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Historical tour Uzbekistan VII: The Legends of the Great Silk Road (9 Days / 8 Nights)

Travel itinerary: Tashkent - Samarkand - Nurota - Aydarkul - Gijduvan - Bukhara - Tashkent

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Duration: 8 days, 7 nights

Kind of route: Airway tour and motor coach

Places of visit (nights): Tashkent (2), - Samarkand (3), Nurata - Yurts (1) - Bukhara (2)

Best time to travel: from March to October

Accommodation: Single or double accommodations in hotels

Description: Traveling in major tourist cities of Uzbekistan. Tour package consists of historical components, best 8 day tour package for visiting the memorial complexes of legendary Samarkand, holy Bukhara, Kyzilkum sand desert - Nurota city and Yurts, Aydarkul Lake and Tashkent.

Tashkent: Visiting Old part of the city: Visiting Khazrat-Imam Complex including Madrasseh Barak-Khan (XVI c.); Jami Mosque (XIX c.); Mausoleum of Kaffal-Shoshi (XV c.). Madrasseh of Kukeldash (XV c.). Modern part of the city: visiting Museum of Applied Arts, Amir Temur square, Opera and Ballet Theater named by Alisher Navoi.
Samarkand: Visiting Registan square including: Madrasseh of Ulugbek (XIV), Sherdor Madrasseh (XVII) and Tillya Kari Madrasseh (XVII); Gur-Emir Mausoleum (XV c.), Ulughbek's Observatory (XV.), Bibi Khanum Mosque (XV c.), Shakhi Zinda Mausoleum (XII-XVI cc.).
Nurota: Excursion program over Nurata: the Mosque of Brothers Khasan and Khusayn (15 - 17th c.), Sheikh Khasan Nuri Madrasah, Namazgokha Mosque (16th c.), ruins of ancient fortress.
Departure to Sarmish, wall paintings IV- III centuries BC.
Aydarkul: Bird watching and fishing at the Aydarkul lake, be witness of scaling, cooking of delicious fish and enjoy fresh air.
Gijduvan: Visiting: Famous ceramic studio.
Bukhara: Visiting Ark Fortress (VII-XIX); Mausoleum of Ismail Samani (X), Medrese of Ulugbek (1417), Poi-Kalyan Complex including: Minaret of Kalyan (XII), Medrese of Mir-Arab (XVI), Kalyan Mosque (XV); Taki-Zargaron Dome Bazar (XVI), Demonstration of silk production and materials, Lyabi-Khauz Mosque (XVI-XVII), Chor-Minor Medrese (1807), Visiting Sitorai Mokhi Hosa Palace (XIX-XX).
Khiva: Full day sightseeing program in Ichan- Qala


Table of days:
Day by day itinerary
01 Arrival in Tashkent

Meeting at the airport
Transfer to the hotel
Overnight in Tashkent
02

Tashkent - Samarkand

08:00 - Breakfast at the hotel

09:00 Half day excursion program over Tashkent, one of the largest ancient cities in Central Asia, capital of Uzbekistan. In Uzbek, Tashkent means "the Stone City" and is also known as a city of striking contrasts. You will see both old this day and modern city in the last day of the trip.
Visiting: Old part of the city: Khazrat-Imam Complex including Madrasseh Barak-Khan (XVI c.); Jami Mosque (XIX c.); Mausoleum of Kaffal-Shoshi (XV c.). Madrasseh of Kukeldash (XV c.)

13:00 - Lunch

14:00 Transfer to Samarkand.

18:00 Arrival in Samarkand. Accommodation at hotel.

19:00 Dinner

Overnight in Samarkand

03

Samarkand

08:00 - Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 - Beginning full day excursion in Samarkand: Ulughbek's Observatory (XV.), Bibi Khanum Mosque (XV c.), Shakhi Zinda Mausoleum (XII-XVI cc.).

13:00 - Lunch

14:00 - Continuation of excursion: Visiting Registan square including: Madrasseh of Ulugbek (XIV), Sherdor Madrasseh (XVII) and Tillya Kari Madrasseh (XVII); Gur-Emir Mausoleum (XV c.).

18:00 Dinner.
Overnight in Samarkand

04

Samarkand - Shahrisabz - Samarkand

08:00 - Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00- Transfer to Shahrisabz (90 km)

11:00 Arrival in Shahrisabz, excursion program over Shahrisabz: Ak- Saray Palace (14-15cc.), Darus-Saadat, Dorut-Tillavat Complexes (14-16cc.),
Ulugbek's Gumbazi - Seyidan Makbarat, Kok- Gumbaz Mosque (15 cc.)

13.00 Lunch

14:00 Driving back to Samarkand (90 km)

16:00 Arrival in Samarkand, Visiting World famous Siyab - Bazaar (Oriental Market)

18:00 Dinner.

Overnight in Samarkand

05

Samarkand - Nurota

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel

09:00 Transfer to Nurota (200 km)

12:00 Arrival in Nurota

12:30 Lunch (boxed)

13:30 Excursion program over Nurota: the Mosque of Brothers Khasan and Khusayn (15 - 17th c.), Sheikh Khasan Nuri Madrasah, Namazgokha Mosque (16th c.), ruins of ancient fortress.
Departure to Sarmish, wall paintings IV- III centuries BC.

16:00 Driving to Aydarkul (75 km)

17:00 Accommodation in Yurts (with separate shower and WC outside)

18:00 Dinner in traditional Kazakh Yurts

20:00 Enjoy with songs of Bakhshi - desert singer, around the fire.

Overnight in Yurts

06

Nurota - Aydarkul - Gijduvan - Bukhara

08:00 Breakfast in Yurts

09:00 Camel riding from Yurts to Aydarkul Lake.

11:00 Arrival in Aydarkul lake, bird watching and fishing at the Aydarkul lake, be witness of scaling, cooking of delicious fish and enjoy fresh air.

13:00 Enjoy with fresh cooked fish -lunch.

14:00 Departure to Bukhara via Gijduvan (180 km)

15:30 Arrival in Gijduvan, excursion program in Ceramic Studio

16:30 Departure to Bukhara (80 km)

18:00 Arrival in Bukhara, accommodation at hotel.

19:00 Dinner

Overnight in Bukhara

07

Bukhara

08:00 Breakfast

09:00 Beginning full day excursion in Bukhara: Ark Fortress (VII-XIX); Mausoleum of Ismail Samani (X), Medrese of Ulugbek (1417), Poi-Kalyan Complex including: Minaret of Kalyan (XII), Medrese of Miri-Arab (XVI), Kalyan Mosque (XV);

13:00 - Lunch.

14:00 - Continuation of excursion: Taki-Zargaron Dome Bazar (XVI), Demonstration of silk production and materials, Lyabi-Khauz Mosque (XVI-XVII), Chor-Minor Medrese (1807), Visiting Sitorai Mokhi Hosa Palace (XIX-XX),

18:00 - Dinner at Medrese Nadir Devan Begi with folklore show. (by request)
Overnight in Bukhara

08

Bukhara - Tashkent

08:00 Breakfast

09:00 Morning flight to Bukhara, departure to airport

13:30 Arrival in Tashkent, accommodation at hotel

14:00 Lunch

15:00 Excursion program over Tashkent: Modern part of the city: Opera and Ballet theater named after Alisher Navoiy, Amir Temur museum, Amir Temur Square and Tashkent Broadway - Sayilgoh.

19:00 Dinner, by request is organized in Broadway
Overnight in Tashkent

09

Tashkent
08:00 - Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00- According to your flight schedule, visiting Tashkent Market - Oloy Bazaar or Chor- su Bazaar.
End of the tour, Seeing off at the airport.



Hotel options:

To make your stay pleasantly in Uzbekistan, we offer you 2 different Deluxe ( or ) or Budget ( or ) hotel options. Also for your convenience, according to your desire and budget you can choose any accommodation in Uzbekistan hotel list, and let us know by filling special cells - hotel name and room type in tour request form.



Table of cities:

Tashkent

Dedeman Tashkent or

Grand Mir or

Uzbekistan

Hotel Grand Raddus JSS or

Grand Orzu Hotel

Samarkand

Prezident Hotel or

Afrosiyob Palace

Malika Hotel or

Zarina Hotel or

Orient Star Samarkand

Bukhara

Bukhara Palace or

Omar Hayam or

Semurg

Lyabi House Hotel or

Caravan Hotel or

Sasha & Son Hotel

Nurota Kazakh Yurts

Kazakh Yurts



Standard tour price includes:
1. Accommodation;
2. Breakfast;
3. Transportation with A/C, according to your choice in tour request form - throughout the whole trip;
4. Sightseeing tour program in all cities, including entrance fees to sights, museums, mausoleums, except camera/video fees;
5. Airplane tickets for internal flights;
6. Visa support.
7. Local guide in each city.


Tour price does not include:
1. Escort guide.
2. Lunches and dinners.
3. Hotel charges for additional services;
4. Consular fees paid upon collection of the entrance Visa;
5. International airfares;
6. Personal insurance and any items not mentioned above.