The Oases of Central Asia—Lost Jewels of the Silk Road

Small Group Trip
Join us on this remarkable journey, to discover the lost jewels of the Silk Road, amid layers of history immeasurable to man. The oases of Central Asia were Silk Road epicenters, capitals of ancient empires, coveted chess pieces in the colonial Great Game, and Iron-Curtain captives force-fed collectivism. Now independent nations, the Soviet-created 'stans are some of the most mysterious and isolated, yet culturally power-packed and historically significant places on Earth.

This Group Trip Features

• Explorations of four UNESCO World Heritage sites
• Visit the birthplace of Tamerlane, the great 14th century conqueror
• Sip tea at Lyabikhauz, the historic pool in the center of Bukhara
• View women making shyrdak, traditional Kyrgyz felt carpets
• Savor an authentic dinner with a local family at an Uzbek home
• Find yourself in the footsteps of history in the walled city of Khiva
• Meet with nomadic peoples near the shores of Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kol
• Marvel at the sublime architecture and impossible shades of blue tile in Samarkand
• Listen to the ancient dutar, the traditional two-stringed guitar of the Turkmen

Experience Counts

“The final program is always outstanding in both conception and in execution. The experience in the field is as seamless as it could be. Asia Transpacific Journeys is a first-rate tour operator.”

Philip Lovejoy
Director of External Affairs
Harvard Museum of Natural History