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Twelve days, guaranteed departures: Khiva, the desert fortresses, Bukhara, a yurt camp and Samarkand.
from $1,188per person
Our fullest Uzbekistan route, and the one with guaranteed departure dates — it runs whether four people book or twelve.
You fly to Khiva and work east: the ancient fortresses of Toprak-Kala and Ayaz-Kala, the crossing of the Kyzylkum, three days around Bukhara, a night in a yurt camp at Yangi Gazgan, the village of Mitan — winner of the 'To Do' responsible tourism award at ITB Berlin — and finally Samarkand.
Who it suits: anyone who wants the whole thing, once, properly.
Met at the airport, transfer to the hotel, free evening.
The Khast-i-Imam complex, religious centre of the city, then Chorsu bazaar and the old quarter.
The dates run regardless of numbers. You are never told two weeks out that the group did not fill.
Around seven hours including a lunch stop. It is the price of seeing Khiva and Bukhara in one trip, and the desert is worth the seat time.
Early flight to Urgench and transfer to Khiva. The rest of the day inside the Ichan-Kala walls.
Toprak-Kala and Kyzyl-Kala, 80km from Khiva: third-century fortresses that were the residence of the Khorezmshahs.
The long drive across the red sands of the Kyzylkum, with the Amu Darya on one side and flocks of karakul sheep on the other.
The most mysterious city on the road: Poi Kalon, the Ark, Lyabi-Hauz and the covered bazaars, all walkable.
Chor Minor, hidden in the alleys, and the emir's summer palace Sitorai Mohi-Xosa outside the city.
The Gijduvan ceramic workshop on the way, then the yurt camp: camels, a fire and the desert sky.
A day in Mitan, winner of the 'To Do' responsible tourism award at ITB Berlin 2015, as the guest of a local family. On to Samarkand in the evening.
Registan, Gur-e-Amir and Bibi-Khanym — the UNESCO heart of the Silk Road.
The Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, more than twenty mausoleums built between the 11th and 14th centuries, and Ulugbek's observatory. Evening train to Tashkent.
Breakfast and a transfer to the airport.