photo · Tashkent · Samarkand · Nurata · Bukhara · Khiva
Silk Road photo expedition: blue hour at the monuments, desert camps and ikat workshops
Ten days for photographers: dawn and dusk access, a yurt night under the Kyzylkum sky, portrait sessions with weavers and bakers. Ground operation for photo leaders available.
10 daysmax 8 travellers21.2 h of transfers in total
Highlights
- Registan and Shah-i-Zinda at blue hour
- Yurt camp night near Aydarkul
- Portraits in a Margilan-style ikat workshop
- Khiva rooftops at sunset
Day by day
- 1. Tashkent · 4★ · Meals D
Arrival, Chorsu bazaar at golden hour
- 2. Tashkent → Samarkandtransfer 2.2 h · 300 km · train · boutique · Meals B
Afrosiyob, Registan blue hour
- 3. Samarkand · boutique · Meals B
Shah-i-Zinda at dawn, Siab bazaar portraits
- 4. Samarkand → Nuratatransfer 4 h · 250 km · car · 3★ · Meals BD
Nurata petroglyphs, yurt camp near Aydarkul
- 5. Nurata → Bukharatransfer 4 h · 260 km · car · boutique · Meals B
Desert sunrise, drive to Bukhara
- 6. Bukhara · boutique · Meals B
Poi-Kalon at night, trading domes, bakery portraits
- 7. Bukhara → Khivatransfer 6.5 h · 450 km · car · 4★ · Meals BL
Kyzylkum crossing, Amu Darya
- 8. Khiva · 4★ · Meals B
Ichan-Kala sunrise to sunset
- 9. Khivatransfer 3 h · 180 km · car · 4★ · Meals B
Khorezm fortresses (Ayaz-Kala, Toprak-Kala)
- 10. Khiva → Tashkenttransfer 1.5 h · 760 km · flight · Meals B
Flight to Tashkent, departure
Included
- Hotels and yurt camp
- Photo-aware local guide and driver
- Early/late monument access where permitted
- Afrosiyob tickets and 4×4 transfers
Not included
- Flights
- Drone permits (arranged on request)
- Meals except breakfast and camp dinner
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