Uzbekistan is the land with its legendary cites like Samarkand, Bukhara and Kiva. Moreover, region is being popular among the tourists with active tours in Tianshan Mountains and adventure tours to Aral Sea and rural homestays. Our tours gives you chance to discover land of Tamerlane within several days. Tourists enjoy trekking in National Parks and experience local tradition in homestays.
Arrival to Urgench International Airport. Then transfer to Khiva. (L=30 km; T=40 min) Hotel check-in. After rest we start sightseeing tour of UNESCO World Heritage site Kunya-Ark fortress, including Kurinish Khana ; Mohammed-Amin-Khan Madrassah, Islam Khodja Minaret; Palvan-Kari complex, Abdu Al Bobo complex ; Rafanek Madrassah, Mohammed Rakim Khan , Amir-Tur Madrassah, Sho-I-Kalandar Bobo Mausoleum. Lunch at a local cafe . After rest we continue our tour to the Mausoleum Pakhlavan Makhmud; Dinner at a local restaurant . Overnight at hotel. (Hotel Arkanchi)
Breakfast and continue our tour through Khiva by visiting to The Tosh Khovli "The Stone palace", the Madrasa of Kuli Khan, Arab Mohammed Khan Madrassahs. Hotel Check-out. Lunch in Chaykhana. Departure to the railway station Khiva. Take a train (056Ж- Khiva-Bukhara at 14:28. Dinner in the train. Arrival to Kogan station at 22:33. Transfer to Bukhara (L=20 km; T=30 min) (Hotel Minzifa)
Breakfast and start our tour in Pearl of Asia – Bukhara. First we visit Lyab-i-Hauz, then Nadir Divanbegi madrassah and Magoki Attari, Kukaldesh madrassah. Lunch in local chayxana. After rest we visit ancient blacksmith workshop and later move to Toki Zargaron complex, after little rest we visit Ulugbek and Abdul Aziz madrassahs. Dinner with live music (live music with traditional instruments) and fashion show with traditional clothes. Overnight in Bukhara. (Hotel Minzifa)
Drive to Aydarkul lake through Nuratau city where we see the castle of Alexander the Great and holy spring water and after lunch we reach to Yurt camp. We ride camels and swim in the lake and sit near the fire at night. Overnight in the camp.
Early drive to Samarkand. On the way we stop in Djizakh for its famous samusa and afternoon we will have Samarkand tour to Afrasiab Museum and the Tomb of Saint Daniel. Then drive to Konigil village to explore traditional way of making Samarkand paper from mulberry.
Breakfast and we start our Samarkand tour by visiting to Shahi-Zinda necropolis, Siyab Bazar and Bibi Khanum mosque. Lunch at local chayxana. After rest we visit to Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Registan Ensemble (including Ulugbek , ShirDor , Tillya–Kari Madrassahs), Ulugbek observatory. Transfer to Tashkent (300 km.) arrival and accommodation. Dinner at local chayxana.
We start our tour from Tashkent metro (the oldest one in Central Asia) then we visit to Amir Timur Square, Independence Square and Applied Arts Museum After that we visit to old city part of Tashkent to local Chorsu - oriental market (handicraft bazaar) End of tour
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Urgench International Airport, Urgench, Uzbekistan to Khiva, Uzbekistan