Uzbekistan

Explore the Highlights of Uzbekistan

Description

Highlights:

  • Khiva: Artifact city from the magical world of Narnia where you want to stay
    forever
  • Bukhara: The historical and architectural ensemble of Poi-Kalyan, which
    can be called the Eighth Wonder of the World.
  • Tashkent: Walking in the street of craftsmen and exploring traditional
    household goods
  • Samarkand: Participate in the production of hand-made silk paper made of
    the mulberry tree in Samarkand Paper Mill, located in serene nature
  • Mitan: Life with meaning or people who have become “happy offline”
What's included
  • Accommodation in a double/twin room
  • Meals: breakfasts at hotels, lunches and dinners at local restaurants
  • English-speaking permanent guide from Day 1 to day 12
  • Entrance fees for all, mentioned in the program museums and sites
  • Transportation and transfers by air-conditioned vehicle during the tour with driver. (Except movements not mentioned in program)
  • Airport-Hotel-Airport transfers in private, air-conditioned transports at Day 1 and Day 12
  • 1 l. mineral water per person per day
  • Domestic flight ticket for Tashkent – Urgench (Economy class)
  • Domestic train ticket for Samarkand - Tashkent (Economy class)
What's excluded
  • The International flight tickets
  • Early check-in (before 14:00) and late check-outs (after 12:00 midday)
  • Photo & Video charges during sightseeing (from $1 per site)
  • Travel and health insurances
  • Consular visa fee

Itinerary

Day 1. Arrival – Tashkent

Day 1. Arrival – Tashkent

Welcome to Uzbekistan!

Meet your driver and a guide at the airport in Tashkent.

Transfer to hotel and check-in.

Night at hotel.

Meals included: no meals

Accommodation: Hotel 4* (Inspira-S/Navruz Hotel or similar)

Day 2. Tashkent

Day 2. Tashkent

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Start exploring a capital city: Khast-i-Imam Complex: Barak Khan madrasa with one of oldest extant copies of the Quran, Minor mosque, Chorsu bazaar – the biggest Oriental market in Central Asia.

12:30 Lunchtime.

14:00 We continue your excursion in Tashkent: Amir Temur Museum, Amir Temur square, Independence square, Tashkent Metro Stations.

19:00 Dinner at a local restaurant.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 4* (Inspira-S/Navruz Hotel or similar)

Day 3. Tashkent –Urgench –Khiva (domestic flight)

Day 3. Tashkent –Urgench –Khiva (domestic flight)

Breakfast at the hotel (box).

05:00 Early transfer to the airport to take a morning flight to Urgench (07:00-08:30).

10:00 Sightseeing in all monuments of Ichan Kala (UNESCO World Heritage site): Juma Mosque, Kunya Ark fortress, Kalta Minor, Mohammed Amin Khan Madrasah, Tash-Kauli Palace.

12:00 Lunchtime.

13:30 Continue with a tour of Khiva: Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud, Mausoleum of Sayid Allauddin, Madrasa of Islam-Khodja, Madrasa of Alla-Kuli.

18:00 Dinner in a traditional restaurant.

Check-in at the hotel. Night at hotel.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 4* ( Orient Star/Arkonchi Hotel or similar)

Day 4. Khiva – Bukhara (450 km, 7-8h drive)

Day 4. Khiva – Bukhara (450 km,  7-8h drive)

Breakfast at hotel

08:00 Transfer to Bukhara over Kyzylkum desert by transport.

Surprise activity! Road Stop in Amudarya River. Lunch stop.

17:00 Arrival in Bukhara.

Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation and check-in at the hotel.

Dinner at a local restaurant. Night at the hotel.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (Komil Boutique/Safiya or similar)

Day 5. Bukhara

Day 5. Bukhara

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Whole day tour of Bukhara: Ismail Samani mausoleum, Chashma Ayub mausoleum, Bolo-Hauz mosque, Ark Fortress.

13:00 Lunchtime.

14:30 Continue the tour with visits to Poi-Kalyan architectural complex (Miri Arab Madrasa, Kalyan Mosque and Minaret), Ulug Beg Madrasa, Abdulaziz Khan Madrasa, Tim Abdullah Khan, Magok-I Attari Mosque, Lyabi-Hauz complex (Kukeldash madrasa, Hanaka, Nadir Divan-Begi madrasa).

18:00 Dinnertime.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (Komil Boutique/Safiya or similar)

Day 6. Bukhara

Day 6. Bukhara

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 in the morning you will visit other monuments situated in the countryside of Bukhara: The memorial complex of Chor-Bakr, Sitora-i-Mokhi Khossa, which was the second residence of the last emir of Bukhara.

12:30 Lunchtime.

14:00 Continue exploring Bukhara: The memorial complex of Naqshbandi, House museum of Fayzulla Hodjayev.

18:00 Dinner at a local restaurant. Night at hotel.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (Komil Boutique/Safiya or similar)

Day 7. Bukhara – Nurata –Yangui Gazgan (189 km, 3 h drive)

Day 7. Bukhara – Nurata –Yangui Gazgan (189 km, 3 h drive)

Breakfast at the hotel.

In the morning transfer to the Nurata direction. On the way make a rest stop en route in Guijduvan, to visit the Ceramic workshop. Guijduvan ceramic workshop is known throughout the country and is protected by UNESCO. Alisher Narzullaev will demonstrate with great pleasure our national ceramics with beautiful oriental patterns.

Further, make another stop in the naval region, to visit an ancient caravanserai Rabat-i-Malik, and medieval water keeper Sardoba.

After arriving in Nurata, visit the local house for lunch.

In the afternoon we will continue our way to Yangui Gazgan and on the way will visit the ruins of the ancient Citadel of Alexander the Great.

Upon arrival, accommodation in the yurt camp. Surprise activity! BBQ dinner in a desert around the fire.

Overnight in yurt camping.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Yurt camp

Day 8. Yangui Gazgan – Mitan – Samarkand (250 km, 4 h drives)

Day 8. Yangui Gazgan – Mitan – Samarkand (250 km, 4 h drives)

Breakfast in the hotel.

09:30 transfer to Mitan village where you will meet traditional Uzbek people.

12:00 upon arrival, acquaintance with a local family of Hoji Bobo.

Lunch with locals.

In the afternoon walking in the village, to explore traditional houses, made of clay bricks; people, riding donkeys and horses, and wide valleys for cotton plantations, which were the key production of Uzbekistan in the USSR.

Take a “pilaf” cooking class with local people and a dinner with a local family.

Transfer to Samarkand and check-in at the hotel. Night in hotel.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 4* (Zilol Baht/Maraqanda or similar)

Day 9. Samarkand

Day 9. Samarkand

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 start sightseeing tour, we visit Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Spectacular Registan square (Madrassa of Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tilla-Kori Madrassas), Bibi Khanum Mosque.

13:00 Lunchtime.

In the afternoon, visits to Siyab Bazaar (Authentique Activity: Bargain in a tradition at the oriental market!), Shahi-Zinda Ensemble, Ulugbek observatory.

18:30 Dinner at a local restaurant.

Night at hotel.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 4* (Zilol Baht/Maraqanda or similar)

Day 10. Samarkand – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand

Day 10. Samarkand – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand

Breakfast at the hotel.

08:00 in the morning depart from Samarkand and drive to Shakhrisabz.

In Shakhrisabz we will visit Dor-us Siadat Memorial Complex, the Remains of Ak-Saray Palace, Dor-ut Tilavat Ensemble with Kok Gumbaz Mosque.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon transfer to Samarkand. Check-in at the hotel.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 4* (Zilol Baht/Maraqanda or similar)

Day 11. Samarkand –Tashkent (domestic train)

Day 11. Samarkand –Tashkent (domestic train)

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 start sightseeing tour, visit Pottery workshop of third-generation craftsman Ilhom (near Konigil), Samarkand Konigil Paper Mill Factory, Mausoleum Hodja Daniyar.

13:00 Lunchtime.

14:00 Continue your excursions with the Afrasiyab museum, and Samarkand Silk Carpet Factory.

16:30 Transfer to Tashkent by high-speed train (17:32-19:48).

Dinner time in Tashkent.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 4* (Inspira-S/Navruz Hotel or similar)

Day 12. Tashkent – Departure

Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out of the hotel. (Late check-outs after 12:00 midday).

Transfer to the Airport with a driver. Take a flight to Istanbul. End of the tour.

Meals included: breakfast

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Tour dates
02 Apr 2023 - 13 Apr 2023
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16 Apr 2023 - 27 Apr 2023
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30 Apr 2023 - 11 May 2023
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14 May 2023 - 25 May 2023
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28 May 2023 - 08 Jun 2023
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27 Aug 2023 - 07 Sep 2023
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10 Sep 2023 - 21 Sep 2023
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24 Sep 2023 - 05 Oct 2023
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08 Oct 2023 - 19 Oct 2023
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22 Oct 2023 - 02 Nov 2023
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Duration 12 days/ 11 nights
Group 4-25 pax
2024 USD DBL/TWIN Room
per Person
2287 USD Single Room
per Person

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