The Silk Road by Private Train — Tashkent to Almaty — 15 Days

Our second private-train Silk Road route — this time with a clear sense of direction: from Uzbekistan’s flat deserts, through the mountains of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, to an alpine lake and a Kazakh metropolis. Your cabin stays the same the whole trip; the scenery outside changes almost daily.

The reverse direction is also available — Almaty → Tashkent, via Issyk-Kul, Bishkek, Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Dushanbe, Bukhara and Khiva.

Route

Tashkent → Amirsoy resort → Charvak → Khiva → Bukhara → Shakhrisabz → Dushanbe → Samarkand → Bishkek → Ala-Archa National Park → Lake Issyk-Kul → Almaty.

Why this tour

• Unlike “Caspian Sea & the Silk Road” (which starts in Aktau and reaches the Aral Sea), this route begins right in Tashkent and detours into Dushanbe, finishing in Almaty.
• Four countries with no packing, no unpacking, no hotel-to-hotel transfers — you sleep in the same cabin the whole trip.
• Shakhrisabz and Dushanbe on the same route is a combination you won’t find on any of our other tours.
• A finale in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan and by Lake Issyk-Kul is a fitting contrast after Uzbekistan’s deserts.

Day by day

1. Arrival in Tashkent, hotel check-in.
2. Tashkent: city tour.
3. Trip to the Amirsoy resort, the Charvak reservoir. Train to Khiva.
4. Train to Bukhara.
5. Bukhara: Samanid mausoleum, Ark fortress.
6. Bukhara continued: Poi-Kalyan ensemble, the trading domes.
7. Drive to Shakhrisabz, then on to Dushanbe.
8. Dushanbe: city tour. Train to Samarkand.
9. Samarkand: Registan Square, Gur-Emir mausoleum.
10. Samarkand continued: Ulugbek Observatory.
11. Train day to Bishkek (over 1,000 km).
12. Bishkek: Ala-Archa National Park.
13. Drive to Lake Issyk-Kul, then on to Almaty.
14. Almaty: the Zenkov Cathedral and other city highlights.
15. Transfer to the airport, departure.

Cabin categories (placeholder — confirm before publishing)

• Habibi — 4-berth compartment, shared washroom per carriage
• Ali Baba — 2-berth compartment with lower beds
• Aladdin — 2-berth compartment, one shared shower per carriage
• Kalif — 2-berth compartment with a private en-suite bathroom, max 8 guests per carriage

Included (placeholder — confirm before publishing)

• 7 nights on board the train (per chosen category) and 7 nights in hotels
• Meals as per itinerary, excursions and entrance tickets
• A bilingual tour director on board, an onboard doctor, vodka and wine tasting
• A traditional folklore welcome at the Bukhara and Samarkand train stations

Not included

• International flights, visa fees
• Tips, personal expenses

Confirmed cabin categories, guaranteed departure dates and the final price per category are arranged with your travel consultant at booking.