Uzbekistan Special

Breakfast at the hotel, after which you transfer to the train station to take your high-speed train to Samarkand (2 hours 13 minutes/ 330 kms). You will meet your driver and start your tour with visiting Gur-Emir Mausoleum – the graveyard of Tamerlane and Timurids, the magnificent Registan Square with three Madrassas - Ulegbek Madrassa, The Sher Dor Madrassa and Tilla Kari Madrassa.

After lunch at the teahouse Bibikhanum, you will visit the giant mosque of Bibi Khanum, and then we will visit the Siyab Bazaar. Later you visit the observatory of Ulugbek, Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, where you can visit the tomb of Qusam Ibn Abbas, continue to Hazrat Hyzr Mosque. Last visit the light show at Registon Square. Dinner at a restaurant and overnight at Samarkand. 

NOTE: Samarkand is one of the oldest city in the world and the former capital of Temurlan’s vast empire. The city was the heart of the Silk Route caravan trade, Samarkand today has perfectly preserved the unique aura of the Asian Middles Ages.

Breakfast at hotel, we will visit the Afrasiyob Museum, then we will visit one of the workshops where paper was produced from mulberry bark learned from Chinese slaves in the 8th century (Meros paper factory). After lunch time is free for shopping or leisure. Dinner at a restaurant and overnight at Samarkand.

?Breakfast at the hotel, after which you transfer to the train station to take your high-speed train “Afrasiyob” to Bukhara (1 hour 45 minutes / 270 km). You will meet your driver who will transfer you to your hotel. Check in to your hotel. After lunch day is free for leisure and sightseeing activities. Dinner at a restaurant and overnight at Bukhara. 

Breakfast at the hotel, after which we will start our excursion. Bukhara is another ancient city of Uzbekistan, through which the Great Silk Road passed. Medieval Bukhara was one of the main political, cultural and religious centers of the Middle East. More than 140 architectural monuments are perfectly preserved here, including magnificent madrasas, mosques, famous symbols of the city - Kalyan Tower, Ark Fort, active medieval baths and trading domes. The historical center of Bukhara is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

After lunch we will go to Lyabi-house ensemble, Kokaldosh madrasa, Nadir Divanbegi madrasa. A visit to the 16th-century covered market square, where folk crafts workshops are displayed. After that to Somoni mausoleum, Chashma Ayub mausoleum, Bolo-Hauz complex, Ancient Ark fortress, Poy-Kalyan complex, Abdulaziz Khan madrasa, Ulugbek madrasa, Sitorai Mohi-Khosa Palace, Bahoutdin Naqshband Sufi Complex. Dinner at Kukaldosh Garden and overnight at Bukhara.

Breakfast at the hotel, we then transfer to Khiva through the vast Kyzylkum desert along the Amudarya River. We will travel the same road along which countless caravans of the Silk Road once slowly dragged along. “Kyzylkum” translated from Turkic means “Red Sands”; the local sand really has a reddish tint. We will make several stops and walk along the picturesque dunes, admiring the endless panorama from the observation deck of one of the two largest rivers in the region - the Amu Darya. On arriving in Khiva you take an independent walk through the historical district - Ichan-Kale, the inner part of old Khiva, the state museum-reserve, surrounded by a powerful fortress wall. Dinner at Terrassa or Sofra and overnight at Khiva. 

Breakfast at hotel, the day will be devoted to visiting Khiva. The old city "Ichan Castle" dating back to the 5th century BC is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The tour starts from the gate of Ata Darvoza, where there is a statue of Al-Khorazmi (The Algorithm), the founder of the science of algebra, Madrasa of Muhammad Amin Khan (XIX century), Aymin Khan and Kalta Minar Tower, Kunya Arch of Qala, residence of local rulers with reception hall, Royal Mosque, Haram, Old prisons, etc., Jouma Mosque of 213 carved wooden columns is most important in Khiva. It is a beautiful Juma mosque.

After lunch, visit the Tosh Khovi Palace, the second residence of Khiva rulers along with the Haram, and the mausoleum of Pahlavon Mahmud, a poet, philosopher and legendary wrestler, patron of the city, one of the most sacred and beautiful of Khiva. The Royal Caravanserai has its own charming bazaar and from this view you can have free time to stroll and shop in the local market in Khiva. 

After dinner, we will go to the Madrasah of Muhammad Aminkhan to watch a folklore show and dance to Khorezm music called "Lazgi". After the folklore show, you will have the opportunity to experience the charming night walks of Khiva. Overnight at Khiva. 

Breakfast at the hotel, the transfer will take you to Urganch International Airport for your flight to Tashkent. In Tashkent, the transfer will meet you and we will start the excursion. We will go to the theater named after Alisher Navoi and the buzzing Broadway Alley. After that the time is free for shopping or sightseeing activities. Dinner at Tandiriy and overnight at Tashkent.