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Tour the Silk Road by private jet

Industry News | October 4, 2025 | By: ATA

Inner yard of madrasa of Poi Kalyan complex at twilight in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Intricate tiles cover the building, the sky is a deep bluish purple and the light glowing from inside the Islamic wall is a golden reddish orange color.
Inner yard of madrasa of Poi Kalyan complex at twilight in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, along the historic Silk Road. The city is part of a 17-day tour by private jet. Dreamstime.com/© Mikhail Dudarev 

A textile history vacation like no other: Those with enough coin can take a 17-day tour of the Silk Road next fall by private jet, traveling to UNESCO World Heritage sites and cities such as Venice, Italy; Tbilisi, Georgia; and Istanbul, Türkiye.

Textile highlights in Venice include visiting Tessitura Bevilacqua to see complex velvets woven on centuries-old looms and Atelier Nicolao, whose staff creates handcrafted, elaborate historical costumes. In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, travelers will visit a factory dedicated to ancient silk carpet weaving, a UNESCO-recognized Intangible Cultural Heritage tradition. At the Georgian National Museum, artifacts include household items and textiles dating as far back as the Bronze Age.

The tour also includes a sunset cruise along the Bosphorus on a private yacht, visits to Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, and other historic and UNESCO-designated locations, with exclusive wine tastings, dinners and performances along the route.

Accompanying the group is a guest lecturer who is an expert on the Silk Road and Central Asia. The tour group is limited to 58 people and costs $75,000 per person based on double occupancy. Booking is open now. For more information on the itinerary, visit orbridge.com.

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