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Crete and The Minoans
1 to 8 May 2012

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Central Asia: Caravans and Tyrants on the Silk Road

We explore the forgotten Silk Road, covering the four former Soviet republics of Middle Asia; from Ashgabat’s carpet museum to Registan Square in Samarkand, and the High Pamirs of Tajikistan. We also offer the chance to explore the Holy City of Isfahan on our Journey into Persia.

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high tartary: china’s xinjiang province, 16 days

Western China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Province offers a heady cocktail of breathtaking scenery and an incredibly rich archaeological, textile and textual legacy, inherited from the region’s early Buddhist, Christian and Manichaean settlers. This fascinating journey visits the famous...

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uzbekistan: beyond the oxus , 12 days

Delight in the art and archaeology of the fabled cities of Samarkand and Bukhara on the western Silk Road, whose traditional textiles and crafts survive to this day. Visit the vibrant city of Tashkent, the outstanding Igor Savitsky Museum in Nukus, the desert oasis town of Khiva and...

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the silk road: tajikistan, kyrgyzstan & kashgar, 16 days

This is a challenging tour along the old Sogdian Silk Road through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Kashgar, the epicentre of The Great Game. Travel across dramatic landscapes over high passes through The Pamirs to Kashgar. Isolated for much of the last century, this region’s critical...

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turkmenistan: the forgotten silk road, 12 days

From the ruins of imperial Merv to the vibrant, idiosyncratic Ashgabat, this fascinating tour of Turkmenistan weaves together the themes of life in ‘The Stans.’ This little visited, but gloriously rich world of lost cities, landscapes of vibrant colour, stark beauty and friendly people...

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