The Great Silk Road: 12-day grand tour
Overview
The ultimate journey — every major city, a desert yurt night and a cooking masterclass.
This journey has been designed by our local team to combine the most iconic sights with authentic encounters — family-run workshops, local markets and home-cooked meals. Comfortable hotels, an expert guide and all logistics are taken care of, so you can simply enjoy the road.
Highlights
- UNESCO World Heritage old towns
- Hand-picked boutique hotels
- Local food tastings
- Small groups or private
Itinerary
- 1
Arrival in Tashkent. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Dinner Overnight: Tashkent - 2
Tashkent old & new. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast Overnight: Tashkent - 3
Train to Samarkand. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast Overnight: Samarkand - 4
Samarkand masterpieces. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast, Lunch Overnight: Samarkand - 5
Day trip to Shakhrisabz. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast Overnight: Samarkand - 6
Plov masterclass & Urgut bazaar. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast, Lunch Overnight: Samarkand - 7
Nuratau & yurt camp. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Overnight: Yurt camp - 8
Bukhara arrival. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast Overnight: Bukhara - 9
Bukhara in depth. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast, Dinner Overnight: Bukhara - 10
Through the desert to Khiva. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast Overnight: Khiva - 11
Khiva & Elliq-Qala fortresses. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast, Lunch Overnight: Khiva - 12
Flight to Tashkent & departure. Meet your guide and enjoy a carefully paced program with plenty of time for photos, tea breaks and local encounters.
Breakfast
Included
- Accommodation in hotels with breakfast
- All transfers in air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional English-speaking guide
- Entrance fees to sites in the program
- Train tickets (economy/business)
- Bottled water during tours
Not included
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Lunches and dinners unless stated
- Camera fees at monuments
- Tips
Dates & prices
| Date | Available | 2 seats left | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 | Guaranteed | 14 seats left | $1,890 |
| Dec 23, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 | Available | 14 seats left | $1,930 |
| Jan 23, 2027 – Feb 3, 2027 | Available | 14 seats left | $1,890 |
| Feb 23, 2027 – Mar 6, 2027 | Available | 14 seats left | $1,930 |
| Mar 23, 2027 – Apr 3, 2027 | Available | 14 seats left | $1,890 |
Route map
Reviews
Un voyage magique
Samarcande au coucher du soleil, les marchés de Boukhara, la gentillesse des gens… Merci pour ce voyage inoubliable !
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