Khiva in a Day

This one-day walking route takes you through Itchan Kala — Khiva's inner city, designated an open-air museum in its entirety and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You'll start at the western Ota Darvoza gate, see the unfinished Kalta Minor minaret and the Muhammad Amin Khan madrasa, the Kunya-Ark fortress, the Muhammad Rahim Khan madrasa, the Juma Mosque with over 200 uniquely carved wooden columns, the lavish Tash-Khauli Palace, the Islam Khoja complex with the city's tallest minaret, and the Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, a revered pilgrimage site. The day ends at the eastern Polvon Darvoza gate, with a sunset view along the ancient fortress walls.