Regions
Two thousand years of life around the Lyabi-Hauz pond: merchants’ houses, covered bazaars, madrasas and the Kalyan minaret.
Best timeApril–May, September–November
11 days, 10 nights
Tashkent · Khiva · Bukhara · Samarkand
The three great Silk Road cities at the pace they deserve, with evenings inside Khiva’s walls and a private dinner in a Bukharan merchant’s house.
From €4,900 per guest
See itinerary8 days, 7 nights
Bukhara · Nurata · Aydarkul · Samarkand
A night in a yurt camp by Lake Aydarkul, the springs of Nurata and the old road between Bukhara and Samarkand.
From €3,500 per guest
See itinerary14 days, 13 nights
Tashkent · Khiva · Bukhara · Nurata · Samarkand · Shakhrisabz · Fergana
Two weeks from the walls of Khiva to the orchards of Fergana: the full breadth of the country, with a host at your side from start to finish.
From €6,400 per guest
See itinerary6 days, 5 nights
Samarkand · Gijduvan · Bukhara
A short, rich journey for couples: the Registan at first light, a potter’s workshop in Gijduvan and dinner in a Bukharan courtyard.
From €2,900 per guest
See itinerary10 days, 9 nights
Tashkent · Samarkand · Aydarkul · Bukhara · Khiva
Camel rides in the Kyzylkum, bread-baking in a Samarkand home and short, unhurried days built around children.
From €2,100 per guest
See itineraryA candle-lit courtyard, a family recipe and the stories of the house.
Stories
Silk thread, family patterns and the slow work behind every panel.
[Author] · 12 August 2026
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