Step back to history - Cultural-Historical tour in Uzbekistan
| Destination: | Uzbekistan | ||
| Route: | Tashkent – Samarkand – Nurata – Bukhara – Khiva – Tashkent | ||
| Description: | This cultural-historic tour package consists of a combination of historical, architectural and cultural components of Uzbekistan | ||
| Best Season: | March to November | ||
| Duration: | 9 days/ 8 nights | ||
| TOUR PROGRAM | Tour code: CST#2 | ||
| Day 1 | Tashkent | ||
| PM arrival in Tashkent. Meet at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Hotel accommodation. Overnight in Tashkent. | |||
| Day 2 | Tashkent-Samarkand | ||
| Breakfast at the hotel. AM visit of Tashkent: Khast Imom complex, oriental market Chorsu, Kukeldash medresse. Lunch at local restaurant. Drive to Samarkand (330 km). Arrival in Samarkand. Hotel accommodation. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Samarkand. | |||
| Day 3 | Samarkand | ||
| Breakfast at the hotel. Full day sightseeing in Samarkand: the mausoleum of Guri Emir, Registan Square (including: Sher Dor, Tilla Kari and Ulugbek medresses), Bibi Hanim mosque & Siab bazaar. Lunch at local restaurant. Hazret Hizr mosque, Shahi Zinda necropolis, Ulugbek observatory. Drive to visit the mausoleum of Imam al-Bukhari ( 25 km). Drive back to Samarkand. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Samarkand. | |||
| Day 4 | Samarkand-Yangikazgan | ||
| Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Yangikazgan ( 170 km). Visit Aydarkul Lake. Lunch. Camel riding. Dinner and overnight in Yurts. | |||
| Day 5 | Yangikazgan-Nurota-Bukhara | ||
| Breakfast. Drive to to Nurota. Visit Chashma Ayub, ruins of Alexander’s castle. Drive to Sarmish. Watching petrogliphs on stones. Drive to Bukhara via Gijduvan. Visit ceramists family. Arrival in Bukhara. Hotel accommodation. Dinner. Overnight in Bukhara. | |||
| Day 6 | Bukhara | ||
| Breakfast at the hotel. Full day sightseeing in Bukhara: Mausoleum of Samanids, Chasma-Ayub, Ark fortress, Bala-Hauz ensemble, Pai-Kalyan Ensemble (Kalyan mosque and minaret, Miri Arab Medrassa), Medrassa of Ulugbek, Trade domes (Taki Zargaron, Taki Tepakfurushon, Taki Sarafon), Ancient silk market, Magoki Attori mosque and Labi Hauz complex. Dinner at Nadir Divan Begi Medresse with folk show. Overnight in Bukhara. | |||
| Day 7 | Bukhara-Khiva | ||
| Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Khiva via desert along Caravan Road ( 480 km). En route lunch box. Arrival in Khiva. Hotel accommodation. Dinner. Overnight in Khiva. | |||
| Day 8 | Khiva-Urgench-Tashkent | ||
| Breakfast at the hotel. Full day sightseeing in Khiva: Medrassa Muhammad Amin Khan, Kelta Minar, Kunya Ark, Medrassa Muhammad Rakhimkhan, Lunch at local restaurant. Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, Islam Khodja Minaret & medrassa, Djuma Mosque and Minaret, Tash Hovli Palace. Drive to Urgench for departure flight to Tashkent. Arrival in Tashkent. Meet at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner. Overnight in Tashkent. | |||
| Day 9 | Tashkent | ||
| Breakfast at the hotel. Half day city tour in Tashkent: Mustakillik Square and governmental buildings, theatre square, A. Temur museum. Lunch at local restaurant. Transfer to the airport for departure flight to next destination. End of the tour. | |||
Please kindly note that the program can be altered or put any changes by the guests’ requests and suggestions so that it can come to their full satisfaction or meet any requirements. |
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