Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan

Silk Road & Desert Legends: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan & Kazakhstan

Culture & Silk Road

15 days14 nights

A JOURNEY TO MAKE YOUR OWN

Designed around your travellers.

Tashkent → Samarkand → Bukhara → Khiva → Darvaza Gas Crater → Ashgabat → Turkmenbashi → CaspianCoast → Aktau → Mangystau → Aktau

Season: May to October
Accommodation: Hotel/Bed and Breakfast/GH
Activity & pace: Activity grading, walking distances and daily driving times are not specified in the source. Request an individual assessment for your travellers.

Catalogue concept — subject to confirmation. Hotels, access, transport and activities are checked for your dates. Overnight locations are stated only where the source specifies them.

Day-by-day programme

DAY 1

Arrival In Tashkent

Arrival at Tashkent Airport. Transfer to hotel. Rest.

DAY 2

Tashkent — City Tour.

City sightseeing including historical quarters and modern landmarks. Overnight in Tashkent.

DAY 3

Tashkent → Samarkand (Train)

High-speed train to Samarkand. Afternoon sightseeing at Registan Square. Overnight in Samarkand.

DAY 4

Samarkand — City Tour

Visit Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Bibi- Khanym Mosque, and Siab Bazaar. Overnight in Samarkand.

DAY 5

Samarkand → Bukhara (Train)

Morning train to Bukhara. Walking tour of the old city. Overnight in Bukhara.

DAY 6

Bukhara — City Tour

Full day exploring Bukhara’s historical monuments and caravanserais. Overnight in Bukhara.

DAY 7

Bukhara → Khiva

Overland transfer across desert landscapes to Khiva. Evening walk in Ichan-Kala. Overnight in Khiva.

DAY 8

Khiva — City Tour

Explore Ichan-Kala: minarets, madrasahs, and palaces. Overnight in Khiva.

DAY 9

Khiva → Border Crossing → Darvaza (Turkmenistan)

Border crossing into Turkmenistan. Drive through the Karakum Desert to Darvaza Gas Crater. Overnight in a desert camp.

DAY 10

Darvaza → Ashgabat

Morning at Darvaza. Drive to Ashgabat. Evening city orientation. Overnight in Ashgabat.

DAY 11

Ashgabat — City Tour

Visit main monuments, museums, and marble architecture. Overnight in Ashgabat.

DAY 12

Ashgabat → Turkmenbashi → Caspian Coast

Domestic flight or drive to Turkmenbashi. Transfer to the Caspian Sea coast. Overnight by the sea.

DAY 13

Caspian Coast → Aktau (Kazakhstan)

Cross the Turkmenistan–Kazakhstan border. Arrival in Aktau. Evening at leisure.

DAY 14

Aktau — Mangystau

Excursion to the Mangystau region, known for its chalk canyons and desert landscapes. Return to Aktau. Overnight in Aktau.

DAY 15

Departure From Aktau

Transfer to Aktau Airport. Departure.

Main English catalogue 2026, PDF pages 84–85

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