Bukhara - Living Silk Road City
Tour description
Are you curious about the Silk Road and the special role played by Bukhara? Would you like to see how people used to exchange goods in caravanserais, trading domes and shops in the past as they do today? Would you like to learn about how cultures, ideas, crafts and technologies were exchanged along the Silk Road? Would you like to meet local people whose ancestors used to dominate and connect the Silk Road between China and the West? Then this tour is the right choice for you! This tour combines the history/architecture of Bukhara with learning about the city's and its citizens role in the Silk Road. We together set on a journey to discover the city preserving authentic timeless Silk Road atmosphere, and at the same time, breathing with modern life!
On the tour we will see and discuss:
- The emergence of the Silk Road and the role of Bukhara
- Labi Hauz complex and water supply system of Bukhara
- Puppet making museum
- Sayfiddin caravanserai and the trade system
- Silk, spices and tea trade
- Jewish quarter, traditions and legacy
- Toqi Sarrofon and Silk Road infrastructure
- Magoki Attori Mosque and past/present religions in Bukhara
- Toqi Telpakfurushon and cultural expression through dress
- Bozori Kord hammam
- Toqi Zargaron and silk production in Bukhara
- Poi Kalon complex with the Great Tower (Minaret Kalyan)
What will we see on this tour?
