Old Town , Khiva Tashkent
DAY 11 • Bukhara • Overland to Khiva Experience the Silk Road the way centuries of merchants did , traveling across the Kyzylkum Desert on our way to Khiva . We ’ ll stop for a picnic-style lunch at a local tea house .
Meals : B , L , D | Erkin Palace Hotel or similar
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
DAY 12 • Walking tour of Khiva ’ s Old Town Tour Khiva ’ s Old Town , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . We ’ ll visit Tash Hauli Palace , the rebuilt 9th-century Dzhuma Mosque , and the original residence of the khans , Kunya Ark .
Meals : B , L | Erkin Palace Hotel or similar
DAY 13 • Khiva • Overland to Nukus After a free morning to explore in Khiva , travel overland to Nukus , capital of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan .
Meals : B , D | Hotel Jipek Joli or similar
DAY 14 • Nukus • Visit Savitsky Museum • Dinner with a local family
Visit the Savitsky Museum , also known as the State Art Museum of the Republic of Karakalpakstan . The museum represents the life work of Russian painter Igor Savitsky , which he kept hidden from the KGB in this remote desert location . Later , we ’ ll visit a private home to share dinner with a local family and hear a performance of traditional music .
Meals : B , L , D | Hotel Jipek Joli or similar
DAY 15 • Fly to Tashkent Transfer to the airport for a flight to Tashkent , Uzbekistan . Our group will toast to our discoveries this evening during a Farewell Dinner .
Meals : B , D | Lotte City Hotel or similar
DAY 16 • Return to U . S . After breakfast , fly to the U . S . via Istanbul . Or , begin your post-trip extension to Highlights of Kyrgyzstan & Kazakhstan .
Meals : B
On Day 7 , set off on a hike in the Gissar Mountains , following rugged shepherd trails through verdant hills to the mountain village of Ohilik .
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100 The Silk Road : Central Asia ’ s Ancient Trade Route