Listed below are organised tours for Silk Road provided by some of the leading tour companies in the industry. Choose the route of interest from the list below and browse the available options. For further details and to book your tour, click "details & booking" to visit the tour company website.

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Beijing - Istanbul (2)Beijing - Ashgabat (1)Beijing - Tashkent (0)Beijing - Bishkek (1)
Bishkek - Istanbul (4)Bishkek - Ashgabat (5)Bishkek - Tashkent (6)Tashkent - Istanbul (0)
Tashkent - Tehran (1)Tashkent - Ashgabat (2)Ashgabat - Istanbul (2)Tehran - Istanbul (1)
Ashgabat - Caucasus (1)Bishkek - Caucasus (0)

Istanbul - Tehran (reverse)

This relatively short trip gives you a taste of the Silk Road from the great Islamic cities of Istanbul and Tehran to the historic Silk Road staging posts of Urfa and Tabriz. See full tour highlights




Great value, reasonable prices, quality experiences. Comfortable and varied tourist-class accommodations chosen for location and character. Mix of public and private transport for the best overall experience. All the top highlights included, plus plenty of time to explore on your own.

Istanbul to Tehran by Rail

17 days       from  £1359 excl. flights*
Tour Map of Istanbul to Tehran by Rail

You may have made your way into Turkey before, but now it's time to take it a little farther east and discover some of the greatest underexplored territory in the world. This 17-day rail tour will bring you through the Turkish countryside to see the highlights of the Cappadocia region and the elegant, lakeside city of Van. You'll cross into Iran to find yourself in bustling Tehran, roam ancient Persepolis, and sample Shiraz grapes in the city that gave them their name. Take a true adventure and experience a part of the globe that's made for small-group travel.

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