Along the Silk Road Tour - Private Tour

Along the Silk Road Tour, 2023-2024

Along the Silk Road Tour to Uzbekistan: Explore Ancient Cities Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Shakhrisabz - the Oldest Inhabited Cities in Central Asia. Enjoy your day tour out in nature exploring and hiking in the mountains of Western Tien-Shan Mountains.

Tour duration: 7 days/6 nights
Travel date: Flexible
Tour type: Private
Tour itinerary: Tashkent-Bukhara-Samarkand-Shakhrisabz-Tashkent-Chimgan-Tashkent
Tour language: English, Russian

Day 1: ... - Tashkent (Sightseeing tour duration: 5-6 hours)

Arrive in Tashkent. GLOBAL CONNECT driver will meet you at the Tashkent International Airport. (If you are arriving by an early morning flight, extra night at the hotel may be needed).
Start sightseeing from the Old City part of Tashkent. Visit Khast Imam - a cultic architectural complex and the religious center of Tashkent where the world famous Uthman Quran has been preserved. Khast Imam complex consists of Barak-Khan Madrasah, Tillya Sheikh Mosque, Muyi Muborak Madrasah, Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, New Khazrati Imam Mosque and the Muftiate building. Drive to Chorsu Bazaar. After exploring the bazaar drive to the Central Asian Plov Center. Plov is cooked in a giant, wood-fired kazans. Enjoy your plov!
Visit the State Museum of Applied Art to see priceless samples of applied art created by golden hands of masters from the first half of XIX century up to the present time. Have a short Tashkent metro ride from "Kosmonavtlar" station to "Mustakallik Maydoni" station. Visit Independence Square, Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, Amir Temur Square and Monument of Courage. Drop off at the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Tashkent - Bukhara (Sightseeing tour duration: 4-5 hours)

06:30 Transfer to the train station.
07:28 Transfer to Bukhara by high-speed train "Afrosiyob".
11:17 Arrive in Bukhara. Transfer to the hotel. Leave your luggage at the hotel (check in time is from 14:00) and start your walking sightseeing tour in Bukhara. Visit Lyabi-Khauz Complex, Magoki-Attori Mosque, Chor-Minor Madrasah, Trade domes, Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasahs, Miri-Arab Madrasah, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque, Ark Fortress and Bolo-Khauz Mosque.  Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Bukhara - Samarkand (Free day)

Breakfast at the hotel.
12:00 Check out. Free time in the city.
14:40 Transfer to the train station.
15:50 Transfer to Samarkand by high-speed train "Afrosiyob".
17:25 Arrive in Samarkand. Transfer to the hotel. Check in. Free time (Recommended visiting Gur-Emir and Registan to see a night view). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Samarkand (Sightseeing tour duration: 5-6 hours)

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Visit Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Registan Square - "The Pearl of Central Asia", Bibi-Khanum Mosque and Siab Bazaar - the largest market in Central Asia and the most visited place after Registan. After exploring the bazaar GLOBAL CONNECT will arrange a lunch at the Plov Center. Visit Khazrat Khizr Mosque - the first mosque of Samarkand, Mausoleum of the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, Ulughbek Observatory - one of the most significant observatories of the Middle Ages, and Mausoleum of Saint Daniel. Visit the "Meros" paper mill in Konigil village. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Tashkent (Sightseeing tour duration: 4-5 hours)

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Transfer to Shakhrisabz (85 km). Drive through the Aman-Kutan Gorge and Takhta-Karacha Mountain Pass. On the way stop to take a view at Teshiktosh (Stone with hole). The film "Apachen" (1973) was shot on this location - an area that looks incredibly like the American Southwest. Short stop at the top of the mountain pass. There is a tiny market where some local dried fruits can be bought.
11:00 Arrive in Shakhrisabz. Visit Mausoleum of Jakhongir in Dor-us Saodat Memorial Complex, remains of Ak Saray Palace, Kok Gumbaz Mosque.
15:00 Drive back to Samarkand directly to the train station.
17:33 Transfer to Tashkent by high-speed train "Afrosiyob".
19:43 Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Tashkent - Chimgan - Tashkent (Tour duration: 6-7 hours)

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Pick up from the hotel and transfer to Chimgan Mountains (Western Tien-Shan Mountains, 92 km). Arrive in Charvak. Walking in the mountains. Take a cableway ride. Transfer to the shore of the Charvak Reservoir. Visit unique petroglyphs and rock carvings made by prehistoric people. Make some photo stops along the way to take in the views. Transfer back to the hotel in Tashkent. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Tashkent - ...

Breakfast at the hotel.
11:00 Check out. Free time.
Transfer to the Tashkent International Airport according to the flight time.

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Transport

Number of people	Vehicle Type
1-2	Sedan car with a/c (Chevrolet Lacetti, Chevrolet Cobalt)
3-5	Minivan with a/c (Hyundai Grand Starex), Minibus with a/c (Toyota Hiace, King Long, Joy Long)

Accommodation in Tashkent

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget option	Time Hotel, Art Rakat, Art House or similar
Standard option	Sato Hotel, Aurora Hotel, Grand Capital or similar
Comfort option	Huvaydo Hotel, Porto Bello Hotel, Daniel Hill, Praga or similar
Comfort Plus	Royal Mezbon, Oscar Boutique Hotel, Ichan Qal'a, Courtyard Marriott or similar

Accommodation in Bukhara

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget option	Breshim, Yasmin, Crystal Hotel or similar
Standard option	Shirin Plaza, Fatima Boutique, Grand Emir Residence or similar
Comfort option	Malika Bukhara, Omar Khayam, Lyabi House or similar
Comfort Plus	Paradise Plaza Luxury, Sahid Zarafshon, Mercure Old Town or similar

Accommodation in Samarkand

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget option	Samarkand Travel Inn, Samarabonu Hotel or similar
Standard option	Dilshoda, Registon Saroy Hotel, Meros Boutique or similar
Comfort option	Wellfort, Shaxzoda Elite, Gur Emir Palace or similar
Comfort Plus	Grand Samarkand Superior, East Star or similar

Hotel or hotel room upgrade is available by request

Private Tour Price (Updated on March 20, 2023)

Price per person in USD for 2023-2024
Number of people	Budget option	Standard option	Comfort option	Comfort Plus
1	1100	1200	1430	1800
2	680	740	870	1080
3-5	650	710	840	1050
6 and more	on request
Single supplement	60	120	180	270
Extra night	20	30	40	60
Traveling with children	children under 5 - free of charge; children under 10 - half price
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Price includes

Uzbekistan Visa Support (LOI/e-visa); Accommodation based on double/twin shared room with breakfast (breakfast is available from 7:00 until 10:00 a.m. A lunch box for breakfast is possible for early departures on request at the Reception the day before); All airport/train station pick up/drop off services; All transportation services during the tour according to the itinerary; Local certified tour guide services in Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand and Shakhrisabz; Entrance tickets to all monuments and museums according to the itinerary; Cableway ride fees in Chimgan; Tashkent-Bukhara high-speed train "Afrosiyob" ticket* (economy class); Bukhara-Samarkand high-speed train "Afrosiyob" ticket* (economy class); Samarkand-Tashkent high-speed train "Afrosiyob" ticket* (economy class); *The high-speed train tickets maybe unavailable if a booking made less than 60 days before the departure date and it can be replaced with the most comfortable class of regular train tickets. Lunch at the Central Asia Plov Center in Tashkent; Lunch at the Plov Center in Samarkand; A local prepaid SIM card with internet access per person (5 GB internet package); 24 hour customer service.

Price does not include

Lunches and dinners (to be paid directly by tourists at the places, except of those listed in "included").

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