The Orient Silk Road Express: 14 days (SR13)
BRAND NEW FOR 2013
14 days 13 nights
From Ashgabat to Almaty
From £2,295

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• Journey Itinerary
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Railway Journeys: The Orient Silk Road Express

ASHGABAT • Mary/Merv • Bukhara • Khiva • Samarqand • Shahrisabz • Tashkent • Turkestan • ALMATY

This journey on the Silk Road is brand new to IntouristUK for 2013. Travel on the luxurious Orient Silk Road Express private train from Ashgabat to Almaty and experience the intricate and vast beauty of the great Silk Road. Choose from four comfortable cabin types; Habibi, Ali Baba, Aladdin and Kalif, with Kalif being the most luxurious with private en suite facilities in each cabin.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RAILWAY JOURNEY:

• The old Parthian city of Nisa - a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• The Pearl of the East: Ruins of ancient Merv - a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• The Historic Centre of Bukhara - a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Ulug Bek Observatory
• A visit to the Tolkuchka Bazaar in Ashgabat
• Lunch in the Summer Palace of an Emir

RAILWAY JOURNEY INCLUDES:

• Economy class return flights from London
• 5 nights accommodation 4-5* hotels (3* may be used in more remote destinations on the rail tour), based on two people sharing
• 8 nights on board the Orient Silk Road Express
• Meals as outlined in itinerary of the journey
• Guided tours as per tour itinerary
• Services of Tour Director
• Personal Silk Road information manual

RAILWAY JOURNEY EXCLUDES:

• Visas (contact us to arrange your visas)

Contact us for excellent rates and service on the above additions to your railway journey!

THE SILK ROAD RAILWAY JOURNEY OPTIONS

Please find below the full list of our the Silk Road railway journeys:

10 DAY ORIENT SILK ROAD RAILWAY JOURNEY. TASHKENT ROUND TRIP
TASHKENT • Shahrisabz • Bukhara • Khiva • Samarqand • TASHKENT

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13 DAY SILK ROAD RAILWAY JOURNEY FROM MOSCOW TO ALMATY
MOSCOW • Volgograd • Kara Kum • Khiva • Ashgabat • Merv • Bukhara • Samarkand • Tashkent • ALMATY

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21 DAY SILK ROAD RAILWAY JOURNEY FROM MOSCOW TO BEIJING
MOSCOW • Volgograd • Kara Kum • Khiva • Ashgabat • Merv • Bukhara • Samarkand • Tashkent • Almaty • Urumchi • Turpan • Dunhuang • Jiayuguan • Xian • BEIJING

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