2 daysPrivate or group
Multi-day journey
2 Days Yurt Camp and Aydarkul Lake Tour from Samarkand or Bukhara
- Samarkand
- Yurt Camp
- Bukhara
★★★★★A truly special experience!
$170per person
based on 2 travellers
Lower per person for groups of 4–10
Licensed local operator · Samarkand
The Silk Road, Your Way.
Private and small-group tours across Uzbekistan, with journeys to Tajikistan’s Seven Lakes. Local guides, comfortable stays and every detail arranged for you.
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6–7 hoursPrivate or group
- Samarkand
- Shakhrisabz
★★★★★
Great experience, very helpful guide in both explaining the history and general information or curiosity.
$65per person
based on 2 travellers
Lower per person for groups of 4–7
7–10 hoursPrivate or group
- Samarkand
- Tajikistan
★★★★★
We did the day trip from Samarkand to Panjakent and seven lakes.
$130per person
based on 2 travellers
Lower per person for groups of 3–10
2 daysPrivate or group
Multi-day journey
Yurt Camp and Aydarkul from Bukhara
- Bukhara
- Yurt Camp
- Samarkand
$170per person
based on 2 travellers
Lower per person for groups of 3–10
Group tours
Join a small group — fixed dates, guaranteed
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All group tours →Destinations
Explore Uzbekistan
Silk Road cities, mountain villages and desert lakes: the regions our journeys are built around.
Samarkand
Registan, Shah-i-Zinda and Gur-e-Amir.
Bukhara
Poi Kalyan, the Ark and the trading domes.
Khiva
The walled inner town of Itchan Kala.
Tashkent
Metro stations, bazaars and museums; where most journeys begin.
Nuratau & Aydarkul
Village homestays, yurt camps and a desert lake.
Nukus
The Savitsky Museum and the road to the Aral Sea.
Why TravelBliss
Travel support across Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
Local knowledge
An Uzbekistan-based team working in the country's travel industry since 2016.
Transport, hotels and trains
Transfers, hotel arrangements and train tickets organised around your route.
Local guides
Guides and drivers for each part of the journey.
Private, group and tailor-made
Journeys for individual travellers, families and organised groups, planned around your dates.
When to go
When to visit Uzbekistan & Tajikistan
Every season has its trips. Spring and autumn suit the Silk Road cities, summer the mountains, winter the quiet monuments.
- 6°Jan · Quiet season
- 8°Feb · Quiet season
- 13°Mar · Good
- 21°Apr · Ideal
- 27°May · Ideal
- 32°Jun · Summer · mountains
- 33°Jul · Summer · mountains
- 33°Aug · Summer · mountains
- 27°Sep · Ideal
- 21°Oct · Ideal
- 15°Nov · Good
- 10°Dec · Quiet season
IdealGoodSummer · mountainsQuiet seasonAverage daytime temperature in Samarkand, °C
Spring & autumnApr – May · Sep – Oct
Warm days and cool nights: the classic time for Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, the desert yurt camps and Tajikistan's Seven Lakes.
SummerJun – Aug
Hot in the cities, so sightseeing starts early. Ideal months for the mountains: the Fann Mountains, the Seven Lakes, Ugam and the Tashkent mountains.
Trips for this season
WinterNov – Mar
Quiet monuments and crisp, sunny days: city tours, food and culture. Navruz, the spring festival, on 21 March.
Travel guides
Before you go
Destinations4 min read
Yurt Camp and Aydarkul Lake: 2-Day Desert Adventure from Samarkand
A two-day trip from Samarkand into the Kyzylkum Desert: Nurata's sacred spring, lunch at Aydarkul Lake, a camel ride and a night in a traditional yurt camp, then on to Bukhara or back to Samarkand. Here is the route, day by day.
Destinations5 min read
Day Tour to Shakhrisabz: Birthplace of Amir Timur from Samarkand
Shakhrisabz, the town where Amir Timur was born, lies about 80–90 km south of Samarkand across a mountain pass. In one day you can see the Ak-Saray Palace portal, the Dorut Tilovat and Dorus Saodat complexes and the old centre, and be back in Samarkand for dinner.
Destinations5 min read
Day Tour to Tajikistan from Samarkand – Discover the Seven Lakes of the Fann Mountains
A day trip to Tajikistan from Samarkand is realistic: you cross the border at Jartepa–Sarazm in the morning, drive up to the Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) of the Fann Mountains, stop in Panjakent and are back at your Samarkand hotel in the evening.
Getting around4 min read
How to Travel Uzbekistan by High-Speed Train: Afrosiyob Guide
The Afrosiyob high-speed train links Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara in a few hours, and a second fast train now reaches Khiva. Routes, journey times, how to book tickets and tips for the journey, updated for 2026.
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