Silk Road Tours

Great Silk Road tours are unforgettable trips along the ancient caravan roads starting in China and heading to Europe via such countries as Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia. You are sure to experience lots of interesting things: just like hundreds years ago, they still produce featherlight silk in a traditional way in the cities located on the route of the Silk Road and the noisy bazaars smell scents of spices.

In Kazakhstan, caravans went via cities of Sayram, Yassi, Otrar, Taraz; in Tajikistan, the main cities of the Silk Road were Panjakent, Ura-Tyube and Khujand, where trade and crafts developed 20 centuries ago; flourishing oases cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Tashkent, Termez, Urgench, Ferghana were the main points on the road of caravans in Uzbekistan; in Turkmenistan, there are still ruins of the ancient city Merv that was once the gates to Central Asia; in Azerbaijan, cities of Shemakha, Derbent, Baku, Ganja, Nakhichevan served as a hub, where goods brought from the East and Europe were loaded; the Georgian piece of the Silk Road went across the territory of Svaneti along the rivers Kuban, Teberda, Enguri and Rioni ending in Fazis (Poti) - the ancient trade center, the former capital city of the legendary Colchis.

Long time existence and development of this route led to the unique cultural symbiosis. As a result, present Great Silk Road tours will introduce you the traces of Buddhism in Kazakhstan, caravan sarays in Azerbaijan and Georgia, grand architectural monuments from the Temurids period in Uzbekistan.