Active Adventures

Treks in the Tian Shan, nights in a yurt by a mountain lake, and roads few travellers ever take.

Every trip carries a physical rating, so you know the effort before you book.

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Cultural Tours

Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva with a local guide: the madrasas, the bazaars, the workshops and the plov.

The Silk Road cities at an easy pace, with time to look.

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Festivals

Navruz in spring, silk and spice in Bukhara, music in Samarkand — trips timed to the days the cities celebrate.

Dates fill early — ask us which festival fits your travel window.

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Pilgrimage Tours

The shrines of Bukhara and Samarkand: Bahouddin Naqshband, Imam al-Bukhari, the Shah-i-Zinda — with a guide who knows their stories.

Prayer times and modest dress are built into every day.

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Private tours

Private tours on your own dates, cosy boutique stays in the historic mahallas, and no payment until 29 days before you travel.

Just your own people, no strangers — for two travellers or more.

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Group tours

Small groups on fixed departure dates, a friendly price, and new friends to share the road with.

Pick a date and join — the route is already planned.

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Tailor-made

A trip built around you on request: your pace, your interests, your route.

Tell us what you have in mind and we will plan it with you.

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PilavTour is a trading name of Pilav Destination Management MChJ, a licensed tour operator based in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. We are the principal party to your booking contract: we design, sell, and deliver the tour ourselves, and we are the party you’re contracting with, not an intermediary. Where we use local suppliers for specific services (transport, accommodation, guiding), they act as our subcontractors under our instructions, not as independent businesses you separately contract with. Payment is made to us, and any refund is processed by us under our own cancellation policy.

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