Silk Road Highlights: Tashkent – Samarkand – Bukhara – Khiva

Uzbekistan sits at the very heart of the ancient Silk Road, the legendary network of trade routes that connected China to the Mediterranean for over two millennia. This carefully crafted 8-day tour takes you through the country's four most spectacular cities, each a living museum of Islamic architecture, vibrant bazaar culture, and warm Central Asian hospitality. From the cosmopolitan capital Tashkent — with its Soviet-era metro mosaics and bustling Chorsu Bazaar — to the jaw-dropping Registan Square of Samarkand, the labyrinthine old town of Bukhara, and the perfectly preserved Itchan Kala of Khiva, every day brings new wonders. You'll stay in hand-picked boutique hotels (many inside restored historical buildings), dine on plov, shashlik, and freshly baked non with local families, and travel between cities on the modern Afrosiyob high-speed train and comfortable private vehicles. Our English-speaking guides are historians and storytellers who bring 2,500 years of history to life.