

1. To view your maps in the Google Maps app:

• You will need to download Google Maps, if you haven’t done it already
• Sign into the same Google Drive account you used to create the map
• Click on the search bar > “…More” > scroll to the right and click “Maps”
• Select your custom map

How to view your custom Google Map on your phone using the Google Maps app .

Essential tips for using the Google Maps app:

• Accessing step-by-step directions:  When you open your map in the Google Maps app, your directions layer will be visible, but you won’t be able to click on it and get the step-by-step directions. . Instead, navigate to the individual location pins on the map. Click the pin and the directions instruction will populate in the search bar. Click on the search bar and then hit “Search”. This will exit your custom map and open up the regular Google Maps navigation screen. .
• Accessing your map offline:  You can’t. There is currently no way to access your custom map offline in the Google Maps app. Which is obviously not ideal if you’re traveling without cell phone service or wifi. . You can download an area for use offline by clicking on your photo (the circle in the upper right corner) > “Offline maps” > “select your own map”. However, when you do this, the map will be blank and you’ll have to repin/save all of your pins. You can repin/save locations by searching for the location > “save” > and then either add to an existing list or create a new list.

2. To export your custom map to Maps.me:

This method is quite a workaround, but (unlike the Google Maps app) it allows you to access your custom map offline without having to repin anything.

On your desktop: 

• Open your map on desktop
• Click the 3 dots next to the map title > select “Export to KML” > check the box next to “Export to .KML file instead of .KMZ”.
• Make this file accessible through your phone by uploading it to Dropbox, Google Drive, email, or any other file sharing app.

On your phone:

• Download the Maps.me app
• Search for the city, state, or country your map is based in and then download
• Go to your photo sharing app and open your .KML file with Maps.me
• You’ll be directed to your custom map in Maps.me

Tips for using Maps.me

If you download your map in Maps.me, you’ll be able to use it offline. However, the major drawback is that you will only be able to access step-by-step directions from your current location. So, even though your directions layers will populate on your map, you’ll only be able to view the drive times and not the actual directions, unless one of those points is your current location.

That being said, I am not a Maps.me expert.  So, if you have an update or workaround for this issue, please reach out and let me know :)

7. CREATE A SHARED GOOGLE MAP

You might want to share your map if you’re planning a trip with someone else, collaborating on an itinerary, or sharing your map on a website.

To share your Google Map , open the map > click “share” in the gray bar above the layers. Make sure the slider for “Anyone with this link can view” is set to blue. Then copy the link and send it to friends!

To embed your map on a website , check that your sharing sliders are set to “Anyone with this link can view” and “Let others search for and find this map on the internet”. Next, click the menu (the three dots) next to the map title > then click “Embed on my site”. Copy the HTML and paste it in the source code for your page.

8. BONUS: CALCULATE GAS MILEAGE

. Download my customizable Travel Expense Planner below for free . Use it to easily and automatically calculate how much money you’ll spend on gas, using your custom Google Map!

And there you have it! All the tips, tricks, and general instructions on how to use Google Maps as a road trip planning tool . As always, if you have any questions or have anything to add, leave a comment below. I love to hear from you!

Happy adventuring!

Did you find this Google Maps road trip planning tutorial helpful? Don’t forget to pin it for later!

Hi, I’m Jackie! I’m a travel photographer and content creator based near the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. I’m also a millennial who works full-time, yet I still find ways to travel frequently without breaking the bank, because traveling is what makes me feel most alive. Now I help fellow travelers who also work 9-5 and are looking for ways to travel more with limited PTO.

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I’ve been a user of paper maps, since before the Internet, or color TV for that matter. For an up coming trip, basically Texas to FL, and back, I decided to make better use of Google Maps. A google search brought me to this page. Super helpful, and the pins per layer note answered a long standing confusion of mine. Thank you. I do have one question. Is there a way to to add waypoints based on distance or travel time? For example, this is going to be a two day trip. I want to find the halfway point (easily)? Or in the case of a longer trip, I want to drive X miles or Y hours? I know I can trial and error it, but what if I want the half-way point? What’s the easiest way to find it? Or where will I be in 8 hours of driving? Thank so much! Cheers, Eric

Hey Eric – thanks so much for your comment! Unfortunately, I don’t know of an easy way to calculate your half way point or location after x amount of hours. I typically eyeball it, which might be the only way to find your answer

Thanks very much, it is really helpful

This was most helpful for creating a personal map. I tried it and created a practice map on my laptop; named it and accessed it exactly like your instructions indicate. The part that has me puzzled is the accessing it from your phone. I have used Google maps on my phone for a long time and believe I am signed in using the same account. The Google Maps app on the phone identifies me (the right end if the search bar has my initial and shows the account when tapped.) When I tap the search bar I get to the … More but that is it. All I then see is the opportunity to set my Home and Work Locations but no listing of My Maps.

On the laptop going to the Menu (bars at left side of Search) allows access to Lists, Labeled, Visited, and Maps. (Maps is the one, as you indicate, to get to your personal Maps.) On my phone the only thing that seems to be available is the Labeled option. What am I missing to get to the Maps? I feel like there must be a switch somewhere to have the Maps come through … but I can’t seem to find it! Hoping you or someone can point me in the right direction. Thank you.

Without creating a custom map, is there a way to display a route in Google Maps and show attractions at the same time?

You’ve written a terrific guide and I’m learning a lot more about Google maps. Is there some way to print this guide or download a printable copy? Thanks.

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Are you looking for an itinerary planner to plan your next trip? We know creating a customized travel itinerary manually is an overwhelming task. You have to put a lot of time into selecting destinations, booking hotels, flights, and comparing prices. On top of that calculating budgets & booking hotels and flights is another challenge that makes itinerary planning tough.

But what if all of this is done within a few minutes for you? Yes with TripHobo trip planner you can do this smartly. We have observed that many travelers end up spending more time in researching information than enjoying the actual trip. Not only first-time travelers but also experienced travelers struggle in creating perfect travel plans.

Even though it is a tedious task to create a customized itinerary, everyone agrees on the importance of itinerary for an enjoyable holiday. So Triphobo came up with this easy to use automatic itinerary planner.

How Trip Planner Works / Steps to Plan a Trip

Do you want to create your travel itinerary quickly & easily? Are you ready to use this tool now? TripHobo's trip planner plays a major role to ease the itinerary creation process and helps you overcome the pain in the trip planning .  Follow these 4 simple steps to plan a trip & let us know your experience.

1) Choose Your Destination & Dates when you want to travel

Visual algorithmic trip planner lets you choose destinations you want to travel to. You have the freedom to choose the real dates from the calendar. After selecting travel dates, planner runs algorithms to optimize a trip. It starts suggesting activities, sightseeing spots, tours and transport options with the details. For every attraction, it suggests open/close timings, time to spend, and nearby restaurants.

You can drag & drop activities and complete your itinerary within a matter of minutes. You can book yourself a nice vacation once you are sure of all the details, making you plan your trip very easily.

2) Refer to User Created Itineraries

If you have a lot of travel ideas but confused about where to start? Don't worry. Thousands of other people have visited the same destination before and created itineraries with us. Choose from a pool of more than 1 million user-generated itineraries around the globe. You can view other travelers’ itineraries for any location and duration to inspire yourself and then customize them to suit your own preferences.

3) Book Hotels and Flights

TripHobo always tries to offer the best from the travel industry to our valued planners. It has formed alliances with Expedia , Skyscanner, Zomato and Booking.com. Its ratings and reviews come courtesy of TripAdvisor whereas Google (as well as other partners) powers its location data.

TripHobo aims to cater to travelers at every stage of the travel planning process. It provides one platform to create personalized itineraries and hassle-free bookings .

4) Get Ready with a Perfect Itinerary

Once you’ve created your customized itinerary, you can print it. Save your plan for future reference or share it with your friends. When you’re ready, you can finalize and have a perfect travel itinerary ready.

Why Is TripHobo a Smart Trip planner?

There are few things included in the Triphobo planner algorithm & app which builds itinerary within minutes.

• A free virtual map-based trip planner with a smart algorithm
• International trip planner with about 1,50,000 popular destinations
• The largest repository of user-generated itineraries
• Hassle-free booking options for hotels, tours & flights
• Provides local transit options like metro, rail, bus, and car
• Calculates an estimated budget
• Provides options to save, print and share itinerary
• Strategic Partnerships with leading travel companies

TripHobo: Around the Web

• Trip of Your Own
• Traveling made easier with TripHobo
• Making The Southeast Asian Travel Connection
• Ex-HCL employee’s led ‘TripHobo’ is on a mission to become a global brand – a goto place for travel planning!
• Interview: Praveen Kumar, Founder & CEO of TripHobo
• TripHobo inks partnership with Zomato
• How a trip planning startup can succeed
• Karthik Ramachandram Co-Founder COO, TripHobo - Phocuswright Conference

Here's what travelers have to say about our travel planner

• Excellent 238

Great and genuinely wonderful website that makes a proper vacation plan simple, like it should. All reviews are 5 stars. The only suggestion I have to enhance this fantastic website is to include a mobile application. Even paying for a version without ads wouldn't bother me.

Every traveller should use this!

So much easier & more helpful than a travel agency, given lots of fantastic ideas, and was extremely helpful for planning the trip. Would strongly advise my family and friends to use this!

Great tool for trip planning. Impportantly it's free and automatically tailors travel plans to your preferences and is completely customisable. The integration with skyscanner and booking.com, and other OTA like priceline and expedia makes it very easy to plan the whole trip along with the bookings in one place.

Ready to plan that trip?

Create an itinerary, map your route, and organize your travel plan. Start your next adventure with confidence and leave the hassle behind.

Where are you starting?

Bring your plan together

Organized trip planning.

Update your itinerary without rebuilding your calendar and trip map - everything works together.

Plan with friends & family

Share with others or collaboratively build a trip in real-time with live updates.

Everything in one place

Gather the pieces of your plan: itinerary, budget, & important documents.

Plan That Trip is here to take the hassle out of your trip planning process.

We eliminate the clutter of traditional planning methods by combining various planning aspects into one intuitive interface.

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Skip the data entry.

Automatically add flights to your trip itinerary from confirmation emails or other documents.

Plan on your terms

Access anywhere, anytime. Export a PDF for convenient offline access, or use our mobile-ready web app.

Kick-start your research

City-level information about locations. Find out average temperatures during your visit, currency, time zone difference, and more.

Collect your ideas

Keep track of all the possibilities of your trip before committing to an itinerary. Move your ideas into your plan when you are ready. No more losing track of your options!

Budgeting made simple

Easily manage your travel expenses. Track spending, split costs among travelers, and view a comprehensive breakdown of expenses to keep within your budget.

Your travel documents, organized

Access all your trip-related documents. From tickets to hotel bookings, keep everything in one secure, accessible place. Forward confirmation emails to a synced address, and we'll include them with your trip-planning documents.

How it works

Gather your ideas.

Organize your ideas and decide what you want to do.

Chart your course

Plot your destinations and build your itinerary.

Fill in the details

Add your stays, activities, travel documents, and notes.

See your plan come together!

Can i plan trips for free.

Yes! Our free plan offers you everything you need to plan a trip. Trips with itinerary, calendar, and map views are saved for a year. You can also track expenses and attach notes. However, there are no sharing or collaboration tools with the free plan.

Can I share my trip plan?

Absolutely! Plan That Trip allows you to invite friends, family, or colleagues to collaborate on your travel plans. They can view, edit, and add to the itinerary in real-time, ensuring everyone involved has the latest information. Collaboration and sharing require a Premium plan.

How do I add flights?

Plan That Trip lets you add flights in lots of ways. You can specify the destination and arrival location, or flight number and date. With the Premium plan, you can automatically load flights from any document.

Can I track my spending and budget?

You can assign a cost to any part of your itinerary, and we'll tracks all expenses across the entire trip. Cost splitting lets you determine who owes what for various activities and is a good way of keeping tabs on individual expenses.

Is my data secure with Plan That Trip?

We take your data security very seriously. All your information, including personal details and travel documents, is stored securely and is only accessible to you and those you choose to share your itinerary with. We also give you the ability to download your data or delete your account, so you are always in charge.

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Easily organize destinations, transportation, lodging and events.

We map as you go

Visualize your trip as you build; see the full picture or zoom to details.

Instant itineraries

Generate beautiful itineraries to access from your phone and share with friends.

Still curious? See an example of a shared trip, or get started with your own.

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Unlimited Flexible Planning

Start building an itinerary right away with or without specific dates or confirmation emails. Rearrange individual trip components or entire destinations with just a few clicks.

Generate Itineraries

Print out your itinerary or access it from a mobile device. Create different versions so you can compare options or limit what you share with others.

Automatic Timezone Adjustments

View your travel in actual elapsed time while the timeline automatically adjusts to local time as you move through different timezones.

Archive Your Trip

Revisit your trips to relive the memories or even just to recall a name of a favorite restaurant or hotel.

Finally! A flexible platform that helps you organize travel details, build itineraries, finalize plans and archive trips. No reservations necessary.

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Since the pandemic, you need to plan your trips carefully. So many things can change in no time, and people, in general, are traveling more, so advance bookings are crucial. These travel planning apps will help you plot an itinerary and ensure you don't miss out on any activities or attractions.

All the apps in this list come with maps that show all the locations you're traveling to. It's much better than using a Google Doc to write out your plan. Each app does something a little different or better than the others, so you'll likely find exactly what you're looking for in a travel planning app.

1. Scout (Web): Best Travel Planner for Cities With Detailed Map

When you're planning a trip to a new city, either alone or as a group, you will usually list many places you want to visit. With Scout, you can add these in different sections and see them on a live map, thus making it easier to figure out which places are within close distance and create an itinerary.

When you start a new trip in Scout, you'll first have to pick a city you're visiting and set your arrival and departure dates. By default, you get sections for attractions, food, and accommodations. But you can always add more custom sections. Each section gets its colored pin marker (for example, all food places will show as blue pins). You can add a place by searching for it or typing out the full address. It's powered by Google Maps, so it'll be easy to find any place.

Once you've added the points of interest, open the itinerary view to see your dates. Drag-and-drop places from the first bar to any day's itinerary. Once you add multiple places to a day, the map will automatically create a route for that day, linking all the places. You can rearrange them to find the best route to take.

You can also share your Scout trip with others, so that they can add their own points of interest and update the itinerary to create a group plan. It's also a helpful way to get tips from locals, as they'll be able to add recommendations directly to your map.

Scout also lets you publish your map or itinerary to its directory so that others can discover your helpful recommendations. And of course, you can browse the directory to find what others have recommended.

2. Puffin (Web): Find the Best Commute or Route for Your Travel Itinerary

Puffin is similar to Scout, with a few minor differences. When you create a new trip in Puffin and add a city, it automatically gives you a few recommendations for interesting and unique tourist spots , which show up as flowers on the map. Then, you start adding places of interest by searching for them in the left sidebar when set to Places, after which they'll show up as pins on the map.

Once you've added all the pins you want, switch the sidebar from Places to Itinerary. Create a new "day" and drag places from the map to that day. Puffin will automatically create a commute for you in the order of the places. Rearrange the places to get a better commute. You can also set a custom color for all the places and routes for a day.

For a detailed view of your entire itinerary, toggle the "View Full Schedule" button at the top of the sidebar. This will show a kanban board-like view of all your days. You can quickly drag and drop places between different days.

Puffin trips can also be shared between friends to build a trip collaboratively. Other users can comment on any place, so you can have a chat within Puffin on whether that place is worth going to or not.

3. Travel Trove (Web): Detailed Travel Planner for Multi-City Trips

Travel Trove is an excellent app if you go to a new country and plan to visit multiple cities. First, add the country you'll be going to, and then add the places you want to visit. For example, if you were going to Italy, search for the Colosseum and for the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and add both. Then, in your sidebar, Travel Trove will automatically list them under the different cities of Rome and Pisa.

For every place you add, you can also put in a few notes about it. Travel Trove also automatically scrapes information from Google Maps like the website, timings, and address of that place.

Once you've added all the places, switch to itinerary mode (and select all the cities in your trip when prompted). Now you'll be building a day-by-day itinerary for your visit. Each day has an "accommodation" slot and more slots for AM and PM to plan your holidays. Simply drag-and-drop your places to these slots to build the plan. You can also add notes for each day.

Travel Trove lets you quickly filter places by categories you have set while adding them, like must-visit, food, accommodation, etc. You can also add Packing Notes to your itinerary to ensure you don't forget anything. Once you're done with the travel plan, you can share it with others too.

4. Travel Mapper (Web): Google Sheets Travel Itinerary With Live Map

When you're planning the itinerary for your next trip, you usually want to visualize it on Google Maps too. Travel Mapper is a custom Google Sheets template that lets you create your travel itinerary, share it with friends, and instantly add the locations to Google Maps.

Travel Mapper is simple to use. Once you download the add-on, open a new Google Sheet and go to Extensions > Travel Mapper > Start Here > Generate Template . Add the date, time, activity, location, links, costs, and any additional notes in the sheet. The sidebar shows the Google Map for your itinerary, which you can update when you make any changes.

The map is customizable. You can add color codes for different elements and filter activities to see your map differently. The Google Maps in the sidebar can also be used to discover other places of interest nearby to any location. It's one of the best Google Maps hacks for travel trips .

Travel Mapper also includes a to-do list, a packing checklist, and a favorites list to ensure you don't forget anything. You can also share your newly created sheet with friends, who can add their own locations to the map.

5. Plip (Web, Android, iOS): Mobile-First Collaborative Trip Planner With Maps

The apps mentioned above in this list are all made to be used on computers. However, Plip bucks the trend by being a mobile-first travel planning app so that you can plan your entire trip on your phone or tablet. Plip also has a web app if you want to use it on your laptop.

Register for an account once you create a new trip; otherwise, your travels won't be saved. You can keep the trip private or share it with a group by adding others' emails.

When you want to add a new entry, there are eight types of plans to choose from: plan (generic), flight, reservation, lodging, restaurant, event, vehicle rental, and transit. The default details to fill for any entry are the title, the location, the start and end date and time, and any notes if necessary. Certain plans have additional entries, like "Provider" in events or "Confirmation number" in lodgings.

You can quickly filter your entries by the type of plan to view them in a list. Otherwise, switch to the Map view to view all your places of interest marked on the map, and scroll through a pane at the bottom.

Download: Plip for Android | iOS (Free)

Plan Well, But Look for Last Minute Deals

These apps will help plan out your entire trip, giving you a clear idea of when and where you will be. But don't yet rush to book it all.

The travel and hospitality industry has a lot of last-minute deals on flights, hotels, and tourist attractions. You should try to take advantage of these where you can. Since you will plan out your trip, add a few alternatives or flexible dates with flexible itineraries so that you can wait a bit more and benefit from these deals.

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After you've mapped out your trips, you'll be able to view your very own travel stats page which will show you how many kilometres you travelled, which countries you visited, which modes of transport you used and more. It's a great visual summary of your life's journeys

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If you are just looking for a simple route map to add to a blog post you're creating then this will do that for you nicely. You can either use the standard embed code or customise the map tiles to various other looks as well. A beautiful interactive travel map will ensure your blog entry stands out from the crowd.

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How To Plan A Trip With Google Maps: 7 Easy Steps

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Wondering how to plan a trip with Google Maps? Below, we’ll show you how we plan all our trips on Google Maps – get ready for every Google Maps hack you’ll ever need!

There is a lot that goes into planning the perfect trip. What are you going to do? Where will you stay? How are you going to plan your days? How long do you even need to see everything? It’s overwhelming!

I love travel planning. As you can see on this website, I kind of made my career out of it. Because I want to make the most out of my trips (and write the best possible guides about the destinations I visit), I take travel planning pretty seriously. 

There is so much research that goes into it, and I couldn’t do it without my favourite travel planning tool: Google Maps. In this guide, I’m sharing how I use Google Maps as a trip planner, along with some handy hacks to help you on your next adventure. Let’s take a look!

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7 Steps to Plan a Trip With Google Maps

Here is how to use Google Maps trip planner:

1. Create a Map

To create a map on Google, you do need a Google account. Once signed up/logged in, go to this page .

Click on “ Saved” >> “My Maps “, which will take you to your maps. If you have created any maps in the past, you will also find them here. As you can see in the screenshots below, I’ve already created quite a few!

Alternatively, you can go to this page , where you see and access your maps in an instant.

To create a new map, click on “ Create Map ”. This will open a new tab with an empty map. 

By clicking on “ Untitled Map ”, you can give your map a name and a description. And ta-da! You’re ready for some travel planning on Google Maps. Time to create the perfect itinerary .

2. Add Locations

Now it’s time to start brainstorming. What do you want to do and see on your trip? There are so many ways to find the best places to visit.

For starters, you can find things to do by reading travel guides, blog posts , and itineraries from other travel bloggers. It’s also a good idea to go through Instagram hashtags and location tags. And, of course, good old printed travel guides (by Lonely Planet and Rough Guides, for example) are always a good shout too.

You don’t have to worry about how to plan out your days in detail. For now, you simply want to get an idea of what you want to do on your trip.

Whenever you find something that seems interesting, you can add these to your map by typing the location into the search bar. This can be the name of the location or the address, or you can use the coordinates. Usually, you’ll see a drop-down menu with suggestions as you type.

By pressing enter or selecting one of the options, Google Maps will take you to the location. Here, you can add these locations to your maps. Simply click on “ Add to map ”. Afterwards, you’ll see it appear on the Untitled Layer .

Alternatively, you can use the “ Add Market ” tool (shown in the screenshot below) to add a marker on the map. You can use this when a location isn’t on the map but you don’t have the coordinates, for example.

Before adding all your locations, make sure to read step 3. We explain how to customize your pins on Google Maps, making it much easier to plan your daily itineraries later on.

Planning a road trip on Google Maps? Start by adding the places you want to see/visit. Later on (see step 5), you can add directions to help you find the fastest routes. You can create on Google Maps for the overall road trip, and make another map for daily itineraries of your road trip.

3. Customise Your Categories (Icons and Colours)

The customisation options are another reason why planning trips on Google Maps is one of the best travel planning tools out there. By using colours, icons, pictures and notes, your map will be even easier to navigate.

These options let you break down your locations into categories, such as things to do, photography spots, restaurants, cafes, hotels, shops, etc.

You can change the colour of your pin and add an icon under the “ Style ” option – it looks like a paint bucket. There are hundreds of different icons to choose from.

At this stage, it’s best to stick to changing the icons for now. I normally change the colours to divide the days on my itineraries. Obviously, you can completely style this the way you want.

You can also change the colour and icon of your pins in the side menu.

When clicking on the “ Edit ” icon, you can change the title and add a description for your location. This can be handy to help yourself remember any specifics about this place, such as good photography spots, opening times and whether you need to book a ticket in advance or not.

You can add an image or video to your pins, too. And lastly, you can delete the pin by clicking on the trash icon.

4. Create Layers 

Now you’ve added all the things you want to do and given them some icons, it’s time to take a look at the layers. You can add a layer by clicking the “Add layer” option in the sidebar. This automatically creates a brand new untitled layer on your map.

You can rename and delete the layers by clicking on the three dots next to the name of the layer.

You can make layers invisible by unchecking the box next to the name of your layer.

To move points of interest from one layer to another, you can simply drag them over with your mouse.

Layers are an easy way to categorize and organise the locations on your map. There are multiple ways to do this, and you can choose a way that works best for your trip. For example, you can create one layer for restaurant options in Tokyo, one for sightseeing in Tokyo, one for hotels in Tokyo , etc.

When I’m planning a big trip, I like to use layers to break down my individual days or cities. This way, I can quickly see what I’m doing every day while I’m travelling. To make it even clearer, I change the colours of all my pins to match the different layers.

5. Plan Your Itinerary (with Directions)

After following these steps, we should have a good overview of all the things we want to do and see during our trip. This will make it much easier to break down the trip into days.

For the Tokyo itinerary I’ve been planning as part of this Google Maps tutorial, I’m going to spread it out over two days.

I created two layers to match my time in Tokyo in Google Maps. 

Because I can see where all my hotspots are located, I can see which activities and sights I want to pair together. This way, I can efficiently plan what I want to see each day. You can even make squares to group things together with the “ Line Drawing ” tool. 

For example, it makes sense to group these pins together per day – this will save me a ton of time travelling from one place to the other.

Always check whether these things actually work together, though. Sometimes, a ton of restaurants are located near each other, but there’s no point in planning to visit four restaurants on the same day.

Sometimes, there are museums that take way too long to visit alongside other sights or you can combine certain parts of the city in one day.

Take a look at your itinerary and plan it accordingly. As mentioned before, I like to use the colour tool to add the same colour per day to make it even easier to spot. My Google Map itinerary turned out like this:

If you’re planning a road trip on Google Maps or want directions for walking from one point to another, you can use the direction tools. Click on one of the locations and select “ Directions to here ”. 

This will create a new layer on your map. From here, you can add different locations to create a route. You can select points of interest on your map to easily add them to your route. Click on “ Add Destination ” to add more stops.

You can also change whether you want directions by car, bike, or on foot by clicking on the car icon. This opens up a small window with a car, bike and pedestrian. Changing the mode of transport will automatically change the directions to find the best route for you.

This tool allows you to create road trip itineraries or city walks with just a few clicks. I find this especially handy to plan a road trip with Google Maps, as it allows me to estimate the driving time and the amount of money I’ll have to spend on petrol.

By clicking on the three dots next to the name of this direction layer, you can click on “ Step-by-step directions ”. This will give you detailed directions, distances, and an estimation of how long it’ll take for you to get there. Super handy!

6. Book Your Hotels 

Now you know exactly what your daily plans are for our trip, it makes it much easier to pick the perfect location for your accommodation . Since you know what parts of the city you’ll be visiting, you can pick a spot that’s near these locations. This will save you so much time (and money), as you won’t have to travel too far to go to start your daily itinerary.

I usually book hotels on Booking.com . The website’s map feature makes it perfect for choosing the location. Because I have my itinerary ready on Google Maps, I know exactly what area of the city I prefer to stay in.

Once you’ve booked your accommodation, you can add the location to your map too.

7. Share Your Trip & Access it on Your Phone

Once you’ve finished your map, you can share it with your travel buddies and download it onto your phone. Here is how to do it.

Access Your Map on Your Phone

To view the map on your phone (with an internet connection), simply download the Google Maps app. Log into your account and click on the “ Saved ” button at the bottom.

Then scroll down and click on “ Maps ”. This will take you to all the maps you created. Click on the map you want to access, and all your saved spots will appear.

Share Your Map

To share your map with your travel company or friends, click on the “ Share ” button. Make sure to enable link sharing , which will allow you to copy the shareable link. You can share this link with friends, who can then access your map and download it themselves.

If you’ve read any of my itineraries or travel guides , you have probably noticed some Google Maps. As I always use these maps for my own trips, I try to include them in my articles for you to use. If you want to embed your map onto your site, click on the three dots >> “Embed on site” . 

This will give you a code that you can include on any site for an interactive map to appear.

Why Use Google Maps for Trip Planning?

Google Maps is one the best travel tools because it’s so easy to use for both planning your trip and using it during your trip. We use it for planning city trip itineraries and road trip routes, plus it allows us to save our favourite locations and hotspots.

Whenever we come across a location on social media that we’d like to check out, we add it to a bigger map so we can organise it into smaller itineraries when we’re ready to visit.

Here are some of the main reasons to use Google Maps:

1. It Allows You to Access Your Maps Anywhere

You can access Google Maps anywhere you want. After creating a map on your desktop, you can open it on your phone or tablet. Plus, you can download it so you can access it without being connected to the internet. This is especially handy when you’re abroad and internet access isn’t a given.

2. It Makes it Easy to Find the Best Hotel Location

Using Google Maps to plan my city breaks gives me insight on the perfect location for my accommodation. Because I have a visual representation of all the things I plan to do during my holiday, I know exactly what the best hotel spot is. I compare the map from Booking.com and my own map, and ta-da!

When planning road trip routes on Google Maps, you can easily estimate the time it takes to drive from one place to the next. You can use this to properly budget your trip in terms of petrol cost, too. And when on the road, you can use the directions from your own map while driving.

Conclusion: Using Google Maps Trip Planner

That concludes my tutorial on how to plan a trip with Google Maps. I hope this has shown you all the amazing features this tool offers and how easy it is to use when planning a road trip or city break. 

Ever since I started using it, I’ve never looked back. It has saved me so much time and always takes away a ton of travel planning stress. I hope it can do the same for you!

Nele (Nay-la) graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with an English and Creative Writing Degree and has lived in the UK for nearly 10 years. She has had an interest in Japan and its culture for as long as she can remember. Since her first trip in 2018 surpassed all expectations, she has continued to return to Japan to explore more of all it has got to offer. You can read her full story here .

10 thoughts on “How To Plan A Trip With Google Maps: 7 Easy Steps”

WOW!! I had no idea this resource existed. Your detailed steps and screenshots make it easy for me to take the plunge and start using this tool. Thank you.

Thank you so much for the lovely comment, Anne! So glad the post was able to teach you a few things – it’s such a great tool to use for planning trips!

Hi, Thank you for sharing this interesting feature. I was looking for a hard copy of a plan for my travel in Malaysia.

Great guide, exactly what I was looking for, Great work, Thank you!

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This was very helpful. Thank you 🙂

Amazing tutorial! I am so glad you came up in Google search just as I was looking for this kind of resource. And best of all its free and a tool that I am so used to. How did I not know this before about G Maps?!

So glad to hear the tutorial was helpful! It’s been such a useful tool in my travels, hopefully you can use it on your next trip too!

Very detailed explanation and very well explained too. Thanks for making this blog…

Great post! I recently planned a trip to a nearby city using Google Maps, and it was incredibly helpful in navigating unfamiliar roads and finding the best routes. I especially appreciated the feature that allowed me to save my route and share it with friends. Will definitely be using this method for future trips!

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• Layla, Wonderplan, and PLAN by ixigo are AI travel planning apps with customizable itineraries.
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You can tell a travel agent your preferred dates, the place you want to visit, and your budget, and expect a full itinerary of what to do there based on your preferences. But can AI do the same job?

These free travel planning apps use AI and machine-learning tools like ChatGPT to prepare an itinerary for you in a few seconds, and we took them for a spin.

Layla describes itself as an AI trip planner, meaning you can use it to decide your vacation destination, create itineraries, and find suitable hotels and flights.

If you are uncertain about your destination or would like suggestions, you can ask Layla for advice regarding your trip. Otherwise, enter your destination and ask Layla to create your itinerary. Within a few seconds, you'll get a detailed plan for your trip.

As Layla is a chatbot, you can enter a prompt to ask it to change your itinerary. For instance, ask it to focus more on outdoor activities or include local restaurants. If you're unsatisfied with the activities planned on any particular day, you can give instructions and ask Layla to regenerate that part only.

Once you've perfected your itinerary, you can share it with your friends via a URL or add it to your bucket list.

2. Wonderplan

Wonderplan is a wonderful AI tool for planning your trip. To create your itinerary, Wonderplan first asks you to enter your destination country and city, your budget, the number of days you'll be staying, and your interests.

It then creates a travel plan within a few minutes, displaying various places to visit, their descriptions, and the time usually spent at each location. Although Wonderplan doesn't show the trip map, it does provide a link to Google Maps for each place.

It also displays different types of accommodation available (like Airbnb, hotel, or hostel) and their respective costs. Similarly, there are details about transportation, food, and activities. This way, you can estimate the potential cost of your trip.

In addition to your itinerary, Wonderplan also shows essential information about the country you're visiting. These include the currency conversion rate, electricity plug type, languages spoken, weather, and popular conveyances.

3. PLAN by ixigo

PLAN by ixigo starts by asking you about your dream destination. Then, it provides an option to describe the type of experience you want to have. This is just like a ChatGPT prompt, so you can enter anything you wish.

For example, you can specify the duration of your stay, your interests, the kinds of activities you're looking for, whether you have a family with you, and so on.

But if you can't think of any prompts, PLAN by ixigo provides a few trip ideas, so you can always select those. PLAN by ixigo then shows a day-wise plan, showing what you can do in the morning, afternoon, and evening.

However, if the suggested itinerary doesn't sound appealing, you can again enter a prompt to edit it.

4. iplan.ai

While iplan.ai doesn't mention which AI or machine-learning algorithm it uses, the results are fantastic enough to gloss over that. The app works beautifully on phones to give you a full itinerary for any one city at a time, depending on how many days you have there.

The app first asks you to name the destination city. As far as we checked, iplan.ai works best for popular tourist cities, not offbeat or obscure travel. Next, note how many days you will be there, and then choose your free time each day—a cool step to ensure a better itinerary if you already have some plans, but not a whole days worth.

Tell iplan.ai if you're traveling solo, as a couple, with family, or with friends, and then choose your interest among topics like history, art and culture, nature, entertainment, shopping, food, sports, relaxing, etc. Finally, choose between an economy, normal, or luxury budget.

After a few minutes, iplan.ai gives you a day-wise itinerary for your trip. It's plotted on a map so you can see all the locations, and each point of interest has a brief description along with estimated travel time.

The app has both free and paid plans. With a paid account, you can share the trip plan with your friends and access it offline. Another limitation of iplan.ai is that you can't get an itinerary for a multi-city trip. For now, you'll need to make a plan for each city you're visiting, one at a time.

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5. Curiosio

The easiest last-minute travel plan is to get into a car and drive. Curiosio specializes in helping you plan an itinerary for a road trip to several major countries on all continents. It doesn't cover every single place, but the existing collection is impressive enough.

Curiosio uses its own AI engine, Ingeenee, which is trained on several crowdsourced travel-based resources, such as Wikivoyage, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Freebase, DBpedia, GeoNames, OSMNames, and OpenStreetMap. Through this dataset, it can chart an itinerary that meets your requirements across various parameters.

You can set options for a round trip or a one-way trip with starting and finishing points. If there are any places you want to visit on the way, add them in. Then set the number of travelers, dates of the journey, what vehicle you're using, total budget, and whether you want to visit places that spark curiosity or are obscure. The AI will usually give you multiple plans and routes for these options.

The itinerary includes a map of your route and a day-wise breakdown of where you'll be going and what you'll be seeing. Each point of interest is clickable to find more information about it. There are easy ways to share your itinerary with co-travelers, print it out, or even export it to Google Maps. Curiosio is one of the best road trip planners for your next adventure .

6. Trip Planner AI

Trip Planner AI plans a perfect trip to your dream destination. Begin creating your itinerary by entering the city you wish to visit and traveling dates. You can add multiple destinations here.

Then, select the kinds of activities you prefer, the number of people, and whether you're traveling with friends or family. Trip Planner AI asks you about your dietary preferences and budget.

As an optional step, you can specify the place where you'll be staying so that it creates an itinerary accordingly. If you haven't decided on your lodging yet, you can explore hotels suggested by Trip Planner AI.

Finally, Trip Planner AI generates a detailed itinerary, a map, and basic information about the city you're visiting. For each destination, it provides the details of the place, expected traveling time, and cost. Though it provides a complete plan for your trip, you can manually add or remove activities from your itinerary. You can also invite your friends to edit the itinerary and download it as a PDF.

7. Vacay Chatbot

Vacay Chatbot is not a dedicated itinerary maker but an AI chatbot that acts like your travel advisor. So, you can ask it to give travel recommendations, compare different destinations, and, of course, create an itinerary. If you've previously used AI chatbots like ChatGPT, you'll find this trip planner easy to use.

Just enter a prompt specifying your destination and trip details and ask Vacay Chatbot to create an itinerary. You can include details like your trip duration, budget, preferences, number of travelers, etc. The more details you provide, the better your itinerary will be.

One of the downsides of using Vacay Chatbot is that it doesn't provide a map for your trip. However, you can use these apps to plot your itinerary on a map .

All these travel planning AI apps urge you not to use the itinerary as-is and only treat it as a template or guide to begin planning your trip. This is because they currently have several limitations, like databases that aren't recently updated or require specific prompts from the user.

A real human travel agent will still give you a more customized itinerary, but it will cost you a few bucks. If you want a free base guide, more basic travel planning apps are a good starting point.

A Perfect One Day in Belfast Itinerary With Map

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This one day in Belfast itinerary is perfect for first-time visitors seeking a logical , tried-and-tested route to follow.

Thousands of visitors to Northern Ireland’s capital have used this itinerary over the last 6 years, and it has consistently received positive feedback.

While most people listed the mini pub-crawl at the end as the highlight, the logical flow of the itinerary ensures you hit the main Belfast attractions in one clean swoop.

This 24 hours in Belfast itinerary will suit those of you:

• Looking to explore Belfast in a day
• Looking to see the main attractions in an unhurried manner
• Who want to follow a tried-and-tested itinerary

The perfect one day in Belfast itinerary

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Take 20 seconds to look over the map above – it’ll show you the route you’ll follow during your 24 hours in Belfast.

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Here’s a quick overview of what to do in Belfast for a day:

• Activity 1: The unmissable Black Cab Tour
• Activity 2: Admire City Hall and the Opera House from the outside
• Activity 3: Crumlin Road Gaol, do the tour and get lunch inside
• Activity 4: Titanic Belfast tour
• Activity 5: The Cathedral Quarter

Plan how you’ll get around Belfast in a day  first

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Before looking at the itinerary, it is  absolutely key  that you think about how you’ll get around Belfast, as many of the attractions are spread out.

As you are squeezing quite a bit into a short period of time, walking between each isn’t the best option.

Here are 2 options worth considering:

• Option 1: Get the hop-on-hop-off bus (it’s around €24 and you can get on/off at each of the stops below)
• Option 2: Use a combination of buses and taxis/Uber (the best option, in my opinion, as you have more freedom)

1. The Black Cab Tour

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I’ve done the Black Cab tour three times over the years and I can say, without a doubt, that it is the most memorable of the many things to do in Belfast .

You’ll join the Belfast Political Taxi Tour and be given an insight into the city’s dark past from the perspective of a local taxi driver.

You’ll hear about the period known as ‘ the Troubles ‘, discover stories that often go unheard, and you’ll see the murals on  The Falls Road and The Shankill Road , two communities still separated by the Peace Wall . 

The drivers are committed to providing an unbiased account, allowing you to form your own opinions about the city’s divisions. If there’s one thing you do during your one day in Belfast, it should be this.

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2. The Grand Opera House

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The Political Taxi Tour will drop you off on Great Victoria St. From there, it’s a 2-minute walk to the magnificent Grand Opera House .

Now, even if you have zero interest in opera, this building is worth seeing.

The Opera House, which opened in 1895, has survived numerous challenging events, including World War II and The Troubles.

Designed by architect Frank Matcham, the building is one of the most impressive in the city.

As you’re exploring Belfast in a day and time is tight, I’d recommend admiring the Opera House from the outside before moving on.

3. Belfast City Hall

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Belfast City Hall is a 5-minute stroll from the Opera House and you’ll be going from one impressive pile of bricks to another.

Boasting a Baroque Revival design, primarily constructed with Portland stone, City Hall was officially opened in 1906.

The grounds are dotted with numerous statues and memorials, including tributes to various Lord Mayors of Belfast and a statue of Queen Victoria.

If you were spending a weekend in Belfast, I’d recommend taking the tour.

However, since you’re exploring Belfast in a day, I’d suggest rambling around its grounds and admiring it from the outside.

4. Bus from City Hall to Crumlin Road Gaol

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The next stop in this Belfast in one day itinerary is Crumlin Road Gaol. Now, you have three options to get there:

• Walk: Will take 30 minutes
• The Bus: Best option (I’ll outline below)
• Taxi/Uber: Will cost around £10

The bus is very handy. You take it from near City Hall,  here on May St. They take contactless payment and the journey lasts just 9 minutes.

You can check the times of the buses here and grab a ticket online, if you like!

Related read: Looking to stay in the city? See my guide on where to stay in Belfast (with map of the areas)

5. Crumlin Road Gaol tour and lunch

When you hop off the bus, you’re a short walk from Crumlin Road Gaol where you can take a guided or self-guided tour (book tickets in advance!).

You’ll want to allow for around 1.5 hours here.

Operating for 150 years, it is the only remaining Victorian-era prison in Northern Ireland and it has housed a diverse array of inmates during its time.

Crumlin Road Gaol was built between between 1843 and 1846 and it replaced the old county jail in nearby Carrickfergus.

On the tour, you’ll walk along the tunnel that connects the gaol to the courthouse and hear the tales from its  very dark  past.

When you finish the tour, head into the on-site Cuffs Bar & Grill for lunch!

6. Titanic Belfast

The next stop on this one day in Belfast itinerary takes you across the water to Titanic Belfast .

It’s about a 45-minute walk so I’d recommend getting a taxi/Uber across (takes about 10 minutes and it’ll cost around £10).

It’s at Titanic Belfast that you’ll be immersed in the world of Titanic, just feet from where it was built.

The interactive museum can be explored on a guided (around 1 hour) or self-guided tour (around 1.5 hours) .

7. Taxi or the Glider to the Cathedral Quarter

So, depending on what you fancy, you can either walk from Titanic to the Cathedral Quarter or you can take a taxi/Uber.

You can also take the G2 Glider which connects the city centre to the Titanic Quarter (you need to buy tickets before hand).

Regardless of what you do, aim for the Merchant (one of the most impressive hotels in Belfast ), first.

Built during the 19th century and used as the Ulster Bank headquarters, The Merchant was designed by James Hamilton and completed in 1860.

It features an Italianate exterior that barely prepares you for its time-transporting interior.

Then take the 5-minute walk to St. Anne’s Cathedral . Located on Donegall St., this Church of Ireland cathedral boasts Romanesque Revival architecture.

Its foundation stone laid on September 6th, 1899, and was built around an older church dating back to 1776, taking over 80 years to complete in stages.

8. Pub crawl and dinner

Photos via Madden’s Bar on FB

So, I’m going to give you a mini itinerary to round off your 24 hours in Belfast that includes trad pubs, great food and live music.

• Stop 1: The Duke of York (2 minutes from St. Annes and one of the most famous pubs in Belfast located in the colourful Commercial Court)
• Stop 2: Whites Tavern (4 minutes from the Duke – an ancient heritage pub that was granted Belfast’s first ‘Tavern License’
• Stop 3: Bank Square Brasserie (6 minutes from Whites – top notch food in a casual setting)
• Stop 4: Kelly’s Cellars (1 minute from the restaurant – an old-school Irish pub with a unique interior)
• Stop 5: Madden’s (2 minutes from Kelly’s – the best pub with live music in Belfast and also Belfast’s best pint of Guinness!)

Still struggling to decide what to do in Belfast for a day? Feel free to ask questions in the comments below!

Keith O’Hara has lived in Ireland for 35 years and has spent most of the last 10 creating what is now The Irish Road Trip guide. Over the years, the website has published thousands of meticulously researched Ireland travel guides, welcoming 30 million+ visitors along the way. In 2022, the Irish Road Trip team published the world’s largest collection of Irish Road Trip itineraries . Keith lives in Dublin with his dog Toby and finds writing in the 3rd person minus craic altogether.

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Kyrgyzstan Itinerary: How To Spend 2 Weeks In Kyrgyzstan

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Need help planning an unforgettable Kyrgyzstan itinerary?

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Known as the “Alps of Central Asia,” Kyrgyzstan is renowned for its stunning natural beauty and adventure activities like hiking, horseback riding, biking, and climbing.

Additionally, because it hasn’t (yet) been overtaken by mass tourism, it’s also possible to immerse yourself in local culture in an authentic way.

But, what are the best places to visit with 2 weeks in Kyrgyzstan?

The below itinerary shares exactly where to go and what to do—with essential tips for staying safe and preparing for your trip.

Note: This Kyrgyzstan travel itinerary is based on my experience traveling with Visit Alay, a local tour operator passionate about responsible tourism and supporting the local community. Along with selling pre-packed tours, they can also put together something custom based on your interests (which is what they did for me!).

⏳ My top Kyrgyzstan travel recommendations include: 🏨 Hotel: Sheraton Bishkek 🗺️ Tours: Viator 🎒 Multi-Day Tour Operator: Visit Alay 📍Recommended Excursions from Bishkek: 🐎 3-Day Horseback Riding Trip to Song-Kul Lake ⛰️ Bishkek City Tour & Ala-Archa National Park 🦅 3-Day Tour Around Issyk Kul Lake with Yurt Stay & Eagle Hunting Show 🥘 Cuisine: Book a 4-Hour Private Bishkek Food Tour or a Pilaf Cooking Master Class 🏥  Travel Insurance:  SafetyWing (budget-friendly) & World Nomads (robust); if you’re trekking, consider Global Rescue , which offers air evacuation services as well as a travel insurance add-on. 📞 Staying Connected: Saily eSIM (3GB was more than enough for 2 weeks in Kyrgyzstan)

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Free Kyrgyzstan Itinerary Planning Resources

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Is Kyrgyzstan Worth Visiting?

If you’re an adventurous traveler or someone who loves immersing themselves in authentic local culture, spending 2 weeks in Kyrgyzstan is absolutely worth it.

Keep in mind, if you plan to travel beyond the big cities—which you should—you’ll need to be willing to say goodbye to some of your modern comforts like air-conditioned hotel rooms, ensuite bathrooms, and sometimes even beds depending on where you go.

Additionally, while yurt and guesthouse bathrooms are typically clean, public bathrooms are often outdoor pits with flies buzzing about. I highly recommend carrying a face mask for the latter!

In short, if you’re okay with swapping luxury for an incredible experience, you’ll have an amazing time.

Is Kyrgyzstan Safe?

According to the US Department of State , travelers should exercise normal precautions when visiting Kyrgyzstan, though you should reconsider travel near the border with Tajikistan due to the increased risk of violent border clashes.

Additionally, it’s ranked #77 on the Global Peace Index , indicating it has a medium level of peace.

Personally, I felt completely safe exploring Kyrgyzstan as a woman. In fact, there wasn’t a single time that I felt unsafe, both while exploring cities like Bishkek and Osh as well as more rural areas like Song Kol Lake and the Alay Mountains.

Best Time To Visit Kyrgyzstan

The best time to go depends on what you plan to do. That being said, in general, the summer months between late June and early September are typically the best time to travel in Kyrgyzstan—especially if you’ll be trekking or horseback riding.

Personally, I’d suggest doing your 2 week Kyrgyzstan itinerary closer to July or August, or even early fall, as I visited in late June and some of the mountain passes were still covered in snow.

Here is a photo of my group trekking down from Sary Mogul Pass in a total whiteout. And this was on June 24th!

If you’re not trekking, you might consider visiting during the shoulder seasons of spring or fall when you can score better deals while avoiding hotter temperatures.

How To Get To Kyrgyzstan

International travelers will fly into Manas International Airport (FRU) in Bishkek. During my trip to Bishkek, I found the immigration and airport security to be quick and easy.

There are also loads of people offering taxi rides in the arrivals hall, though I booked my airport transfers through Visit Alay .

How To Get Around Kyrgyzstan

Personally, I hired a driver through Visit Alay , though we also met numerous travelers getting around with their own vehicles.

Having a driver was budget-friendly and a nice way to be able to relax, hang out with a local, learn more about the country, and be taken to the best spots. As the drives between places tend to be long, it’s also a great opportunity to take a nap!

Finally, other more niche ways that people get around Kyrgyzstan include by bike , which will be incredibly hard on the hilly terrain and is only recommended if you’re a very avid biker, and by horse .

Kyrgyzstan Travel Map

To help give you a lay of the land, here is a map for visiting Kyrgyzstan. It includes most of the main points and activities mentioned in the below 2 week Kyrgyzstan itinerary pre-plotted:

Click here for an interactive version of the above Google map .

2 Week Kyrgyzstan Itinerary (Overview)

Here is a quick look at where to go in Kyrgyzstan during a 2-week itinerary:

• 2 nights in Bishkek
• 1 night in Karakol
• 1 night in Kok-Jaiyk Valley (near Karakol)
• 1 night in Bokonbaevo Village
• 1 night at Song Kol Lake
• 1 night in Kazarman Village
• 1 night in Arslanbob Village
• 1 night in Osh City (to get ready for the multi-day trek the following 4 days, which is a shortened version of the Heights of Alay hike )
• 1 night at Tulpar Kul Lake
• 1 night in Sary Mogul Village (sometimes spelled “Sary Mogol”)
• 1 night near Sary Mogul Pass (sometimes written as “Pereval Sary-Mogol” as “Pereval” means “Pass”)
• 1 night Kosh Moinok Valley (sometimes written as “Kök-Moynok”)
• 1 night Osh City

I realize this Kyrgyzstan itinerary might feel fast-paced, but keep in mind that everything is pretty spread out, so it helps break up the drive.

For instance, if I were to cut any of the above, it would be Kazarman Village and Arslanbob Village; however, that would make the drive from Song Kol Lake to Osh City about 14 hours, so you really need to keep those stops. Plus, the drives between each spot are incredibly scenic.

2 Week Kyrgyzstan Itinerary (Full Breakdown)

Now that we’ve quickly gone over where you should go for your Kyrgyzstan 2 week itinerary, let’s break down exactly what you should do and what the experience is like.

Again, this Kyrgyzstan itinerary is based on a trip I did through Visit Alay with my good friend and fellow travel blogger, Alex of Alex on the Map . My driver for the first half of the trip was Nurally and my guide for the trekking portion was Almaz.

Bishkek (Chuy Region)

Length: 2 nights Tours: Click here for a list of top-rated Bishkek tours Hotels: While I loved my stay at the clean and comfortable Garden Hotel & Spa , it was a bit removed from the main tourist attractions. To be more centrally located, consider booking a hotel near Ala-Too Square —like the Ramada by Wyndham Bishkek Centre or the Sheraton Bishkek .

Bishkek is the capital and largest city in Kyrgyzstan and is where international travelers arriving by air will start their trip.

With the stunning Tien Shan Mountains in the distance, it’s known for its wide boulevards, Soviet-era architecture, and cultural scene, with plenty to do and see—though, admittedly, I used it mainly as a place to rest and get acclimated to my new timezone.

The Garden Hotel & Spa was the perfect place for this, as it was clean and cute with lots of trendy accents like plants and cool seating areas. Rooms have air conditioning, high-speed wifi, and rain showers, and the property also includes a buffet breakfast with lots of options.

The only downside is you are about a 45-minute walk from many of the city’s main sites like the State History Museum , Panfilov Park , and Ala-Too Square .

Still, there is a convenient shopping arcade, money exchange, and supermarket across the street at Globus .

Additionally, there are some cute restaurants with outdoor seating nearby, including Baan Baan (Thai), Giraffe Coffee (cafe), and Adriano Restobar (European).

That being said, I’d only stay at the Garden Hotel if you’re looking to simply rest and save some money on your accommodation, as it’s cheaper than staying in the heart of the city.

Along with visiting the above-mentioned Bishkek attractions, consider shopping at the giant Osh Bazaar or booking a food tour or cooking class as well as a Bishkek city tour to gain a better understanding of the destination.

Karakol (Issyk-Kul Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 7 hours from Bishkek by car Hotel: Hotel Mongu , a clean, modern, and sustainable hotel with a rooftop offering mountain views

The drive from Bishkek to Karakol, the fourth-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, offers mountain scenery and views of the countryside dotted with grazing cows.

Along the way, stop at Burana Tower (price: 140 som)—one of Central Asia’s oldest surviving minarets dating back to the 10th century when it was part of the medieval city of Balasagun, which was a key trade center on the Silk Road.

Visiting is one of the top things to do in Kyrgyzstan, especially since the attraction is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to its cultural importance and the intricate history of Central Asian civilizations, offering insight into the architectural and societal developments of the region.

Onsite, you can walk a path that was once part of the Silk Road. There is also a small museum showcasing findings from the former archeological site like bowls, ceramics, pipes, jewelry, knives, mirrors, and even ancient eyebrow tweezers.

Another major highlight: climbing to the top of the 79-foot-tall tower for 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape—including the countryside backed by the stunning Ala-Too Mountains .

Another one of the Kyrgyzstan highlights we visit along the scenic drive to Karakol is the Open Air Petroglyph Museum in Cholpon Ada (price: 80 som)—a reserve with petroglyphs dating back to the 2nd millennium BCE to the 4th century AD.

As you walk the well-marked paths, there are scenes with goats and deer as well as many ancient Turkic stone sculptures. The majestic Ala-Too Mountains create the perfect backdrop.

From here, it’s about 2.5 more hours of gorgeous mountain scenery, endless fields of lavender, and the country’s largest lake, Issyk Kul Lake , to get to Karakol.

This tourist-friendly city is a must-visit when you travel Kyrgyzstan as it’s filled with things to do—including dining at the famous Dastorkon Restaurant . While the focus is on Central Asian dishes made in the traditional method, they serve burgers and pizzas too.

We start with some borsook , which are small puffs of fried dough that you dip in cream. From there, I order the Uyghur Laghman featuring hand-pulled noodles, vegetables, and beef, which is one of the most popular foods in Kyrgyzstan.

(I’m actually a vegetarian as it didn’t mention beef and was in the vegetarian section on the menu, but I just picked out the meat and gave it to Nurally to add to his dish. If you’re veggie, double-check with the server. This goes for all over Kyrgyzstan, where eating vegetarian is a pretty foreign concept.)

Along with the food, a major highlight of the restaurant is the cultural performances. The two young women playing the komuz —a plucked string instrument that is the national instrument of Kyrgyzstan—were amazing!

Finally, we arrived at our destination for the night, Hotel Mongu , which offered comfortable and clean rooms, WiFi, air conditioning, and a filtered water jug to fill your water bottle.

That being said, the major highlight is a huge and delicious breakfast on the terrace with stunning views of the snow-capped Ala-Too Mountains.

Kok-Jaiyk Valley (Issyk-Kul Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 1 hour from Karakol City by car Accommodation Kok-Jaiyk Yurt Camp

The next stop on our Kyrgyzstan itinerary for 2 weeks was Kok-Jaiyk Valley , which would also be the starting point for our first hike of the trip.

Along the drive, there are numerous visual highlights, like Jeti-Oguz Canyon (7 Bulls Rock) named after the giant rock red outcroppings protruding from the hillside, and Broken Heart Rock , an enormous rock split in two.

Further up, the gushing Jety-Oguz River flows fervently with yurts and horses in the foreground, some running freely and others being ridden by locals and tourists.

Horseback riding is one of the main attractions of the area, as is trekking—which we experience firsthand on a trek to see a panoramic view of Oguz-Bashi Peak (Yeltsin Peak ) in the heart of Tian Shan Mountain Range .

This turned out to be quite an interesting adventure. The scenery along the way is absolutely stunning, with tall trees towering above the glistening river and cows grazing near yurts—plus the giant mountains looming in the distance.

Along the way, a local woman with two young children invited us into a small hut featuring a table adorned with tea, cookies, katama (onion-filled swirled flatbread), and bread rounds with jam and fresh cream.

While we didn’t speak the same language, we did learn that she had 14 grandchildren and that the little boy and girl wrestling across the table were two of them. It was a fun little side trip on the hike.

Continuing on, we eventually missed the right turn we needed to take and hiked too far. When we came back, we made another wrong turn up a cow path.

Luckily, the third time was the charm and we eventually found the path. The key: you make a right at the wooden bridge and then go right again immediately, heading toward the river.

Unluckily, the mud situation was like quicksand, pulling us down into the earth. At one point, Alex got sucked so far down the mud came up to her knees, pushing her forward onto her hands.

“You’re getting a Kyrgyzstan baptism it appears!” said a tourist passing by on horseback.

I laughed, “It looks like riding a horse may have been the better way to do this.”

Luckily, after about 15 miles of muddy quicksand we finally reached solid ground—and the epic view!

Was it worth it? Here is a photo to help you decide for yourself. Spoiler: I think it was!

On the way back, we realized there is a path all of the way to the side that allows you to bypass the mud. Keep an eye out for this if you do this trail during your 2 weeks in Kyrgyzstan.

The walk back is just as beautiful, and we eventually get to our yurt accommodation, Kok-Jaiyk Yurt Camp for the night.

While traveling through Mongolia for 2 weeks last year, I stayed in quite a few yurts, and this one felt luxurious with comfortable beds and western toilets—not to mention a delicious family-style dinner of black tea, boorsok, bread, soup-style Laghman, boiled vegetables with beef, cookies, and candy.

It’s the perfect way to end the day. At night, tucked into our cozy yurt beds, we listen to the flowing river as it lulled us to sleep.

Bokonbaevo Village (Issyk-Kul Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 4 hours from Kok-Jaiyk Valley by car Accommodation Bell Tam Seaside Yurt Camp , a trendy yurt camp on the water designed to look like an old pioneer town

Next up on the Kyrgyzstan 2 weeks itinerary is Bokonbaevo Village , with the first stop along the drive being a lookout over Jeti-Oguz (7 Bulls Rock) . The viewpoint also offers 360-degree views of the valley out toward Oguz-Bashi Peak .

The drive itself is breathtaking, with opportunities to photograph the endless rows of purple and yellow flowers backed by high peaks.

We pass rows of apricot trees, lovely little beaches along the enormous Issyk Kul Lake , and giant slopes rising from the ground with clouds billowing around the peaks until we come to the 24-meter (79-foot) Barskoon Waterfall .

Along with yurt camping and a restaurant at the base, there is a 1.8-mile hike to the top with an almost 13,000-foot elevation gain.

After doing it myself, I can say it is very strenuous but also very beautiful, with a variety of stunning lookout points showcasing the falls tumbling down from the mountains.

Another not-to-miss nearby Kyrgyzstan attraction is Fairytale Canyon or Skazka Canyon (price: 50 som)—which feels like a completely different world with desert-like terrain and colorful slopes and hoodoos that form fairytale creatures (hence the name).

Archeological evidence suggests that the Issyk Kul basin was once home to a few powerful cities. ⁠ ⁠

According to legend, in one of these cities lived a beautiful young woman who captured the heart of a massive red dragon. Despite his love for her, she did not return his affections, leading the dragon to vow to drown the cities in the valley.

Each night, he used his magic to draw water from the wells, but the resourceful locals thwarted him by covering the wells with golden lids. One fateful night, the young woman forgot to cover her well, allowing the dragon to unleash a flood that filled the valley and formed the lake.

Mesmerized by the lake’s beauty, the dragon lay down on the southern shore and turned into stone. This transformation, as the legend goes, is how Fairytale Canyon came into being. Of course, in reality, we have Mother Nature to thank for the epic scenery.

Our accommodation for the night is Bell Tam Yurt Camp . Sitting on the shore of Issyk Kul Lake, it reminds me of the Kyrgyzstan version of a pioneer town with wheelbarrows, a hay-topped wooden pavilion, and an old wooden “bar” sign.

It has luxury amenities like western toilets, hot showers (with rain shower heads and stone floors), and even massages for 15 Euros!

Song-Kul Lake (Naryn Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 5 hours from Bokonbaevo Village by car Accommodation CBT Kochkor 7 (CBT stands for Community-Based Tourism)

While traveling in Kyrgyzstan, one cultural experience that should definitely be on your itinerary is an eagle hunting masterclass .

After a buffet breakfast at the yurt camp, we set off to meet Tailgate, whose family has been eagle hunting for generations.

We also meet his trusty golden eagle Aitunuk (meaning “crystal clean moon”), who he captured and raised since she was a baby. Female eagles are preferred for hunting due to their larger size, and their 3-month training begins when they are around 2 months old.

The eagles hunt foxes and jackals during winter, occasionally even taking on wolves—which is possible thanks to their incredibly strong vision and ability to exert powerful pressure to kill their prey.

To bring this to life, Tailgate puts on a demonstration that shows how he trains Aitunuk by running with a pelt that has meat on top of it, which Aitunuk flies at with great speed before lunging, chowing down ferociously before adorably cleaning her beak on a stone.

We also do an archery demonstration—which is another one of Kyrgyzstan’s national sports, particularly when people shoot arrows while on horseback.

Archery takes a lot of arm strength and with Tailgate’s guidance of keeping my left arm straight and pulling my right arm back and up, I’m able to hit the target.

🦅 Pro tip: Want to do an eagle hunting masterclass, but aren’t doing this exact Kyrgyzstan itinerary? You can also book an experience from Bishkek, like a 3-Day Tour Around Issyk Kul Lake with Yurt Stay & Eagle Hunting Show .

Back in the car, the stunning drive continues to Song-Kul Lake. A few visual highlights include the Kochkor Reservoir and its bright blue water backed by rocky red peaks.

There’s also the 3,447-meter (11,309-foot) Kalmak Ashuu Pass showcasing expansive green hills and valleys leading to snow-capped mountains under a cloudy sky.

This beauty only continues as we arrive at CBT Kochkor 7 , one of the many yurt camps set up along the shores of Song Kul Lake .

With a glistening lake on one side and majestic mountains on the other, not to mention horses grazing and galloping everywhere you turn, it’s quite a scene—especially at sunset.

While shooting, I meet another American who asks with wide eyes, “How did you even find this place?!”

After driving for hours on bumpy dirt roads and passing nothing but rolling hills, mountain peaks, and sheep, it’s a place that truly feels like the end of the earth.

Following a horseback ride along the lake, we settle into a cozy kitchen housed in a shipping container. Dinner is prepared by the legendary Rahima, who warms up our shivering bodies with warm beef and vegetable soup followed by dumplings.

The table also features a lavish spread of breads, jams, butters, fruits, nuts, and more.

After dark, a young woman comes to light a fire to help warm our yurt, and we fall asleep snuggly while listening to silence punctuated by the occasional dog bark or horse nay. Seriously, no Kyrgyzstan guide would be complete without mentioning this incredible place!

Kazarman Village (Jalal-Abad Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 7-8 hours from Song-Kul Lake by car Accommodation: CBT Kazarman (35 Kadyrkulova Street), a clean and comfortable guesthouse with delicious and filling meals and hot showers

While today’s long journey to Kazarman Village includes a lot of driving, it’s one of the more scenic days of our Kyrgyzstan 2 week itinerary.

We ask Nurally to pull over 20+ times to take photos of the yellow-dotted meadows with grazing cows, the trotting horses and their flowing manes, and the colorful Ala-Too Mountains and their color-swirled peaks.

The view from Asylbek Tologonov Tuz Ashuu Pass is particularly stunning:

While there isn’t a ton to do in Kazarman Village itself, it is a popular stopping point as travelers make their way between Song-Kul Lake and Osh City.

Our guest house in Kazarman is CBT Kazarman —which offers a simple and clean room and an amazing menu of foods made with local ingredients.

For instance, dinner features beshbarmak (long flat noodle, potato, carrots, beef); fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers in soy sauce; and a sort of chef salad—all homemade with local ingredients.

Of course, there is also a pot of tea, fruits, and a bowl of candy and cookies on the table, as is customary in Kyrgyzstan. You certainly won’t go hungry at this homestay!

Arslanbob Village (Jalal-Abad Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 6 hours from Kazarman Village by car Accommodation: Arslanbob Homestay

On the road again, we make the long, windy, and bumpy drive toward Arslanbob Village, stopping at Kaldama Pass for breathtaking panoramic views of Kyrgyzstan’s peaks from over 8,000 feet (2,438 meters).

While driving in Kyrgyzstan, you should prepare for lots of unpaved roads. Luckily, after a few hours, we’re off the mountain and on flat ground again, my head no longer bouncing against the headrest.

It doesn’t last long though. Once in Arslanbob—a village famed for having the world’s largest walnut forest at 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres)—we switch vehicles and hop in a 2005 Russian Lada Niva for an off-roading adventure to the 30-meter (98-foot) Small Arslanbob Waterfall (price: 20 som).

An uphill walk from the parking lot offers a carnival atmosphere, with locals selling plastic toys, cheese balls, and candy. There are carnival games, music, ziplining, and, the highlight, the chance to take a dip in the waterfall.

Afterward, we head to a famous Panoramic Viewpoint with paintball, giant swings, ziplining, and the chance to take in a view from above the city.

We end the tour with another side trip to the larger Big Arslanbob Waterfall , which involves a short hike through a ravine to get to the base of the 80-meter (263-foot) cascade.

Dinner that night is at our guesthouse, Arslanbob Homestay , where we eat in a little pagoda with comfortable cushions on benches.

Along with a bowl of Arslanbob’s famous walnuts, we enjoy bread with honey, salad, and heaping plates of plov . It was one of the best meals I had in Kyrgyzstan!

Osh City (Osh Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 7 hours from Arslanbob Village Accommodation: Osh Grand Hotel Chavo , a comfortable and clean hotel with a restaurant and air-conditioned rooms

Today is spent journeying to Osh—the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan after Bishkek—to rest and prepare for the upcoming 4-day trek from Tulpar Kul Lake to Kojokelen Village.

We’ll be doing a shortened version of the Heights of Alay hike —though if you have extra time in your Kyrgyzstan itinerary it’s recommended to do the full trek.

While I mainly just rested, a few attractions to check out when visiting Osh include:

• Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain , a popular spot for hiking, seeing petroglyphs, and worship (since it’s a holy site). While there, you can also visit the National Historical and Archaeological Museum Complex Sulayman .
• Central Asia’s tallest Vladimir Lenin Statue , which stands 25 meters (82 feet) high.
• Jayma Bazaar , a historic outdoor market dating back 2,000 years.
• Alisher Navoi Park , an amusement park area with restaurants, food stalls, rides, and more.

Tulpar Kul Lake (Osh Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 5 hours from Osh City by car Accommodation: Tilek Yurt Camp , which had yurts with comfortable beds and heaters, clean bathrooms with western toilets, and delicious food. Even if Booking.com says you can’t book, you should still be able to through a tour operator or by contacting them.

Continuing with our 2-week Kyrgyzstan itinerary, we depart Osh heading south down the scenic Pamir Highway —once part of the Silk Road—with a new guide and driver, Almaz.

We pass enormous green hills puffing up from the earth with tree-lined spines, rocky mountains sprouting toward the sky with rushing rivers below, and snow-capped peaks in the distance—the highway winding below as we gaze up in amazement at the many colors and shapes.

🚚 Quick tip: the Pamir Highway is full of trucks, and the gasoline smell can be overwhelming. I suggest having a face mask handy and keeping your windows closed.

After a few hours, the road comes to Taldyk Pass —which reaches 3,615 meters (11,860 feet) and winds above the valley with tremendous drops. This section of the road is apparently quite treacherous in wintertime, especially with rocks tumbling down from above.

Sary-Tash is a crossroads village with roads leading to China to the left and Tajikistan to the right—the snow-capped Pamir Mountains creating a natural border.

After about 30 minutes, the Alay Mountains come into view opposite the Pamir Mountains, as we cruise through the Alay Valley until reaching Sary Mogul Village for lunch at the home of Almaz and his family.

From here, it’s 35 kilometers (22 miles) down Mountain Road toward Tulpar Kul Lake, snow-covered peaks behind multi-colored mountains filling the view of the windshield.

Our home for the night is Tilek Yurt Camp . Along with amazing hospitality, it’s a great spot for shooting sunset and sunrise over Tulpar Kul Lake, its yurt camps and animals, and the surrounding mountains.

The following morning is the first day of our 4-day trek, and we’ll be hiking through the famous Traveler’s Pass —which will take us to 4,150 meters (13,616) for views of the Pamir Mountains and one of its highest points, the 7,134-meter (23,406-foot) Lenin Peak.

While the hike begins relatively flat, it isn’t long before we’re climbing uphill and the altitude sickness starts to kick in.

If you do this trek, keep in mind that you’ll be gaining about 650 meters (2,133 feet) of elevation, so it’s quite a challenge.

And, it isn’t the only one we run into. Shortly after passing a yellow sign letting us know we’re about 5 hours from Camp 1, we realize that the path is going to get very snowy and icy.

While it wouldn’t be impossible to trek with poles and proper gear, our group is a bit unprepared, so we switch to the much shorter Kyzyl Bel Trail —which provides a similar view from 3,959 meters (12,990 feet).

Once the clouds part, we get a pretty solid view of Lenin Peak.

After a picnic lunch, the sun comes out, allowing us to really enjoy the beauty of the trail that had felt so impossible on the way up.

From fields of wildflowers and edelweiss to orange marmots to epic peak views and colorful mountains, the scenery is some of the best I’ve seen on my travels.

Sary Mogul Village (Osh Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: Less than an hour from Tulpar Kul Lake by car Accommodation: Sary Mogul Tunguch Guesthouse , a clean and comfortable guesthouse with a hot shower and western toilets.

That evening we stay at the Sary Mogul Tunguch Guesthouse run by Almaz and his family—the same place we had lunch the day prior—to rest up for our biggest section of trekking the following day.

Sary Mogul is mainly a place for trekking, horseback riding, and taking in beautiful views, so even if you’re not doing the Heights of Alay hike during your 2 weeks in Kyrgyzstan, you’ll have plenty of options.

Sary Mogul Pass (Osh Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 7-10 hours of trekking Accommodation: Sary Mogul Yurt Camp, a clean and comfortable yurt camp with amazing views

The goal of this day in the Kyrgyzstan itinerary is trekking over two passes— Aktor Pass and Sary Mogul Pass —to reach 4,306 meters (14,127 feet).

While we know the altitude will be challenging, we aren’t prepared for the insanity that happens on the downhill.

Let me explain. The hike begins relatively easily as a flat path along a river, though soon becomes challenging with numerous uphills and downhills.

The views along the way are lovely, especially when we stop for a picnic lunch while sitting on the water with mountain views.

Afterward, it continues to be relatively gradual until the last push—300 meters completely uphill. It’s brutal, especially with the elevation, but the views of the Alay Mountains and surrounding lakes and glaciers from the top are epic!

The caveat: since we’re a bit early in the season, the way down is completely covered in snow so deep and on a trail so steep and slippery with scree we have to glissade down while holding a rope.

Once the rope ends, we use our rain jackets as sleds to slide down the mountain.

After at least an hour, the snow ends and opens into a beautiful valley with yaks grazing and drinking from the river.

It’s peaceful, but we still have hours to go: there’s a crazy river crossing that leaves us soaking wet, some more uphill climbs, traversing uneven rock, and endless paths until we finally reach Sary Mogul Yurt Camp at 3,490 meters (11,450 feet)—after 10 hours of hiking!

Luckily, our yurt has a stove to warm our clothes, not to mention stunning views of the Kichik Alay Valley and its mountains. It’s one of the best views of the trip.

Note that we were told there wouldn’t be snow, so regardless of what you’re told, I’d be prepared for it, especially if you’ll be hiking before July.

Kosh Moinok Valley (Naryn Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 7-10 hours of trekking Accommodation: Kosh Moinok Yurt Camp

Luckily, the next day’s hike is leisurely and scenic, as we descend deeper into the Kichik Alay Valley , making our way to Kosh Moinok Valley .

The Alay Mountains remain in our vantage point, as well as beautiful countryside views. Cows graze, crystalline rivers flow, colorful flowers blow in the breeze, locals work outside their yurts, and distant mountains stretch toward the clouds. It’s an idyllic and relaxing hike.

Well, at least it starts that way. After lunch at a guest house owned by Visit Alay in Kyzyl Shoro Village , the trail goes from descents and straight paths to a strenuous uphill climb—until we reach Kosh Moinok Pass at 3,210 meters (10,532 feet).

While difficult, you’ll quickly forget your pain as you gaze south toward the Pamir Mountains and then north toward the Alay Mountains. It’s breathtaking.

The descent toward Kosh Moinok Yurt Camp is steep, albeit scenic, especially as you’ll see many animals along the way. Donkeys, cows, and horses graze, run, and nuzzle with the beautiful mountains in the background.

Osh City via Sarybell Pass (Osh Region)

Length: 1 night Distance: 5 hours of trekking and 3-5 hours of driving Accommodation: Osh Grand Hotel Chavo , a comfortable and clean hotel with a restaurant and air-conditioned rooms

Today is the final leg of the revised Heights of Alay Trek —to Sarybell Pass at 3,132 meters (10,276 feet) and then down to Kojokelen Village.

Almost immediately, the trail bends steeply uphill. Once at the top, the views are incredible, as you see both the Pamir and Alay Mountain ranges at once. Plus, there are loads of adorable cows milling about!

Of course, what goes up must come down, and the descent is scenic but a knee-killer (a knee brace is recommended if you have even slightly achy knees).

Smells of wild mint and juniper mix with cow manure, and we see crazy plants that look straight out of a Dr Seuss book.

The views also get better and better, especially when we get to the Three Dragon Gorge and see dramatic, jagged red cliffs and verdant slopes unlike anything else we’ve seen during our entire Kyrgyzstan trip.

The views continue to be stunning thanks to the colorful plants, unique rock formations, and mountain peaks as we make our way down to Kojokelen Village for delicious plov lunch at a local Visit Alay guesthouse.

From there, it’s back to Osh City for a night at the Grand Hotel Chavo before an early flight back to the United States the following day.

You can also choose to head straight back to Bishkek tonight to get closer to the international airport, though you’ll want to book the latest flight from Osh to Bishkek, as the journey to Osh City can be long as the roads aren’t great.

To book your domestic flight, visit Bookit or Bilet .

Shorter Kyrgyzstan Itineraries

Short on time? Here is how I would tweak the itinerary if you have less than 14 days in Kyrgyzstan:

5 Days in Kyrgyzstan . If your trip is only 5 days, consider whether you’d prefer a relaxing trip by car or a trekking trip.

For instance, with 5 days, you could do something like Bishkek, Kok-Jaiyk Valley, Bokonbaevo Village, Song Kol Lake, and then head back to Bishkek. Since the roads aren’t always the best, you’ll want to get back to Bishkek well ahead of your flight.

To play it safe, you might also simply spend your time doing the many fun day trips from Bishkek .

If you prefer trekking, you could fly to Osh from Bishkek and do the Heights of Alay hiking portion of the above-mentioned 2-week Kyrgyzstan itinerary.

7 Days In Kyrgyzstan.  With a few more days, you could do the full first week of the above-mentioned Kyrgyzstan itinerary, or you could opt for a longer hike. For instance, you could add 2 additional days of trekking to also go to Jiptick Yurt Camp and then over Jiptick Pass via Darbazatash Valley.

10 Days In Kyrgyzstan.  With 10 Days in Kyrgyzstan, I’d keep the above 2-week itinerary almost the same except I’d spend one less day in Bishkek at the beginning and I’d cut Kazarman Village and Arslanbob Village. After Song Kol Lake, head back to Bishkek to fly to Osh and then do the trekking portion of the trip.

Tips For Planning A Trip To Kyrgyzstan

The following Kyrgyzstan travel tips can help you maximize your itinerary:

Consider hiring a guide and/or driver. I booked both through Visit Alay , which allowed me to learn interesting history and cultural information from locals and also sit back and relax while enjoying the scenery. Having a local to show you around also helps with any language barriers.

Pack light & smart. This isn’t the type of itinerary where you need heels, makeup, or dresses. You’ll be fine with hiking pants and capris as well as moisture-wicking t-shirts and long-sleeve shirts. I’ve shared a packing list below to help!

Also, if you are hiking with porters, bring a bag that they can carry on their back like a backpacking backpack or duffel bag (not a suitcase).

Understand how to dress as a female traveler. This was a question I had as a female traveler in Kyrgyzstan, a country that identifies as 90% Muslim, according to the US Department of State.

While some local women cover their hair, many don’t. You’ll also see a woman dress very modestly with high necklines and long sleeves walking with another woman in trendy jeans and a fitted tee. I also noticed that in some areas women seemed more conservatively dressed than others.

While you may feel out of place wearing tiny tank tops and shorts, t-shirts or lightweight long-sleeve shirts and capris or flowy pants work well. As you’ll often be sitting on floor cushions for meals, I don’t recommend dresses.

Eating vegetarian is semi-doable. While you’ll be able to find vegetarian food in the bigger cities, such as at Thai restaurants, locals may not understand this concept as you move to more rural places.

Having a guide to explain your dietary needs can help, though don’t be surprised if you end up simply taking the meat off the top of your food and giving it to someone else at your table.

Also, dishes that seem vegetarian may not be. For instance, while locals would take the meat off my plov, I later learned it’s still made with sheep fat. Hey, I did the best I could!

Trying to eat vegan in Kyrgyzstan? While there are simple salads and bread rounds with jam, you may want to bring your own food or risk going hungry!

You’ll eat a lot of sweets. Whether you’re eating breakfast or dinner or it’s simply tea time, the tables you’ll dine at will almost always feature bowls of chocolate and candy as well as cookies and jams. It’s a sweet way to welcome you.

Public toilets are usually smelly pits. Be prepared to squat, hold your nose, and bring your own toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Personally, I always had a face mask laced with a drop of essential oils on hand to help hide the smell.

Train for Kyrgyzstan trekking. The hiking in Kyrgyzstan is no joke, especially since it’s also high altitude. It’s recommended that if you’ll be trekking in Kyrgyzstan you train before you arrive.

There are no drone laws. At least at the time of writing. Fly away!

Kyrgyzstan Packing List

Along with your regular packing essentials, clothing, toiletries, and medications, a few specialty items to bring include the following.

Note: I visited in summer, which included many hot destinations as well as cold weather at higher altitudes, like in the Alay Mountains. A winter trip to Kyrgyzstan may require some additional items (check with your guide!).

Hygiene Items

• Toilet paper (many public toilets won’t have any)
• Biodegradable cleansing wipes (there aren’t always showers)
• Hand sanitizer
• Face mask for smelly toilets

Hydration & Sun Protection

• Water bottle  or  hydration bladder
• Portable water filter
• Chapstick with SPF
• Polarized sunglasses

Outdoor Adventure Essentials

• Down jacket
• Rain jacket
• Daypack with waterproof cover
• Waterproof duffel or backpack for the porter to carry (I love my North Face Base Camp Duffel , which survived rain, snow, and hail without getting any moisture inside)
• Hiking snacks
• Moisture-wicking base layer
• Hiking boots with Gore-Tex
• Moisture-wicking socks
• Sock liners
• Moleskine adhesive
• Knee brace for hiking (if steep downhill ascents bother your knees)
• Portable charger since there aren’t always outlets

Kyrgyzstan Travel Itinerary Planning FAQ

Here are answers to frequently asked questions about planning the perfect Kyrgyzstan itinerary:

Q) Why do people go to Kyrgyzstan?

A few of the top reasons travelers go to Kyrgyzstan include the raw natural beauty, adventure sports like trekking and horseback riding, some of the most beautiful hiking trails in the world , and the chance to immerse themselves in local culture in a place not overrun by mass tourism.

Q) How many days are enough for Kyrgyzstan?

As there is a lot to see in Kyrgyzstan, I recommend a minimum of 10 days, though 14 is even better. Also keep in mind if you’re visiting from far away, you’ll need a day or two to acclimate to the new timezone.

Q) Is Kyrgyzstan cheap for tourists?

While the idea of “cheap” is relative to individual travelers, many will find it more budget-friendly than other popular destinations.

For example, looking at Kyrgyzstan travel costs, you can easily order a filling meal at a restaurant for $2-$4, and a guesthouse or yurt stay including room and board is about $20-$35 per night per person (shared with one other person).

In the largest city of Bishkek, a room at a 4-star hotel outside the city center was about $70 per night.

Q) Is Kyrgyzstan safe to travel?

I felt very safe traveling Kyrgyzstan, though consider avoiding the border with Tajikistan, which is prone to conflict.

Q) Is it easy to plan a backpacking Kyrgyzstan itinerary?

Yes, especially as Kyrgyzstan is budget-friendly. Plus, it’s easy to meet other travelers as most guesthouses and yurt camps have communal dining. You’ll also find hostels in the larger cities.

Q) Is Kyrgyzstan friendly to the USA?

Personally, I found that the locals I met were excited to hear I was from the United States. Everyone made me feel very welcome!

Q) Is alcohol legal in Kyrgyzstan?

Yes, alcohol is legal in Kyrgyzstan if you are over the age of 18 and aren’t driving a vehicle.

Q) What is the best month to visit Kyrgyzstan?

To maximize your chances for good weather, it’s recommended to go to Kyrgyzstan in July or August.

Kyrgyzstan Travel Insurance

When spending 2 weeks in Kyrgyzstan, it’s recommended to get travel insurance. For this, I have a few recommendations:

SafetyWing . If you’re looking for something straightforward and budget-friendly, you can’t beat SafetyWing. They offer one global policy that you can cancel at any time or continue paying for long-term coverage (making it the perfect option for digital nomads!).

Their plan includes medical coverage, trip interruptions, personal liability, unplanned overnight stays, lost luggage, and more.

World Nomads . For something more comprehensive, World Nomads is a great option. While you’ll pay a bit more, you’ll typically get higher coverage maximums as well as additional inclusions—like trip cancellation.

Global Rescue . If you’ll be trekking in Kyrgyzstan, it’s recommended to get a Global Rescue plan, which offers air evacuation services in case you get hurt or there is an emergency. At checkout, they also offer a travel insurance add-on.

Final Thoughts On Planning A Trip To Kyrgyzstan

I hope you enjoyed this Kyrgyzstan travel blog! If you’re looking to explore one of the most naturally beautiful and culturally rich places on earth, Kyrgyzstan is an excellent choice.

Explore the bigger cities of Bishkek and Osh, take in the beauty of the Alay and Pamir Mountains, trek over gorgeous mountain passes, stay in yurts and local guesthouses, and savor local dishes like manti (dumplings) and plov.

And if you follow the above-mentioned Kyrgyzstan travel guide, you’ll experience some of the best that the Alps of Central Asia has to offer!

What would you add to this Kyrgyzstan itinerary?

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