Tashkent - Urgench - Khiva - Bukhara - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand - Tashkent
Tour Program
Uzbekistan is the native land of ancient civilizations. It is mysterious and fabulous country with unique nature, numerous historical monuments and traditional hospitality of local people. Imagine stepping back 2000 years – to a civilization almost forgotten by the ages. Imagine the Silk Roads from China to Central Asia, great desert khanates and famous conquerors. Journey to the Great Silk Road will help you to experience some of the most exotic, exciting and unspoiled sights on earth.
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| Day 1 | Tashkent Arrival in Tashkent. You will be met by our guide and driver in Tashkent International airport. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at "Tashkent Palace"****/ Elena B&B. |
| Day 2 | Tashkent - Urgench - Khiva After breakfast transfer to domestic airport for morning flight to Urgench. After arrival drive to Khiva, one of the most ancient cities in the world. The final appearance of old Khiva was formed at the end of XVII-th and the beginning of the XIX-th centuries. Today the old part of Ichan-Kala is called an open –air museum and guarded by UNESCO. Sightseeing tour of Ichan Kala – includes thr main attractions: the 10-th century Djuma Mosque with its 218 ornamently carved wooden columns, the Palace Complexes of Kunya-Ark and Tash Khauli, the Arab Mukhamad and the Shirgani-Khan Madrasahs, the Kaltaminra – the tallest minaret of the Moslem World, the Ethnographic Museum with the exhibition of the decorative arts carpets, hand emboideries and household utensils, the Museum of History located in the Palace of the last Khiva Khan. O/N at “Khorezm Palace”****/ ”Malika” B&B. |
| Day 3 | Khiva - Bukhara Breakfast. Drive to Bukhara. Today you will have a long drive (between seven and ten hours) through the moonscape lands between the Kara-Kum (black sands) and Kyzyl-Kum (red sands) deserts to Bukhara, former capital of the once powerful Emirate of Bukhara. With more than 140 architectural monuments, Bukhara is a “town museum” dating back to the Middle Ages 2300 years. City was once a big commercial center of the Great Silk Road. On your way to Bukhara you will visit local village house, here you will drink some couple of tea with local family. Having lunch on the way. On arrival at Bukhara accommodation at "Bukhara Palace"****/ "Sasha&Son" B&B. Dinner at Nodir Divan Begi medresse enjoying folklore show. |
| Day 4 | Bukhara Breakfast. Full day in Bukhara including: Chashmai Ayub, the Ark of Citadel, the 2000 year old fortress of the Bukhara emirs, the city jail, the Registan Square, the Bolo Khauz Mosque built in the 17-th century, the Poi-Kalyan Complex - the focal point of the city, the Malyan Mosque which is the largest in Bukhara, the 12-th century Magoki-Attari Mosque, Ulug Bek Madrassah, around the beautiful Lyab-i-Khauz pool surrounded with ancient plane trees. Two beautiful buidings of 1620 - the Nadir Divanbegi Madrassah and Khanada - are situated there. Khanaka is now an exhibition hall and a place to buy crafts of Bukhara. O/N at "Bukhara Palace"****/ "Sasha&Son" B&B |
| Day 5 | Bukhara After breakfast drive to the suburbs of Bukhara - Sitorai - Moskhi - Khosa - the summer palace of the last Emir of Bukhara who ruled until 1920. Then, drive to famous Gijduvan ceramic, Vabken minaret and Rabar Malik old caravanserai. After sightseeing drive back to Bukhara. Dinner in traditional uzbek house, where you can enjoy home made food by local family. |
| Day 6 | Bukhara - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand Breakfast. Departure to Samarkand via Shakhrisabz. Arrival in Shakhrisabz. City tour: visit Ak Saray Palace, Kuk Gambaz, Gumbazi Saidon, Khazrati Imam Mosque, Mausoleum of Jakhangir (Timurlan's on). After lunch continue drive to Samarkand. Arrival in Samarkand - a city that was founded at the same time as Babylon, almost 2500 years ago. It has been conquered by some of the most famous people in history - Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. Tamerlane has made Samarkand his capital and named it "the Center of the Universe". Accommodation at "President Palace"****/ "Malika" B&B. |
| Day 7 | Samarkand Breakfast. Full day Samarkand city tour all major city sights: Ulug Bek Observatory built by Tamerlane's grandson, the Shakhi-Sinda Ensemble of Mausoleums, a medieval times Registan Square which is the center of Samarkand trade and cultural life, the Bibi Khanym Mosque built as a gift to Tamerlane by his Chinese wife, the market and the Khazret khyzret Mosque, the Gur - Emir Mausoleum where Tamerlane was buried, Afrasiab Museum - the actual site of the ancient city housing many artefacts and murals excavated at this location, the 19-th centuary mosque of khodja Nisbatdor, the Khodja Abdi Darun complex. Overnight at "President Place"****/ "Malika" B&B. |
| Day 8 | Samarkand - Tashkent Breakfast. Departure to Tashkent. On the way you will visit Im Al Bukhary complex. After arrival at Tashkent accommodation at the hotel & lunch in local restaurant. You willl taste traditional Uzbekm plov. Dinner in the evening experience the rich traditions of Uzbek songs and dances. O/N "Tashkent Palace"****/ Elena B&B. |
| Day 9 | Tashkent After breakfast you will start this morning with a tour of Uzbekistan's capital - Tashkent. You will visit the Museum of Applied Arts to see some beautiful embroidery, wall hangings, carved furniture, ceramic and more. Later in the day you will visit the Museum of Antiquities, and the Old city - which has mosques and madrasas (Islamic schools) housing craft workshops (14th century), Hasti Imam Complex, Kukeldash visit Amir Timur Square, Courage Monument, Hasti Imam Complex, Chorsu bazaar, kukeldash Medresse and the Chorsu Bazaar, a huge open market beside Kukeldash, which draws crowds of peoplefrom the countryside, many in traditional dress. After lunch you explore thr People's Friendship square and Abul Kasim madrassah (handicraft's workshops) and V) Applied Art Museum, People's Friendship square and Abul Kasim madrassah, handicraft's workshops and visit Amir Timur Square, Courage Monument. Farewell dinner at local restaurant. O/N "Tashkent Palace"****/ Elena B&B. |
| Day 10 | Tashkent Breakfast. Airport transfer. Departure from Tashkent to home country. |
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