Great Silk Road Tours

Wide spectrum of Central Asia and Caucasus Tours from Advantour

Explore the Great Silk Road thoroughfare to experience magical oriental spirit and hospitality with guaranteed group and private tailored tours. Tours vary from several hours to introduce you the city you are in, or to several weeks to make once in a lifetime full Central Asia or Caucasus journey. You can fill your bucket list for the next decade with Dinasaurs Plateau (Turkmenistan), Baikonur (Kazakhstan), where the first spaceship was launched, try Plov, signature of uzbek cuisine, that people wouldn’t regret to die for, pay a visit to Tamerlane’s tomb in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) that one of the legends connect start of the 2nd World War. This is only top of the list. In every country you will enjoy rich history, delish local food and see churches and mosques that are build up with legends, thousands of monuments and sights, learn interesting customs and traditions, bright blue sky and many others.

We have handpicked the most mesmerizing sights, untouched nature, historical architectures backed up with amazing stories and much more in 5 Stan countries - Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan; South Caucasus countries of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia; and China. We used our over a decade experience to work out neat tour packages with fixed dates, combined tours several countries in one go with different accommodation and facility options. We also arrange a tour according to your preferences and plans. Our tours are not mere excursions to main sights, but a complete trip with a guarantee of a whole spectrum of impressions.

Silk Road Tours

Extended combined tours to several Eurasian countries will allow you to see the beauty of these cultures united with silk thread of the past. Big tour program to countries of the Great Silk Road is the road to the world of the East that is taking you slowly to the West. The palette of the Silk Road begins in China, gets the colors in Central Asia later getting the shades of the Caucasus. All these countries have similar cultural customs, fests, and traditions of hospitality at the same time preserving its own unique image. Silk Road tours are your advantageous choice: you will combine two and even more trips in one.
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Central Asia Tours

Tours in Central Asia is an excellent opportunity to travel to the ancient hearth of civilization, where the first Asian states had been formed between Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya. Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan are combined with one history, similar customs and culture at the same time preserve their uniqueness. Traveling to Central Asia, you will have lots of impressions, the history and culture of this region will stay with you forever. You will see centuries’ long monuments and modern cities, natural sights and of course meet hospitable locals.
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Uzbekistan Tours

Uzbekistan is, first of all, about historical and cultural tourism. Ancient cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva are real gems of the medieval monuments surrounded with residential quarters which will tell you about Asian culture as much as historical sights. The nature of Uzbekistan takes a special place; it has particularities of neighboring countries: it has deserts as in Turkmenistan, alpine meadows as in Kyrgyzstan, snow-capped mountains as in Tajikistan. On top of that, it is to mention a well-known Uzbek cuisine to give a trophy of the most interesting country of Central Asia to Uzbekistan.
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Kyrgyzstan Tours

What does Kyrgyzstan attract tourists with? This country is blessed with white peaks, glaciers, and emerald lakes. Breathtaking beautiful mountains and lakes still call nomads, keeping many centuries old nomadic lifestyle alive. Taking a tour to Kyrgyzstan, you will discover endless green valleys, climb high-mountain passes and learn traditions of Kyrgyz people. An excellent addition to the nature trip will be an opportunity to dive into salty water of the mountain Lake Issyk-Kul where you will enjoy horseback riding, fishing and many other sports around the lakes.
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Turkmenistan Tours

Turkmenistan is the most deserted country of Central Asia with the biggest part of the land territory taken by the lifeless Karakum desert with little oases scattering around. This country is attractive with its thousand years long monuments, some of which had already turned into ruins. Besides, there are unique sights as burning gas crater that locals call Door to Hell, dinosaurs plateau with tracks of ancient animals, huge vivid Yangikala canyon and many others. The capital Ashgabat looks mesmerizing with white architectures, for which it has been renowned as a marble city. Perhaps, Turkmenistan could compete for being the most exotic country of Central Asia.
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Kazakhstan Tours

Tours to Kazakhstan is traveling to the biggest and economically developed country of Central Asia. At the same time, it combines traditions of nomadic past of Kazakh people and modern tendencies of globalization. Here you will see medieval monuments and futuristic samples of architecture, visit historical places and picturesque lands, meet local people and see monuments dedicated to well-known people of Kazakhstan. The famous high-altitude skating-rink Medeo, the world’s first cosmodrome Baikonur, grandiose Charyn canyon, unique Sufi monuments and also splendid Astana and Almaty is not a complete list of the places we offer you to visit in Kazakhstan. Traveling to the country of steppes, you will feel the interaction of East and West.
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Tajikistan Tours

Probably, it is the most unusual country of Central Asia. Tajikistan is the only Persian speaking country in this region. There are not many architectural and historical sites, besides the touristic infrastructure is just beginning to develop, thus there should be no high hopes for the comfort. It is the country for travelers who are ready for severe conditions, though beauty of snow-capped mountains with picturesque valleys lying at their foot will be a nice compensation to all inconveniences. Tajikistan more resembles countries of the Himalaya region, but it differs with its unusual culture with elements of Zoroastrism and Islam. Tour to Tajikistan is best for real fans of active and adventurous tourism. You will visit beautiful villages, learn unique Tajik ethnos and take a mountain hike where you will enjoy the beauty of a severe nature.
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Georgia Tours

If you wish to travel to the heart of the Caucasus, then take a trip to Georgia. It has all the best that a region can boast with: rich history, hundreds of monuments, amazing nature with subtropical and mountain climate and of course, cordial hospitable people that are famous for their gatherings with the most delicious dishes and exquisite wine. Also, Georgia is the country where Great Silk Road had passed and it was the crossroad where Europe and Asia bordered on the Silk Road. If you are in the heart of the Caucasus, it will reach your heart and will stay there forever.
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Azerbaijan Tours

Trip to Azerbaijan presents an ideal palette of recreation; health improvement and cultural legacy. Azerbaijan is the country of rich history with unusual nature, mud volcanoes, burning gas sources, dozens of monuments and sandy beaches along the Caspian Sea and many others. Excursions to the sights will allow you to track the history of the land from the very first days up to now. Moreover, the capital city Baku amazes with many interesting modern architectures built in the 21st century. Along with this, there are monuments belonging to different religions in Azerbaijan, among which Zoroastrian temple of fire Ateshgyah is truly captivating.
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Armenia Tours

Tour to Armenia, pioneer to acquire Christianity as an official religion, is about ancient temples, monasteries and holy places. It is a paradise for fans of cultural tourism. Almost every sight is situated against the background of a beautiful nature or a hectic city view. Besides, Armenia is beloved by gourmets, here you can try dozen types of shashlik (barbeque) and the Yerevan cognac known for more than hundred years. On top of all this, Armenia is the country with ancient folklore traditions and soul music. It is hard to describe the entire beauty of this Caucasian country and they say: “one eyewitness is better than two hear-so's”.
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China Tours

China is a country with an infinite number of sights. A year will not be enough to see all of them, but you can still see some of the touristic centers within the framework of a specially designed tour. It was China where the Great Silk Road started its route: for thousands of years caravans would depart from here to the west loaded with silk, spices, porcelain, metal and wood. The last points of the Chinese part of the famous route were Kashgar and Urumqi that are large trading points on the west of China even now. Taking a trip to Celestial Empire, you will feel yourself a real traveler going on the tracks of the thousands of year history.
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