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Depending on your flight connection, arrival in Almaty during the day and transfer to your centrally located hotel. Your room is ready for check-in around 3:00PM.
Arrival in Almaty
Your Accommodation
Rahat Palace Hotel
Rahat Palace Hotel is conveniently located near the city center with stunning views of the Tien Shan mountains. The hotel features elegant rooms and suites, a spa, an indoor pool, a fitness center and multiple dining options.
Should your flight arrive early in the morning, you will be taken to your comfort hotel, where your room is already ready for check-in. Enjoy your delicious breakfast!
After a morning of relaxation, you will meet your tour guides and fellow travellers in the afternoon. An impressive start to your voyage is a trip to Medeo, where the highest ice-skating rink in the world is located. From here, you take the cable car to a ski resort at 2,200 m and continue to the Talgar peak at 3,200. You enjoy the crisp air and the breath-taking view before ending the day with a welcome dinner.
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Breakfast, Dinner
Almaty - "Father of Apples"
Your Accommodation
Rahat Palace Hotel
Rahat Palace Hotel is conveniently located near the city center with stunning views of the Tien Shan mountains. The hotel features elegant rooms and suites, a spa, an indoor pool, a fitness center and multiple dining options.
In the morning, a city tour with Russian Orthodox wooden cathedral, wedding palace, circus and central mosque (from the outside). Lunch at the local yurt restaurant. In the afternoon, your journey with the special train begins. A welcome drink and a short lecture await you on board.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Almaty
Your Accommodation
Orient Silk Road Express Almaty
The Orient Silk Road Express offers the greatest possible comfort for travelling the legendary Silk Road. Some of the train's wagons, including several sleeping cars and a restaurant car, were completely refurbished in 2013. The comfortable restaurant cars serve freshly prepared regional dishes and offer bar service in the evening. The train is air-conditioned while moving.
This morning you will reach the breathtaking Issyk Kul Lake. A visit to the Center of Nomadic Culture will bring you closer before you have time for a walk, or perhaps a small swim in the Issyk Kul. After a boat trip on the Issyk Kul, your train makes its way to Bishkek.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
At Issyk Kul Lake (Kyrgyzstan)
Your Accommodation
Orient Silk Road Express Almaty
The Orient Silk Road Express offers the greatest possible comfort for travelling the legendary Silk Road. Some of the train's wagons, including several sleeping cars and a restaurant car, were completely refurbished in 2013. The comfortable restaurant cars serve freshly prepared regional dishes and offer bar service in the evening. The train is air-conditioned while moving.
After breakfast on board you will reach the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek. On a tour, you will discover their numerous sights. With about 100m² of green space per inhabitant, Bishkek is one of the greenest cities in the world! And of course the Ala-Archa National Park is also part of the programme. You spend the night in a comfort hotel in Bishkek.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Bishkek
Your Accommodation
The Plaza Hotel Bishkek
Plaza Hotel is the embodiment of aristocratic sophistication and modern multifunctionality. Nine floors of luxury and impeccable style will make you feel like part of a secular society.
On the territory of the hotel for guests to relax, there is a magnificent SPA zone, which includes an indoor pool of 60 square meters, a relaxation area where relaxing music sounds, for lovers of outdoor activities our hotel can offer a well-equipped gym and a Finnish sauna.
The comfort of the rooms will make you relax after a long business day and set you up for a wonderful mood, the view from the panoramic windows will make you feel all the conservatism and beauty of Bishkek.
After breakfast, your train is leaving. Enjoy a relaxing day of lectures as your special train travels to Samarkand.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Train Day
Your Accommodation
Orient Silk Road Express Almaty
The Orient Silk Road Express offers the greatest possible comfort for travelling the legendary Silk Road. Some of the train's wagons, including several sleeping cars and a restaurant car, were completely refurbished in 2013. The comfortable restaurant cars serve freshly prepared regional dishes and offer bar service in the evening. The train is air-conditioned while moving.
Today, you will experience the sights of this renowned and historic site, which was known under the rule of Timur as the most beautiful and important city in the world: the burial town of Shah-i-Zinda ("The Living King"), the excavation sites of Afrasiyab (with museum tour) and Registan Square were certainly the most impressive construction ensemble in Central Asia. Registan Square is surrounded by three mighty madrasas. The huge and magnificent portals impressive in terms of decoration and colour. In the background, the domes of the mosques glitter like in the Middle Eastern fairy tale. In 1917, the women of Uzbekistan burned their face veils at this historic site and embarked on a new era. Here in Samarkand you will spend the next two nights in a mid-range hotel.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Samarkand
Your Accommodation
Hotel Grand Samarkand
Set in the heart of Samarkand, our hotels offers Uzbek and European cuisine, a garden and free Wi-Fi in public areas. The Old Town district and Registan Square are within a 10-minute drive.
Grand Samarkand Restaurants is decorated with traditional Uzbek rugs and serves Uzbek and European cuisine. A wide range of wines and fine drinks is offered at the bar.
Both Samarkand Airport and Samarkand Train Station are an 8-minute drive from Hotels Grand Samarkand Superior. A shuttle service is available for an extra fee, and free on-site parking is also offered.
Today, you visit a silk carpet manufactory and a Uzbek artisan family that makes paper from mulberry tree bark, you will see the Ulugh Beg Observatory and the ruins of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque. The palace-like Gur-i-Amir mausoleum complex can be visited from the inside. It houses the tomb of Timur, who made his capital a paradise as a famous builder, but also went down in history as a feared conqueror.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Samarkand the Splendid
Your Accommodation
Hotel Grand Samarkand
Set in the heart of Samarkand, our hotels offers Uzbek and European cuisine, a garden and free Wi-Fi in public areas. The Old Town district and Registan Square are within a 10-minute drive.
Grand Samarkand Restaurants is decorated with traditional Uzbek rugs and serves Uzbek and European cuisine. A wide range of wines and fine drinks is offered at the bar.
Both Samarkand Airport and Samarkand Train Station are an 8-minute drive from Hotels Grand Samarkand Superior. A shuttle service is available for an extra fee, and free on-site parking is also offered.
After breakfast, your special train will continue on its way. Today, you will see a folklore show of the unique tradition of this region that seems to have fallen out of time. Afterwards, you will go to Shahrisabz in the birthplace of Timur. In the evening, you travel with the special train to Dushanbe.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Time Travel
Your Accommodation
Orient Silk Road Express Almaty
The Orient Silk Road Express offers the greatest possible comfort for travelling the legendary Silk Road. Some of the train's wagons, including several sleeping cars and a restaurant car, were completely refurbished in 2013. The comfortable restaurant cars serve freshly prepared regional dishes and offer bar service in the evening. The train is air-conditioned while moving.
After arriving in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, in the morning, you will discover numerous sights on a tour. Among the many parks in the city, a visit to Rudaki Park is a great way to relax in the countryside. In the late afternoon, you will return to your special train and head towards Bukhara.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Dushanbe
Your Accommodation
Orient Silk Road Express Almaty
The Orient Silk Road Express offers the greatest possible comfort for travelling the legendary Silk Road. Some of the train's wagons, including several sleeping cars and a restaurant car, were completely refurbished in 2013. The comfortable restaurant cars serve freshly prepared regional dishes and offer bar service in the evening. The train is air-conditioned while moving.
Located in the middle of the Kyzylkum Desert, Bukhara has about one thousand monuments that recall the glory days of the Great Silk Road. In the old town, you can see the almost 50 m high Kalyan minaret and the Lab-i Hauz ensemble at the pond. In front of the Nasreddin monument listen to some of his stories and legends.
In the courtyard of a madrasa, you will experience a folklore show with music, local dances, and a presentation of colourful national costumes. Overnight at a mid-range hotel in Bukhara.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Noble Bukhara
Your Accommodation
Hotel Asia Bukhara
Hotel Asia Bukhara provides first class comfort within easy reach of the legendary landmarks of the city. Rooms offer standard amenities and complimentary WiFi, and facilities include an outdoor pool and restaurant.
Today, you explore Bukhara during a full-day tour. The entire city seems like a large, unique, and authentic architectural museum that has retained its old Middle Eastern countenance. In the morning we will take you to the magnificent Mir-i-Arab and the most valuable building in Central Asia, the Samanid Mausoleum. Then take a tour through the mighty fortress of Ark, a city in the city that was once the seat of government of the rulers of Bukhara.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
The Samanid Mausoleum
Your Accommodation
Orient Silk Road Express Almaty
The Orient Silk Road Express offers the greatest possible comfort for travelling the legendary Silk Road. Some of the train's wagons, including several sleeping cars and a restaurant car, were completely refurbished in 2013. The comfortable restaurant cars serve freshly prepared regional dishes and offer bar service in the evening. The train is air-conditioned while moving.
Today, visit the Khiva Oasis, from one of the best-known fairy tales from 1001 Nights. You will stand
in front of the mighty city wall of Khiva with its gates and bastions of clay bricks, you will think you've been transported to another world: Around the Kalta Minor Minaret, life still pulsates today just as it did in ancient times. During a walking tour, you can enjoy all the sights: Palaces, mosques, minarets, mausoleums, and madrasas form one of the best-preserved ensembles of medieval Middle Eastern town planning. You will spend the night on board.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Khiva Fairy Tale from 1001 Nights
Your Accommodation
Orient Silk Road Express Almaty
The Orient Silk Road Express offers the greatest possible comfort for travelling the legendary Silk Road. Some of the train's wagons, including several sleeping cars and a restaurant car, were completely refurbished in 2013. The comfortable restaurant cars serve freshly prepared regional dishes and offer bar service in the evening. The train is air-conditioned while moving.
In the early afternoon, your special train arrives in Tashkent. City tour of Kukeldash Madrasah, the Kavoj and Amir-Timur monuments, and the typical clay houses. After the goodbye dinner, you will spend the night in a mid-range hotel.
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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Tashkent
Your Accommodation
Mercure Tashkent
Mercure Hotel Tashkent is designed for business trips and leisure. The property offers spacious rooms and suites where you can enjoy the beautiful view and plenty of space where you can feel at home.
Enjoy the cuisine of Lumiere & Bahçivan on-site restaurants. Lumiere offers European cuisine in a cozy setting and is ideal for lunch or dinner. Bahçivan offers Turkish cuisine, including signature drinks. This hotel has a wellness center with a pool, SPA hammam, and sauna.
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