Magic Land Tour to Uzbekistan II - Private Tour

Magic Land Tour to Uzbekistan II, 2024-2025

Tour to Uzbekistan: Discover amazing places, local traditions and culture of Uzbek people.

Tour duration: 10 days/9 nights
Tour dates: Flexible
Tour itinerary: Tashkent-Urgench-Khiva-Bukhara-Gijduvon-Nurata-Yurt Camp-Lake Aydar-Sentyab-Samarkand-Shakhrisabz-Samarkand-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 - Urgench - Khiva (Sightseeing tour duration: 5-6 hours)

05:00 Transfer to the Domestic Airport.
07:25 Domestic flight to Urgench.
08:55 Arrive in Urgench and transfer to Khiva (34 km).
09:30 Arrive in Khiva. Leave your luggage at the hotel (check in from 14:00) and start your walking sightseeing tour in ancient Khiva. Explore the walled inner town of the city of Khiva - Itchan Kala. Visit Mukhammad Aminkhan Madrasah, Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah, Kalta-Minor, Kunya-Ark, Juma Mosque, Tash-Khovli Palace, Minaret of Islam-Khoja, Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Khiva - Urgench - Bukhara

Breakfast at the hotel.
08:40 Transfer to Urgench train station (30 km).
10:12 Transfer to Bukhara by train (night train with sleeping compartments).
16:17 Arrive in Bukhara and transfer to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

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

Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Start 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, Bolo-Khauz Mosque, Chashma-Ayub and Ismail Samani mausoleums. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Bukhara - Gijduvan - Nurata - Yurt Camp

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Drive to Gijduvan. Visit the ceramics workshop in Gijduvan. Drive to Nurata.
13:00 Arrive in Nurata. Start your self-guided walking sightseeing tour in Nurata town. Visit Complex Chashma Spring and Namazgah Mosque. Go up to the hills to visit the remains of the Fortress of Alexander the Great. Drive to the Yurt Camp. Overnight in the Yurt Camp.

Day 6: Yurt Camp - Lake Aydar - Sentyab village

Breakfast in the Yurt Camp.
09:00 Drive to Lake Aydar. Walking along the lakeshore. Drive to Sentyab village.
13:00 Arrive in Sentyab village. Lunch at the guest house. Enjoy your free time for walking and hiking. The surrounding area is rich in various flora and fauna, some of which are listed in the Red Book. Dinner with the host. Spend a night in a traditional guest house to experience the charm of local life.

Day 7: Sentyab village - Samarkand

Breakfast.
09:00 Drive to Samarkand.
13:30 Arrive in Samarkand. Transfer to the hotel. Free time (Recommended visiting Gur-Emir and Registan to see a night view). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand (Tour duration: 5-6 hours)

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Transfer to Shakhrisabz (85 km) with a driver. 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.
Arrive in Shakhrisabz. Start your self-guided walking sightseeing tour. Visit Mausoleum of Jakhongir in Dor-us Saodat Memorial Complex, remains of Ak Saray Palace and Kok Gumbaz Mosque.
13:00 Meet your driver in the parking lot of Kok Gumbaz Mosque (we recommend having lunch at the Family Restaurant KishMish).
Drive back to Samarkand. Drop off at the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 9: Samarkand - Tashkent (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.
Continue sightseeing. Visit Khazrat Khizr Mosque - the first mosque of Samarkand, Mausoleum of the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis and Ulughbek Observatory - one of the most significant observatories of the Middle Ages. Visit the Meros paper mill in Konigil village.
16:20 Transfer to the train station.
17:37 Transfer to Tashkent by high-speed train Afrosiyob.
19:53 Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: Tashkent - ...

Breakfast at the hotel.
12:00 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	Art House, Art Rakat, Art Plaza, Orient Palace or similar
Standard option	Art Residence, Art Royal, Stars Plaza, Aurora, Garnet Mir, Vatan Plaza or similar
Comfort option	Shamsan, Silk Road Premium, Porto Bello, Corner or similar
Comfort Plus	Oscar Boutique, Panarams, Ateca, Al Anvar, Regal Stay, or similar

Accommodation in Khiva

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget option	Tosh Darvoza, Muhammadali, Meros, Qosha Darvoza, Polvon Ota or similar
Standard option	Bek Khiva, New Minor, Khiva Palace, New Star Boutique or similar
Comfort option	Zarafshan Boutique, Orient Star, Erkin Palace, Asia Khiva, Arkanchi or similar
Comfort Plus

Accommodation in Bukhara

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget option	Yasmin, Crystal Hotel, Breshim, Saidkasim or similar
Standard option	Dendi Plaza, Baraka, Edem Plaza, Nodirabegim Boutique or similar
Comfort option	Labi Rud Boutique, Malika Bukhara, Omar Khayam, Lyabi House or similar
Comfort Plus	Paradise Plaza Luxury, Amiran, Sahid Zarafshon, Wyndham or similar

Accommodation in Samarkand

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget option	Samarkand Travel Inn, Imran Guest House, Samarabonu or similar
Standard option	Dilshoda, Meros Boutique, Zarina, Kamila Boutique or similar
Comfort option	Samaria, Medina, Gur Emir Palace, Sangzor or similar
Comfort Plus	Continental, Wellness, Hilton Garden Inn, Kosh Havuz or similar

Hotel or hotel room upgrade is available by request

Private Tour Price (Updated on June, 2024)

Price per person in USD for 2024-2025
Number of people	Budget option	Standard option	Comfort option	Comfort Plus
1	1650	1930	2210	2620
2	1070	1160	1360	1810
3 and more	1060	1150	1350	1800
Single supplement	100	200	300	390
Extra night	20	30	40	80
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);
Yurt in the Yurt Camp;
Guest house in Sentyab village;
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, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand and Shakhrisabz;
Entrance tickets to all monuments and museums according to the itinerary;
Tashkent-Urgench flight ticket ((economy class) checked baggage - 1 registered item weighing no more than 23 kg and measuring no more than 158 cm by the sum of three dimensions, hand luggage - 1 piece no more than 8 kg. The size of carry-on baggage must not exceed 115 cm in the sum of three dimensions);
Urgench-Bukhara regional train ticket (2-person Compartment SV Sleeper);
Samarkand-Tashkent high-speed train "Afrosiyob" ticket* (economy class);
*The high-speed train tickets maybe unavailable if the booking made less than 45 days before the departure date and it can be replaced with the most comfortable class of regular train tickets.
Welcome lunch at the Central Asia Plov Center in Tashkent;
Meals in the Yurt Camp (Dinner and breakfast);
Meals in Sentyab village (Lunch, dinner and breakfast);
Welcome lunch at the Plov Center in Samarkand;
A local prepaid SIM card with internet access per group (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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