Cultural tour «1001 nights» – 11 days in Uzbekistan

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11 days
Availability : April November
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Tashkent

Destinations: Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva – Bukhara – Nurata – Aydarkul Lake – Samarkand – Tashkent

 Itinerary

Day 1. Arrival in Tashkent   

Upon arrival at Tashkent airport, meet with the driver and transfer to the hotel. Our manager will tell you all the information about the upcoming tour of Uzbekistan in detail. Then check in to the hotel for the night.

Day 2. Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva (breakfast)

Breakfast, check-out from the hotel, and a city tour of Tashkent with a professional guide will take place before the transfer to the airport. City tour in Tashkent includes the Hasti-Imam Square with the Khazrati Imam Mosque, the Muyi-Muborak Madrasah, which holds the famous Koran of the Caliph Osman, mosques Tilla Sheikh, Barak Khan and mausoleum Kaffal Shashi. Then Kukeldash madrasah, Chorsu bazaar, Mustakilik Square with fountains and Amir Temur Square with the Timurid museum will follow. At the end of the tour in Tashkent, transfer to the airport for flight HY057 to Urgench at 19:30. Arrive at 21:20 at Urgench airport, meet and transfer to Khiva for accommodation at the hotel.

3 Day. Khiva (breakfast)

Breakfast, meeting with a certified local guide in the hotel lobby for a walking tour of Ichan Kala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tour in Khiva includes the historical sights of Ichan-Kala, located among narrow streets, such as the unfinished minaret, the symbol of Khiva, the Juma mosque with unique columns, the Palvan Mahmud architectural complex, Shergazi Khan madrasah, Islam-Khoja minaret with the madrasah of the same name, Tash-Khauli palace, Anush-khan’s bathhouse, Ak-Sheikh-Bobo bastion. And this is not the whole list of objects included in the tour of Khiva.

4 Day. Khiva – Bukhara (breakfast)

After a delicious breakfast at the hotel, meet with the driver and transfer to Bukhara through the Kyzyl Kum desert, red sand. On the way, stop on the banks of the Amudarya River to admire its breathtaking view. Then, in the late afternoon, arrive in the long-awaited Bukhara, accommodation in a cosy hotel. Later, before dinner, a vespers stroll through the narrow but attractive streets of the old town.

 5 Day. Bukhara (breakfast)

Breakfast, meeting with a local guide in the hotel lobby to begin a city tour in Bukhara. Tour in Bukhara includes the mausoleums Samanid and the Chashma-Ayub, the Bolo-Khauz mosque, the Ark fortress, the Poi Kalyan ensemble with the Kalyan minaret, the Kalyan mosque and the Miri-Arab madrasah. In the post-Soviet space, the Miri-Arab madrasah is considered one of the most revered spiritual Islamic educational institutions. A city tour in Bukhara also includes the following historical sites protected by UNESCO: impressive trading domes, madrasahs of Ulugbek and Abdulaziz-khan, the Bukhara synagogue plunging into nirvana with its pacifying serenity and the popular Lyabi-Khauz ensemble, with the madrasahs of Kukeldash, Khanaka and Nadir-Divan-Begi.

6 Day. Bukhara outside the city (breakfast)

After breakfast, meeting with a local guide, an informative and exciting tour of the outskirts of the city of Bukhara is continued until the afternoon. Today, the program includes the Chor-Minor madrasah, the mausoleum of Bahauddin Naqshband, where Sufi pilgrims from all over the world flock, the country palace of the last Bukhara emir Sitora-i-Mokhi Khosa and the Chor-Bakr (City of the Dead) cemetery. Free time in the afternoon.

7 Day. Drive to a yurt camp with a stop in Nurata (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Breakfast, check out from the hotel, meet with the driver and depart to a yurt camp located in the desert, wherein you can admire the sky of the Milky Way in the evening. On the way to the yurt camp, stop in the village Nurata, where pilgrims from all over Uzbekistan come to drink from the sacred spring Chashma. It is a very famous place of pilgrimage for believers and one of the important religious centres of Islam in the entire region. Chashma feeds a small well and a large pond where thousands of fish swim (Marinka)—visiting the Nur fortress in the Nurata, built by Alexander the Great, and several local houses. After lunch at a local home with local delicacies, transfer to a yurt camp in the middle of the wild desert for accommodation in a yurt, camel riding and dinner under the Milky Way sky by the fire.

8 Day. Drive to Samarkand with a stop at Aydarkul Lake (breakfast)

After breakfast, meet with the driver and transfer to Samarkand. Stop at Aydarkul Lake for swimming. Arrival in Samarkand, hotel accommodation.

Day 9. Samarkand excursion (breakfast)  

Breakfast, meeting with the local guide and beginning the tour of Samarkand. Excursions in Samarkand include the Registan Square, the symbol of Samarkand, where the madrasahs of Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillya-Kori are located. Next, visits the Gur-Emir mausoleum, the Bibi-Khanum mosque, the Siab bazaar, the Khazrat-Khyzr mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda necropolis with unique mausoleums, the Khoja Daniyar mausoleum and the Ulugbek observatory with a 40-meter Fakhri sextant.

Day 10   Drive to Tashkent, Tashkent excursion ( breakfast)  

Breakfast, meet with the driver and transfer to Tashkent, arrival in Tashkent in 3-4 hours, hotel accommodation. After resting and gaining strength and energy, the tour of Tashkent will continue with local guide stories about Tashkent’s historical, cultural and political life. Today’s tour of Tashkent includes the Friendship of Peoples Square with the nearby mausoleum of Abdulkasim Sheikh and the workshops of the Academy of Arts. Museum of Applied Arts with unique exhibits. Monument of Courage, Opera and Ballet Buildings named after Alisher Navoi, Mustakilik Square, personifying the independence of Uzbekistan. Next, a subway tour with stops at Alisher Navoi and Cosmonauts stations, a walk along Amir Temur Square and Saylgokh Street, the favourite place of the capital’s guests.

Day 11 Transfer to the airport, breakfast included 

Breakfast, checkout from the room and hotel, meeting with the driver and transfer to the airport for the flight home.

 The tour price covers the accommodation cost in 4* hotels:

Tashkent – City Palace

Khiva – Erkin Palace, Bankir

Bukhara – Omar Khayyam, Paradise Plaza,

Lake Aydarkul -Yurts

Samarkand – Mövenpick ,  Grand Plaza

Price per pax in double room:

2  pax = 1713 € per 1 pax

4 pax = 1395 €  per 1 pax

8 pax = 1118 € per 1 pax

10 pax = 1097 € per 1 pax

19+1 free = 989 € per 1 pax

Included

  • accommodation in a standard double/twin room;
  • Breakfast only
  • 4-6 pax accommodation in yurt camp with full board.
  • English, German, Italian, French, Spanish speaking local guides in each city
  • air-conditioned transport for excursions and all the transfers;
  • visa support to Uzbekistan (if necessary).

Not Included

  • air ticket Tashkent – Urgench;
  • meals;
  • Entrance fees to monuments and museums ;
  • early check-in and late check-out from the hotels;
  • travel insurance
  • excess baggage, which is more than 20 kg;
  • expenses for personal needs;
  • visa cost to Uzbekistan.
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