The Amu Darya and Syr Darya river systems give life to the whole of Central Asia including Uzbekistan, where there has been more than one thousand years of civilization. These cities have fascinated pilgrims and merchants who traveled the Silk Road with their beauty and their highly developed culture. The important stops on the caravan routes became later the most beautiful cities of Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.

Highlights :

- Samarkand, rich in historical monuments
- Bukhara, once connected by caravan routes to the Silk Road
- Khiva, a legendary city