Sunny Uzbekistan Tour

Private Tour, 2025/2026

Tour to Uzbekistan: Explore Ancient Cities Tashkent, Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Bukhara and Fergana Valley.

Tour duration: 9 days/8 nights
Tour date: Flexible
Tour type: Private
Itinerary: Tashkent - Bukhara - Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Tashkent - Kokand - Rishtan - Fergana - Margilan - Tashkent
Language: English, Russian

Day 1: ... - Tashkent (Sightseeing tour duration: 6-7 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 - one of the oldest bazaars in Uzbekistan. After exploring the bazaar GLOBAL CONNECT will arrange a lunch at the Central Asian Plov Center. Plov is cooked in a giant, wood-fired kazans. Enjoy your plov!
Have a short Tashkent metro ride. 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)

07:00 Transfer to the train station.
08:23 Transfer to Bukhara by high-speed train Afrosiyob.
12:29 Arrive in Bukhara. Transfer to the hotel. Leave your luggage at the hotel (check in time is from 14:00) and have your lunch.
14:00 Start your walking sightseeing tour in Bukhara. Visit Lyabi-Khauz ensemble, surrounding the pool on three sides, consists of the Kukeldash Madrasah - the largest madrasa in the city, on the north side of the pool, and two religious edifices built by Nodir Devon Begi: a khanqah (a lodging house for itinerant Sufis) and a madrasa, which stand on the west and east sides of the pool respectively. Visit Magoki-Attori Mosque (today, the mosque is used as a carpet museum), Chor-Minor Madrasah (alternatively known as the Madrasah of Khalif Niyazkul), Trade domes (there are four trading domes have only survived up to now), Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasahs, Miri-Arab Madrasah, Kalyan Minaret - one of the most prominent landmarks in Bukhara, Kalyan Mosque, Ark Fortress and Bolo-Khauz Mosque. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Bukhara (Free day)

Breakfast at the hotel.
Free day in Bukhara. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Bukhara - Samarkand

Breakfast at the hotel.
12:00 Check out. Free time in the city.
14:20 Transfer to the train station.
15:44 Transfer to Samarkand by high-speed train Afrosiyob.
17:27 Arrive in Samarkand. Transfer to the hotel. Free time (we recommend visiting Gur-Emir and Registan to see a night view). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand (Tour duration: 6-7 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 6: Samarkand - Tashkent (Sightseeing tour duration: 6-7 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 7: Tashkent - Kokand - Rishtan - Fergana (Sightseeing tour duration: 5-6 hours)

06:30 Transfer to the Tashkent train station.
07:54 Transfer to Kokand by train.
12:10 Arrive in Kokand. Start sightseeing. Visit Jami Mosque, Norbutbiy Madrasah and Khudoyarkhan Palace. Drive to Rishtan to visit Art Ceramic Factory (45 km). Drive to Fergana city (40 km). Visit Akhmad Al-Fergani Park. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: Fergana - Margilan - Tashkent (Sightseeing tour duration: 5-6 hours)

Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Drive to Margilan. Visit Said Akhmad Khoja Madrasah. Here you can find a number of craftsmen producing handmade carpets and silk. Visit traditional market and Yodgorlik Silk Factory where can be seen the production process of silk with traditional Ikat patterns.
15:00 Transfer to train station.
16:41 Transfer to Tashkent by train.
21:48 Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 9: 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, Garnet Mir, Vatan Plaza or similar
Comfort option	Shamsan, Corner, Silk Road Premium, Ada, Porto Bello or similar
Comfort Plus	Ateca, Ichan Qala, Oscar Boutique, Panarams or similar

Accommodation in Bukhara

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

Accommodation in Samarkand

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

Accommodation in Fergana

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget option	Toj Mahal Hotel, Club 777 or similar
Standard option
Comfort option	Asia Fergana, Emin Hotel or similar
Comfort Plus

Hotel or hotel room upgrade is available by request

Private Tour Price per person (updated on April 1, 2025)

Price per person in USD for 2025-2026
Number of people	Budget option	Standard option	Comfort option	Comfort Plus
1	1590	1790	1990	2690
2	990	1090	1250	1690
3 and more	980	1080	1240	1680
Single supplement	80	160	240	360
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

Free Visa Support (LOI/e-visa); Accommodation based on standard double/twin shared room with breakfast (breakfast is available from 8:00 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 according to the itinerary (except in Shakhrisabz); Entrance tickets to all monuments and museums according to the itinerary (except in Shakhrisabz); 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 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. Tashkent-Kokand train ticket (economy class); Margilan-Tashkent train ticket (economy class); Welcome lunch at the Central Asia Plov Center in Tashkent; Welcome lunch at the Plov Center in Samarkand; A local prepaid SIM card with internet access per group (20 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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