Uzbekistan – Classic Tour

TASHKENT

After breakfast start city tour Tashkent:

• Architectural complex Khast Imam (Hast Imam square, Barak Khan Madrassah, Kafal al-Shashi Mausoleum);
• Chorsu Bazar - the oldest bazaar in Tashkent 
• Time for lunch (payment on the spot).
• Independence Square (Ezgullik Arch, Monument of Independence, Monument of the Grieving Mother and Alley of Memory);
• The Palace of Konstantin Romanov - an overview of the outside;
• Theatrical square of the Alisher Navoi (Bolshoi Theatre);
• Amir Timur Square and Tashkent "Broadway".
• Tashkent underground (if time permits)

Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Optional: Lunch and dinner at local restaurant

TASHKENT-SAMARKAND (by train)

After breakfast Transfer to the train station and take the morning train with departure to Samarkand. Upon arrival start city tour of Samarkand: 

• Registan Square - (“sand square”) called the pearl of Central Asia is one of the most beautiful squares in the world and the symbol of the city. Inside the square are the Madrasa Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillakori.
• The Gur-Emir mausoleum - the tomb of the Great Tamerlane.
• The Ulugbek Observatory - is the largest observatory in Central Asia which was built in 1420 by Ulugbeg (Tamerlane's grandson)
• The Bibikhanum Mosque - which was built in 1399-1400, dedicated to the beautiful wife of Tamerlane.
• Shakhi-Zinda - the memorial complex
• Siyab Bazaar - is the most famous and most important bazaar in Samarkand

After visits transfer to the hotel. 

Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Optional: Lunch and dinner at local restaurant

SAMARKAND-BUKHARA (by train)

After breakfast transfer to the train station to take the morning train to Bukhara. Upon arrival start city tour of Bukhara. "If Samarkand is the wonder of the earth, Bukhara is the wonder of the spirit". Visit:

• The Mausoleum of Ismail Samani
• The Kalon Minaret
• The Samanid Mausoleum
• The Mir-i-Arab Madrasa
• Chor-Minor
• The Poi Kalon Mosque
• Madrasa Nadirkhon Devanbegi
• The Ark fortress
• The Mausoleum of Chashmai Ayub
• The Lyabi-Hauz complex - has always been dedicated to markets. Today, three remain, intended mainly for tourists, and all in covered areas surmounted by domes with roofs designed to convey fresh air inside. Here then is the Taqi-Sarrafon, the bazaar intended for money changers, the Taqi-Telpak Furushon, that of the hatters and the Taqi-Zargaron, occupied by jewelers.

After visits transfer to the hotel. 

Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Optional: Lunch and dinner at local restaurant

BUKHARA-GIJDUVAN-BUKHARA (50 km, 1 hour)

After breakfast drive to Gijduvan. Visiting the family of hereditary ceramists Narzullaevs. Acquaintance with the Gijduvan school of ceramics, the process of manufacturing, painting and firing.

Lunch at a family of ceramists.

After lunch return to Bukhara. Upon arrival visit:

• Bukhara gold embroidery factory
• Folkshow in Madrasa Devonbeghi

Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Optional: Lunch and dinner at local restaurant

BUKHARA-AYAZKALA-TOPRAKKALA-KHIVA (450 km, 7-8 hours)

After breakfast drive to Khiva, take a walk through the imposing fortresses of the Khorezm region (Corasmia). We visit what we believe to be the most evocative and interesting of the fortresses: Ayaz Qala, which is spread over three levels and which we reach after just over an hour of travel. route crosses fields planted with cotton and vegetables. The fortress is located on the edge of the Kyzilkum (red sands) desert proper. Continue the walk towards Khiva. Considered by many to be the most evocative of Central Asia, undoubtedly the most isolated of the Uzbek caravan oases on the Silk Road. According to legend, the city was founded by Sem, son of Noah, who dug a well right where it now stands, between the 10th and 14th centuries, the area's capital became today's Urgench, which was in turn destroyed by Tamerlane.

Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel & accommodation. 

Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Optional: Lunch and dinner at local restaurant

KHIVA

After breakfast, the day is entirely dedicated to visiting Khiva. The ancient part of the city (which was included in the UNESCO list of places considered "World Heritage" in 1991) is called Ichan Kala and is surrounded by a long and mighty enclosure of mud walls, 2.5 km long on which there are four gates. The most important is the western one, called Ata Darvoza.

• The Kalta Minor
• The Mohammed Amin Khan Madrasa
• The Kunya Ark fortress
• The Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum
• The Islam Khodja Madrasa
• The Tash Hauli Palace

Overnight at the hotel.

Note: It can be organized Master class of silk carpets in Khiva Silk Carpet Workshop by request. 

After visits transfer to the Urgench Airport & take the flight to Tashkent. Upon arrival to Tashkent transfer to the hotel & accommodation.

Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

Optional: Lunch and dinner at local restaurant

DEPARTURE

After breakfast, transfer to Tashkent International Airport & take the flight to home.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel

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