Along the Great Silk Road by Private Train
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- Board the private Orient Silk Road Express for a remarkable journey along the Great Silk Road
- Visit seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including Bukhara, home to nearly a thousand monuments
- Disembark in Khiva, to explore the palaces, mosques, minarets and tombs of its inner keep, Itchan Kala
- Attend a lecture by a local archaeologist in Samarkand and join a local merchant for a special tandir roasted dinner
- Meet an Uzbek craftsman's family who make paper from mulberry bark
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- Meals and fully guided sightseeing (including park and entrance fees) as noted in the itinerary.
- Airport transfers to/from hotel/ship in the first/last published city regardless of day of arrival and departure.
- Services of A&K Tour Director or appropriate Guide on extensions
- Local bottled water during sightseeing ,porterage of two (2) pieces of baggage.
- Hotel taxes and gratuities throughout, except to the Tour Director
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Board your international flight home.
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