Travel in Uzbekistan and on the Silk Road
Day-01/ Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent, meet with your guide and transfer to hotel. Having breakfast at 10:00
Sightseeing tour in the old part of Tashkent with Chorsu bazaar and Kukaldash
Visit the Khast-Imam Complex, the Madrasah Barak Khan which are saving the ancient books and The Koran of Usman (VII c)
Tilla Sheikh Mosque, the mausoleum of Kafal Shashi
Dinner at local restaurant
Overnight at hotel
Day-02/ Tashkent-Nukus-Ayazkala- Khiva
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to the airport and flight to Nukus. Arrival and visit the Museum of Savitiskiy (Nukus Museum of Art named after Savitiskiy). Lunch
Drive to the Khiva stop off to see the fortress Tuprok-Kala and Ayaz-Kala. Arrival late afternoon in Khiva.
Dinner and overnight at hotel
Day-03/Khiva
Breakfast at hotel
In the morning guided sightseeing tour program in Khiva. You start the visit by the entrance to the fortress gate "Ata Darvaza" in Itchan- Qala.
Visit Kunya-Ark, Said Alauddin Mausoleum, Arab- Mukhammadkhan madrasah, Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, minaret of Islam-Khoja, Tash- Khovli, Palace, Kalta minar, Juma mosque.
Overnight at hotel
Day-o4/Khiva- Bukhara (450 km)
Early breakfast
Drive to Bukhara (450 km) through the Kizil-Kum desert across the sand dunes about 7 hours. Long time ago It was the main Silk Road connected East with West, stop at the Chaykhana (tea-house) having lunch. Later afternoon arrival to Bukhara.
Check into the hotel. Dinner and overnight back to hotel
Dinner and overnight at hotel
Day-05/Bukhara
Breakfast at hotel
Sightseeing tour in Bukhara. Visit Ismal Samani Mausoleum (IX-X c), Chasma- Ayub Mausoleum, Bukhara local bazaar, Ark Fortress or town citadel and Bolo- Hauz Complex.
Currently still used old Madrasah Miri-Arab (XVIc), Poi-Kalon Ensemble including the Minaret Kalyan.
Taqi(Tading domes),Ulug-Bek Medreses (XVc)
Dinner and overnight at hotel
Day-06/Bukhara
Continue sightseeing tour Bukhara,
Chor-minor and the summer palace of emir Bukhara (Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa)
The Mausoleum Naqishbandy
Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day-07/Bukhara-Nurata-Sintop 300 km
Breakfast at hotel
Drive to the village Sintop stop off to see the ceramic and traditional pottery workshops in Gijdouvan. We will visit the town Nurata which we pass through.
In Nurata have such sights as the mosques and a source that the water is very rich with various natural minerals. Having lunch and continuing our road. Late afternoon arrival to the village. Accommodation at the local’s house.
Dinner and overnight at the homestay
Day-08/Sintop
Breakfast at local’s house
Short trekking through a small mountain river and visit remains stones of fortress. We have picnic.
Dinner at the local's house
Day-09/Sintop-Samarkand 230 km
Early breakfast, leave for Samarkand. Arrival and check into hotel.
Sightseeing tour the Ulug-Bek observatory, the Afrosyab museum and Samarkand silk paper production by old-time technology
Dinner and overnight at hotel
Day-10/ Samarkand
Breakfast at hotel
Sightseeing tour the Mausoleum Guri Emir (Tamerlane’s Tomb)
Registan Square is one of Central Asia's most iconic sights Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillakori madrasahs.
Full day wandering through this incredible city, taking in such sights as Bibi-Khanym Mosque and the town's excellent bazaar Syab, Shaki-i-Zinda-the Street of dead.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day-11/Samarkand-Tashkent (300 km)
Breakfast
At 9:00 leaving for the Tashkent. Arrival in Tashkent at 14:00. Having lunch. Free time during the day.
Transfer to the airport for the available flight, departure.
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