Silk Road Journey from Moscow to Beijing
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and China
A remarkable journey along the footsteps of such legendary figures as Alexander the Great and Marco Polo, crossing from Russia to China through Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; this Silk Road voyage aboard the luxury Golden Eagle and Shangri-La Express trains takes in some of the most magnificent yet little-visited sights from the ancient world.
Start in Moscow and travel on to Volgograd (Stalingrad), where the Soviets turned the course of the Second World War, before heading to far more remote places that owe their importance to a time much further back in history.
After crossing the Kara Kum desert, witness Uzbekistan’s 2’500 year old silk road cities of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand - the ”˜Rome of the East’ and home to Registan Square, a spectacular open space with beautiful Islamic buildings and considered one of the most inspirational sights in central Asia. In between Khiva and Bukhara is a two-day excursion into Turkmenistan. You’ll visit the capital, Ashgabat, a huge modern city in the desert, and the ancient city of Merv.
After crossing the border into China, your voyage takes in the fascinating Magao Thousand Buddha cave complex, the Jiayuguan fortress at the end of the Great Wall -one China’s most spectacular sights - and the world-famous Terracotta Warriors, one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th Century. Your silk road journey ends in Beijing, the vibrant capital of modern China, where present-day architecture rubs shoulders with Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
Note that you can opt for a East or Westbound Journey from Beijing to Moscow, or a shorter Journey from Moscow to Almaty.
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