Tour to Uzbekistan 9 Days/8 Nights
After breakfast at the hotel, visit the Hasti Imam ensemble - the shrine of Tashkent. The ensemble consists of the Barak Khan Madrasah, the Tilla Sheikh Mosque and the Kaffol Shashi Mausoleum, the Kukeldash Madrasah, built in the mid-16th century. Not far from the Kukeldash Madrasah, three renovated domes are visible - this is the reconstructed main Tashkent Friday mosque. It bears the name of the famous public figure Khoja Akhror (1404-1490), the chief sheikh of the powerful Naqshbandi Sufi order. After visiting the Khoja Ahror Mosque, move to the Kukcha district and visit the oldest architectural monument in Tashkent - the Zainuddin Bobo Mausoleum. Also visit the Chorsu Bazaar - the oldest and largest peasant bazaar in Tashkent. Farewell lunch at the restaurant. After lunch, visit to the Opera and Ballet Theater named after Alisher Navoi, Amir Timur Square - the oldest public park in Tashkent; Independence Square is the largest square in the former Soviet Union. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and flight: Tashkent → Urgench. Transfer to Khiva (35 km), visit to Ichan Kala (inner city). Khiva is the most isolated city on the Great Silk Road in Central Asia. Visit to the Madrasah of Muhammad Amin Khan (1852-1855), Kalta Minor ("Short Minaret"), built on the instructions of the khan in 1852, which was supposed to be the tallest minaret (70 m) in the Islamic world, but was abandoned (26 m ) after his death. Also a visit to Kunya Arka (Old Fortress) - the residence of the Khiva rulers Harem (Harem), mint, stables, arsenal, barracks, mosque, prison, which were located in the fortress. The mausoleum of Pakhlavan Mahmud is one of the most beautiful places in the city with its wonderful courtyard and excellent decoration. The Madrasah and Minaret of Islam Khoja (1908), Juma Mosque (Friday Mosque - 1788) attract with its 213 wooden columns, each with a height of 3.15 m - an architectural element borrowed from the ancient Arab architecture of mosque construction. Lunch in a private house. After lunch, visit Tosh-Khovli (Stone House), built by Ala Kuli Khazh between 1832 and 1841 as an alternative to Kunya Ark and served as a harem (harem); Ala Quli Khan Madrasah (1835), bazaar and caravanserai. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Khiva - Open Air Museum
After breakfast at the hotel, drive through the Kizil-Kum desert (480 km, M-37) to Bukhara. A short stop at the Bukhoro-I-Sharif teahouse in the middle of the trip for lunch - a picnic. The teahouse is located in an old caravanserai that served caravans for centuries. Arrival in Bukhara and hotel accommodation. Dinner at the Nadir Divan Begi madrasah with a folklore show. Overnight at the hotel.
Bukhara is the pearl of the east!
After breakfast at the hotel, visit the Poi Kalon Ensemble (Foot of the Great). The square is separated by the Mir-I-Arab Madrasah and the Kalon Jumi Mosque. The Kalon Minaret (in Forsi – the Great Minaret) is one of the defining symbols. Also a visit to 3 domed bazaars - Taki Zargaron (1570 - jewelry bazaar), Taki Telpak Furushon (headdress bazaar) and Taki Sarrofon (currency exchange bazaar), located among a dozen specialized bazaars in the city; Magok-I-Attori Mosque - the remains of a Buddhist monastery, a Zoroastrian temple and the mosque of the Arab conquerors, which are located compactly and the Lyabi Hauz Square Ensemble, built around a reservoir in 1620. On the eastern side rises the Nadir Divanbegi Madrasah, built in 1630. On the western side of the square is Khanaka Nadir Divanbegi, the Ark fortress - a royal city as ancient as Bukhara itself. The fortress served as the home of Bukhara rulers for more than one millennium. Also a visit to the Bolo Hauz mosque (Mosque next to the pool - 1712) - the royal palace mosque; the mausoleum of Ismoil Samani - the most ancient building in the city and the mausoleum of Chashmai Ayub (Jacob's Source) - built in the 12th century above the source. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel
Shakhrisabz is the birthplace of Amir Timur!
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Shakhrisabz. Lunch in a private house. Visit to Ak Saray (White Palace) – the summer residence of Tamerlane (14th century); Kok Gumbaz (Blue Dome) - Friday Mosque (15th century), built by Ulugbek in honor of his father. Also a visit to the Tamerlane crypt - an underground room opened in 1963. Transfer to Samarkand via Chirakchi. Hotel accommodation. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Samarkand in the footsteps of Timur's treasures!
After breakfast at the hotel, visit to Gur Emir (in Farsi - the grave of the emir) - the mausoleum of Timur and the Timurids (15th century), Registan Square - an ensemble of majestic madrassas (15-17th centuries), one of the best architectural ensembles in Central Asia and throughout Islam world in grandeur and splendor; Bibi Khanum Mosque (15th century) - a gigantic cathedral mosque, once the largest mosque in the Islamic world. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel, visit the Shahi Zinda (Living King) complex - the necropolis of the rulers and nobility of Samarkand, the Ulugbek Observatory (1420) - the remains of a huge (30 m high) astrolabe for observing the positions of the stars, part of a three-story observatory, the ruins of Afrasiab and a museum with fragments of frescoes VII century. At 16:30 transfer to the railway station. The Afrosiab high-speed train departs for Tashkent at 17:30 and arrives at 19:40. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Early morning transfer to the airport and departure (-/-/-)
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- Air-conditioned tourist vehicle with driver during the trip, transfers
- Hotels in "DOUBLE / TWIN" rooms, including breakfast
- Half board: all lunches * (7 lunches)
- English-speaking guide service throughout the trip
- Ticket for flight Tashkent-Urgench in economy class fare
- Ticket for flight Tashkent-Termiz in economy class fare
- Ticket for high-speed train series Afrosiab (Talgo 250) Samarkand-Bukhara in economy class City maps
- 24-hour agency assistance.
- Dinner (you can dine up to $7-15 per person in local and tourist restaurants)
- Personal expenses, additional services and tips
- Camera and camera fee (up to $5 nationwide).
- Visa
- International round-trip air tickets
