Golden Eagle Luxury Trains
Treasures of Uzbekistan
Eleven-day circular rail journey around Uzbekistan from Tashkent
11 daysfrom $18,295
82% rail
Tailor Made Rail · Independent rail holiday with private guided sightseeing
Uzbekistan - Along the Silk Road by Rail
Take an exciting journey to Uzbekistan and visit the ancient cities along the Silk Road, including Samarkand, Khiva and Bukhara.
Day by day
- Day 1overnight: Overnight flight
Overnight to Tashkent
Fly overnight from London towards the Uzbek capital.
- Day 2overnight: Tashkent (Mir Luxe Plaza or similar)
Arrive Tashkent
Arrive early morning; a private transfer takes you to your hotel to check in, rest and have breakfast before exploring the capital at leisure.
- Day 3overnight: Tashkent (Mir Luxe Plaza or similar)
Tashkent
Free morning, then an afternoon private sightseeing tour of modern Tashkent - the Soviet-era subway, Mustakillik Square, Amir Temur Square, Theatrical Square and the Monument of Courage.
- Day 4railovernight: Overnight sleeper train
Tashkent and overnight to Khiva
A free day - Chorsu Bazaar, the Old City and the Khast Imam complex are recommended - before boarding the overnight sleeper to Khiva after dinner.
- Day 5overnight: Khiva (Erkin Palace Hotel or similar)
Khiva
Arrive this morning and transfer to your hotel; an afternoon guided tour takes in the Kunya-Ark Fortress, Kurinish Khana, the Mohammed-Amin-Khan Madrassah and the Palvan-Kari complex.
- Day 6railovernight: Bukhara (AMIRAN Boutique Hotel or similar)
Khiva to Bukhara
A morning tour of the Juma Mosque and the Pakhlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum, then an afternoon train south-east to Bukhara, arriving around 9pm.
- Day 7overnight: Bukhara (AMIRAN Boutique Hotel or similar)
Bukhara
A guided exploration of Bukhara's UNESCO World Heritage core - mosques, madrassahs, fortresses, mausoleums and the medieval trading domes.
- Day 8railovernight: Samarkand (Kohinur Plaza & Spa or similar)
Bukhara to Samarkand
A morning visit to the Bakhauddin Nakhshbandi Architectural Ensemble, including the summer residence of the last Emir of Bukhara, then an afternoon bullet train east to Samarkand.
- Day 9overnight: Samarkand (Kohinur Plaza & Spa or similar)
Samarkand
A guided sightseeing tour of Samarkand's famous landmarks, the Siab bazaar, the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis and the Ulugh Beg Observatory.
- Day 10railovernight: Tashkent (Mir Luxe Plaza or similar)
Samarkand to Tashkent
A day at leisure before an afternoon train back to Tashkent, arriving mid-evening.
- Day 11
Tashkent to London
Transfer to the airport for the flight back to London.
Included
- Return flights to Tashkent
- Return private transfers between Tashkent airport and hotel
- All rail journeys, in 'Coupe' class (or best available)
- Overnight sleeper from Tashkent to Khiva
- 8 nights' handpicked hotel accommodation with breakfast
- Private tours in each destination as specified in the itinerary
- Private car transfers to and from stations
- Easy-to-follow travel documentation
- Despatch of tickets by email
