Welcome to Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan is a country of bright colors, rich cultural heritage, historical monuments, terrific cooking,. A country you should visit at least once in your life! Join our group tour, which starts every week and lasts exactly 7 days.

Start of the tour: Tashkent Accommodation: 3 stars.
End of tour: Tashkent Tour category: Historical tours, Sightseeing tours.
Duration: 7 days / 6 nights Сities: Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand.
Program
  • Day 1: Tashkent

    Arrival in Tashkent.

    Welcome guests with a sign "VERSAILLES TRAVEL".

    Transfer from the airport to the hotel.

    Hotel accommodation after 12:00.

    Tour of Tashkent:

    • Hast-Imam Square;
    • Barak Khan Madrasah;
    • Mausoleum of Kafal al-Shashi Mazar;
    • Kukeldash Madrasah;
    • Museum of Applied Arts;
    • Independence Square;
    • Amir Temur Square;
    • National Park named after Alisher Navoi.

    Night at the hotel.

  • Day 2: Tashkent - Urgench - Khiva

    Breakfast at the hotel.

    Transfer to the airport for a flight to Urgench (1093 km, 1h.40 min).

    Arrival in Urgench, transfer to hotel in Khiva (30 km, 35 min).

    Sightseeing program around the architectural complex Ichan-Kala:

    • Fortress of Kunya - Ark (1686-1688);
    • Tash-Hovli Palace ("The Stone Yard") (XIX century);
    • Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum (1810-1913);
    • Madrasah Muhammad Aminkhan (1851-1854);
    • Minaret Kalta Minor (XIX centuries);
    • Juma Mosque (end of X cent.);
    • Islam Khoja Madrasah (1910).

    Night at the hotel.

  • Day 3: Khiva - Bukhara

    Breakfast at the hotel.

    Transfer to the airport for the morning flight to Bukhara (480 km).

    Arrival.

    Welcome guests with a sign "VERSAILLES TRAVEL".

    Transfer from the airport to the hotel.

    Hotel accommodation after 12:00.

    Tour of the old city: Bukhara has preserved the medieval layout, so that every building, every house on its curved narrow streets carries the charm of antiquity. Temporary boundaries are erased here, here you lose the sense of time ... The architecture of the city includes acquaintance with such monuments as:

    • Lyabi Hauz Ensemble: Honako and Nodir Divan Begi Madrasah (XVI century), Kukeldash Madrasah (XV Century), a monument to Khoja Nasreddin;
    • Walk under the trade domes (XVI century): Toki Saraffon, Toki Telpak Furushon, Toki Zargaron, where artisans (jewelers, miniaturists and others) sell their products;
    • Caravanserai of Bukhara;
    • Tim Abdullahan (XVI century), a covered bazaar used to trade expensive silk fabrics;
    • Ulugbek Madrasah (XV century), built by the grandson of Tamerlane. At the entrance, the inscription in Arabic script belonging to the prophet Muhammad: "The desire for knowledge is the duty of every Muslim and Muslim woman";
    • Madrasah Abdullazizkhan (XVII century);
    • Mosque Kalon (XVI century).

    Night in Bukhara.

  • Day 4: Bukhara - Samarkand

    Breakfast at the hotel.

    Excursion program in the old part of the city:

    • Mir-i-Arab Madrasah (XVI century), in which the head of Russian Muslims Ravil Gaynuddin and the dead President of Chechnya, Ahmad Kadyrov, were formerly mufti;
    • Kalyan Minaret is a symbol of Bukhara, for centuries, served as a beacon for caravans in the desert, approaching Bukhara. Another name of the minaret is "the tower of death", according to one of the legends, unfaithful wives and free-thinking Bukharians were thrown from the minaret;
    • Ark Fortress is a majestic citadel, the habitat of the rulers of Bukhara, a stronghold of power and authority (I century BC - XIX century);
    • Chashma Ayub Mausoleum (XII-XVI century), inside is the source of healing water, St. Job (Ayub);
    • Samanid Mausoleum (X century) - the pearl of the architecture of Central Asia, the family tomb of the Samanid dynasty.

    14:30. Transfer to the railway station.

    15:50. Departure by Afrosiab high-speed train to Samarkand.

    17:25. Arrival.

    Welcome guests with a sign "VERSAILLES TRAVEL".

    Transfer to the hotel.

    Hotel accommodation.

    Night in Samarkand.

  • Day 5: Samarkand

    Breakfast at the hotel.

    09:30. Excursion in Samarkand - one of the most majestic cities of Uzbekistan, the beloved capital of the great Tamerlane:

    • Mausoleum of Gur-Emir (XIV-XV century), which houses the tomb of Tamerlane and his relatives;
      Registan Square (XV-XVII centuries): Ulugbek madrasah, Til-Kori madrasah, Sher-dor madrasah;
      Rukhabad Mausoleum;
    • Mausoleum of Shahi Zinda (XII-XV century): one of the alleged graves of Kusam ibn Abass (cousin of the Prophet Muhammad);
    • Bibi Khanym Mosque (XIV century), built in honor of his beloved wife Tamerlane;
    • Ulugbek's Observatory (XV century) - an astronomer, scientist, ruler, favorite grandson of Tamerlane, murdered by order of his son;
    • Hazrat-Hyzr Mosque.

    Night in Samarkand.

  • Day 6: Samarkand - Tashkent

    Breakfast at the hotel.

    Continuation of the tour:

    • Museum "Afrasiab". The ancient settlement Afrasiab (VIII century BC. - 1220). Lifeless hills to the north of the modern city - the place where in the VIII. BC e. there was Samarkand. The city existed on this territory until 1220, when it was conquered and destroyed by Genghis Khan. Now it is the State Archaeological Reserve, where international archaeological expeditions work. On the territory of the settlement there is a museum of ancient history of Samarkand, in the halls of which exhibits of various periods of the city’s life before the Mongol invasion are exhibited - ossuaries, metal and glass products, coins, ceramics and unique paintings of the 7th century;
    • Mausoleum of Khoja Daniyar. On the northern outskirts of the ancient settlement Afrasiab, there is one of the most revered mazar by believers - “the place of worship”. The legends associate Khoja Daniyar with the names of the Jewish prophet Daniel and the Christian Daniel. The mausoleum of Khoja Daniyar, along with Muslims, is visited by Jews and Christians;
    • Visit to the famous silk carpet factory;
    • Visit to the production of the famous Samarkand silk paper.

    16:00. Transfer to the railway station.

    17:00. Departure on the high-speed train "Afrosiab" to Tashkent.

    19:10. Arrival.

    Welcome guests with a sign "VERSAILLES TRAVEL".

    Transfer from the airport to the hotel.

    Hotel accommodation.

    Night in Tashkent.

  • Day 7: Tashkent

    Breakfast at the hotel.

    Baggage collection and departure from the hotel.

    Airport transfer.

    End of the tour.

    Departure.

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What's included
  • accommodation in a room of the specified class in all cities (breakfast included);
  • comfortable transport with air conditioning for the entire route (including meeting and seeing off at the airport);
  • excursions according to the tour program;
  • tour guides in each city;
  • economy class tickets for the Afrosiab high-speed train (Bukhara - Samarkand);
  • economy class tickets for the Afrosiab high-speed train (Samarkand - Tashkent).
Transport

Comfortable transport with air conditioning.

What’s not included
  • full board (lunches and dinners);
  • all local flights;
  • entrance tickets to major monuments and museums.

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