Embroiderers' Guild Tours 2011

Uzbekistan: Central Asia & 'The Golden Road to Samarkand'

13 - 30 September 2011 (18 days)

Journey to the heartland of the ancient Silk Road and to the oasis cities of Central Asia associated with Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. Today Uzbekistan is a young nation, a melting pot of different cultural ethnic groups. Travel along the Silk Route that once saw camel caravans laden with silk and spices. Our trip begins in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan. Visit the historic old walled town of Khiva with its fantastic architecture and continue to magnificent Bukhara. Continue along the Silk Route by the Royal Road to legendary Samarkand. Throughout we explore its rich cultural and architectural inheritance, visiting museums and important archaeological and historic sites, wandering through bustling markets, meeting artists and artisans in their homes and workshops who produce exquisite textiles and crafts. Our visits include suzani embroiderers, papermakers, gold thread embroiderers, jewellers, carpet weavers, carvers, ceramicists , natural dyers and weavers of silk and ikat. Join us on a tour of a lifetime!

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