The system of caravan trade routes connected the countries of Eurasia - from Western Europe to China - from the II century. BC. until the XV century The main routes went through 32 cities in Central Asia.
The pearls of the Silk Road are Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Ferghana Valley.
Start of the tour: Tashkent | Accommodation: 3 stars. |
End of tour: Khiva | Tour category: Historical tours, Sightseeing tours. |
Duration: 11 days / 10 nights | Сities: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva. |
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Day 1: Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent at 20:05, meeting with the Dolores Travel Services sign.
Hotel accommodation.
Free time.
Night at the hotel.
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Day 2: Tashkent - Chimgan - Tashkent
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure to the Chimgan mountains. Departure from Tashkent by car towards the Chimgan mountains (80 km, about two hours on the way). The path to the Chimgan mountains runs through the picturesque settlements of the Tashkent region. If there is a cable car in the Beldersay gorge, the length of which is more than three km, then you can ride to the top of Mount Kumbel (2400 m), where the longest ski slope in Uzbekistan is located.
Free time (skiing, quads, horses).
Return to Tashkent.
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Day 3: Tashkent
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00. Excursion program in modern Tashkent:
- Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Alisher Navoi;
- Tour of Amir Timur Square, Independence Square, where: Monuments of Independence and 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 topic of eliminating the consequences of the Tashkent earthquake of 1966;
- 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;
- Chorsu Bazaar.
Dinner. New Year celebration.
Free time.
Night at the hotel.
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Day 4: Tashkent
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free day without a guide and transport.
Night at the hotel.
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Day 5: Tashkent - Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the station for departure to Samarkand by train according to the schedule and availability.
Arrival, check in at the hotel.
Sightseeing program in Samarkand:
- 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 madrasahs - 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 ...
- Siab Bazaar - the largest bazaar in Samarkand.
Free time for shopping for souvenirs and sweets.
Night at the hotel.
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Day 6: Samarkand - Bukhara
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00. Continuation of the city tour:
- 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 in Persian means "Living King";
- 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;
- 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).
Transfer to Bukhara by train at 21:08-22:34.
Arrival, transfer to hotel, hotel accommodation.
Free time.
Night at the hotel.
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Day 7: Bukhara
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00. Guided tour of Bukhara:
- Ark Citadel - a city in the city (4th century BC);
- Bolo Hauz Mosque (beginning of the 20th century);
- Poi-Kalon architectural ensemble (Pedestal of the Great), the religious heart of Sacred Bukhara, consists of the Kalyan minaret, Kalyan mosque and madrasah Miri-Arab;
- Ulugbek Madrasah (1417);
- Madrasah Nodir-Divan-Begi;
- Madrasah Abdul Aziz Khan;
- Magoki Attori Mosque (12-16 centuries);
- Lyabi Hauz Ensemble (14-17th century);
- 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).
Free time.
Night at the hotel.
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Day 8: Bukhara
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00. Excursion suburban program in Bukhara:
- Bakhouddin 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.
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Day 9: Bukhara - Khiva
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00. Transfer to the station for departure to Khiva by train at 12:05-17:50.
Arrival, hotel accommodation.
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Day 10: Khiva
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00. City tour, with a visit to the architectural complex of Ichan Kala (12-19 centuries):
- Kunya Ark Citadel (16th-17th century), residences of the last Khan, including the Mausoleum of Ismail Haji, Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah, Muhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah, Juma Mosque (10th century), Juma Mosque Minaret, Shergazikhan Madrasah, Mausoleum of Said Alaud Murad-tur;
- Architectural complex of Pakhlavan Makhmud: Mausoleum of Pakhlavan Makhmud (14-18 centuries), Minaret of Islamhodzhi, Ak-mosque, Bani Anushahan, Caravanserai of Allakulikhan, Madrasah of Alpakulikhan (1834-1835);
- Tash-Hovli Palace (19th century);
- Minaret Kalta-Minar and other sights of Khiva.
Free time.
Night at the hotel.
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Day 11: Khiva
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport in Urgench.
Quantity (from) | Quantity (to) | Cost per person | |
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4 pers. | 6 pers. | $620 * | |
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 hotels with twin accommodation (registration of accommodation);
- food: breakfast in hotels;
- comfortable air-conditioned transport for the entire route;
- meeting/seeing off at the airport;
- railway ticket of economy class Tashkent-Samarkand-Bukhara, Bukhara-Khiva;
- excursions to monuments and monuments in Russian;
- local guides city guides for all excursions according to the program;
- good mood and excellent service.
3-8 people - minivan up to 10 seats.
- international air ticket;
- accompanying guide;
- entrance fees to the indicated monuments. Paid on the spot;
- alcoholic and soft drinks;
- food (lunch and dinner);
- New Year's dinner. Cost and program will be known closer to the date;
- cost and visa application (if not citizens of the Russian Federation);
- fees for photo and video shooting in museums;
- tips and porters at hotels/airport;
- personal expenses;
- other services not listed above.
Accommodation:
Cities | Hotels |
Samarkand | City Samarkand, Malika Prime |
Bukhara | Lyabi House, Rangrez |
Tashkent | Arien Plaza, Grand Capital |
Khiva | Malika Khiva |
Supplement for single accommodation - 150 USD.
- Ark Fortress in Bukhara
- Tomb of Bahauddin Naqshband
- Lyabi-Khauz Complex
- Chorsu Bazaar
- Khast-Imam Complex
- Poi-Kalyan Complex
- Chor-Bakr Necropolis
- The Bolshoi Theater named after Alisher Navoi
- Samanid Mausoleum
- Ulugbek Madrasah
- Abdulaziz-Khan Madrasah
- Miri Arab Madrasah
- Independence Square
- Amir Timur Square
- "Courage" Monument
- Itchan Kala Fortress
- Kunya-Ark Fortress
- Muhammad Rahim-khan Madrasah
- Shergazi-Khan Madrasah
- Juma Mosque in Khiva
- Allakuli-Khan Madrasah
- Tash-Khauli Palace
- Islam Khoja Madrasah and Minaret
- Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum
- Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah
- Bolo Haouz Mosque
- Magok-i-Attari Mosque
- 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
- Ulugbek's Observatory
- Kalta-Minor Minaret
- Mausoleum of Chashma Ayub