Add a stay in Khiva to your journey along The Silk Road.
Following the end of The Silk Road tour, this extension sees you stay an extra night in Bukhara, giving time to relax and explore this very walkable city further before travelling by train across the Kyzylkum Desert to Khiva, the most remote of Uzbekistan's major Silk Road cities. A two night stay in Khiva and a full day tour allows time to explore this well preserved city, its dazzling madrassas and impressive city walls.
Highlights
An extra day in Bukhara to explore on your own
A guided tour of Khiva's walled city - the Ichan Kala
Cross the Kyzylkum Desert by train
Key Information
3 nights standard hotels (1 night Bukhara, 2 nights Khiva)
Travel by train (plus transfers by private car or minibus)
From £479 per person. Single supplement £75.
Can only be booked as an extension to our Silk Road trip.
Countries visited: Uzbekistan
What's Included
Three nights' accommodation (see below)
Transfer from hotel to Bukhara train station
Train ticket from Bukhara to Khiva
Transfer from Khiva train station to hotel
Local guide for tour of Khiva
Departure transfer to Urgench airport (UGC)
2 Breakfasts
What's Not Included
Guide in Bukhara
Guide on the train journey from Bukhara to Khiva
Travel insurance
Single accommodation (available on request)
Visas or vaccinations
Flights
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Itinerary
Bukhara
Urgench airport
Day
1
Free day in Bukhara
You have an extra day in Bukhara today, unguided. Walk the historic streets, visit bazaars, or spend time in a tea house, all within easy walking distance from your hotel in the old town.
Accommodation: Kavsar hotel or similar
Meals included: Breakfast
Day
2
Train from Bukhara to Khiva
You’ll be met at your hotel in Bukhara and driven to the train station.
A late night/very early morning start sees us head to Bukhara station where we catch our train to Urgench. This train is slower and older than the ones we’ve taken earlier in our time in Uzbekistan. The journey takes about 6 hours, and sees us cross the Kyzylkum desert, arriving mid morning.
On arrival in Khiva you’ll be met at the train station and taken to your hotel.
Accommodation: Malika Khiva or similar
Meals included: Breakfast
Day
3
Khiva tour
You have a walking tour of Khiva with a local guide today. Visit the living museum that is the perfectly restored old city. See the khan’s old residence, the Kunya-Ark 12th century fortress, the tiled base of the never completed Kalta Minar, (which was originally planned to be taller than any minaret in Bukhara) and the beautiful mausoleum of Pakhlavan Makhmud (Khiva’s patron saint) with its tiled courtyard. Many wedding parties and pilgrims come to visit the tomb and drink the water from the well in the courtyard. Also visit the Juma mosque – supported by 218 wooden carved columns.
Accommodation: Malika Khiva or similar
Meals included: Breakfast
Day
4
Depart from Urgench
You’ll be driven from your hotel in Khiva to Urgench airport today, a journey of about 45 minutes.
Essential Info
Is this trip for you?
This is a generally undemanding extension. However, not that it is not accompanied by a tour leader, so you need to be happy exploring Bukhara on your own for a day, and being unaccompanied on the train from Bukhara to Khiva. A local guide in Khiva is included for a tour of the city. Transfers to/from the train stations, and a departure transfer to Urgench airport are also included.
Following a review of all our trips we have categorised this trip as generally not suitable for persons of reduced mobility. However if you are a regular traveller on such trips, please contact customer services to discuss the trip and your personal condition.
Joining Instructions
Transfer Details
This extension starts in Bukhara at the same hotel used on the main group tour. It ends at Urgench airport from where there are flights to Istanbul (and onward connections) with Turkish Airlines.
Vaccinations and Health
Uzbekistan
There are no required vaccinations. However, you may want to consider vaccinations for tetanus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rabies, tuberculosis and typhoid. Please confirm with your doctor or travel clinic.
Visa
Uzbekistan
Travellers from the UK and EU normally do not need a visa to enter Uzbekistan; however, US citizens normally do. Please note, visa requirements often change and it is your responsibility to obtain any required visas for this trip. Therefore, we recommend that you check with the nearest embassy or consulate of your chosen destination(s), including any countries you may be transiting or transferring through.
Some local governments provide guidance on what visas their citizens need. To help, we’ve gathered a selection of useful links below.
Many other nationalities are eligible for a simplified visa in advance, including the USA. Should you need an authorisation letter for your application, please contact Exodus at least eight weeks before departure as we can arrange this for you through our local operator.
Please note, it is no longer necessary for you to complete a currency declaration form upon arrival (unless you are carrying more than US$2,000 with you). However, you should keep your receipts given by each hotel that you stay in – please hold on to these as they may be checked when you leave.
There have also been greater restrictions on bringing medicine into Uzbekistan. If you have any special medicine, we recommend you check with your local Uzbekistan embassy about allowed quantities. You should also bring copies of your prescriptions and declare them upon arrival.
Food & Drink
2 breakfasts (due to early departure on the last day, breakfast is not included this day)
Hotels
This extension uses comfortable hotels for all three nights.
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