Uzbekistan Travel and Destination Guide
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Highlights
- Khiva
- Bukhara
- Registan, ancient heart of Samarkand
Centuries of Silk Road wealth built Uzbekistan into an exotic land of ancient cities filled with domes, minarets and intricate Islamic tile work, and the atmospheric madrasas and mosques of Bukhara and Samarkand rank among the most glorious of all Central Asia. This is also where Islam collided with communism: the capital of Tashkent grew to be one of the largest cities in the Soviet Union, with predictable results. Entirely surrounded by the Central Asian "Stans," the land ranges from flat, arid plains, to the Fergana valley spread with cotton to eastern mountain peaks that attract mountaineers and backcountry skiers. Unfortunately it has also become known for an environmental catastrophe: the gradual disappearance of the Aral Sea due to rampant overuse dating from Soviet times.
Featured Trips in UZBEKISTAN
21 days | From N/A Tashkent to Tehran (AUTT)
North Africa / Middle East > Iran
Highlights
Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Ashghabat, Tehran, Samarkand, Mashhad, Shiraz, Esfahan, ...
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 2
From Uzbekistan, through Turkmenistan to Iran, we follow the Silk Road, crossing regions where many great civilizations met, traded and did battle. See where many great emperors made history and left behind a lasting legacy of culture and language. Explore mosques with their stunning mosaic and visit colourful markets on this journey back in time.
