Discover the Wonders of Uzbekistan: A Unique Journey Along the Ancient Silk Road

Join us on an unforgettable adventure exploring the historic cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva, where centuries of Silk Road heritage come to life.

Immerse yourself in the rich artistry of the region by learning to draw intricate geometric and biomorphic ornamental patterns alongside skilled local craftsmen and historians. This inspiring experience welcomes artists of all skill levels.

Watch a film that follows the 2025 Study trip

Watch a Particpant travel to class in Bukhara

Your Experience Includes:

• Comfortable accommodation throughout the trip (half board) in heritage hotels.

• Tuition in traditional artistic techniques

• Heritage classrooms

• All domestic and internal transportation after arrival at course venue and before departure.

• Entry to all monumental heritage sites

• Hands-on craft activities and workshops – Inc Woodcarving and ceramics

• All necessary equipment and materials provided

Participants can choose from two options, available as either private occupancy or single-sex shared accommodation to suit your preferences.

Breakfasts are included plus the opening meal on the first evening. Lunches and dinners are the responsibility of the participant's. There are many local options.

International travel to and from Uzbekistan is the responsibility of the participants, Tour starts in Samakand and ends in Bukhara or Khiva. Flights are available to and from both locations. 

Check into Hotel Legende.

Hotel Legende is an atmospheric heritage hotel set within a mid-19th-century traditional house in Samarkand’s historic quarter, preserving original parts of the old building around a characterful courtyard filled with textiles, ceramics and local history.

7pm Traditional meal - Plov.

Traditional Uzbek Plov — Uzbekistan’s celebrated national dish prepared in front of us over an open fire, as rice, tender meat, carrots, onions and aromatic spices are slowly cooked together in a traditional kazan and shared as a communal meal.

Breakfast in courtyard

Site visits – Walking –

2.30pm leave from hotel

2.45 meet at the gate

Registan Square

2.30pm leave from hotel

2.45 meet at the gate

Check out of rooms and place all baggage in the dinning hall.

We will have access to the courtyard a dinning hall for the rest of the days but not to the rooms.

Mini Bus from Hotel Legende to workshop outside Samakand.

Ulugh Beg Observatory.

Train from Samarkand to Bukhara.

Check into Komal and Amulet Hotels.

Komil Boutique Hotel is a beautifully preserved 19th-century merchant’s house in Bukhara’s Old City, with original hand-painted interiors, an exquisite historic dining room and peaceful traditional courtyards, offering an atmospheric immersion into the city’s rich architectural heritage.

Amulet Hotel, Bukhara — A beautifully restored 19th-century madrasa, originally built in 1861, now an intimate heritage hotel with original student cells arranged around a traditional courtyard in the heart of Bukhara’s Old City.

10am ~ 1.30pm drawing class at Komal.

Afternoon – Meet Komil Hotel Site visit – Mini bus to Bahauddin Naqshbandi shrine - 20 minutes taxi.

Walking tour - Meet by the Lake

Bolo-Hauz Mosque, Fayzulla Khodjaev House.

Meet in the komal lobby 3.45am

Pick up from Amulet entrance 4am

Sleeper train - Bukhara to Khiva 6.30hr.

Bus to Khiva Siyovush and Zukhro Boutique Hotel

1-3pm Lunch/freetime

Meet by the Itchan Kala North Gate.

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Terrassa Cafe & Restaurant

(Final meal not included; payable individually.)