Cultural Tour 2

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 (16^thc.)
• Tillya-Sheykh Mosque (15^thc.)
• Mausoleum of the Saint Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi  (16^thc.)
• Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari (16^thc.)
• World famous Quran of Caliph Uthman – Ottoman  (7^thc.)
• Charsu Bazar (2^nd-1^st 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 19^th c.)

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

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

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

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. 
18:00 End of the tour and transfer to local airport to flight to Tashkent
20:00 Flight to Tashkent
21:00 Arrival to Tashkent local Airport and transfer to hotel.
Overnight in Tashkent.

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

Day 6: 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. 

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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.

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