Cultural Tour 1
SEASON: | Spring, Summer, Autumn | GROUP SIZE: | Min 2, Max 20 |
DESTINATIONS: | Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva | EXTENSION: | Shakhrisabz, Nurata |
Day 1: Arrival in Tashkent
00:00 Meet at Airport and transfer to the hotel.
14:00 Check in to the hotel.
15:00 Start city tour and visit Old City part of Tashkent and Charsu Bazaar. Then move to City Center. Overnight in Tashkent.
Sightseeings in Tashkent:
- Khast-Imam Complex
- Madrasah of Barak-Khan (16thc.)
- Tillya-Sheykh Mosque (15thc.)
- Mausoleum of the Saint Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi (16thc.)
- Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari (16thc.)
- World famous Quran of Caliph Uthman – Ottoman (7thc.)
- Charsu Bazar (2nd-1st BC.)
- Independence Square
- Palace of the Grand Duke Nikolay Konstantinovich Romanov ( from outside) (1890)
- Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre Square (1947)
- Amir Temur (Tamerlane) Square (end of 19th c.)
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Day 2: Tashkent – Samarkand
07:00 transfer to railway station.
08:00 Move to Samarkand by Fast-speed train “Afrasiab”
10:10 Arrival in Samarkand (278 km). Meet local guide and driver and start city tour.
13:00 Lunch at local restaurant or guest house
14:00 Continue city tour.
Overnight in Samarkand.
Sightseeings in Samarkand day 1:
- Gur-Emir Mausoleum
- Ulugbek Observatory
- Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis
- Bibi-Khanum Mosque
- Registan Square
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Day 3: Samarkand
07:00-09:30 Breakfast at your Hotel's Restaurant
10:00 Start city tour
13:00 Lunch at local Restaurant or guest house
14:00 Continue city tour.
Overnight in Samarkand.
Sightseeings in Samarkand day 2:
- Tomb of Saint Daniel
- Afrasiab Museum
- Silk Carpet factory
- Konigil village to see traditional way of making Samarkand paper from mulberry
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Day 4: Samarkand – Bukhara
07:00- 08:00 Breakfast at Hotel's Restaurant
08:00 Chech out Hotel and drive to Bukhara (280 km, 5 hours).
13:00 Arrivall in Bukhara, check in to the hotel and have some rest.
16:00 City Tour inside and outside Bukhara
Overnight in Bukhara.
Sightseeing in Bukhara day 1:
- Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa
- Mausoleum of Bakhouddin Naqshbandi
- The Jubariy Sheikhs' family cemetery Chor-Bakr
- Ark Fortress
- Bolo-Khauz Mosque
- Mausoleum of Samanid's dynasty
- Chashma-Ayub mausoleum
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Day 5: Bukhara
07:00-08:30 Breakfast at your Hotel's Restaurant.
09:00 City tour in Old part of Bukhara which is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
13:00 Lunch at local restaurant.
14:00 Continue city tour.
Overnight in Bukhara.
Sightseeing in Bukhara day 2:
- Kalyan Minaret
- Kalyan Mosque and Miri-Arab Madrasah
- Magoki-Attori Mosque
- Madrasahs of Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan,
- Lyabi-Khauz Ensemble
- Chor-Minor Madrasah
- Toki-Zargaron, Toki-Sarrafon, Toki-Tilpak-Furushon - shopping malls
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Day 6: Bukhara – Khiva
07:00 Breakfast at your Hotel's Restaurant.
08:00 Check out the Hotel and drive to Khiva through the Kyzyl Kum Desert (480 km, 7-8 h.).
Sop on the way to enjoy beautiful view of desert and have luch at local restaurant nearby Amu Darya River. Arrive in Khiva late in the afternoon, check in to the hotel. Free time.
Overnight Khiva.
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Day 7: Khiva – Urgench – Tashkent
07:00-09:00 Breakfast at your Hotel's Restaurant and Check-out from hotel.
09:30 Full Day city tour.
13:00 Lunch at local Restaurant
Free time in the afternoon then transferred to Urgench airport (30 km, 35 min.) for flight to Tashkent (1093 km, 1 h. 40 min.).
Overnight in Tashkent.
Sightseeings in Khiva:
- Itchan-Kala Fortress which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Mukhammad Aminkhan Madrasah
- Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah
- Kalta-Minor
- Juma Mosque
- Tash-Khovli Palace
- Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum
- Islam-Khoja minaret
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Day 8: Tashkent – departure
07:00-10:00 Lunch at your Hotel's Restaurant
12:00 Check-out from the hotel . Free time until transfer to Tashkent International Airport, Departure.
End of the tour.
Accomodation:
City | Number of Nights |
Tashkent | 2 |
Samarkand | 2 |
Bukhara | 2 |
Khiva | 1 |
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About Shakhrisabz
Shakhrisabz (Persian: shahr-i sabz (city of green / verdant city), is a city in Qashqadaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan located approximately 90 km south of Samarkand.
Formerly known as Kesh or Kish (i.e., "heart-pleasing") and tentatively identified with the ancient Nautaca, Shahrisabz is one of Central Asia’s most ancient cities. It was founded more than 2,700 years ago. Its name was officially changed to Shahrisabz in the modern era.
Shahrisabz was the birthplace of Timur on April 9, 1336, to the family of a minor local chief, and during the early years of theTimurid Dynasty, enjoyed its considerable patronage. Timur regarded Shahrisabz as his “home town” and planned it eventually to be the location of his tomb. However, during the Timurid period, the center of activity shifted to Samarkand instead.
After check out from Hotel in Samarkand drive to Shakhrisabz (90 km, 2 h.) Approximately 2-2.5 hours city tour in Shakhrisabz.
13:00 Lunch at Alisher guest house. Then Drive to Bukhara or Nurata
Sightseeings in Shakhrisabz
- Mausoleum of Jakhongir in Dor-us Saodat Memorial Complex
- Dor-ut Tilavat Ensemble with Kok-Gumbaz Mosque
- Ak-Saray Palace
After check out from Hotel in Samarkand in the morning, drive to Nurata town (270 km, 5 h.). On the way visit local mosque with the holy spring water. Then on the way to Kyzylkum desert stop to see petroglyphs. Later arrive in Safari Yurt Camp and accomodate in yurt. Free time till evening. You can enjoy camer riding during the free time to Aydarkul Lake through the desert (8.5 km, 3 h.) or to a nearby village Dungalak (1.5 km, 30 min.). In the evening dinner near the camp fire with Kazakh akin singing folk songs. Overnight in the yurt.