Khiva

A detailed travel guide to Khiva with photos, videos, maps, tourist reviews, current weather, best hotels, and city history.

photo Kyzylkum's Ancient Desert Forts Kyzylkum's Ancient Desert Forts
Places
Kyzylkum means "red sand," and from the Khiva road that is all you see: low dunes, saxaul bushes, the occasional…
photo What to See Inside Khiva's Walled City What to See Inside Khiva's Walled City
Travel ideas
Khiva is the smallest of Uzbekistan's three Silk Road cities and the only one where the old town survives whole,…
photo Khiva's History, Building by Building Khiva's History, Building by Building
History
Khiva is the only city in Central Asia where the old town is still a complete walled city with people…
photo Getting to Khiva by Plane, Train, Bus and Car Getting to Khiva by Plane, Train, Bus and Car
Transport
Khiva sits in the far west of Uzbekistan, about 1,000 km from Tashkent by road and a long way from…