Cultural Tour to Uzbekistan

Cultural Tours to Uzbekistan 2019-2020

Cultural Tour to Uzbekistan: Explore local traditions and culture of Uzbek people.

Tour duration: 7 days/6 nights
Tour date: Flexible
Tour type: Private
Tour itinerary: Tashkent-Samarkand-Shakhrisabz-Samarkand-Bukhara-Khiva-Tashkent
Tour language: English, German, Russian, French, Chinese, Korean, Japan

Tour itinerary:

Day 1: ... - Tashkent (Sightseeing tour duration: 4-5 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. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Tashkent-Samarkand (Sightseeing tour duration: 5-6 hours)

07:30 Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 Transfer to the South train station.
09:12 Transfer to Samarkand by Express fast train "Shark".
12:29 Arrive in Samarkand. Luxury Plov for lunch will be arranged by GLOBAL CONNECT. Visit Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Magnificent Registan Square, Bibi-Khanum Mosque and Siab Bazaar. Dinner. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Samarkand-Shakhrisabz-Samarkand (Sightseeing tour duration: 6 hours)

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Visit Khazrat Khizr Mosque, Mausoleum of the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis and Ulughbek Observatory, Mausoleum of Saint Daniel. Lunch.
14:00 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.
16:00 Arrive in Shakhrisabz. Visit Mausoleum of Jakhongir in Dor-us Saodat Memorial Complex, remains of Ak Saray Palace, Kok Gumbaz Mosque.
18:00 Drive back to Samarkand. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

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

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

08:30 Transfer to the railway station.

09:38 Transfer to Bukhara by high-speed train "Afrosiyob"

11:17 Arrive in Bukhara. Leave your luggage in hotel and 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-Khiva (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. Lunch.
14:00 Drive to Khiva.
20:30 Arrive in Khiva. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Khiva-Tashkent (Sightseeing tour duration: 6-7 hours)

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 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.

16:00 Transfer to the airport in Urgench.

19:00 Flight to Tashkent.

20:40 Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Tashkent-...

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Freetime.

11:00 Check out.
Transfer to the airport. End of the tour.

Transport:

Number of people	Vehicle type
1-3	Sedan car with a/c (Chevrolet Lacetti 2016, Chevrolet Cobalt 2016)
4-9	Minivan with a/c (Hyundai Grand Starex 2016)
10-16	20-seater bus with a/c (Golden Dragon 2016, Yutong 2017)
17-30	45-seater bus a/c (Golden Dragon 2016, Yutong 2017)

Accommodation in Tashkent:

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget	Art Hostel, Topchan Hostel or similar
Economy	Crown, Rohat or similar
Standard	Shodlik Palace, Uzbekistan or similar

Accommodation in Bukhara:

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget	Jeyran, Rustam&Zukhra, Rumi or similar
Economy	Hovli-Poyon, Bibi-Khanym or similar
Standard	Lyabi House, Kukeldash, Devonbegi or simialr

Accommodation in Samarkand:

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget	Irgashev's Guest House, Amir Hostel or similar
Economy	City, Ideal or similar
Standard	Emir Han, Asia Samarkand or similar

Accommodation in Khiva:

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget	Islambek, Meros or similar
Economy	Hayat Inn, Old Khiva or similar
Standard	Malika Khiva, Orient Star or similar

Tour Price:

Tour price per person in 2019-2020 (USD)
Number of people	Budget	Economy	Standard
2 pax	660	780	990
3-5 pax	650	770	980
6-9 pax	640	760	975
10-16 pax	635	755	970
17-24 pax	630	750	965
25-30 pax	625	745	960

NOTE: Prices are in US$ per person in double shared room (price for 1 person is based on single room)

Single supplement in US$:

Budget - 60
Economy - 180
Standard - 240

Price includes

Visa support to Uzbekistan (LOI);
Accommodation based on double/twin shared room with breakfast;
All airport/train station pick up/drop off services;
All transfers during the tour according to the itinerary;
Local tour guide services during the tour according to the itinerary;
Entrance tickets to all monuments and museums according to the itinerary;
Tashkent-Samarkand Express Fast train SHARK e-ticket (business class);
Samarkand-Bukhara high-speed train (Afrosiyob) ticket (second class);
Transfer from Bukhara to Khiva;
Urgench-Tashkent flight (economy class);
Dinner at Nodir Devonbegi Madrasah Restaurant and Traditional Dance Show;
Luxury Plov for lunch in Samarkand;
Local prepaid SIM card with internet access and international calls (with 2 GB internet package);
24 hour customer service.