Explore the Silk Road from Ashgabat to Tashkent, discovering Merv, Bukhara, Khiva and Samarkand across Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, with an overnight train.
  • Explore Ashgabat's Independence Park and landmark Independence Monument.
  • Visit the fortress of Nissa, the Parthian capital's massive walls and towers.
  • Discover ancient Merv's vast Silk Road ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
  • Walk Khiva's walled old city, Kunya Ark and Tah-Khauli Palace.
  • Explore Bukhara's Royal Ark, Ismael Samani Mausoleum, and towering Kalyan Minaret.
  • Discover Samarkand's Registan Square, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, and Gur Emir.
  • Visit the Ulug-Beg Observatory and the Shah-i-Zinda mausoleums.
  • Ride the Tashkent Metro and browse the bustling Chor-Su handicraft bazaar.
Stay at Sport Hotel in Ashgabat, Hotel Mary in Mary, Royal Bukhara Hotel in Bukhara, Feruzkhan Hotel in Khiva, Hotel Asia Samarkand in Samarkand, and Hotel Inspira-S Tashkent in Tashkent, with one night spent aboard the overnight train between Khiva and Samarkand.