15-day special train tour from Uzbekistan through Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
Asia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
60 people
15 days
On this journey, you’ll be the star of your very own fairy tale from *One Thousand and One Nights*. Encounters with the local culture and people, delicious specialties, and a comfortable journey aboard the luxurious Orient Silk Road Express—traveling along the Silk Road in Central Asia, a route that would otherwise be difficult to explore—allow you to discover this legendary region in style.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Travel in the utmost comfort along the Silk Road in Central Asia aboard an exclusively chartered special train
- The choice is yours: your special train offers four compartment categories with varying levels of comfort, some with their own bathroom, toilet, and shower.
- Best support: Head tour guide, permanent group tour guide and, in some cases, local tour guide, all German-speaking
- 5 significant UNESCO World Heritage Sites combined
- Feel like you're in a fairy tale from 1001 Nights, for example in Khiva and Bukhara.
- Atmospheric: Artistic performances in a madrasa, lunch with an Uzbek family
- Highly praised: meals in the onboard restaurant featuring local specialties
- Hopefully not needed, but better safe than sorry: doctor on board
route
itinerary
Day 1: Flight from Frankfurt to Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Day 2: Tashkent
You’ll arrive in Tashkent early in the morning, where a transfer will take you to your comfortable hotel. After a relaxing morning, you’ll meet your tour guide and fellow travelers at noon. Your trip gets off to an impressive start with a city tour featuring numerous sights and historical monuments, including the Kukeldash Madrasah and the Navoi and Amir Timur monuments. (B)
Day 3: Tashkent
After breakfast in the morning, you’ll set off, well-rested, through the narrow valleys of the Chimgan Mountains to the Amirsai ski resort. Enjoy spectacular views during the cable car ride. After enjoying lunch with a view, you’ll head back to Tashkent. After returning, you’ll check into your compartment on the Orient Silk Road Express in Tashkent in the afternoon. Your journey along the legendary Silk Road begins! A welcome drink and a short presentation await you on board. (FMA)
Day 4: Khiva – A fairy tale from *One Thousand and One Nights* turned to stone
Today you’ll visit the oasis of Khiva—a fairy tale from *One Thousand and One Nights* brought to life in stone. Standing before the imposing city walls with their gates and bastions made of mud bricks, you’ll feel as though you’ve been transported to another world. Around the Kalta Minor Minaret, life still pulsates today just as it did in ancient times. On a walking tour, you can take in all the sights: palaces, mosques, minarets, mausoleums, and madrasas form one of the best-preserved ensembles of medieval Oriental urban architecture. You will spend the night on board. (FMA)
Day 5: Bukhara, the Noble City
Located in the heart of the Kyzylkum Desert, Bukhara boasts around a thousand historical monuments that serve as a reminder of the heyday of the Great Silk Road. In the old town, you’ll see, among other things, the nearly 50-meter-high Kaljan Minaret and the Labi-Hauz complex by the pond. In front of the monument to Nasreddin, an Oriental version of Till Eulenspiegel, you’ll listen to some of his tall tales and legends. In the courtyard of a madrasah, you’ll enjoy a show featuring music, local dances, and a presentation of colorful national costumes. You’ll spend the night in a mid-range hotel in Bukhara. (FMA)
Day 6: The Samanid Mausoleum
If you have booked today’s excursion package, you will experience Bukhara as part of a full-day sightseeing tour that includes lunch. The city presents itself as a vast, unique, and authentic architectural museum that has preserved its ancient Oriental character. In the morning, we’ll take you to the magnificent Mire-e-Arab Madrasah and to Central Asia’s most valuable architectural monument, the Samanid Mausoleum. Afterward, you’ll take a tour of the mighty Ark Fortress, a city within a city that was once the seat of government for the rulers of Bukhara. You’ll spend the night on board tonight. (B)
Day 7: A Journey Through Time
You traveled through the mountains overnight. During an artistic performance, you will witness the unique traditions of a region that seems to have been left behind by time. Afterward, you will head to Shahrisab, the birthplace of Tamerlane. In the evening, you will depart for Dushanbe on your special train. (FMA)
Day 8: Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
After arriving in Dushanbe in the morning, you’ll take a sightseeing tour to discover the many attractions of the Tajik capital. For a chance to relax in a green setting, head to one of the city’s many parks: take a break in the idyllic Rudaki Park. In the late afternoon, you’ll return to your special train and set off for Samarkand. (FMA)
Day 9: Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
Today you will explore the sights of this historic city, which under Tamerlane was considered the most beautiful and significant city in the world: the necropolis of Shah-sende (a name that, paradoxically, means “the living ruler” in Persian), the archaeological sites of Afrosiab with a guided museum tour, and Registan Square, undoubtedly the most impressive architectural complex in Central Asia. Registan is surrounded by three imposing madrasas. The massive ceremonial portals are impressive in terms of ornamentation and color. In the background, the domes of the mosques glisten like in an oriental fairy tale. In 1917, at this historic site, the women of Uzbekistan burned their face veils and set out on the path to a new era. Here, in legendary Samarkand, you will stay for the next two nights in a mid-range hotel. (FMA)
Day 10: Samarkand, the Magnificent
Today you have free time. If you have booked the excursion package, you will visit a silk carpet workshop and a family of Uzbek artisans who make paper from mulberry bark; you will also see the Ulug Beg Observatory and the ruins of the Bibi Khanum Mosque. You will tour the interior of the palace-like Gur-e Amir Mausoleum. It houses the tomb of Tamerlane, who, as a renowned builder, turned his capital into a paradise, but also went down in history and inspired many poems as a feared conqueror—the most famous of which was written by Edgar Allan Poe. (FA)
Day 11: Traveling along the Silk Road
After breakfast, your special train will set off toward Kyrgyzstan. Enjoy a relaxing day on the Orient Silk Road Express and listen to the fascinating presentations on board. (FMA)
Day 12: Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
After breakfast on board, you’ll arrive in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, and take a sightseeing tour to explore its many attractions. With about 100 square meters of green space per resident, Bishkek is one of the greenest cities in the world! And, of course, a visit to Ala-Archa National Park is also part of the itinerary. Tonight, you’ll stay in a comfortable hotel in Bishkek. (FMA)
Day 13: Lake Issyk-Kul
After breakfast, your special train will set off for the breathtaking Lake Issyk-Kul. A visit to the Center for Nomadic Culture will give you a deeper understanding of nomadic life before you have time for a walk along the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. After a boat tour on the lake, you’ll return to your train, which will then head toward Almaty. (FMA)
Day 14: Almaty – The Father of Apples (Kazakhstan)
After lunch, you’ll arrive in Almaty, a city whose Kazakh name means “father of apples,” as the very first apple trees on Earth grew here thousands of years ago. On a city tour, you’ll admire the Russian Orthodox wooden cathedral, the Wedding Palace, the circus, Central Park, and the Central Mosque. At your farewell dinner in a traditional yurt restaurant, you can chat with your fellow travelers once more about all the fairy tales that were at the heart of your journey before spending one last short night at the hotel. (FMA)
Day 15: Return Home
Flight to Frankfurt – the end of an amazing journey!
DATES & PRICES
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October 1, 2026 – October 15, 2026
Starting at €5,090 per person
15 days/14 nights
Habibi (4-bed)
October 1, 2026 – October 15, 2026
from €7,390 per person
15 days/14 nights
Ali Baba (2-bed)
October 1, 2026 – October 15, 2026
from €8,160 per person
15 days/14 nights
Aladdin (2-bed)
October 1, 2026 – October 15, 2026
Starting at €13,090 per person
15 days/14 nights
Caliph (2-bed)
April 1, 2027 – April 15, 2027
Starting at €4,890 per person
15 days/14 nights
Habibi (4-bed)
April 1, 2027 – April 15, 2027
from €7,190 per person
15 days/14 nights
Ali Baba (2-bed)
April 1, 2027 – April 15, 2027
Starting at €7,960 per person
15 days/14 nights
Aladdin (2-bed)
April 1, 2027 – April 15, 2027
from €12,890 per person
15 days/14 nights
Caliph (2-bed)
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Included services:
- Flights from Frankfurt to Tashkent and from Almaty to Frankfurt in Economy Class (with a layover)
- 7 nights aboard your special train in the booked class
- 7 nights in mid-range and comfort hotels in a double room with a bath or shower
- Meals as per itinerary (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
- Excursion and sightseeing program including admission fees as per itinerary
- All transfers in the destination area as per the itinerary
- A German tour leader will accompany you throughout the train journey and in the destination area, and a German-speaking tour guide will be provided for groups of up to 26 guests (12 guests in the Sultan and Caliph categories)
- German-speaking local tour guides
- Doctor on board
- Welcome with traditional dances at the Samarkand and Bukhara train stations
- A visit with an Uzbek family
- Vodka and Wine Tasting
Not included in the price:
- excursion packages
- tips
Travel documents:
- Passport required
- Mandatory vaccinations: Information before booking
Tashkent - Uzbekistan
Tashkent - Uzbekistan
Amir Timur monument in the center of Tashkent
Amir Timur monument in the center of Tashkent
Plow – The Uzbek National Dish
Plow – The Uzbek National Dish
Gate to Ichan Qal'a in Khiva
Gate to Ichan Qal'a in Khiva
View of Bukhara
View of Bukhara
Ark Fortress in Bukhara
Ark Fortress in Bukhara
Ruins of Timur's Summer Palace in Shahrisabz
Ruins of Timur's Summer Palace in Shahrisabz
Your Orient Silk Road Express special train
Your Orient Silk Road Express special train
Orient Silk Road Express
Orient Silk Road Express
Kyrgyzstan Market in Bishkek - 2 - Credit: Curioso Photography - Stock - Adobe.com
Kyrgyzstan Market in Bishkek - 2 - Credit: Curioso Photography - Stock - Adobe.com
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