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TOURS Along The Great Slik Road - 12 days tour
(3 nights Tashkent - 3 nights Samarkand - 2 nights Bukhara - 3 nights Urgench)
Tashkent- Samarkand - Bukhara - Khiva (Khorezm) - Tashkent
Due to its geographical location the land of the Uzbek people was always at the crossroad of migrations and invasions. This brought different cultures and civilizations to the region. The Great Silk Road passed through this land making famous the cities of Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara.
Tashkent is now a modern city and the Capital of Uzbekistan. It is also the largest city in Central Asia. Samarkand and Bukhara are known for monuments from the bygone days. Minarets and mausoleums, mosques and madrassahs of the remarkable brick and tile structures - masterpieces of many constructors and artisans. One of the largest open-air museums is Khiva, near Urgench. It is the most preserved ensemble of all the ancient Central Asian settlements.
Accommodation: 11 nights at the Hotels
Meals: (breakfast, lunch)
Transfers: by air: Tashkent - Samarkand, Urgench-Tashkent. By coach: Samarkand - Bukhara - Urgench (Khiva)
1 Day
Arrival at Tashkent International Airport in the morning. Meeting at the airport by our Company representative. Transfer Airport/Hotel. Welcome drink at the hotel. Accommodation at the Sheraton Hotel. Breakfast. Free time. Lunch. City sightseeing tour around Tashkent. Dinner. Overnight.
2 Day
Breakfast. City sightseeing tour around Tashkent. At 11:30 transfer to the Airport. At 13:00 flight to Urgench by HY. Arrival at Urgench Airport. Transfer from Urgench to Khiva. Lunch at Tozabog (Emir's Resindence). Visit of Khiva. Return to Urgench. Accommodation at the Jaykhun Hotel. Dinner. Overnight.
3 Day
Breakfast. Check out at the hotel. Transfer to the Airport. Flight to Samarkand (1 hour). Transfer to Afrosiyob Palace Hotel. Lunch. Walking tour across Samarkand. Overnight.
4 Day
Breakfast. Full day City sightseeing tour around Samarkand. Lunch. Dinner. Free time at your disposal. Overnight.
5 Day
Breakfast. Full day City sightseeing across Samarkand and its suburbs. Lunch. Dinner. Overnight.
6 Day
Breakfast. Check out at the hotel. Transfer by coach to Bukhara. Accommodation at Bukhoro Palace Hotel. Rest time. Lunch. Walking tour in city centre. Dinner. Overnight.
7 Day
Breakfast. Full day City sightseeing tour around Bukhara. Lunch at the Hotel. Dinner. Overnight.
8 Day
Breakfast. Half day sightseeing tour around Bukhara. Hotel check-out. Lunch. Transfer by coach to Urgench. Accommodation at Horezm Palace Hotel. Time to rest. Dinner. Overnight.
9 Day
Breakfast. Full day Khiva sightseeing tour. Lunch. Dinner. Overnight.
10 Day
Breakfast. Full day City sightseeing tour around Samarkand. Lunch & dinner at the Hotel. Free time at your disposal. Overnight.
11 Day
Breakfast. Departure to Tashkent by coach. Arrival in Tashkent. Accommodation at the Uzbekistan Hotel. Lunch at the Hotel. Visit of Applied Art Museum. Farewell dinner. Overnight.
12 Day
Breakfast. Visit of bazar. Lunch at the local Restaurant. Transfer Hotel/Airport. Departure home.
Places to be seen:
Tashkent. (New city) - Amir Temur Square, Tamerlane monument, State museum of Temurids history, Sailgoh - pedestrian street, City Hall, Opera & Ballet Theater and theater square, Mustakillik - main square of the country, earthquake epicenter, Uzbekistan museum of Applied Art, Alisher Navoiy Park, Navoiy monument, Navruz center, Oliy Majlis - Uzbekistan Legislative Body (Parliament), Abul Kosim Sheikh Medressa - handicraft school of artisans, Tashkent Underground.
(Old city) - Hast-Imam Plaza: Barak-Khan Medressa - 16th c., Tilla Sheikh Mosque & Library (if Library is open you can see Original Koran!), Abu Bark Kaffal Shohsi Mausoleum (16th c.), Imam Al Bukhariy Medressa (active), Old Town Bazaar, Kukeldash Medressa & Mosque (16th c.)
Samarkand - Registan square - the " Sandy place ". The Square is surrounded by the Ulugbek's madrassah(1417-1420), the Sher-Dor madrassah (1619-1636), and Tilla-Kori madrassah (1647-1660), Mosque Bibi-Khanum (15 c.), Gur Emir Mausoleum - (graves of Tamerlane and his descendants, 15c.), Shakhi-Zina - ensemble of mausoleums of the 11th-19th centuries, The main bazar, Afrosiyab Museum (Early Samarkand excavations), Ulugbek Observatory (15 th century partly saved from destruction), etc.
Bukhara - Complex Lyabi-Khauz (16th-17th cc.) Mausoleum Chor Minor (Medressa with four peculiar looking towers).
Ensemble Poi Kalian (Big Minaret from the 12th century.), Madrassah Miri-Arab (One of the largest educational institutions of the 16th century ), Mosque Djuma ( cathedral mosque, with unique acoustics) , Madrassah of Ulugbek (1417 was built by the order of Ulugbek), Mosque Magoki Attari.
Hoja Nasreddin statue, Nodir Divanbegi Medressa, Nodir Divanbegi Khanaka, Kukeldash Medressa, Jewish block, covered bazars, Taqi-Sarrafon Area, Taqi-Telpak Furushon Area, Taqi-Zargaron Area, Kalyan Minaret Area, Kalyan Mosque, Amir Alim Khan Medressa, The Ark and around it, Reception & Coronation Court, Registan, Zindon, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, Mausoleum of the Samanids (the burial place of the Samanids (9th -10th cc.), Ismail Samani Mausoleum and around, town walls, Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum, Buyan Kuli Khan & Saifuddin Bukharzi Mausoleum, Turki Jangi Mausoleum, Chor Minor, Gaukushan Medressa, Namozgokh Mosque, Faysulla Khujaev House, Museum of Art, Countryside residenee of last Bukhara Emir - Mokhi-Hosa, Mausoleum of Bakhautdin Naqshband.
Urgench(Khiva) - Ichanqala Gates (UNESCO World Heritage List), which is surrounded by a strong fortress wall., Mukhammad Amin Khan Medressa & Kalta Minor, Kuhna Ark -the Old Fortress, Part of the palace-fortress Kurynysh-khana, Djuma mosque (10th c.)- one of the most ancient structures in Central Asia dates back to the 9th century, Mokhammad Rakhim Khan Medressa, Music Museum, Juma Mosque & Minaret, Matrana Bey Medressa, Arabhana Medressa, Dost Alyam Medressa, Abdulla Khan Medressa, AQ Mosque, Anusha Khan Bath,
Seyid Allauddin mausoleum and the Bagbanli mosque built in the 14th century, Allakuli Khan Medressa, Bazar & Carvonsoroy, Kutlimurodinok Medressa, Tash-Hauli Palace, Harem, Ishrot-Hauli, Arz-Hauli, East Gate & Modern Bazar, Islam-Khodja Medressa & Minaret, Pahlavon Makhmud Mausoleum & Shergazi Khan Medressa, Dishon Qala.
This sample itinerary is meant as an outline of our basic tour, but can be customized to meet individual requests. Special events such as meetings with craftspeople and religious boards, guesting with locals, helicopter tours, mountain hikes, dinner theatres, folk concerts, dance presentations, shopping excursions, and more can be arranged if so desired.
FOR PRICES PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE DETAILS.
Price includes:
Accommodation:
 Tashkent(Sheraton Hotel)
Samarkand (Afrosiyob Palace Hotel)
Bukhara (Bukhoro Palace Hotel)
Urgench (Horazm Palace Hotel)
Visa support
Air-fares for Tashkent-Samarkand, Urgench-Tashkent
A/C coach for the whole period of your trip
Airport pick-ups, hotel transfers
Professional Guides and Interpreters
Entrance fees to museums, historical sites, etc.
Breakfast, lunch
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