Signature: The Five Stans & the Heart of the Silk Road

18 nights from $11599

18 nights

Signature: The Five Stans & the Heart of the Silk Road

Explore the Silk Road across five Central Asian nations on a National Geographic Signature small-group journey featuring guided city tours, cultural encounters, exclusive moments and comfortable hotel

$11599 pp excluding flights $644 per night
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Explore the Silk Road across five Central Asian nations on a National Geographic Signature small-group journey featuring guided city tours, cultural encounters, exclusive moments and comfortable hotel stays with varied transport by private vehicle, plane, train, metro and walking.
  • Climb the ancient Burana Tower and see balbal stone warriors.
  • Experience the Issyk Museum’s “Golden Man” with curator-led insights.
  • Explore Dushanbe’s National Museum of Antiquities and the 2,500-year-old Hissor Fortress.
  • View the ancient Uthman Quran at Tashkent’s Hasti Imam complex.
  • Explore Samarkand’s Registan and turquoise Shahi Zinda complex.
  • Wander Bukhara’s Ark Fortress, Samanid Mausoleum, and towering Kalyan Minaret.
  • Stroll Khiva’s walled Ichan Qala and the forest-pillared Juma Mosque.
  • Walk among Old Nisa’s Parthian ruins near Ashgabat’s marble avenues.
Relax in comfortable hotels for 18 nights, with stays at handpicked properties throughout the journey, including Hyatt Regency Bishkek, Rixos Almaty Hotel, Crown Plaza Dushanbe, Lotte City Tashkent Palace Hotel, Kosh Havuz Boutique Hotel, Devon Hotel, Kamil Palace Hotel Khiva, and Oguzkent Hotel.
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