Discover Silk Road highlights across Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on a two-week journey from Bishkek to Samarkand, blending yurt stays, train rides and guided city tours.
  • Stay in lakeside yurts and meet an Eagle Hunter at Issyk Kul.
  • Walk among red cliffs of Jety-Oguz Gorge near Karakol.
  • Hike Charyn Canyon’s Valley of Castles to the river.
  • Discover Turkestan’s Azret Sultan complex and Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi.
  • Explore Tashkent’s Khast Imom Complex and the domed Chorsu Bazaar.
  • Wander Bukhara’s Lyab-i Hauz and the Poi Kalon complex.
  • Meet artisans in Gijduvan’s pottery workshop and villagers in Vobkent.
  • Visit Samarkand’s Registan Square and the gold-ceilinged Gur Emir.
Stay in varied properties, from Bishkek’s Freedom Hotel and Kochkor’s D&D Guesthouse to twin-share yurts with western-style toilets and hot showers at Sonun Yurt Camp. Further overnights include Hotel 78, Kolsay Eki Agayindy, Kazzhol, four-berth cabins on the overnight train, Hotel Khanaka, Hotel Sasha & Son, and Hotel Asia Samarkand.