The cycling tour along the Silk Route is a step through history, ethnography, and the most picturesque, rather deserted, parts of Central Asia.
This trade route was formerly used to transport merchandise as well as transfer cultures between the East and the West. Today, it provides an epic bike tour to every traveler who wants to bike along the area. The journey passes through a great variety of geographical areas, including the including the mountainous regions of Pamir Alay, Tajikistan, and the deserts of Uzbekistan and the Buitar-Kazakhstan steppes.
Riding a bicycle through this historic route, you will cross the Kara-Kum desert and oases, chained bazaars and medieval caravanserais, and the stunning cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, which are monuments of Islamic architecture and culture.
The course is very rigorous; it covers large distances, has steep inclines, and changes weather, yet the benefits are astounding. During the trip, crossing through territories inhabited by nomadic peoples, you will spend nights in yurts and plunge into the friendly atmosphere of the locals.
There is more to biking along the Silk Road than enjoying the sight and beauty of the region and the people; it’s a historical and cultural journey of the self.
Mark