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The Silk Roads
pass through some of the most enchanting and
remote areas of the world.
Although
initially developed as military routes by the Chinese emperors to
safeguard the remote western borders of their vast empire against
the barbaric raiders from the Central Asian Steppes, these routes
soon became popular but extremely dangerous trade routes on which
a variety of precious cargo included silk was traded.
Apart
from the hazard of raids from the barbarians the travelers constantly
faced death from the natural elements, the vast expanse of waterless
deserts which engulfed thousands of caravans in their ever restless
sand, the high snow covered passes which killed men and beast from
constant avalanches, falls, altitude sickness and extreme cold and
the wild beasts which roamed this great wilderness. Traveling on
these routes was always great adventure which only the most daring
ones would undertake.
Even today traveling on these routes
is the adventure of a lifetime. The two routes that we have chosen
to trace passes through the most incredible landscape in the world
including most of the famous mountain ranges in Asia (Himalayas,
Hindkush, Karakorums, Pamirs, Tienshans, Altays and Farghana).
You will witness unbelievable mountain
panoramas, beautiful valleys, high passes, high altitude deserts,
lush green steppes, beautiful and deepest lakes and Central Asian
deserts. You will see the legendary rivers of Oxus and Sirdarya,
the rich historical monuments of Bokhara and Samarkand and witness
the interesting lifestyle of the people enroute.
These people who were the first to
tame and ride the horses were once the most incredible power in
the world, these simple tents dwelling nomads who roam the lush
steppes of the Central Asia once united under the flag of the great
Chinges Khan and concurred half the world from Japan to Europe.
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