This tour will acquaint you with the history and culture of Uzbekistan, with Uzbek cuisine, as well as with the traditions of the local population.
Start of the tour: Tashkent | Accommodation: 3 stars. |
End of tour: Tashkent | Tour category: Historical tours, Sightseeing tours. |
Duration: 11 days / 10 nights | Сities: Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, Ferghana, Margilan. |
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Day 1: Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent.
Transfer from the airport to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 2: Tashkent - Khiva
Morning flight to Khiva (1000 km, 1 hour 45 min.).
Arrival to Urgench.
Drive to Khiva.
Full day at UNESCO World Heritage object, Ichan-Kala Fortress is a living museum in the open air.
Sightseeing tour in Khiva with a guide. You will visit the Kunya Ark Citadel,
Tash-Hovli Palace,
Madrasah Muhammad Aminhan,
Madrasah Muhammad Rahimhan,
Kalta Minor,
Juma Mosque,
Mausoleum of Pakhlavan Mahmud,
Minaret of Islam-Hoja.
Free time in the afternoon.
Dinner with folklore show.
Overnight in the city of Khiva.
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Day 3: Khiva - Bukhara
In the morning leave Khiva and go to Bukhara (480 km, 7-8 hours).
On the way stop in the village and explore the life of local residents. The Great Silk Road, once paved through Bukhara and Khiva, ran through the desert of Kyzyl-Kum, like the present road.
Stop on the route to enjoy the view of the Amu Darya River and the desert.
Arrival in Bukhara in the late afternoon, check-in at the hotel.
Time to rest.
Overnight in the city of Bukhara.
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Day 4: Bukhara
Excursion for the whole day with a guide in the Old Town. You will visit Lyabi-Khauz ensemble,
Magoki-Attori mosque,
Chor-Minor madrasah,
trading domes,
Kalyan minaret,
Kalyan mosque and Miri-Arab madrasah,
madrasahs of Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan,
Ark Fortress,
Bolo-Hauz mosque,
mausoleum of Ismail Samani and holy spring Chashma-Ayub.
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa is the summer residence of the last emir of Bukhara, a unique site that combines eastern and Russian architecture.
Further, mausoleum of Bahuddin Naqshbandi
and necropolis of Chor-Bakr.
Overnight in the city of Bukhara.
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Day 5: Bukahara - Samarkand
Early breakfast at the hotel.
8:00 Transfer to Samarkand (200 km, 3-4 hours).
Stop at the ceramics museum in Gijduvan to see how to make handmade ceramics.
12:30 Arrival in Samarkand.
13:00 Lunch at the Uzbek restaurant.
Visit to memorial complex of Imam Ismail Al-Bukhari.
Dinner.
Overnight in the city of Samarkand.
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Day 6: Samarkand - Tashkent
08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
Excursion: Saint Daniel Tomb is the only place in Central Asia that Muslims, Jews and Christians consider to be a sacred place in their religion.
Mausoleum of Emir Gur, burial place of Tamer Lang and other princesses of his family.
Registan Square, the heart of Samarkand, consisting of the Madrasah of Ulugbek, the Sher-Dor Madrasah and Tilla-Kori Madrasah.
Bibi Khanum mosque, once the largest mosque in Central Asia, was erected by order of Tamerlane after its victorious Indian campaign in 1399.
Necropolis Shahi-Zinda (the Living King), a place of pilgrimage from XI century.
Lunch and shopping at the famous East Bazaar - Siab.
Transfer to the station.
17:00-19:00 Departure of high-speed train "Afrosiob" to Tashkent (300 km, 2 hours).
Arrival in Tashkent and transfer to the restaurant for dinner.
Check-in at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
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Day 7: Tashkent
10:00 Visiting sacred places of Tashkent: ensemble "Khazrat Imam". Here you can see the oldest manuscript of Uzbekistan, the famous Muslim heritage - the Koran of Osman, which has a certificate of authenticity from UNESCO.
Madrasah Kukeldash, located on Chorsu Square, was built in the 16th century during the reign of the Sheibanikhan dynasty. Now it's a college where the basics of Islam are taught.
Chorsu Bazaar is an oriental bazaar where you can really bargain.
13:00 Lunch.
Museum of Applied Art,
Museum of History, White Mosque.
Overnight in the city of Tashkent.
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Day 8: Tashkent - Kokand - Ferghana
Breakfast in the hotel.
08:05 Train to Kokand. (4 hours 02 minutes).
Arrival at 12:07 and start the city tour. You will visit: Khudoyarkhan Palace,
Juma Mosque, Norbutbiy Madrasah.
Dinner.
Visit the village to see the life and traditions of a traditional family that produces woolen carpets.
A trip to the city of Fergana, a walk in the park.
Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner at the restaurant.
Overnight in Ferghana.
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Day 9: Ferghana - Margilan - Tashkent
Breakfast in the hotel.
Moving to Margilan and visiting Khoja Ahmad madrasah, where small shops of ceramic dishes, silk carpets and woolen scarves, traditional magnets and antique handmade souvenirs are now housed in hujras (classes and cabinets).
A trip to Yodgorlik is a silk-weaving factory where you can see the process of silk production "Ikat".
Visit to Kumtep bazaar - the largest wholesale market in Ferghana.
Train to Tashkent at 16:05.
Arrival to Tashkent at 20:45.
Dinner and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight in Tashkent.
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Day 10: Tashkent - Chimgan - Tashkent
07:00-09:00 Breakfast in the hotel cafe.
Interesting lectures on the legendary cities of Uzbekistan.
09:00 Trip to the mountains of Chimgan and later to the Charvak lake. Chimgan is the most popular ski resort in Uzbekistan, located on the slopes of the Chatkal range of the Western Tien Shan, 80 km from Tashkent. A trip on the lift (cable car, 2870 m above sea level).
Lunch in nature, barbecue.
Trip to the Charvak lake, which is a popular resort in the Tashkent region. Thousands of tourists from all regions of Uzbekistan and neighboring countries visit this reservoir.
Free time at the Charvak lake.
In the evening back to Tashkent.
Farewell dinner in a traditional Uzbek restaurant, show belly dancing.
Overnight in Tashkent.
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Day 11: Tashkent
Departure from the hotel.
Transfer to Tashkent International Airport.
Quantity (from) | Quantity (to) | Cost per person | |
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2 pers. | 3 pers. | $1027 * | |
4 pers. | 5 pers. | $767 * | |
6 pers. | 7 pers. | $675 * | |
8 pers. | 9 pers. | $627 * | |
10 pers. | 11 pers. | $636 * | |
12 pers. | 13 pers. | $626 * | |
14 pers. | 15 pers. | $606 * | |
16 pers. | 17 pers. | $613 * | |
18 pers. | 19 pers. | $598 * | |
20 pers. | 21 pers. | $587 * | |
Different number of people in your group? | TBD * |
* Requesting a price does not oblige you to buy a tour. You can send a request for different tours and choose the most suitable option.
- Accommodation in twin rooms;
- Free bottles of mineral water (0.5 litre bottle of mineral water per person per day);
- Visa support (invitation);
- Meals: full board;
- Professional guide services in Russian, English or German;
- All excursions along the route;
- All transfers on the route on transport with air conditioning;
Railway tickets; - 100% discount for group leader for groups of more than 10 people;
- Tourist fee;
- All taxes.
- Additional services in hotels;
- Local air ticket Tashkent-Urgench;
- Consular fees for a visa to Uzbekistan;
- Payment for photos and videos in some sights;
- Personal insurance;
- International air tickets.
Accomodation:
Cities | Hotels |
Tashkent | Uzbekistan Hotel |
Bukhara | Fatima/Volida |
Samarkand | Malika Classic |
Khiva | Euro Asia |
Ferghana | Ziyorat Hotel |
Supplement for single accommodation: 180 USD.
- Ark Fortress in Bukhara
- Lyabi-Khauz Complex
- Chorsu Bazaar
- Kukeldash Madrasah
- Chor-Bakr Necropolis
- Museum of Applied Art in Tashkent
- Samanid Mausoleum
- Ulugbek Madrasah
- Abdulaziz-Khan Madrasah
- Miri Arab Madrasah
- Chor-Minor
- Itchan Kala Fortress
- Kunya-Ark Fortress
- Muhammad Rahim-khan Madrasah
- Juma Mosque in Khiva
- Tash-Khauli Palace
- Islam Khoja Madrasah and Minaret
- Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum
- Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah
- Bolo Haouz Mosque
- Magok-i-Attari Mosque
- Khudoyar Khan Palace
- Sitorai Mohi Hosa - Emir's Summer Palace
- Registan Square
- Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis
- Gur Emir - Burial Vault of Timurids
- Bibi Khanym Mausoleum
- Tomb of Prophet Daniel
- Tilla-Kari Madrasah
- Sherdor Madrasah
- Siab Bazaar
- Chashma Holy Spirit and Complex in Nurata
- Kalta-Minor Minaret
- Kalyan Minaret