Itinerary: Tashkent-Khiva-Bukhara-Samarkand-Tashkent
Duration: 7 Days / 6 nights
Meals: on the basis of Breakfasts +3 lunches
Price: group tour from 4 people – 970$
Hotels on 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;
– getting lost in the narrow streets of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand;
– super photo locations;
– We will bake flatbread in a real tandoor;
– authentic hotels in the city center (+breakfast);
– delicious Uzbek cuisine (3 included lunches);
– an opportunity to immerse yourself in the life of an Uzbek family – a master class on pilaf;
– bustling bazaars and plenty of souvenirs;
– We will see the famous Kyzylkum desert.
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 around modern Tashkent:
Visit to Independence Square: Independence Monument and Happy Mother, “Ezgulik” arch (Arch of Good and Noble Aspirations) with storks ascending upwards, 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 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 your sightseeing with Samanid mausoleum of IX century, then Chashma Ayub mausoleum of XIII-XIV centuries, spice bazaar, Bolo Hauz mosque of XIX century. Across the road you will see the view of Ark fortress of IV century, after visiting it you will see the pearl of Bukhara – Poy Kalyan square of XII-XV centuries, and then you will see wood-turning, 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 XVII century.
After the tour you can drink green tea or taste some of the national dishes.
After resting, the small part remains – the mosque Maggoki Attori XII c., and Chor Minor – an interesting construction, still keeping many secrets.
Day 5: Bukhara – Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel.
Continuation of Bukhara tour (country part).
Lunch in Gijduvan.
Departure to Samarkand (230 km). On the way stop at the house of hereditary ceramist Abdullo, acquaintance with the process of making ceramics. After a little break in the courtyard of the house on a tapchan with a cup of green tea, we drive to Samarkand. Upon arrival lunch accommodation in the hotel. Rest.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 6: 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 the Registan and the Bibi Khanum Mosque of the 15th century, where you can stroll through the souvenir shops. The street will lead us to the Bibi Khanum Mosque, as well as the main Siab Bazaar.
The main market of Samarkand is saturated with the odors of spices, fruits and vegetables, which you can taste while passing through the stalls of traders. The most authentic place of 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 7: 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 the weekend, there will be morning high-speed train (11.00-13.10).
On arrival see you off to the airport according to the departure schedule. Those who have an extra night planned – transfer to the hotel
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