Ancient Cities Tour to Uzbekistan

Ancient Cities Tour to Uzbekistan, 2019-2020

Ancient Cities Tour to Uzbekistan: Explore Ancient Cities Samarkand, 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, German, Russian, French, Chinese, Korean, Japan

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

Arrive in Tashkent. GLOBAL CONNECT driver will meet you at the Tashkent International Airport and transfer you to the hotel. Leave your luggage in the hotel and start your tour in Tashkent. Start sightseeing from 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 visit the Monument of Courage, Amir Temur Square, Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, Memorial Complex of Memory of Repression Victims, and Independence Square. Dinner. 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 in the hotel (check in is at 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-Bukhara

09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Transfer to Bukhara by car through the Kyzyl Kum Desert (457 km). (We recommend you preparing lunch-boxes for this trip.)
16:30 Arrive in Bukhara. Check in. Time for rest. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Bukhara (Sightseeing tour duration: 6-7 hours)

09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Start walking sightseeing tour in Bukhara. Visit Lyabi-Khauz Complex, Magoki-Attori Mosque, Chor-Minor Madrasah, Trade domes, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque and Miri-Arab Madrasah, Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasahs, Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khauz Mosque, Chashma-Ayub and Ismail Samani mausoleums. GLOBAL CONNECT will arrange a dinner at Nodir Devonbegi Madrasah Restaurant where you can enjoy Traditional Dance Show. Overnight at the hotel.

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

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Countryside sightseeing. Visit summer residence of Bukhara’s last emir - Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa, Bakhouddin Naqshbandi Mausoleum and Chor-Bakr Necropolis.
14:30 Transfer to the train station.
15:51 Transfer to Samarkand by high-speed train "Afrosiyob".
17:30 Arrive in Samarkand. Transfer to the hotel. Check in. Free time. (Recommended to visit Gur-Emir and Registan to see a night view). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Samarkand (Sightseeing tour duration: 7 hours)

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Visit Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Magnificent Registan Square, Bibi-Khanum Mosque and Siab Bazaar.
13:00 Luxury Plov for lunch will be arranged by GLOBAL CONNECT.
14:00 Continue sightseeing. Visit Khazrat Khizr Mosque, Mausoleum of the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, Ulughbek Observatory, Mausoleum of Saint Daniel and the "Meros" paper mill in Konigil village. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Samarkand-Shakhrisabz-Tashkent (Sightseeing tour duration: 4-5 hours)

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Transfer to Shakhrisabz (85 km).
10:30 Arrive in Shakhrisabz. Visit Mausoleum of Jakhongir in Dor-us Saodat Memorial Complex, remains of Ak Saray Palace, Kok Gumbaz Mosque. Lunch.
15:00 Drive back to Samarkand directly to train station.
17:25 Transfer to Tashkent by high-speed train "Afrosiyob".
20:10 Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Check in. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: Tashkent- ... (Free day)

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
11:00 Check out.
Transfer to the International Airport.

Transport

Accommodation in Tashkent

Accommodation in Bukhara

Accommodation in Samarkand

Accommodation in Khiva

Tour Price

NOTE: Prices are in USD per person in double/twin shared room (price for 1 person is based on a single room)

Single supplement in USD: Budget - 105 Economy - 175 Standard - 245

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