Tashkent – Khiva – Bukhara – Samarkand – Tashkent

Arrival to Tashkent International Airport
Meeting with the driver and transfer to thehotel
Back to the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel
City tour around Tashkent – the capital ofUzbekistan. However, despite its age (2200years), it is a modern city, the economic andcultural center of our country. During theexcursion, we visit the Khazrati Imamcomplex, which includes the Hazrati ImamMosque, Muyi Muborak Madrasah (where thehair of the Prophet Muhammad and theoriginal of the Qur’an of Usman (644-648) iskept), Barak Khan Madrasah, NamazgohMosque and the Mausoleum of Hazrati Imam(Kaffal ash Shoshi). We will bargain with atthe oldest bazaar in Uzbekistan namedChorsu Bazaar, where you can buytraditional souvenirs and fruits.
After lunch, visit the Monument of Courageand Independent Square. Walk on BroadwayStreet where you may see paining gallery underthe open sky. With this way, we reach to AmirTemur (Tamerlan) square – the heart ofTashkent. After that, go down to the Tashkentmetro and admire the most beautiful stations.
Dinner at the restaurant
Overnight at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel and check-out
Today we fly to the city– museum under theopen sky – Khiva (1hour 20 min)
Upon arrival visit the ruins of the ancientcities of Ayaz-Kala and Toprak-kala (2 hours)
Ayaz-kala dates back to the II century ADand was one of the largest fortresses ofAncient Khorezm. According to legend, thename of this fortress is associated with thename of the legendary slave warrior Ayaz.Ayaz is a hero of Central Asian Turkicfolklore. We will have a lunch at the yurtcamp near Ayaz Kala.
Toprak-kala in the III century AD was thecapital of the ancient state of Khorezm. Thisfortress was opened in 1938 and duringarchaeological excavations coins, fragments ofassuaries (funeral vessels of Zoroastrians), aswell as magnificent examples of artisticculture were found: finely crafted ceramics,wool, silk fabrics, gold jewelry and a necklaceof 300 beads made of glass, paste, amber,coral, shells.
Drive to Khiva (2 hours 30 min), check-in thehotel
Dinner at the local restaurant
Overnight at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel
Today we have a fascinating tour. On the tour,we visit a city in the city – Ichan – Qala, theold part of the city. In this part of Khiva thereare various buildings (the oldest of whichbelong to the XIV century), such asfortifications, palaces, mosques, madrasas,mausoleums, minarets, caravanserais and evenbaths. Among the most famous monumentsare the Kunya Ark, the old citadel, some ofits parts belong to the V century, theMadrasah of Muhammad Amin Khan, theKalta Minar minaret, the Tash KhauliPalace, the mausoleum of PakhlvanMahmud, as well as the minaret and theIslam-Khoja.
Lunch will be in the heart of Ichan Qala
And last, but not least: we walk through thestreets outside of Ichan Qala and visit thereception palace of the last Shah of Khorezmwith the Harem and the park namedNurullaboy
Dinner on the terrace with a beautiful view
Overnight at the hotel

07:00 Breakfast at the hotel
07:30 Transfer to the Railway Station
08:10 Departure to Bukhara by the touristtrain
14:36 Arrival to Bukhara
Meeting with the driver and drive to the hotel
Free time for self-walking (recommendationswill be provided)
Overnight at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel
Free time for self-walking (recommendationswill be provided)
15:30 Transfer to the Railway Station
16:22 Departure to Bukhara by the touristtrain
00:15 Arrival to Bukhara
Meeting with the driver and drive to the hotel
Overnight at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel
10:00 Today, the tour of Bukhara start fromLyabi –havuz, where Madrasah and KhanakaNadira Divan-Begi and Kukeldash madrasahare grouped around a large artificial reservoir.Then we visit Magokki Attori Mosque, themadrasahs of Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan,the Poi-Kalon ensemble, which is the centralarchitectural complex of Bukhara. Theensemble includes three buildings of the XII-XVI centuries: the Kalon Mosque, the Kalonminaret and the Mir – i – Arab madrasah,which is still an active madrasah ofUzbekistan
On the way, we stop for a degustation ofBukharian tea and coffee; relax in a cafe withcolorful decorations
Dinner at a local restaurant
Overnight at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel
Check –out the hotel
Continuing the tour of Bukhara. We will visitthe Ark Fortress, which is located on a bulkhill, the height of which in some places reaches20 m. The approximate area of the architecturaland archaeological monument is 4.2 hectares.After we will clim to the Shukhov Water Towerbuilt in 1927-1929. From its height, which is 40m, there is a beautiful view of the Ark Fortressand the old part of Bukhara. We will also visitChashma – Ayub, which translates as “thesource of Job”, the Samanid Mausoleum andthe summer residence of Sitor-i Mokhi Khosa-the palace of the last emir of Bukhara, whichincludes a white hall – the emir’s receptionroom for ambassadors, several guest housesand a detached Harem where wives andconcubines lived.
After that, we leave Bukhara toward toAydarkul Lake. On the way to the city ofNavoi, we will stop for lunch, and in the
evening arrive at the yurt camp, where the dinner will be waiting for us, and Akyn (Folk poet-improviser and singer) sing under the open sky next to the campfire
Overnight in yurts

Breakfast at the yurt camp
Morning trip to Aydarkul Lake. Before lunch,we have the opportunity to swim in the lake,sunbathe on the sandy beach, ride camels, takea walk in the desert. Here we can take a showerfor further lunch and transfer to Samarkand.
Lunch on the lake shore
After lunch departure to Samarkand. On theway, we will visit with you the Chashmaspring in the city of Nurata and learn the secretof the Nurata fish
Arrival to Samarkand by the evening
Check-in at the hotel
Overnight in Samarkand

Breakfast at the hotel
10:00 City tour of Samarkand. We visit GurEmir Mausoleum (XIV-XV век), where AmirTemur (Tamerlan), the founder of great thefounder of a huge empire in Central Asia andone of the most powerful states of the XIVcentury in the world, was buried. His spiritualteacher and some of his descendants also buriedthere. Then visit Registan Square, which is thesymbol of the city and where UlugbekMadrasah (XV century), Sherdor Madrasah(XVII century), Tilla -Qori Mosque (XVIIcentury) are located
After a dense lunch, we see the UlugbekObservatory, Shakhi Zinda Necropolis andadmire the beautiful view of the eveningSamarkand from the observation deck
Dinner at the restaurant
Overnight at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel
Check-out the hotel
Continuation of the Samarkand city tour. In themorning, we visit the storehouse of silk carpets-Khujum factory and admire the handmadecarpets made by the craftswomen ofSamarkand using the technologies of ourancestors from silk, wool and cotton.
Visit the St. Daniel’s Tomb
Lunch at the restaurant
Visit one of the most outstanding creations ofthe Timurids – the Bibi Khanum Mosque.The main cathedral mosque of the city of thepast centuries and finish your day by shopping
for uzbek bread (non) and parvarda (national sweetness) at the famous Siab Bazaar
15:45 Transfer to the Samarkand RailwayStation
17:00 Departure to Tashkent by the fast train
19:10 Arrival to Tashkent
Transfer to the hotel and check-in
Overnight at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel
Check-out and transfer to the airport
Departure home
End of the tour!