Khiva · Urgench · Khorezm

The old Silk Road,
one search away.

Karvon brings together hotels, guesthouses and the places worth seeing in Khiva — a walled city that has been hosting travellers for a thousand years.

Open the Telegram bot See what's in Khiva

Coming soon — the bot is in development.

1990 Ichan-Qala inscribed by UNESCO — the first site in Central Asia
26ha of walled inner city, entirely walkable
150+ places to stay in Khiva, most of them family-run

What is Karvon

A caravanserai, rebuilt for people with phones.

Karvon means caravan. For centuries, travellers crossing Khorezm stopped at caravanserais — places that offered a bed, a meal and directions for the road ahead. We are building the same thing, in the place it started.

Khiva has more to offer than most visitors ever find. Guests arrive, spend a day inside the walls and leave. Karvon exists to fix that: to show what is here, where to sleep, and what is worth the extra night.

  • Hotels and guesthouses — compared in one place, including the small family houses that never make it onto the big sites.
  • Places to visit — madrasahs, minarets, museums and workshops, with hours and prices that are actually current.
  • In your language — starting with Uzbek, Russian and English, with more to follow.
Kalta Minor, Khiva
Ichan-Qala at dusk

Inside the walls

What you came for

Ichan-Qala is small enough to cross on foot in twenty minutes and dense enough to fill three days. A few of the things you will find.

Minaret

Kalta Minor

The turquoise stump that became Khiva's signature — intended to be the tallest minaret in the Islamic world, abandoned at 29 metres.

UNESCO

Ichan-Qala

The walled inner city: mud-brick ramparts, more than fifty monuments, and streets that empty out beautifully after the day groups leave.

Palace

Tosh-Hovli Palace

The khan's stone courtyard house, tiled floor to ceiling in blue and white majolica. The best interior work in the city.

Viewpoint

Islam Khoja Minaret

57 metres, a narrow dark staircase, and the only view that shows you the whole walled city at once. Worth the climb.

Where to sleep

From a khan's madrasah to a family courtyard

Khiva's accommodation is mostly small and owner-run. That is its charm and also the reason it is hard to find online. Karvon is being built to surface it.

Inside the walls

Converted madrasahs and guesthouses within Ichan-Qala. You wake up inside the monument.

Family guesthouses

Courtyard houses run by the family that lives there. Breakfast included, usually generously.

Hotels in Urgench

Larger and closer to the airport, thirty minutes from the old city.

Get in touch

Building this in the open

Karvon is in active development. If you run a hotel or guesthouse in Khorezm, work in tourism, or just want to be told when the bot goes live — say hello.

For hotel & guesthouse owners

Listing on Karvon will be free while we build. If you would like your property included from day one, send us the name and we will take it from there.

List your property