Two Pearls of the East

Day 2 Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel.
At 09:00 Meet your guide in the hotel lobby, start your tour of Samarkand.
Your tour of Samarkand begins at Registan Square - ("sand square"), called the pearl of Central Asia, is one of the most beautiful squares in the world and a symbol of the city. The center of Samarkand since the time of Tamerlane, inside the square are the Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillakori madrassas.
We continue our walk through the interesting places of delightful Samarkand. After exploring Registan Square, we go to see one of the main attractions of the city - the Gur-Emir mausoleum, known as the tomb of Tamerlane. You will learn the legend about Tamerlane's wife, the beautiful Bibi-khanum, who built him a mosque as a gift for her husband's return, the likes of which the world had never seen - the Bibi-khanum Mosque - built in 1399-1400.
Next, we will visit the Rukhabad mausoleum.
For lunch, we will taste real Samarkand pilaf.
We will not leave aside and will definitely visit the Siyab Bazaar - the most famous and most important bazaar in Samarkand. There you can see the local color, buy souvenirs and bargain with local sellers.
Dinner at the hotel on request (not included in the price).
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3 Samarkand-Konigil-Bukhara
Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, check out of the rooms and meet in the hotel lobby at 09:00.
After breakfast, we will go to Konigil, visit a paper workshop in a village near Samarkand.
The highlight of the village is a workshop for the manual production of traditional silk Samarkand paper using a revived ancient (early medieval) technology.
Here you can see and participate in the entire technological process from cleaning the mulberry bark, soaking and crushing it to obtaining finished sheets of paper, as well as making original products and souvenirs from them.
Konigil is located on the outskirts of Samarkand, not far from the Ulugbek observatory, so after visiting the paper workshop, we will go to the largest observatory in Central Asia, built in 1420 by Ulugbek (grandson of Tamerlane).
There will be free time for lunch (not included in the price).
After the excursion, transfer to Bukhara. Accommodation at the hotel.
Dinner at the hotel on request (not included in the price).
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 Bukhara.
Breakfast at the hotel.
At 09:00 Meet the guide in the hotel lobby.
After breakfast, we will go to get acquainted with the Miracle of the Spirit - Bukhara. "If Samarkand is a miracle of the earth, then Bukhara is a miracle of the spirit"
The historical center of Bukhara is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
We will see:
According to tradition, we will begin our acquaintance with the most famous and visited square of Bukhara - the Lyabi-Khauz ensemble.
In the center of the ensemble there is an artificial pond, around which are located the Kukeldash madrasah, the Nadir Divanbegi madrasah, the khanaka, the famous monument to Khoja Nasreddin and many cozy cafes.
For lunch, we will taste real Bukhara pilaf.
We will walk along the old streets and go to the puppet workshop. There we will see a mini-performance, the dolls "come to life" in the hands of the masters and become part of history.
We will continue the excursion and see: Chashmai Ayub Mausoleum, Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Samanid Mausoleum, Kosh Madrasa (Abdullakhon and Modarihon), Bolo Khavuz, Poi Kalon, Mir-i-Arab Madrasah, Ulugbek Madrasah, Abdulakhzizkhon Madrasah, Chor-Minor Madrasah, Magoki Attori.
Bukhara is known to the world not only for its mosques, the Ark fortress and the majestic Kalyan minaret, but also for its trading domes, which stretch in a row from Lyabi-Khauz to the Miri-Arab Madrasah.
You will learn all about the four domes: Toki-Sarrophon, Telpak Furushon, Tim Abdullakhan, Toki-Zargaron, Lyabi Khavuz.
Dinner at the hotel on request (not included in the price).
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6 Bukhara – departure.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport.