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COMPASS ON THE BRANCHES OF THE Silk Road

Today more and more people show interest in the history of the Great Silk Road - this ancient transcontinental arterial road which for centuries connected East and West. An interest to the rich material and spiritual legacy of the Silk Road is increasing now, to our time unique architectural buildings, national handicrafts, national traditions and festivities have been preserved here. Therefore an interest to guide books covering the branches of ancient caravan route is increasing in the world now.

Hundreds guide-books issued in many thousand editions on various languages covering the majority of the Silk Road countries have been published by the international publishing houses. Their authors are not just simple travelers-they profoundly study the destinations they visit, discover for themselves and then for their readers unique spots which are available here. Interest to such editions is completely understood since the guide-book is a real support in the marketing, the compass for those who decided to set on a trip along the Silk Road countries.

Among the most valuable guides we consider the ones of such researchers as Dutch Wim van Ginkel, W. Welling, an English authors Calum MacLeod and American - Bradley Mayhew, an English and Americans B. Mayhew, R Plunkett, S. Richmond, Giles Whittel, Hazel Barker, David Thurlow, Johm King, John Noble, Andrew Humphreys, Susie Weldon, T. Atabaki, J. Versteeg, German Klaus Pander, French Herve Beaumont.

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American and English authors Dominic Streatfeild-James, Peter Neville-Hadley, Judy Bonavia, German - Claus Richter, Bruno Baumann, Bernd Liebner, Dutch - Wijnand van Rie and many others devoted detailed guides to the Silk Road.

"Silk Route by Rail" by Trailblazer Publication, "Die Seidenstrasse" of the Hofman und Campe, "Silkroad" - Dimong Bug Co., Ltd, Japan are quite popular.

The world-known publishing house "Odyssey Publications" specializes in guide-books publishing which cover many world destinations including Silk Road countries as well. The company has a great experience on making this important and necessary product which is in great demand on the tourist market. In the nearest time "Odyssey Publications" intends to publish the new 600-pages guide-book "Along the Silk Road. Monks, Warriors, Merchants on the Silk Road", covering the territory from China to the Caucasus.

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All these and many others guides promote the unique tourist product - travelling along the Great Silk Road.



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  • Ordering and booking of hotel (group and individual orders).
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  • Group and individual excursion programs in the cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and all other cities of Uzbekistan.
Roxana Tour offers delightful tours around Uzbekistan:
  • Silk Road tours around the ancient cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Termez and others.
  • Pilgrimage tours around the sacred places in Bukhara, Samarkand, Nurata, Tashkent.
  • Zoroastrianism tours.
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  • Jeep-safari tours.
  • Camel tours, with a night in the heart of the Kyzyl-Kum Desert.
  • Wedding tours.
  • Ornithology (birds) and entomology (insects) tours.
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