01Timur's Eternal Capital
The Imperial Samarkand
5 daysfrom $4,900
Uzbekistan · Private Tours · Since 2008
The Silk Road,
As It Was Meant To Be
Bespoke private journeys through Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva & Tashkent
Scroll
About Protocol
We do not simply arrange travel. We compose experiences that endure long after the journey ends.
Protocol Travel Services is Uzbekistan's premier inbound tour operator for discerning private travellers. Founded in Tashkent in 2008, we have spent over fifteen years cultivating relationships with the finest guides, restorers, and scholars of the Silk Road — people who unlock doors that remain closed to ordinary visitors.
Every itinerary is designed around you: your pace, your passions, your private moments with monuments that once stood at the centre of the world.
Our StoryFeatured Journeys
Curated Private Tours
Private & Personal
Every journey is yours alone. No shared groups, no compromises. Your schedule, your interests, your pace — attended by a dedicated guide from arrival to departure.
Curated Excellence
We partner exclusively with artisan riads, restored caravanserais, and intimate boutique hotels. Every meal, every transfer, every moment is selected to exceed expectation.
Local Mastery
Our guides are historians, architects, and storytellers born of this land. They open private collections, hidden courtyards, and scholarly conversations unavailable to the public.
16
Years of Expertise
1,240+
Private Tours Completed
38
Countries Represented
4.97/ 5
Average Review Score
“
Protocol did not take us to Uzbekistan. They took us inside it. Our guide spent thirty years studying Timurid manuscripts — he read the inscriptions to us in the original, beneath the arches of the Shah-i-Zinda at dawn. Nothing was what we expected. Everything was more.
Margaret & David Ashworth
London, United Kingdom
