Ancient Cities Tour to Uzbekistan

Private Tour, 2025/2026

Ancient Cities Tour to Uzbekistan: Explore Ancient Cities Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Bukhara and Khiva - the Oldest Inhabited Cities in Central Asia.

Tour duration: 8 days/7 nights
Tour date: Flexible
Tour type: Private
Tour itinerary: Tashkent - Khiva - Bukhara - Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - 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 - 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 - Urgench - Khiva (Sightseeing tour duration: 4-5 hours)

05:00 Transfer to the Domestic Airport.
07:00 Domestic flight to Urgench.
08:30 Arrive in Urgench and transfer to Khiva (34 km). 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.
12:00 Check out. Free time.
15:40 Transfer to Urgench train station (30 km).
17:20 Transfer to Bukhara by night train.
23:15 Arrive in Bukhara and transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

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

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 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 5: Bukhara - Samarkand (Free day)

Breakfast at the hotel.
12:00 Check out. Free time in the city.
15:00 Transfer to the train station.
16:11 Transfer to Samarkand by high-speed train Afrosiyob.
18:00 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 6: 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 7: 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.
17:35 Transfer to Tashkent by high-speed train Afrosiyob.
20:08 Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: Tashkent - ...

Breakfast at the hotel.
12:00 Check out. Free time.
Transfer to the Tashkent International Airport according to the flight time.

Uzbekistan Ancient Cities Tour Photos

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, Vatan Plaza or similar
Comfort option	Shamsan, Corner, Silk Road Premium, Ada, Florence Boutique or similar
Comfort Plus	Ateca, Ichan Qala, Oscar Boutique, Panarams or similar

Accommodation in Khiva

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

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	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, Mevlana, Amina or similar
Comfort option	Samaria, Ko'k Saroy Plaza, Gur Emir Palace, Sangzor or similar
Comfort Plus	Hilton Garden Inn, Continental, Wellness, Kosh Havuz or similar

Hotel or hotel room upgrade is available by request

Private Tour Price per person (updated on June 15, 2025)

Price per person in EUR for 2025-2026
Number of people	Budget option	Standard option	Comfort option	Comfort Plus
1	1180	1360	1530	2090
2	730	820	1030	1270
3 and more	720	810	1020	1260
Single supplement	70	140	210	315
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 in Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand; Entrance tickets to all monuments and museums according to the itinerary (except in Shakhrisabz (to be paid directly at the place ≈6 EUR per person)); 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 (night train with 2-person Compartment Sleeper); Bukhara-Samarkand high-speed train Afrosiyob ticket* (economy class); Samarkand-Tashkent high-speed train Afrosiyob ticket* (economy class); *The high-speed train tickets may be unavailable if the booking is made less than 60 business 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; 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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