🇺🇿 The Silk Road, tiled in blue
Uzbekistan
Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva in one overland run — plus the markets, food and desert distances between them.
- Typical length
- 8–12 days
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Best time
- April–May, September–October
Highlights
- Samarkand
- Bukhara
- Khiva
- Silk Road history
- Islamic architecture
- Bazaars, food and craft workshops
- Kyzylkum desert crossings
Practical information
- Getting there
- International flights to Tashkent, Samarkand and Urgench.
- Entry requirements
- Entry rules vary by nationality — check official guidance before booking.
- Travel between cities
- High-speed rail on the main corridor; road or air elsewhere.
- Climate
- Very hot mid-summer; spring and autumn are more comfortable.
Site opening hours and restoration works change. Some interiors and photography are restricted at religious sites.
What you can do here
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Example itinerary
One clear way to see Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Silk Road
Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, with time built in for markets, food and craft workshops.
- Length
- 10 days
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Best time
- April–May, September–October
- Day 1Arrive Tashkent — Settle in, evening walk and introduction to the route.
- Day 2Tashkent — Bazaars, metro architecture and museum collections.
- Day 3–4Samarkand — Registan, Shah-i-Zinda and the observatory, at your own pace.
- Day 5–6Bukhara — Old town on foot, trading domes and a craft workshop visit.
- + 3 more days
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