To the holy places of Central Asia. Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan

Bukhara, excursion.

Breakfast at the hotel.
At 09:00 Meet the guide in the hotel lobby, start of the Bukhara Excursion.
The historical center of Bukhara is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
“If Samarkand is a miracle of the earth, then Bukhara is a miracle of the spirit.”

Bukhara has been one of the most important trading centers on the Great Silk Road for many centuries, which is why most of the caravanserais and covered bazaars are located here, which still attract tourists.

On this day we will visit:
Chor Minor Madrasah
Poi Kalon Mosque
Ismail Samani Mausoleum
Mir-i-Arab Madrasah
Nadirkhon Devanbegi Madrasah
Chashmay Ayub Mausoleum
Lyabi-Khauz Complex
Lunch at a city restaurant
Overnight at the Reikartz Modarixon Bukhara 3* hotel.
breakfast, lunch

Bukhara. Free day.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free time.
Overnight at the Reikartz Modarixon Bukhara 3*
breakfast

Bukhara - Samarkand. Transfer.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Samarkand by high-speed train "Afrosiyob".
Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
Free time.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Overnight at the Grand Plaza Hotel Samarkand 4*.
breakfast, lunch

Samarkand.

Breakfast at the hotel.
At 09:00, meet your guide in the hotel lobby, start the tour - a tour of Samarkand.

In the East, Samarkand is called the "precious pearl", "the embodiment of the earth".

Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in the world, the capital of the legendary Sogdiana - Marakanda, and then the capital of the vast empire of Tamerlane. A museum city, the heart of the caravan trade of the Silk Road, Samarkand has perfectly preserved the unique aura of the Asian Middle Ages to this day.
On this day we will visit:

• Registan Square - the heart of Samarkand. Registan ("sand square"), which is called the pearl of Central Asia, is one of the most beautiful squares in the world and a symbol of the city. Inside the square are the Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillakori madrassas
• Next to Registan Square there is an amazing place that looks like a grandmother's treasure chest - Lena Ladik's art gallery "happy bird". Hospitable hosts will share interesting stories. Antique carpets, chests, scarves, fabrics, skullcaps, jewelry, paintings and of course clothes. Trying on chapans and hand-embroidered dresses, we will get into character and feel like shahzods of Bukhara, Khiva, Kokand and other cities of the Silk Road.
• Lunch at a restaurant in the city.
• Gur-Emir Mausoleum and the Buri Temple, the tomb of the Timurid dynasty, resembles a blue tulip with closed turquoise petals from afar
• Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis (10th-19th centuries) consisting of several mausoleums
• Siyab Bazaar is the most famous and important bazaar in Samarkand.

Overnight at the Grand Plaza Hotel Samarkand 4*
breakfast, lunch.

Samarkand. Free day.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free time.
Overnight at the Grand Plaza Hotel Samarkand 4*
breakfast.

Samarkand - Tashkent. Transfer.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Tashkent by high-speed train "Afrosiyob"
Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
Free time.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Overnight at the Reikartz Abis Tashkent 3* hotel.
breakfast, lunch.

Tashkent.

Breakfast at the hotel.
At 09:00 Meet the guide in the hotel lobby, start the tour - a tour of Tashkent.

Tashkent is the multifaceted capital of modern Uzbekistan, which is one of the largest cities in Central Asia and the whole world.
On this day we will visit:

• We will start our acquaintance with the city from Khast Imam Square - the spiritual center of Tashkent, where the original unique manuscript of the Koran of Usman and the hair of the Prophet Muhammad are kept.
• Barak Khan Madrasah
• Kafal ash-Shashi Mausoleum.
• Besh Qozon Plov Center. An amazing place where you can not only taste national pilaf, but also see huge cauldrons in which up to 10 tons of pilaf are cooked per day, we will taste several types of pilaf and move on.
• Independence Square (Ezgullik Square, Independence Monument, Monument to the Grieving Mother and Memory Alley).
• Palace of Konstantin Romanov - review from the outside.
• Theatre Square named after Alisher Navoi (Bolshoi Theatre).
• Amir Timur Square and Tashkent "Broadway".

The oldest bazaar in Tashkent, which is more than 2000 years old - Chorsu Bazaar.
breakfast, lunch.

Tashkent - Turkestan. Transfer.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Turkestan by bus (5 hours on the road)
Free time.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Overnight at the Hotel Khanaka 4*.
breakfast, lunch.

Turkestan.
Breakfast at the hotel.
On this day we will visit:

• Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi.
• Mausoleum of Rabi-Sultan Begim.
• Underground mosque Khilovat.
• Medieval baths (16th-18th centuries).
• Big Khilvet, Darvaza gate, Chillakhana and Juma mosque.
• Then you will visit the ancient settlement of Kultobe. Four most important periods of the history of Kazakhstan are presented here: Kangyui, early medieval, medieval and the period of the Kazakh Khanate.

Then you will visit the memorial to 21 Kazakh khans and the flying theater "Altyn Samruk" on the territory of the caravanserai, which has no analogues in the countries of Central Asia. Free time.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Night at the Hotel Khanaka 4*.
breakfast, lunch.

Turkestan (departure).
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure from the hotel before 12:00.
Transfer to the airport of Turkestan or Shymkent.
breakfast.