Heritage of Uzbekistan - Tour from St. Petersburg (Comfort)

Departure from St. Petersburg by flight HY 642 at 18:45.

Arrival in Bukhara at 01:35, meeting with the Dolores Travel Services sign.

Transfer to the hotel, accommodation.

Free time.

Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00. Tour of Bukhara:

• Ark Citadel - a city in the city (4th century BC);
• Bolo Hauz Mosque (beginning of 20th cent.);
• Architectural ensemble Poi-Kalon (Great Pedestal), the religious heart of Sacred Bukhara, consists of Kalyan minaret, Kalyan mosque and Miri-Arab madrasah;
• Ulugbek Madrasah (1417);
• Madrasah Nodir-Divan-Begi;
• Madrasah Abdul Aziz Khan;
• Magoki Attori Mosque (12-16 centuries);
• Lyabi Hauz ensemble (14-17 centuries);
• Kosh Madrasah Ensemble (consisting of two opposing Madari Abdullahan Madrasah (mother of Abdullahan) and Abdullahan Madrasah;
• Mausoleum of Samanids (tomb of representatives of the Samanids dynasty of the late 9th - early 10th century);
• Mausoleum of Chashma Ayub (Spring of Job);
• Chor Minor (Four Minarets).

Night at the hotel.

Breakfast in the hotel.

09:00. Excursion suburban program in Bukhara:

• Mausoleum of Bahoutdin Naqshbandi (XVI-XIX centuries) a Sufi teacher, is considered the founder of the most significant Sufi order of Naqshbandi;
• Necropolis of Chor Bakr. In the necropolis of Chor-Bakr there are burials of sheikhs from the genus of the Dzhuybar Seyyids. The necropolis itself is a rather large architectural complex, listed in the UNESCO catalog. The name of the necropolis "Chor-Bakr" means "Four Brothers", but abroad the necropolis is better known under the name "City of the Dead";
• Sitorai Mohi Khosa Palace (a palace similar to the stars and the moon) is a suburban residence of the Emir of Bukhara, built in the late XIX - early XX centuries.

Free time to buy souvenirs and gifts, visit the shopping domes.

Night at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00. Transfer to Samarkand, through the city of Shakhrisabz.

Visiting Jahongir Mausoleum, Dor-Us Saodat memorial complex, the ruins of Ak-Saray Palace, Dor-Ut Tilavat ensemble with Kok-Gumbaz Mosque and the tomb of Father Tamerlane.

After lunch, transfer to Samarkand.

Arrival in Samarkand, accommodation at the hotel.

Free time.

Night at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00. Sightseeing program in Samarkand:

• Siab Bazaar - the largest bazaar in Samarkand. Free time to buy souvenirs and oriental sweets;
• Mausoleum of Guri Emir - the tomb of Tamerlane (14-15 century) - the place where Amir Temur, his sons and grandchildren are buried;
• Registan Square is one of the outstanding examples of urban planning art in Central Asia, which developed in the 17th century and consists of three madrassas - Ulugbek (1417-1420), Sher-Dor (1619-1636) and Tilla-Kari (1647-1660 .). On it you can "turn over the pages" of the thousands of thousands of stories of Samarkand;
• Bibi Khanum Mosque is the largest in Central Asia and one of the largest in the entire Muslim world. It is on this building that anyone who enters the city gazes at. Huge, majestic, silent ...
• Architectural complex of Shahi-Zinda (11-15th century) is the burial place of royalty and nobles. But the main mausoleum, from where the necropolis begins, is considered the imaginary grave of the cousin of the prophet Muhammad - Kusam Ibn-Abbas. He was called "Shahi Zinda", which means "Living King" in Persian.

Free time.

Night at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00. Continuation of the tour:

• Ulugbek's Observatory (15th century) - Ulugbek's scientific works were created thanks to the unique observatory that he erected in Samarkand. The main stationary tool was a giant quadrant, placed inside a cylindrical building with a diameter of 48 m (the remains of the foundation, or rather the trenches from it, were found during archaeological research);
• Mausoleum of the Prophet Daniel - The Prophet Daniel is revered by three world religions. He is one of the four great Israeli prophets in Judaism, a prophet whose book was included in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible and the prophet of Islamic tradition. Legend has it that Timur moved part of the remains of Daniel, namely his hand, to Samarkand.

Moving to Tashkent by train, according to the schedule and availability.

Arrival, hotel accommodation.

Free time for rest.

Night at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00. Excursion program in modern Tashkent:

• Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Alisher Navoi;
• Tour of Amir Temur Square: State Museum of the Timurids, Amir Timur Square in the center of which is a monument to the great commander Amir Temur, famous Tashkent chimes and Uzbekistan Hotel (Intourist), Palace of Forums, Broadway - an alley of artists with inexpensive souvenirs for sale, as well as fountains and modern monuments of the capital, Alai Bazaar.

Continuation of the excursion program in Tashkent:

• Independence Square, where: monuments of Independence and the Happy Mother, Ezgulik arch (Arch of good and noble aspirations) with ascending storks, a memorial to the Great Patriotic War;
• "Courage" memorial complex is the only architectural and art complex dedicated to the liquidation of the consequences of the Tashkent earthquake of 1966.

Further excursion in the old city:

• Hasti Imam complex: consisting of Barak Khan Madrasah, Till Sheikh Mosque - the repository of the famous Koran Osman and the golden hair of the Prophet Muhammad;
• Madrasah of Abdulkasym.

At 17:00 departure to the airport of Tashkent.

Departure to St. Petersburg by flight HY631 at 19:05 by Uzbek Airlines.

Arrival at 22:15.