The Silk Road

Silk Road Trips

The Silk Road is one of the world’s oldest and most historically important trade routes and had a huge influence on the civilisations of the west. A series of trade routes connecting China to the Mediterranean via the Central Asian steppes, the Silk Road covers some of the most inhospitable terrain on the planet.

The vast plains and great deserts create an unmissable wilderness landscape, home to nomadic tribes and marauding warriors. The Silk Road is also home to the forgotten cities that were once the centre of civilisation: Samarkand and Bukhara in Uzbekistan, and Kashgar in China's Xinjiang region – regal posts on incredible Silk Road tours to Beijing.