Uncover Uzbekistan’s Silk Road treasures, desert horizons and mountain vistas with guided visits, atmospheric train journeys, and unforgettable stays in a yurt camp and mountain homestay.
  • Follow ancient traders to the Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Khiva and Bukhara
  • Admire avant garde art once hidden from Soviet authorities at the Savitsky Museum
  • Sleep in a yurt close to Aydarkul lake
  • Stroll leafy boulevards and discover Soviet architecture in Tashkent
  • Witness the tragic results of an environmental disaster at the Aral Sea
Spend 11 nights in small, well-located hotels, plus one night in a mountain village homestay and one night in a simple Kyzylkum yurt camp, both with shared facilities. Enjoy one night on a Soviet-era sleeper train in second-class, four-berth cabins with basic amenities and A/C usually off at stops.