Treasures of the Silk Road with Berg Adventures – Trip Description
When Marco Polo returned to Venice from his extended 13th century travels on the Silk Road, he was ridiculed for the wondrous stories he told of the people, architecture, terrain, and cultures of Central Asia. Accused to the end of making it all up, his dying words were, “I have not told half of what I saw.”
Join Berg Adventures for a one-of-a-kind adventure as we retrace Marco
Polo’s steps along the Silk Road and discover a region that even today defies
description. Find yourself in landscapes as dramatic as the sweep of history
that has shaped and defined Central Asia for more than a thousand years.
Feel the warmth of the smiles of people we meet along the way, enjoy the
cosmopolitan bustle of ancient cities, and appreciate the silent expanses
of desert sand and space. From the timeless architecture of Bukhara to the
pristine alpine reaches of the Fan Mountains, we will have the experiences
of a lifetime, and in the end will know Marco Polo’s satisfaction of living
more than we will ever have time to tell.
Internet Broadcast
Your adventure in Silk Road will be cybercast to the Internet via satellite phone. Daily dispatches will be posted on the Web on BergAdventures.com. It will be a great way for your group to share stories and photographs of your adventures while “on the scene” during the climb. In the past, our dispatches have been used by family, friends and supporters to track the progress of our groups, by classrooms to learn about the wild places we visit, and by local newspapers to report stories of interest.