Silk Road Guided Tour

Arrive at midday in Fergana, where you will be met and transfer to your hotel. Then, drive to Margilan (25km away) and visit a silk factory. You will be able to see the process of handmade silk production and buy original silk products of superb quality. Transfer back to Fergana, where a city tour awaits.

Prepare for a big exploring day ahead! First, you’ll transfer to Oltiarik, spotting villages and rich agriculture with extensive gardens of fruits, vegetables, and grapes en route. Spend time at a cotton field! Then, travel to Richtan to catch a glimpse of ceramists. Enjoy lunch at the studio! After, continue travelling to Kokand, where the famous Khan Khoudayar Palace awaits. Visit the Juma Mosque after! Continue to your final destination of the day afterward: Tashkent. Check into accommodation before enjoying a walking tour at night!

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before embarking on a tour of the old part of Tashkent. Discover a range of architectural monuments! After lunch, you will continue with your tour of Tashkent. This time, you’ll head to the modern area of the city.

Today may be a travel day, but it still promises incredible entertainment. The drive to Samarkand takes around 4.5 hours, but you’ll pass picturesque imagery en route. Pass by the Syr Darya River, Jizzakh, and rural and mountain landscapes. Enjoy lunch upon your arrival in Samarkand. Then, start sightseeing! Some highlights (of the many) include Ulughbek Observatory, checking out the potters, the architectural complex, and the silk paper factory.

Get ready to explore more of Samarkand today! After breakfast, you’ll head to Registan Square for more must-sees of the city. Work up an appetite before enjoying lunch with a local red dry wine. Partake in a cooking course! Spend time at your leisure in the evening. Later on, after a dinner of your choice, you’ll discover “Samarkand by night” on a bus.

Enjoy an early breakfast before departing to Shakhrisabz (2-hour drive) via a mountain road. Stop a few times en route to revel in the gorgeous landscapes. Go on a city tour around Shakhrisabz once you arrive! Discover ruins of Ak-Saray Palace, Dorut Tillavat complex: Gumbazi-Sayidon, Kok Gumbaz Mosque, Dor-ut Saodat complex: Khazrati Imam Mosque, Jahongir mausoleum, and walking in oriental bazaar. Replenish your depleted energy levels with lunch! Then, depart to Bukhara (4 hours away). Hit up a dinner place on your own!

Spend the day exploring the monuments spanning Bukhara, such as the Jewish Quarter, Ulugbek Madrassah (1417), Magoki Attori Mosque, to name a few, before lunch. After lunch, you’ll visit the ARK Fortress, which harks back to the fifth century! Spend the rest of the day checking out various sights before enjoying dinner on your own.

Leave the city to visit the Sitorai-Mokhi-Hossa and check out Shavkat Boltaev’s photo gallery in Caravansary before sitting down for lunch. Spend the evening at your leisure! You might want to consider checking out a puppet show or walk to a viewpoint for sunset.

Embark on a 450km, 6-7 hour drive to Khiva, passing through the Kyzylkum Desert and Red Desert en route. Enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the Amudarya on the road. Alternatively, you may travel by train instead of car.

Spend the day exploring Khiva, the only "Museum-city under the open sky" in Central Asia that has been completely preserved up to the present day. Go on a city tour around Ichan-Qala, an architectural complex. You’ll also discover Kunya-Ark khan's castle, Kalta Minor Tower, Muhammad Amin-Khan, Juma Mosque, and other historical monuments. Refresh your depleted energy levels at lunch before exploring more cultural and architectural wonders peppering the city. Hit up an open-air restaurant replete with Khorezm folk dancing for entertaining.

After early breakfast, you’ll transfer to the airport for your flight home.