Discovery Tour to Uzbekistan

Private Tour, 2025/2026

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

Tour duration: 12 days/11 nights
Tour date: Flexible
Tour type: Private
Tour itinerary: Tashkent - Nukus - Mizdakhan - Muynak - Nukus - Ancient Fortresses - Khiva - Bukhara - Gijduvan - Nurata - Yurt Camp - Aydar Lake - Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand - Tashkent - Chimgan - Tashkent
Tour 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 - Nukus - Muynak - Nukus

05:00 Transfer to the Domestic Airport.
07:15 Flight to Nukus.
08:55 Arrive in Nukus. Transfer to Muynak (200 km) with a driver. En Route to Muynak visit Ancient Complex Mizdakhan. The ancient complex keeps a lot of secrets and even mystical legends and beliefs. There is a small madrasah called sometimes “World Clock”, which served as the burial place of one of the saints. According to the legend every year, this building loses one brick from the masonry, and when the building collapses, the world will come to the end. Visit Muynak Museum and the "Cemetery of ships" - former Sea port of Muynak. Today tourists arrive in Muynak in great numbers to see the cemetery of ships – corroded iron bulks amid the Aralkum desert, a new desert that has formed on the bottom of the former Aral Sea. Visit Local History Museum and the former port of Muynak. You can enjoy watching the endless desert that was once a sea. Drive back to Nukus. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Nukus - Chilpiq Kala - Kyzyl Kala - Toprak Kala - Ayaz Kala - Khiva

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Recommended to visit Savitsky Art Museum in Nukus.
13:00 Drive to Khiva (260 km). En Route to Khiva, visit ancient fortresses of Khorezm - Chilpiq Kala, Kyzyl Kala, Toprak Kala and Ayaz Kala. Arrive in Khiva. Check in. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Khiva (Sightseeing tour duration: 5-6 hours)

Day 5: 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 6: 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 7: 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. Lunch. 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 Lake Aydar. Enjoy swimming and walking along the lakeshore. Drive to the Yurt Camp. Overnight in the Yurt Camp.

Day 8: Yurt Camp - Lake Aydar - Samarkand

Breakfast in the Yurt Camp.
10:00 Drive to Lake Aydar. Walking along the lakeshore. Drive to Samarkand (210 km).
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 9: 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 10: 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.
16:10 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 11: Tashkent - Chimgan - Tashkent (Tour duration: 6-7 hours)

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Transfer to Chimgan Mountains (Western Tien-Shan Mountains, 92 km) with a driver. Take a scenic chairlift ride. Transfer to the shore of the Charvak Reservoir. Visit unique petroglyphs and rock carvings made by prehistoric people. Make some photo stops along the way to take in the views. Transfer back to the hotel in Tashkent. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 12: 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 Nukus

Accommodation type	Accommodation
Budget option	Jipek Joli, Jipek Joli Inn or similar
Standard option
Comfort option
Comfort Plus

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, Orient Star, 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	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

Hotel or hotel room upgrade is available by request

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

Price per person in USD for 2025-2026
Number of people	Budget option	Standard option	Comfort option	Comfort Plus
1	1970	2270	2620	3370
2	1280	1430	1690	2210
3-5	1270	1420	1680	2200
Single supplement	110	220	380	590
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); Yurts in Lake Aydar; All airport/train station pick up/drop off services; All transportation services during the tour according to the itinerary; Local tour guide services in Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand; Entrance tickets to all monuments and museums according to the itinerary (Except in Muynak, Nurata and Shakhrisabz (to be paid directly at the places ≈10 USD in total per person)); Chairlift ride fees in Chimgan; Tashkent-Nukus flight ticket (economy class); Urgench-Bukhara regional train ticket (night train with 2-person Compartment Sleeper); Samarkand-Tashkent high-speed train Afrosiyob ticket* (economy class); *The high-speed train tickets maybe unavailable if the booking made less than 60 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); 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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