Archaeology
Lake Turkana: Kenya's Cradle of Humankind
Lodwar · Nariokotome · Koobi Fora
- Duration
- 8 days
- Price
- Priced to your group size and dates.
- Group size
- Up to 20 students
Archaeology
The Silk Road: Lost Cities of Uzbekistan
Tashkent · Samarkand · Bukhara · Khiva
- Subject
- Archaeology
- For
- Students aged 14 and above
- Duration
- 10 days
- Price
- Priced to your group size and dates
- Group size
- Up to 25 students
- Departure
- Dates set with your school
Overview
The trip
The Silk Road was not one road but a web of routes, and some of its oldest cities lie in Uzbekistan.
In Samarkand, students walk the mounds of Afrasiyab, the ancient city destroyed by the Mongols in 1220, see its 7th-century Sogdian wall paintings in the site museum, and visit the Ulugh Beg Observatory, whose underground remains were found by archaeologists in 1908. In Bukhara, the Ark fortress and old town show more than two thousand years of settlement. In Khiva, the walled inner city of Itchan Kala shows how oasis kingdoms defended trade routes.
Learning outcomes
What students gain
Students will be able to:
- Explain how the Silk Road linked China, Central Asia and the Mediterranean through a web of trade routes
- Describe how archaeologists reconstruct a destroyed city, using Afrasiyab as a case study
- Read what Sogdian wall paintings reveal about trade and diplomacy
- Compare a ruined fortress with a continuously inhabited old town as evidence of the past
The price covers
What's included
Included
- Return international flights from Nairobi
- Educational visits and expert-led sessions
- Expert guide
- Transport within the route
- Shared accommodation with breakfast
- Visa appointment support where applicable
- Safety briefing
- 24-hour guide support
Not included
- Lunch and dinner
- Entry fees outside the core programme
- Personal spending
Itinerary
The day-by-day itinerary
The full schedule and quote come with your proposal.
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