Tour across Uzbekistan Jewish tour (8 Days/7 Nights)
Travel itinerary: Tashkent – Khiva - Bukhara – Shahrisabz - Samarkand - Tashkent.
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Duration: 8 days, 7 nights
Kind of route: airway tour and motor coach
Places of visit (nights): Khiva (1) - Tashkent (2), - Samarkand (2), Shahrisabz, and Bukhara (2)
Best time to travel: all year
Accommodation: single or double accommodations in hotels
Description: Traveling in major tourist cities of Uzbekistan. The Bukharian Jewish Community still counts more than 50 families. Their ancestor's contribution to the arts, the music, the crafts, the textiles which made Bukhara at one time the mysterious and coveted destination of many a tradesman and adventurer cannot be stressed sufficiently.
Tour package consists of historical components and Jewish monuments, best 8 day tour package for visiting the memorial complexes of Khiva – open air museum, legendary Samarkand - visit the Synagogue and other monuments, holy Bukhara - visit the Synagogue, the Jewish school and other monuments, homeland of Amir Temur (Tamerlan) – Shahrisabz and Tashkent.
Tashkent: Visiting Old part of the city: Visiting Jewish cemetery, Khazrat-Imam Complex including Madrasseh Barak-Khan (XVI c.); Jami Mosque (XIX c.); Mausoleum of Kaffal-Shoshi (XV c.). Modern part of the city: visiting Museum of Applied Arts, Amir Temur square and Tashkent Broadway.
Samarkand: Visiting visit the Synagogue, 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.).
Shahrisabz: Visiting: Ak- Saray Palace (14-15cc.), Darus-Saadat, Dorut-Tillavat Complexes (14-16cc.), Ulugbek’s Gumbazi- Seyidan Makbarat, Kok- Gumbaz Mosque (15 cc.)
Bukhara: Visiting the Jewish Synagogue, the Jewish school, 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),.
Khiva: Full day sightseeing program in Ichan- Qala
Table of days:
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Day by day itinerary |
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1
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Arrival to Tashkent. Accommodation in hotel. |
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2
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Tashkent-Urgench 05:45 Tashkent domestic airport 07:00 Flight to Urgench, transfer to Khiva (30) 10:00 Excursion program over Khiva: "Museum under the open sky". 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Continuation of excursion program over Khiva. Overnight in Urgench or Khiva |
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3 |
Khiva -Bukhara 13:00 Lunch. Overnight in Bukhara |
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4 |
Bukhara 08:00 Breakfast 09:00 Excursion program over Bukhara: The Bukharian Jewish Community still counts more than 50 families. Their ancestor's contribution to the arts, the music, the crafts, the textiles which made Bukhara at one time the mysterious and coveted destination of many a tradesman and adventurer cannot be stressed sufficiently. In the first half of the day you will visit the synagogue, the Jewish school, which will allow you a glimpse into the life of these modern and very much integrated citizens. 13.00 Lunch 18.00 Dinner at Medrese Nadir Devan Begi with folklore show. (by request) Overnight in Bukhara |
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5 |
Bukhara-Shakhrisabz-Samarkand 09:00 Transfer to Samarkand through Shakhrisabz. (260 km). 12:30 Arrival to Shakhrisabz 13:00 Lunch 14:30 Excursion program over Shakhrisabz: Ak-Saray Palace (14-15 cc.), Darus-Saodat, Dorut-Tillavat Complexes (15-16 cc.), Ulugbek's Gumbazi-Seyidan Makbarat, Kok-Cumbaz Mosque (15 cc.). Overnight in Samarkand |
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6
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Samarkand 09:00 Full day excursion program over Samarkand: visit the Synagogue, Shakhi-Zinda Architectural Ensemble (14-15 cc.), Registan Square, Cur-Emir Mausoleum (14-15 cc.), Bibi-Khanum Mosque (14-15 cc.), Observatory of Ulugbek, Oriental bazaar - Siyab. 14.00 Continuation of the excursion. Overnight in Tashkent |
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7
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Tashkent 08:00 Breakfast 09:00 Departure to Tashkent 13:00 Arrival to Tashkent 13:30 Lunch 14:30 Excursion program over Tashkent: Jewish cemetery, Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum (14 cc.), Khazrat Imam Architectural Ccomplex (16 cc.), Barak-khan Madraseh (16 cc.), Juma Mosque (19 cc.), Amir Temur square, Tashkent Broadway. 19.00 Dinner Overnight in Tashkent. |
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End of tour. Seeing off in 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.
Our travel experts will do their best.
Table of cities:
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Hotels in Cities |
Deluxe Option |
Budget Option |
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Tashkent |
Grand Mir or |
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Samarkand |
Malika Hotel or |
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Bukhara |
Omar Hayam or |
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| Khiva | Khoresm Palace- Urgench |
Asia Khiva or Malika Khiva or |
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. Escort guide.
Tour price does not include:
1. Local guide in each city.
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.
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