“ROUTE OF THE CARAVANS”

This item appears on page 51 of the March 2017 issue.

18-day, 17-night Silk Road tour. Departures April-October 2017. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Ashgabat, TURKMENISTAN, Parthian Fortresses of Nisa/“Ancient Merv” cultural park/in UZBEKISTAN, Kunya-Urgench, Itchan-Kala at old Khiva oasis, Bukhara, Samarkand/in Dushanbe, TAJIKISTAN, Gurminj Musical Instruments Museum/in Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Green Bazaar/in Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN, ninth-century Burana Tower/Issyk-Kul lake. From $5,680 ppdo. Single supp., $1,080. Bestway Tours & Safaris (Ste. 206, 8678 Greenall Ave., Burnaby, BC, V5J 3M6, Canada; 800/663-0844, bestway.com).