Discover Uzbekistan’s Silk Road highlights from Tashkent to Bukhara and Samarkand, with a desert yurt stay and a Nuratau Mountains homestay for an immersive adventure.
  • Visit Samarkand’s Registan, a masterpiece of Timurid architecture.
  • Discover Samarkand’s Shah-i-Zinda, a blue-tiled avenue of mausoleums.
  • Explore Bukhara’s Ark Fortress, a citadel of Silk Road history.
  • Explore Bukhara’s Kalon Minaret and Mosque with views across Bukhara.
  • Learn traditional pottery at Gijduvan’s sixth-generation ceramics workshop.
  • Camp in a Kyzylkum Desert yurt beneath bright stars.
  • Hike to waterfalls and petroglyphs in the Nuratau Mountains.
  • Wander Tashkent’s Chorsu Bazaar, a domed market of everyday goods.
Accommodation is primarily twin-share hotels, with occasional alternative properties used if usual rooms are unavailable. Expect a mix of hotels, a night in a yurt and a village homestay, sometimes with shared facilities, basic amenities, cold water or no bathrooms, and potential mixed-gender room sharing.