Discover Uzbekistan Tour
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Uzbekistan, with its ancient monuments and culture, attracts tourists from all over the world. For many centuries, this country has been on the crossroads of the Great Silk Road. Therefore, Uzbekistan presents an amazing mixture of local history, traditions and culture of the Uzbek people along with the history of the Great Silk Road.
Uzbekistan is the historical repository of several centuries as it has monuments of ancient culture dating back to different periods in time. The historical centres of Bukhara, Samarkand and Shakhrisabz are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The people of Uzbekistan are remarkably welcoming with their guests; their hospitality is their greatest hallmark. Uzbek customs and traditions and national crafts are known far beyond the borders of Uzbekistan. The national cuisine is an amalgam of unique flavours of the region. The Discover Uzbekistan tour promises an unforgettable experience.
To discover Uzbekistan, the itinerary consists of an intensive 7 day tour that will embrace the greatest riches of Uzbekistan. For the convenience of guests, variations in the form of supplements have been made available in the present tour.
In the given tour, inclusions are:
-Single (for 1 pax) or double (for 2 pax or more) accommodation based on three star hotels in Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand with breakfasts included
-Arrival and departure point transfers
-Transportation on routes Urgench - Khiva, Khiva - Bukhara and Bukhara - Samarkand:
- Transportation for 1-2 pax by car (Deawoo Nexia)
- Transportation for 3-10 pax by minivan
-Transportation to all sights listed in Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand
-Entrance fees to all sights listed
-Guidance by professional guides at all sights listed
Note: Guidance is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian. Guests are requested to specify their preferences when making a booking.
The tour may be organized with any of the following supplements:
- Lunches and dinners at local restaurants or hotels
- Lunches and dinners in traditional houses
- Single accommodation (for 2 pax or more) based on three star hotels in Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand
- Accommodation (single or double) based on four star hotels in Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand
- Flight Tashkent - Urgench
- Train crossing Samarkand - Tashkent
- Tashkent city tour
Note: See Booking notes for prices on supplements
- Duration: 7 day(s)
- Location: Tashkent-Khiva-Bukhara-Samarkand
Guests arrive in Tashkent International Airport according to their flight schedule. There they will be met by the tour staff and transferred to hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 2. Tashkent - Urgench - Khiva
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Transfer to airport for the flight Tashkent-Urgench
- Arrival in Urgench
- Transfer to Khiva (30km)
- Accommodation at hotel
- Discover Khiva: Mohammed-Amin Khan Madrasah and Kalta Minor minaret (18th century); Kunya Ark-Old fortress (18th-19thcenturies); Mukhammad Rakhim Khan Madrasah (19th century)
- Continuation of visiting sights in Khiva: Said Allautdin mausoleum (14thcentury); Djami mosque with 212 wooden carved columns (18thcentury); Tash Hauli Allakuli-Khan Palace (18th-19thcenturies); Pakhlavan Mahmud mausoleum (14th-20th centuries), Islam Khodja ensemble (early 20th century); workshop of wood carvers; bazaar
- Overnight stay at the hotel
Day 3. Khiva - Bukhara
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Drive to Bukhara (480 km): 7-8 hours across the Kyzyl Kum (Red Sand) desert
- Arrival and accommodation at the hotel
- First discovery of Bukhara: promenade along the lanes of ancient Bukhara
- Overnight stay at the hotel
Day 4. Bukhara
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Full day sightseeing tour: Poi-Kalyan ensemble including Kalyan minaret (1127),
- Kalyan mosque (16th century) and Miri-Arab Madrasah (16th century); Trade Dome
- Toki-Zargaron (pavilion of bijouterie) (16th century); Ulugbek Madrasah (1417)
- and Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah (16th century).
- In the afternoon: Lyabi-Khauz ensemble, one of the most famous places of Bukhara including Nadir-Divan-Beghi Madrasah (1622), Kukeldash Madrasah and Nadir-Divan-Beghi khanaka (1620); Magok-Attor mosque (XII - XVI century); the Trade Dome Center of the XVI century Toki-Sarafon (dome of merchants) and Toki-Tilpak Furushon (dome of hatters); Chor Minor ensemble with four minarets.
- Overnight stay at the hotel
Day 5. Bukhara - Samarkand
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Drive to Samarkand (280 km)
- Arrival and accommodation at the hotel "Malika Samarkand" or similar.
- Start visiting Samarkand: Registan square, the heart of Samarkand with its Madrasahs of Ulugbek (15th century), Sher-Dor (Madrasah with lions) (XVII century) and Tillya-Qori (decorated with gold) (17th century); Ulugbek Observatory (15th century).
- Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 6. Samarkand -Tashkent
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visiting the city: Bibi-Khonum mosque (11th century), the biggest one in Central Asia, constructed by the order of Tamerlane after his victorious campaign to India; bazaar; Shokhi-Zinda necropolis ("the living king"), the pearl of Samarkand, ensemble of mausoleums dated from the 11th- 15th centuries, the museum of medieval architecture.
- Afternoon sightseeing: Afrosiab archaeological site, first settlement of Samarkand dated 8th century BC and destroyed by the Mongols in 1220, museum of Samarkand city foundation exhibiting stucco painting of 7th century; Gur-Emir mausoleum (15th century), where the tombs of Tamerlane and his descendants are located
- Transfer to the railway station for the train "Registan" at 5 pm
- Arrival in Tashkent and accommodation at the hotel
- Overnight stay at the hotel
Day 7. Tashkent
- Breakfast.
- Transfer to Tashkent International Airport and departure
Meet your local connection in Samarkand, Shoista Saydaminova and the team of 
