
Tour · 10 nights
The Silk Road of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan · Explore Worldwide
23 departures · Oct 2026 – Nov 2027
from£1,870per person

Tour · 10 nights · with Travelsphere
A 10-night escorted tour with Travelsphere through Uzbekistan’s key Silk Road cities, from Tashkent’s metro mosaics to Khiva’s winding lanes and a home-cooked bread lesson in Samarkand.
Highlights
Ride on Tashkent Metro, Central Asia’s oldest subway
Registan Square madrasas and home-baked bread in Samarkand
Medieval streets and puppet workshops of Bukhara
Fortress Ark and Samanids Mausoleum in Bukhara
UNESCO-listed Itchan Kala and folklore dance in Khiva
This escorted tour by Travelsphere takes you through Uzbekistan’s most historic Silk Road cities in ten nights. Starting in Tashkent, you’ll encounter a mix of Soviet-era architecture and the Khast Imam Square, with a chance to see the oldest metro in Central Asia, decorated with mosaics and columns that seem to tell stories of a quieter time.

Tour · 10 nights
Uzbekistan · Explore Worldwide
23 departures · Oct 2026 – Nov 2027
from£1,870per person

Tour · 9 nights
Uzbekistan · Explore Worldwide
14 departures · Oct 2026 – Oct 2027
from£2,069per person

Tour · 12 nights
Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan · Explore Worldwide
3 departures · May 2027 – Sep 2027
from£2,375per person
The route carries you next to Samarkand by high-speed train, where the grand madrasas of Registan Square stand as testaments to the city’s medieval importance. Here, a visit to a local family includes a bread-making session—a hands-on pause amid the tile-covered mausoleums and markets. Bukhara follows, with its atmospheric old Jewish Quarter and the ancient Fortress Ark offering a window into over two millennia of history.
Your journey ends in Khiva, a fortified town where the narrow streets and ornately tiled buildings contrast with a grim past as a slave-trading hub. Evenings bring folklore performances with dance that blends several regional traditions, a reminder that the past here is layered rather than tidy.
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
When to go
Departs between May 2027 and Sep 2028.
Travelsphere publishes a season rather than fixed dates for this trip, so we show it as they do. Their site lists the exact departures and the price for each.
Need to know
For full details of what’s included, check with Travelsphere. See the full details on their site
The operator
Escorted tours with the details arranged
Escorted tours with a tour manager throughout, for travellers who would rather someone else worked out the trains.
You book with Travelsphere directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.

Tour · 13 nights
Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan · Explore Worldwide
9 departures · May 2027 – Sep 2027
from£2,425per person
Days 4–5
2 days here
Days 6–8
3 days here
Days 9–10
2 days here
Day 11