long a mainstay along the Silk Road. Traditionally a rest stop and watering hole for traders making their way from east to west and back, Khiva has been a strategic player on the world's greatest ...

On the way back, we flew regional airline Silk Avia ATR72 back to Tashkent. We also flew on Uzbekistan Airways A320neo to Urgench, in order to visit the historical city of Khiva, on the west side ...

For five thousand miles the Silk Road ran all the way from China’s ancient capital, through Central Asia. It passed through mythical cities such as Samarkand or Persepolis until it reached the ...

A double landlocked country on the Silk Road ... The Golden Road to Samarkand is 11 nights with an additional stay in Khiva.

From majestic Islamic architecture to unique cuisine, there’s much to explore in the country at the heart of the Silk Road. The allure ... cities — Bukhara, Khiva, and Samarkand — that ...