The Silk Road Nature Trips & Packages Tours & Trips

Highlights

• Follow the legendary Silk Road through Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
• Experience the nomad life with a night in a traditional Kyrgyz yurt
• Marvel at the Islamic architecture of Samarkand and Bukhara
• Discover the picturesque mountains and lakes of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

Highlights

• Follow the footsteps of ancient traders on a journey along the Silk Road
• Witness the ‘Door to Hell’ at night, a giant burning gas pit in Turkmenistan
• Experience the life of a nomadic shepherd with two nights in a yurt camp
• Discover the great Islamic architecture and ruins of five different countries
• Explore the villages and lakes of the Fann and Tien Shan mountains

Highlights

• Take a sensational flight over the Himalaya
• Enjoy a short trek through traditional villages and intriguing multi-coloured landscapes
• Stay in village homestays and local lodges to experience Ladakhi hospitality and learn about the traditional way of life
• See colourful Tibetan Buddhist monasteries along the Indus and Sham valleys
• Visit Lamayuru with its lunar landscape and Alchi Monastery with 11th-century paintings

Highlights

• Learning to make our own bowl of traditional Lanzhou beef noodles
• Meeting a local Yugu Minority family and learning about their way of life
• Discovering Dunhuang's Mogao Caves with one of the world's leading authorities on medieval Buddhism's visual culture

Highlights

• Bishkek - begin your overland journey in the emerging and hospitable capital of Kyrgyzstan
• Ashgabat - explore Turkmenistan's off the beaten track capital city on a guided minibus tour taking in the plethora of white marble buildings
• Vardzia - discover this amazing cave monastery which was mostly abandoned centuries ago but is still inhabited by a handful of monks
• Samarkand - spend three days exploring the jewel in Uzbekistan's crown and see the stunning architecture of the Registan plaza
• Darvaza - admire the flaming Darvaza Gas Crater which was created accidentally in 1971 and is known by the locals as the "Door to Hell"

Highlights

• Iconic Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower in Baku
• 40,000-year-old engravings in Gobustan National Park
• Venture to Telavi, one of Georgia's most ancient cities
• Head just south of the Russian border for panoramic views of Mount Kazbek
• Georgian felt-making workshop

Highlights

• Visit the Alaverdi monastery, and its 1,000-year-old wine cellar!
• Visit the nearby Bodbe monastery before returning to Pheasants Tears in the evening for an evening of traditional food and entertainment.
• Visit Ushguli is a UNESCO heritage site, and the European community at the highest altitude
• Visit a local bazaar and the splendid Gelati monastery that dates back to the time of David the Builder