Uzbekistán:
the heart of the Silk Road
Samarkand is called "the garden of the soul." And the name is well deserved.
Bukhara, a mosque for every day of the year.
Alexander the Great, Marco Polo… and now, it’s your turn
An unknown country for most, enigmatic for all, and essential in the most famous commercial route in the history of humanity.
The Silk Road isn’t simply a connection between Orient and Occident. It doesn’t simply compromise a round trip. It’s much more. It’s the indelible memory of caravans loaded with gold, silk, spices, gems, silver, exotic birds… It’s also the constant presence of the architectonic richness of its mosques and mausoleums. It’s, of course, the memory of Marco Polo or Alexander the Great in their cravings for adventure. And, above all, it’s an unrepeatable example of cultural convergence.
In Uzbekistan you can feel all this historical aroma and contemplate the splendour of such a rich country. Hence why you can create your own route within the Silk Road without leaving the country.
Start in Tashkent, a capital city that is pure contradiction. The city’s architecture is marked by the footprint of its Soviet past and by the narrow streets of its old quarter. In a simple stroll of a few meters you travel along several centuries.
The route continues: Samarkanda. Few names as evocative. Few cities as historical. Few places denominated with such qualifiers: the Mirror of the World, the Garden of the Soul, The Jewel of Central Asia, the Pearl of the East…
Your sense of travel will take you to Bukhara, a city that prides itself in having a mosque for every day of the year. Its historical city centre is so rich that it makes it hard to decide the moment to continue with your route.
Khiva, another unmissable stop in your trip. A poet named it a “mirage in the desert”. A popular phrase that is used daily to describe this beautiful and walled medieval city.
Impress yourself in the Aral Sea that, after the disappearance of its waters has created a phantasmagoric or fantastic scenario. Or both at the same time.
Now, if you desire, disarrange this route. Do it your way. You’ll always go back home marked by the beauty of its steppes and mountains. And while you won’t return loaded with silk, you’ll return loaded with emotions
Jordi Ferrer
Population
32.979.000 pop
Capital
Taskent
Currency
Uzbek som
Time difference
+3 hrs.
Language
Uzbek, Russian
Travel recommendations for Uzbekistan
Take advantage of the sunrises and sunsets to enjoy a coffee while admiring the fortresses, mosques, and palaces of Uzbekistan.
- Discover Bukhara with an expert that will make you feel the magic of the Silk Road
- Visit Samarkanda’s mosques and mausoleums during the day, but return by dusk. You’ll think you’re in a fairytale
- Your chofer will take you to Khiva, where you’ll be astonished by the contrast of its coloured tiles with the gold of its perfect wall
- Walk over the waters of a sea without sea. Let us take you to the touristic nothing of Moynaq to impact you with one of the planet’s largest ecological disasters, the Aral Sea
- Tashkent is fascinating: an Uzbek, Soviet, and Vanguardist mix
Tailor-made trips
At Ferrer & Saret, we are artisans of dream journeys, always inspired by your desires and interests to offer you a genuine, personalised and truly revealing experience.
