11-Nights The Great Silk Road Adventure Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan Silk Road Cultural Discovery
Internal Airfare: $325 Minimum Age: 13 11 nights from $5995 per person $50 Donation Per Booking Will Be Made on Behalf of Your Clients to One of MT Sobek’s Partnered Foundations
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Tashkent The capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent has a growing population of 3 million people. Tashkent preserves its European architecture from old Turkestan and because of its multi-ethnic population Oriental and Arabic touches makes this city a modern and medieval wanderlust. Samarkand Built around the same time as Babylon and Rome, the city of Samarkand has seen the conquests of Alexander the Great, Genghis-Khan and Tamerlane's. Centuries of development melted cultures from Arabia and Asia with poets and historians calling it "Rome of the East, The beauty of sublunary countries, The pearl of the Eastern Muslim World." Samarkand is a wealth of ancient architecture with spiritual value making it listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Famous monuments to visit is the Registan Mosque, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, and Guri Amir Mausoleum and the Shahi-Zinda Necropolis. Bukhara The ancient Persian city of Bukhara, located on the Silk Road in Uzbekistan, is more than 2,000 years old. Often visited for its famous tomb of Ismail Samani and a large number of 17th century madrasas, Bhukara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to being one of the best examples of 10th century Islamic architecture in the world. Khiva This ancient city, a trading center on the Silk Road has been a caravan stop since the 10th century. People gather from both east and west not only to trade, but for its tasty and cool water. Legend has it that the city was built around the well that was dug up in the old part of Khiva. This well can be visited today. Once a bustling city with a scarred past, Khiva is now a peaceful open-aired museum clustered with mosques, madrassahs and tiled minarets. Merv An ancient oasis city that served as the gateway to Central Asia is located near the river of Murghab. Filled with rich monuments, the city of "Mary" or Merv was famous for its trade and politics and once was the seat of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Having been destroyed and rebuilt through many centuries, this once-upon-a-time megacity transpired immortal ideas from great poets, scientists and philosophers. It now serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is marveled at by those who seek ancient cultures and vanished civilizations. Mary No information currently available. |
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