Uzbekistan: Heart of the Silk Road
Apr 23 - May 04, 2020
12 days | Uzbekistan | alumni UBC Travel Club
What’s included: Arrival/departure transfers if arriving and departing with the group, accommodation in double occupancy based on hotels listed or similar, flight from Tashkent to Nukus, meals as indicated in the itinerary, transportation by private coach, bottled water on coach, expert English-speaking guide throughout, entrance fees to monuments and sites visited as per itinerary, fully escorted by study leader Paula Swart; taxes and gratuities.
Itinerary at a Glance
| Day | Activity |
| 1 | Meet in Tashkent |
| 2 | Monuments, the Metro, and the Chorsu Bazaar |
| 3 | Fly to Nukus; The Museum of Forbidden Art |
| 4 | Ancient citadels of the desert |
| 5 | Explore Khiva’s spectacular old city |
| 6 | Overland across the Red Sands Desert to Bukhara |
| 7 | The Old Town and the Ark Citadel |
| 8 | Artisan workshops and the Summer Palace |
| 9 | Onward to historic Samarkand |
| 10 | The fabled Registan Square and vibrant bazaars |
| 11 | The grand Urgut Market; by train to Tashkent |
| 12 | Depart Tashkent |
| Optional extension: 6 days in Kyrgyzstan | |
Your Tour Leader
Paula Swart is a museum curator and expert on Asian culture and history. Paula has degrees in Sinology, Asian art history, Chinese history, and archaeology and has published several books and numerous articles on the art and architecture of Asian cultures. Paula is a lecturer at the University of British Columbia and has recently been teaching courses on UNESCO World Heritage sites at the UBC Summer Institute and the University of Victoria.
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What’s included: Arrival/departure transfers if arriving and departing with the group, accommodation in double occupancy based on hotels listed or similar, flight from Tashkent to Nukus, meals as indicated in the itinerary, transportation by private coach, bottled water on coach, expert English-speaking guide throughout, entrance fees to monuments and sites visited as per itinerary, fully escorted by study leader Paula Swart; taxes and gratuities.
