Follow the legendary Silk Road through the dramatic landscapes and historic cities of
Uzbekistan, along with a small group of likeminded travellers and expert guides.
Price includes all activities/equipment, tour leaders, local guides and drivers, meals, transport, accommodation and entrance fees as outlined in the itinerary. Optional Single Supplement: from £230. Please note some itineraries are reversed.
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Hear someone mention Uzbekistan and you’ll immediately think of the mysteries and legends of the ancient Silk Road – and this small group holiday takes you to its very heart. Along with a band of likeminded travellers and expert guides, you’ll spend ten days exploring the treasures of this extraordinary country and you’re sure to rack up a large collection of memories that will stay with you for a long time to come.
Your journey begins in the Uzbek capital Tashkent, where there’s time to acclimatise before hopping on a plane to Nukus. Here, highlights include a visit to the Savitsky Museum, which details the region’s Karakalpakstan culture and early 1900s avantgarde Russian art. Next, it’s on to Khiva and its ancient city centre, before following the Silk Route to Bukhara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the best preserved medieval city in Central Asia.
The peace and quiet of the Nuratau Mountains are next on the agenda, and you’ll get a real insight into local village life around these parts. Your journey ends in fabled Samarkand, where the myths and legends of the Silk Road still loom large.
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Price includes all activities/equipment, tour leaders, local guides and drivers, meals, transport, accommodation and entrance fees as outlined in the itinerary. Optional Single Supplement: from £230. Please note some itineraries are reversed.
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Reviewed on 08 Oct 2026 by Margaret Maher
It was a wonderful trip - very varied & informative.Read full review
Reviewed on 19 May 2026 by Jane Marsh
It was all amazing . The cities got better and better with Bukhara being the best but the variety of desert forts and the wonderful night in the home stay added to everything . Our guide, Sanjar, was terrific at avoiding the crowds wherever possible .
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Several days include exploration on foot, particularly in Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand during city walking tours.
Walking through villages in the Nuratau Reserve, provides a greater insight into the region's natural and cultural heritage.
During the Nuratau Mountains stay, meals are home-cooked by local families, with ingredients often sourced from household vegetable gardens and livestock.
Travellers are encouraged to carry refillable filtered water bottles to reduce single-use plastic consumption during the trip.
The itinerary includes time in the Nuratau-Kyzylkum Biosphere Reserve area, noted for its unique flora, birdlife and habitat for the endangered Severtzov wild sheep.
People
The itinerary uses several locally owned accommodation providers, including Sasha & Son Guesthouse in Bukhara, the Nurata Guesthouse Association family guesthouses, and Jahongir Premium Hotel in Samarkand.
The Nurata Guesthouse Association consists of community-based family guesthouses across villages in the Nuratau Mountains.
A local tour leader is support by local guides specialist guides throughout the journey where appropriate.
The itinerary visits traditional bazaars, village communities and local cultural enterprises such as the Konigil Meros Paper Mill.
Staying with families in the Nuratau Mountains directs tourism spending into rural communities that receive fewer tourism benefits than Uzbekistan's major Silk Road cities.
