Explore the fabled Silk Road as you journey through Central Asia’s Five ’Stans: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.

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The Registan complex, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

The Sher Dor Madrassah, Registan Square Ensemble, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Cupola of the Sher Dor Madrassah, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Cupola of Bibi Khanum Mosque, detail, Samarkand

Bukhara Palace, Uzbekistan

The Shah i Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Dried fruit and spices at Siab Bazaar near Bibi-Khanum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Statue of Magtymguly, Independence Monument, Ashkhabat, Turkmenistan

The Mausoleum of Turkmenbashi, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Vendor selling traditional bread at Panjshanbe Bazaar, Khujand, Tajikistan

Panorama of the city of Penjikent, Tajikistan

Zenkov Cathedral (detail), Almaty, Kazakhstan

Zenkov Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Falconer in Kazakhstan

The Silk Road: A Journey to Central Asia

Featuring the Five “Stans” of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan

17 days from $8,995

Explore the fabled Silk Road as you journey through Central Asia’s Five ’Stans: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.

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WHAT OUR TRAVELERS SAY

A fascinating tour in a fascinating world. Don't miss it.

- Bechir R.

This tour has helped fill in gaps in my historical understanding of Central Asia. Our expert and the local guides were brilliant, attentive, engaging, and helpful. We had meals at the homes of several local families which allowed us to sample their food and speak to the hosts. The ancient sites were certainly as awesome, some even as old, as those in Egypt. This was a thoroughly enriching experience.

- Roger and Beth, S.

Central Asia with Smithsonian Journeys was an eye-opening experience to a little-known part of the world. One of the most memorable trips I have ever taken.

- Janice S.

Our trip to the Five Stans with Smithsonian Journeys was extraordinary. Exploring the Silk Road fulfilled a lifelong dream—particularly Samarkand with some of the most magnificent Islamic architecture on the planet.

- Laura G.

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