Route: Tashkent, Urgench, Khiva, Bukhara, Shakhrisabz, Samarkand, Tashkent, Ferghana, Tashkent Duration: 12 day Ititnerary: Day 1 Tashkent Arrival to Tashkent. Settlement at the hotel. Half day CSS tour of Old part: visit Hasti Imam complex, Chorsu bazaar, Kukeldash madrassah. Overnight at the hotel. Day 2 Tashkent - Samarkand Transfer to Samarkand by train “Reqistan”. Full day CSS in Samarkand: visit Registan square with three madrassahs, Bibi Khanum Mosque and Siab bazaar, Gur Emir Mausoleum, Shakhi Zinda necropolis Of Temurids, Ulugbek Observatory, Afrosiyab. Overnight. Day 3 Samarkand – Shahrisabz – Bukhara Drive Bukhara via Shakhrisabs (320 km, 4hrs). Tour of Shakhrisabs: Visit Ak Saray Palace, Kuk Gumbaz, Gumbazi Saidon, Khazrati Imam mosque, Mausoleum of Jakhangir (Temurlan's son). Lunch. Continue drive to Bukhara. Check-in to the hotel. Overnight. Day 4 Bukhara Full day in Bukhara: visit Kalyan Minaret and Poi Kalyan Mosque, Miri Arab madrassah, Toki Zargaron Dome, Ulughbek and Abdullazizkhan madrassah, Toki Telpak Furushon Dome, Magoki Attory mosque, Toki Sarafon Dome, Lyabi Hauz complex. Overnight at the hotel. Day 5 Bukhara Full day in Bukhara: Ark fortress, Bolo House mosque, Ismail Samoni Mausoleum, Chashma Ayub Mausoleum and bazaar. Overnight. Day 6 Bukhara - Khiva Drive to Khiva (450km, 7-8hrs), on the way view Amudarya River. Settlement at the Hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel. Day 7 Khiva Full day tour in Khiva: Ota Darvaza, Kalta Minor, Mukhammad Amin Khan Madrassah, Kunya Ark (with panoramic view of Khiva), Mukhammad Rahim Khan Madrassah, Pahlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, Islam Khoja Minaret and Madrassah, Juma Mosque, Tash Hovli (Harem). Overnight. Day 8 Urgench - Tashkent Transfer to Urgench (30 km). Flight to Tashkent according timetable. Arrive to Tashkent.. Hotel accommodation. Time at leisure. Overnight. Day 9 Tashkent - Ferghana Morning drive to Ferghana via Kokand: visit Khudayar Khan palace, Mir Mosque, Dahmai Shahon Mausoleum. Lunch. Transfer to Rishtan to see private pottery workshop. Drive to Ferghana. Settlement at the hotel. Overnight. Day 10 Ferghana - Tashkent Departure to Margilan: visit Yudgorlik Silk factory. Lunch. Return to Ferghana: visit Uzbekistan State Museum. Old ruins of Khuva city. Drive to Tashkent. Settlement in the hotel. Overnight at the hotel. Day 11 Tashkent Day tour in Tashkent: visit Amir Temur Square, Courage Monument, Peoples’ Friendship Square and Abul Kasim madrassah (handicrafts workshops), Applied Arts Museum. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Day 12 Tashkent - Next destination Transfer to airport. Departure to the next destination. |