Page 57 - 2026 Brochure

Small & Traditional

12 Days from £3,095pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
● Travel the old Silk Road
● Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva
● Learn about the history of Central Asia
Service with a smile, Samarkand Market © Ramona Cazacu ● Comfortable rail travel
● Immerse yourself in daily life

● Family run or locally owned accommodation
● Desert and high mountain scenery

SELECTED HOTELS
Tashkent
Lotte Tashkent Palace
Samarkand Dilshoda Hotel
Bukhara
Khiva Sasha and Sons Hotel
Orient Star Hotel
Day 6 - By “Sharq” Train to Bukhara Day 9 - Onwards to Khiva Please note – hotels can be subject to change
After a leisurely morning, we take the midday train to We travel by road to Khiva where our accommodation
Bukhara, a journey of some 135 miles taking around for the next 2 nights is close to the heart of the inner PRICE INCLUDES
3 hours. This train has traditional former USSR old town and the Kalta Minor Minaret. ● Flights in Economy Class by scheduled airline
coaches but is elegant and comfortable nonetheless. ● Rail travel as specified (Economy on Afrosiab,
Accommodation once more is in a family run guest Day 10 - Khiva Business Class Samarkand – Bukhara)
house where you can be assured of personal, friendly Khiva, founded in the 6th Century and now a ● Other travel by private coach
service. In the evening, we enjoy a dance performance UNESCO World Heritage Site, is arguably the most ● All accommodation with breakfasts and
at the Nodir Devan Begi Madrasah. beautiful of all the cities on our tour. The inner town, en-suite facilities
Itchan Kala, is surrounded by a high red brick wall ● All lunches (packed lunch Days 6 and 9) and
Day 7 - In & Around Bukhara which encloses 50 historic monuments including 5 evening meals (Days 2 to 5 and 11)
Just outside the city is the Palace of the last Emir the striking Kalta Minor Minaret. We have a city tour ● Wine tasting Samarkand
of Bukhara and we visit this as part of our 2-day visiting the Juma Mosque, the Mukhammad Amin ● All entrance fees as appropriate except photo charges
exploration of the area. This includes the Samanids Khan Madrasah and much more. On a lighter note ● Airport and other transfers
Mausoleum (the oldest brick building in Central Asia), we also visit the famous Khiva puppet theatre, itself ● Services of a tour leader from London and throughout
the Chashmai Ayub Mausoleum and the Bolo Khavuz an important part of Uzbek heritage. the tour plus local professional Uzbek guide
Mosque. We will also visit a family run workshop to
see silk carpets being handmade - more than two Day 11 - Chimgan PRICE PER PERSON:
years’ work in some cases - and there will be time for Morning flight from nearby Urgench to Tashkent. We Escorted holiday £3,095
shopping in the local bazaar. Silk scarves and tapestry now drive into the mountains in the north-east of Single room supplement £370
items are amongst those more easily carried home the country. We take a chairlift and enjoy the snow Deposit for this holiday £400
or you may prefer a range of teas or spices! capped peaks of the Tian-Shan Mountains and have
lunch at the Charwak Lake. Return to Tashkent for
Day 8 - Another Day in Bukhara overnight stay.
Our city tour continues - the Poi Kalon Complex
with minaret and mosque, Toki Zargaron (sometimes Day 12 - Return to London
known as the trading madrasah due to the number Morning transfer to the airport, arriving back at
of stalls selling artwork, pottery, silk items and so on) Heathrow mid-afternoon.
the Magoki Attori Mosque and more. We learn about
why these magnificent buildings were built, about the A blog of the research trip for this holiday is
Local craft bazaar, Bukhara © Ramona Cazacu
people who built them and more about Tamerlane included on our web site at www.ffestiniogtravel.
and his grandson Ulugbek. com

Khiva © Ramona Cazacu

Tel: 01766 512400 | www.ffestiniogtravel.com 52