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Nobody does the Silk Road like MIR

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Silk - a rich, shimmering fabric in colors never before seen by the western world - to catch a glimpse of it was to covet it. Markets sprang up clamoring for it, and the traders of China set out on their arduous treks to supply this demand. Travel along these ancient trade routes with MIR. Nobody does it better. Picture your clients...

...following in the footsteps of ancient caravans on Silk Route Odyssey: Caravan Across Uzbekistan
Tour info at: http://www.mircorp.com/tour_sro.asp
View a photo slideshow at: http://www.mircorp.com/slide_show/sro

...wandering the desert oasis of UNESCO-listed Samarkand, Tamerlane's blue-tiled capital on Essential Central Asia
Tour info at: http://www.mircorp.com/tour_eca.asp
View a photo slideshow at: http://www.mircorp.com/slide_show/eca

...exploring Bukhara, where the 2,000-year-old Ark Citadel guards the World Heritage Site of the Old Town on Essential Silk Road
Tour info at: http://www.mircorp.com/tour_esr.asp
View a photo slideshow at: http://www.mircorp.com/slide_show/esr

...visiting the UNESCO Site of old Khiva, the mud-brick of its minarets pleated and woven into fabulous patterns on The Silk Road by Private Train
Tour info at: http://www.mircorp.com/tour_tsilk.asp

...experiencing Western China's UNESCO-listed Magao Caves with their incredible Buddhist frescoes on The Great Silk Road Across China & Uzbekistan
Tour info: http://www.mircorp.com/tour_gsr.asp

...entering the studios and workshops of ceramics masters and silk weavers on Chinese Turkestan & Central Asia
Tour info at: http://www.mircorp.com/tour_ctca.asp
View a photo slideshow at: http://www.mircorp.com/slide_show/ctca

...traveling from vast Kazakhstan through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan and the oases of Uzbekistan, with a quick foray into Tajikistan and a visit to modern Turkmenistan on Journey Through Central Asia: The Five 'Stans
Tour info at: http://www.mircorp.com/tour_jtca.asp
View a photo slideshow at: http://www.mircorp.com/slide_show/jtca

...touching ancient history in Persepolis, built by Persia's Darius the Great in the 6th century BC on Essential Iran
Tour info at: http://www.mircorp.com/tour_eiran.asp

...admiring the luminous bridges of Isfahan on Ancient Persia - Modern Iran
Tour info at: http://www.mircorp.com/tour_apmi.asp
View a photo slideshow at: http://www.mircorp.com/slide_show/apmi

MIR has been guiding clients along Central Asia's Silk Road for over twenty years and looks forward to assisting you as your clients discover this fascinating region of the world.

For more information on Silk Road journeys, call 1-800-424-7289 or email Charity Shaller at charity@mircorp.com for availability and reservations.

 Printable Version  | published Jan 27, 2009