Itinerary: Tashkent-Khiva-Bukhara-Yurt Camp-Samarkand-Tashkent Mountains
Duration: 9 Days / 8 nights
Nutrition: on the basis of breakfasts + 2 dinners + full meals in the yurt camp
Price: group tour from 4 people – 1200$
Hotels according to the program:
Tashkent — Orient Palace /Art DeLuxe/Human hotel
Samarkand — Reikartz Amar/Arba hotel/ Amar hotel
Bukhara — Meros hotel/ Khurdjin hotel/ Nodirabegim hotel
Khiva – Old Khiva/ Reikartz Palace Khiva/ Khiva Silk Road
What’s in store for you?
– 4 pearls of Uzbekistan – Tashkent, Samarkand Bukhara and Khiva;
– immersion into the history of each city;
– We will visit a small Switzerland of Uzbekistan – Chimgan mountain;
– get lost in the narrow streets of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand;
– spend the night like real nomads in a yurt;
– see the famous Kyzylkum desert;
– super photo-locations;
– we will bake flatbread in a real tandoor;
– authentic hotels in the city center (+ breakfast);
– delicious Uzbek cuisine;
– an opportunity to immerse yourself in the life of an Uzbek family – master class on pilaf;
– bustling bazaars and plenty of souvenirs.
Day 1: Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent
Meeting at the airport by our driver with a sign.
Start of the tour around Tashkent.
Lunch at the pilaf center
Overnight in hotel.
Tashkent – Probably no city in the world is missed as much as Tashkent. Whether you have been here once, plunged into oriental hospitality, or left here for the ocean, for distant countries, you dream of it at night, with the smell of fresh flatbread and the clack of pigeons… There is a special aura here and one nationality – the Tashkent people.
Excursion program in the old town:
Visit to Hast Imam complex consisting of Barak-Khan Madrasah, Tillya Sheikh Mosque – the repository of the famous Koran of Osman and the golden hair of Prophet Muhammad; Juma Mosque of Khoja Ahrar Vali; Kukeldash Madrasah and Chorsu Bazaar. Further visit to Abdulkasymkhan Madrasah and the State Museum of Applied Art of Uzbekistan.
Lunch in one of the most beautiful restaurants located in the old part of the city or in a national house. You will be offered a wide range of dishes of national cuisine, the taste and aroma of which will not leave you indifferent. Continuation of the sightseeing program in modern Tashkent:
Visit to Independence Square: Independence Monument and Happy Mother, “Ezgulik” arch (Arch of Good and Noble Aspirations) with storks ascending to the heights, memorial to the Great Patriotic War; Memorial Complex “Courage” is the only architectural and artistic complex dedicated to the theme of liquidation of the consequences of the Tashkent earthquake of 1966.
Then Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theater; excursion to Amir Timur Square: monument to the great military leader Amir Timur, the famous Tashkent chimes, the Palace of Forums and other modern monuments of the capital.
Day 2: Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva |
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport. Flight Tashkent – Urgench.
Upon arrival meet at the station and transfer to Khiva.
Meeting and transfer to Khiva.
Upon arrival start excursion around Khiva.
Master class on making flatbread in tandoor + lunch
Overnight in the hotel.
Khiva is an amazing pearl of the Khorezm oasis, where every traveler can discover the extraordinary originality of Uzbek culture.
The largest number of architectural and historical monuments is concentrated in the central part of the city – Ichan-Kale Square. This place is a kind of “city within a city”, surrounded on four sides by fortress walls symbolizing the four sides of the world. It is worth climbing the Ak-Sheikh-bobo observation tower, which offers a magnificent and breathtaking view of Ichan-Kale. From here you can see the mysterious silhouette of the city’s famous Kalta Minar minaret.
In the immediate vicinity of Kalta Minar there is a majestic structure of Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah. All excursion programs in the city of Khiva include a visit to the Old Fortress, on the territory of which there is a beautiful palace of Muhammad Rahim Khan, distinguished by rich interior decoration, as well as amazing exterior decor. After visiting these objects and cultural monuments of Khiva city it is worth going to see the amazing in its eastern beauty Juma Mosque, the construction of which dates back to about X century AD.
Nearby is located Palvan-Darvaza, on the territory of which there is a whole complex of ancient buildings, that is, it is a kind of ensemble of historical and cultural monuments of the past centuries. The palace of Khiva khans called Tash-Khauli has become a popular object of tourist groups from different countries of the world.
The palace of Kurnysh Khan, located nearby, has long been intended for lavish receptions, where noble merchants and other rich people of the ancient state gathered. All tourists coming to Khiva for cultural and educational purposes are also recommended to visit the ancient memorial complex called Pahlavan-Mahmud, built in memory of the famous native of the city – a great poet, who is rightfully considered one of the patrons of Khiva.
It is also worth seeing the majestic 45-meter minaret Islam-Khoja, walk around the outer part of the city Dishan-Kala, where other objects of cultural heritage of the city are located.
Day 3: Khiva – Bukhara |
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer Khiva – Bukhara through Kyzylkum desert (480 km, about 7-8 hours).
On the way stop – a panorama of the Amu Darya river. Lunch on the way in a local teahouse.
On arrival in Bukhara accommodation and overnight in the hotel.
Day 4. Bukhara |
Breakfast at the hotel.
Start of Bukhara sightseeing tour.
Overnight in the hotel
Bukhara is a city where you will have everything within walking distance, regardless of the hotel where you will be staying.
The whole tour will be almost on foot.
You start the review with Samanid mausoleum of IX century, then mausoleum of Chashma Ayub of XIII-XIV centuries, spice bazaar, mosque Bolo Hauz of XIX century. Across the road there is a view of Ark fortress of IV century, after visiting it you will see the pearl of Bukhara – the square of Poi Kalyan of XII-XV centuries, and then you will see the woodwork, etc.
After visiting the domes, we will get acquainted with the domes, there are 3 of them in the old part of the city, each offers a wide range of products – silk, embroidery, res from Ulugbek madrassah of the XVV century, and Abdulazizkhan madrassah of the XVII century.
Then we will walk with you to the main square of the old part of the city – Lyabi Hauz, in the center of which there is a reservoir surrounded by an architectural ensemble of the XVII century.
After the tour, you can drink green tea or taste some of the national dishes near the water.
After resting, the small part remains – the mosque of Maggoki Attori XII century, and Chor Minor – an interesting construction, still keeping a lot of secrets.
Day 5. Bukhara – Yurt camp |
Breakfast at the hotel.
Continuation of Bukhara excursion (country part)
Departure to yurt camp (200km).
*Arrival to the yurt camp, accommodation in a yurt (meals included). Camel riding.
*Bathing, at will, in the lake Aidarkul.
*In the evening mini folklore show at the campfire.
*Night in the hotel.
Day 6. Yurt Camp – Samarkand
Breakfast in yurts.
Departure to Samarkand (about 3.5 hours).
On the way you can see cotton, vegetable fields and common clay settlements.
Upon arrival in the city, accommodation and rest
Day 7: Samarkand |
Breakfast at the hotel.
Start of excursion
Overnight at the hotel
Master class on pilaf + lunch
Samarkand is larger than Bukhara, so we can’t explore everything on foot. We do part of the tour on foot and part by car. Samarkand is the city of Amir Timur, his capital, the city that inspired fear and admiration of other conquerors at the same time. In Samarkand all monuments belong to XIV-XVII centuries. Not in vain the city is called majestic, as the minimum height of each building is 20 meters.
We start the excursion from the Gur Emir Mausoleum, where not only Tamerlan himself, but also his closest relatives are buried. Next to the mausoleum is Registan Square, with three madrassahs of XV-XVII centuries looking at each other. Registan Square is not only the most visited place in Uzbekistan, but also a cultural venue for cultural events. And what is worth the evening panorama of the square!
Tashkent Street is the link between Registan and Bibi Khanum Mosque of the XV century, along which you can walk through the souvenir shops. The street will lead us to the Bibi Khanum Mosque as well as the main Siab Bazaar.
Samarkand’s main market is saturated with the smells of spices, fruits and vegetables, which you can taste as you pass through the vendors’ stalls. The most authentic place in Samarkand! After visiting the bazaar, we walk down the street and before us we see the view of endless hills, which are the cradle of Samarkand’s history. On these hills there is a complex of mausoleums of Shahi Zinda, where the grave of a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad is located, as well as a street of mausoleums of the female line of the Timur dynasty. In addition to monuments of religious importance, in Samarkand we will lastly visit the observatory of Ulugbek, grandson of Amir Timur, with the only surviving instrument for studying the stars.
Day 8: Samarkand – Tashkent |
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free time in Samarkand till 11.00.
Transfer to Tashkent by car (4 hours).If the day of departure to Tashkent coincides with a weekend, there will be a morning high-speed train (11.00-13.10)
Day 9: Tashkent |
Breakfast at the hotel.
One-day day trip to the Chimgan mountains, as we call “Our little Switzerland” descent to the Charvak reservoir. Here there are no more excursions, full relaxation, nature and fresh air.
Riding on the cable car, lunch in the mountains at will (here I recommend to try mastava (soup with rice and frying), lamb kebabs or trout on the grill).
In the evening return to Tashkent.
Seeing off to the airport. Flights can be watched after 19.00
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