About this trip
Eleven days moving through Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan along the old Silk Road, from the blue-tiled mosques and madrasas of Samarkand and Bukhara to the mudbrick old town of Khiva.
From there you head into Turkmenistan, out across the Karakum desert to see the Darvaza Gas Crater burning in the dark.
A small group of up to 16, guided throughout, staying in 4-star hotels with your own room.
What you'll do
- Walk the tiled squares and madrasas of Samarkand
- Explore the old walled city of Bukhara
- Wander the historic centre of Khiva
- Cross the Karakum desert into Turkmenistan
- See the Darvaza Gas Crater burning at night
- Travel between cities by bullet train
- Covers two countries, so expect more border and travel logistics than a single-country trip
- Easy pace, fully guided throughout
- Group capped at 16 travellers
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Tashkent · 21 Jul – 22 Jul
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