Khiva, the city that money can't buy, almost fulfills all your imaginations about a Silk Road caravanserai

📆 Itinerary: You can basically finish touring the ancient city in 4️⃣ hours without entering indoor attractions, and no ticket is required. A ticket for 150000 allows you to enter all the attractions except for the 57-meter Minaret and the Mausoleum of Mahmud (including the museum) within 48 hours. There are about 15 spots on the ticket, and if you visit each one, it would take a whole day. 🚗 Transportation Tips: 1. Train🚄: Take the overnight train from Tashkent to Khiva station, arriving around 7 am. The station is just 1.8 kilometers from the ancient city of Khiva, a 20-30 minute walk or a 5-dollar taxi ride. 2. Plane✈️: Fly from Tashkent to Urgench, Uzbekistan Airways allows one piece of checked luggage, with 1-2 flights per day, and the flight time is 1 hour and 10 minutes. The airport is about 36 kilometers from Khiva, and the price for a car is 15-20 dollars. 🌟 Highlights of the Trip: As an important stop on the Silk Road, the entire city is a UNESCO🇺🇳 World Cultural Heritage site. It's not overly commercialized yet, and there are fewer tourists, so it's best to visit sooner rather than later. ❤ Recommended Reason: It's suggested to stay for one night, as the ancient city is too beautiful at sunset and night! The feeling with the lights on is really different, and some say it's like Kashgar, but it's incomparable. You can understand the proverb 'Willing to give a bag of gold just for a glimpse of Khiva'. Moreover, this year Khiva is also the capital of the MSL world (as said by locals, MSL countries select a city to be the capital in turns each year). 💰 Average Cost: Now in the off-season of winter, accommodation inside and outside the ancient city is about 25—45💲 a night, including breakfast. Locals say the price is 3-5 times higher during the peak season from March to November. Many restaurants are closed in the off-season, with only 2-3 open inside the ancient city, and the average meal costs about 100 per person. It's slightly cheaper outside the ancient city. 📌 Little Tips: 1️⃣ During the off-season, attractions are open from 9 am to 5 pm, with the last entry at 4:30 pm. Now in winter, the sunset is around 6:30 pm, so it's not possible to watch from the city walls, but you can enjoy it from the terraces of restaurants and hotels in the ancient city. 2️⃣ UnionPay is not accepted, so prepare cash and chip cards like Visa and Mastercard. There are ATMs at the airport and inside and outside the ancient city. 3️⃣ There is a significant temperature difference between day and night throughout the year, so bring short sleeves, down jackets, and large scarves (women must cover their heads when entering mosques). 4️⃣ The weather is dry, so bring the most moisturizing lip balm, hand cream, and face cream. The rooms have underfloor heating, and it can get so warm at night that you might sweat.