Our late-spring Silk Road guide anchored on Samarkand: the Registan at golden hour, Shah-i-Zinda's tilework, Bukhara's caravanserai stays and Silk and Spices festival, Khiva's open-air walled city, plov shops, plus the Afrosiyob fast train tying it all together — caught in May's perfect light before the summer heat lands.
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How to spend 2-3 days in Samarkand, including the best things to do in Uzbekistan's Silk Road gem and a logical Samarkand itinerary.

The perfect 2 weeks in Uzbekistan itinerary for Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent plus the Aral Sea. Includes tips & a map.
With its stunning architecture and lively bazaars, Uzbekistan is a traveler’s dream. This week-long itinerary will show you the best of the country.
There’s more to Uzbekistan than Silk Road architecture - millennia of trade have left an enviable culinary legacy. Here's what you need to eat in Uzbekista

Samarkand is an ancient city in Uzbekistan, and in this guide you'll dicover some of the best things to do in Samarkand, and amazing local food to eat!

The Complete Travel Guide to Samarkand Uzbekistan with the best things to do in Samarkand city, the best hotels in Samarkand, where to eat and where to stay in Uzbekistan's magnificent Silk Road City.
A guide to train travel in Uzbeksitan, with train times, fares & how to buy tickets between Tashkent, Samarkand, Bokhara & Urgench.

The Silk and Spices Festival is held at the end of May every year in Bukhara. Visit Uzbekistan at this time of the year to skim the best you can get from the trip to the crossroads of the Silk Road. Click to learn more about the cultural festival of traditions in Bukhara.

In Rishtan, Uzbekistan, red earth becomes art. Masters and apprentices craft unique ceramics with natural glazes, preserving a timeless tradition.

The best restaurants in Samarkand range serve some of the best Uzbek food in the country. Learn where to get samsa, shashlik, manti, and more

Follow our plov trail through Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara for the most local plates.

A modern hotel with comfortable rooms, delicious breakfasts and a high level of service. An ideal place for leisure and business trips.
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Shah-i-Zinda is one Samarkand’s most beloved sites, which contains some of the richest tile work in the world. The magnificent architecture draws inspiration from multiple periods & styles, taking you back through time & across cultures...Image credit Isabelle PatrickThe Shah-i-Zinda ensemble includes mausoleums, mosques & other ritual buildings of 11-15th & 19th centuries. The name Shah-i-Zinda (meaning "The living king") is connected with the legend that Qutham ibn Abbas, a cousin of the Proph

Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.
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