The Silk Road of Uzbekistan
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- Explore the remote old Silk Road halt of Khiva
- Discover the fine Islamic architecture of Bokhara and Samarkand
- Stay in a yurt camp and enjoy wild landscapes of Central Asia
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Arrive in Tashkent, the fusion city of Uzbekistan. For those arriving on time today our Leader plans to meet you in the hotel reception at 1pm for the welcome meeting and to take us on the afternoon sightseeing tour. We head out to explore Tashkent, the capital of Uzb...
We rise early this morning for our flight to Urgench. A further 40-minute bus journey will take us to the remarkable ancient city of Khiva, which will be our base for the next two nights. The early history of this area is sketchy. We do know that, by the time the A...
Today has been left free to explore the mosques, tombs, palaces, madrassahs, mausoleumns, craft workshops, city walls and museums of this well-preserved city, which has hardly changed since ancient times. This evening, you may choose to explore a bit more of the cit...
Today's drive to the fabled city of Bokhara will take up the day, but is broken up with stops as we cross the Oxus (Amu-Darya) River and travel through the expansive plains of the Kizilkum Desert. . As home to the famous Islamic poets, Firdausa and Rudaki, Bokhara ...
Today's day of sightseeing starts off by bus before we continue on foot. Highlights include the Bolo Khauz mosque, the Samanid mausoleum (a place of pilgrimage where the founder of the Samanid dynasty is buried)the 9th century Magoki Attar mosque and the Poi Kalyan c...
Today has been left free for you to spend as you wish. You may wish to explore the Taqi-Sarrafon market - one of the four domed bazaars in Bokhara. Used as a money exchange during the height of the Silk Road, it is now home to plenty of souvenir shops.
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This morning, we will drive a short distance to Gijduvan - a town celebrated for its crafts and trade since the 10th century. Here, we will visit the famous ceramic centre. Our next stop is Karmana, where we plan to visit the 10th century Mir-Said Bakhram Mausoleum. H...
We spend this morning driving to Samarkand, through plenty of small towns and past cotton fields, giving a glimpse into rural life in Uzbekistan. Stormed by Alexander the Great and reduced to ashes by Genghis Khan, Samarkand was nevertheless transformed into the mos...
This morning's sightseeing takes us to the Shah-i-Zinda - a beautifully-tiled necropolis of tombs, mosques and mausoleums belonging to Tamerlane's family, friends and the prophet Mohammad's cousin. We will also visit the Ulug-Beg Observatory, considered to have been o...
Today, there is more free time for further exploration. Later this afternoon, we transfer to the train station for our modern high speed train back to Tashkent. Arriving just after 7pm, we will have time to enjoy our last evening of the tour.
Meals Provided : Breakfast
The trip ends after breakfast at our hotel in Tashkent. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart from Tashkent at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day, luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. If you would lik...
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Frances
Oct 2024
The Silk Road of Uzbekistan
Excellent trip. Busy with very good guides but with some days to explore the won...
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Oct 2024
The Silk Road of Uzbekistan
The tour was a great experience, very knowledgeable guides and acco...
Sara
Oct 2024
The Silk Road of Uzbekistan
This was my second trip with Explore, and like the first was excellent overall but with a few observations I would like to make. The night at the yurt camp was very...
Elizabeth
Oct 2024
The Silk Road of Uzbekistan
This is a fascinating part of the world which was and is great fun to learn about. The initial three plane journeys were tough but after that the itinerary worked w...
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Oct 2024
The Silk Road of Uzbekistan
It was a fantastic and fascinating holiday only marred by the yurt experience. The camel ride would have been better as a half hour trip into the desert or even a wa...
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