10.05.2024 - 31.12.2024
✈️ 2024
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Price per person in USD |
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2 |
1095 |
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4 |
925 |
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6 |
790 |
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Single Supplement |
+160 |
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Air economy class ticket Tashkent – Nukus |
From USD 105 p/p (subject to change) |
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Train economy class ticket Tashkent – Samarkand |
From USD 35 p/p (subject to change) |
➡️ Arrival in Tashkent. Meet at the airport and start the excursion. Hotel check-in from 2:00 PM
City tour: Tashkent is one of the oldest and largest cities in Central Asia, the Uzbek capital since 1930, and very much a showpiece of Soviet and post-soviet architecture. Morning visits the Museum of Applied Art, in the Russian-Turkestan governor’s old mansion. There are more than 7,000 pieces of traditional folk art, starting from the first half of the XIX century until modern times.
● Later visit Mustakillik (Independence) Square in the heart of Tashkent and the famous Tashkent Metro (underground) decorated with local marble and granite like an underground palace, and see the Opera Navoi Theatre square.
● Afternoon excursion to the old part of the city to visit the Khast Imam Square – which is the place where relics of the Muslim world are collected & it is the religious centre of Tashkent and a place of worship for Muslim pilgrims. Khast Imam is located in the old Tashkent city, within blocks of small mud houses. Barak-Khan (XVI cent.), Tilla-Sheikh Mosque (XIX century), Mausoleum of St. Kaffal Shashi (XV cent.) and Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari, where future preachers are taught are located there, on Hast-Imam Square.
● A rich library of oriental manuscripts is also located there. The world-famous Koran of Caliph Osman has been preserved here. Ottoman Koran is known as the primary source of Islam's holy book that was written in the middle of the 7th century.
● Later see the Kukeldash Madrassah and Chorsu Bazaar, the oldest market in Tashkent. Long hundreds of years ago it was one of the busiest bazaars in Central Asia since it is located on the Silk Route. The location hasn’t changed in all these years but the old buildings have been replaced by modern buildings.
Night at the hotel.
Breakfast boxes from the hotel
➡️ Transfer to the domestic airport, on arrival meet your driver and transfer for the excursion at the Museum of Arts named after Savitskiy. As recognized by experts and world mass media, this Museum has one of the top art collections in Central Asia and the second biggest and most significant collection of Russian Avant-garde in the world. Further drive to Khiva via ruins of the ancient fortresses Shylpyk-Kala – a Zoroastrian dakhma, and Toprak-Kala – the capital of Khorezm in 3rd c. AD.
On arrival to Khiva, transfer to the hotel and check-in.
Time for rest.
Night at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
➡️ 09:00 Caravans come to China from West to East and our route starts from Khiva, a museum city under the sky. If you ever dreamed of getting into Eastern fairy tales, then your dreams come true.
City tour in Khiva around: Ichan-Kala architectural complex (XII-XIX), the Residence of the last Khiva Khan including Ismail Khodja Mausoleum, Muhammed Amin Khan Madrassah, Kunya-Ark Castle (XVI-XVI), Kalta Minor Tower, Tash-Hovli Palace (XIX), Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum(XIV-XVIII), Juma Mosque (X) and other Khiva tourist sights. Narrow streets, carved “ayvans” veranda and doors, majestic minarets and mausoleums, heritage and arts – all kept with care in this city as a great treasure.
Night at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel.
➡️ 09:00 In the old days, the route from Khiva to Bukhara lasted more than a month. Today it takes 7 – 8 hours by vehicle, through the mysterious red desert “Kyzyl-Kum”, the territory of “Khorezm”, which was called in the past a “State of Thousand and Hundred Cities”. What kind of secrets are buried in this desert, this is something that archaeologists and historians will be trying to find in the future. Meanwhile, you are invited to view the exotic landscapes of the desert with roaming camels, nomadic yurts and the old Amudarya River (Oxus).
Arrival to Bukhara, check-in to the hotel.
Holy Bukhara, the homeland of Ibn Sino (Avicenna), loved the city of all saints and worldwide known philosopher – cheery Hodja Nasriddin, lively, noisy and luxurious capital of Emirs, a rich man of all nationals and patrons. When you hear “Splendor of East” – it is Bukhara!
Night at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
➡️ 09:00 City tour in Bukhara: Ismael Samani Mausoleum Chashma Ayub Mausoleum (Spring of Job – XIV), Bolo-Hauz Mosque (beginning of XX), Citadel Ark (IV) – a city in a city, Poi Kalon Ensemble (Pedestal of the Great), the religious heart of Sacred Bukhara, consists of Minaret Kalon (XII), Kalyan Mosque (XII), Miri Arab Madrassah (XVI), Ulugbek’s Madrassah (1417), Madrassah Nodir Divanbeghi, Abdul Aziz Khan Madrassah, Magoki-Attori Mosque (dated XII-XVI centuries), Lyabi-Khauz Ensemble (dated XIV-XVII centuries), Kosh-Madrassah Ensemble (consisting of two resisting Madari-Abdullakhan Madrassah (Abdullakhan’s mother) and Abdullakhan Madrassah. Chor-Minor (four minarets). Free time: we advise you to visit Bukhara Dome Bazaars (dated 15-16 centuries): Toki Saraffon (the Dome of Moneychangers), Toki-Telpak Furushon (the Dome of Cap makers), Toki Zargaron and Tim Abdullakhan (the Center of silk).
Night at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
➡️ 09:00 Drive to Samarkand, via Gijduvan city, visiting the house-museum of a famous ceramist. Gijduvan ceramics was presented by our craftsmen in numerous competitions and festivals, where it enjoyed the highest accolades.
Afternoon continue to Samarkand.
Arrival in Samarkand, the settlement at the hotel
Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
➡️ 09:00 Full day city tour in Samarkand: Mausoleum Guri Emir - Tamerlane's Tomb (XIV-XV), visiting of morning East Siab Bazaar, Registan Square - Madrassah Ulugbek (XV), Madrassah Shir-Dor (XVII), Madrassah Tillya-Kori (XVII), Bibi Khanum Mosque (XIV-XV), Architectural Complex Shakh-i-Zinda (dated XI-XV century)
Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
➡️ Visiting carpet factory Hudzhum – handmade silk carpets. Proceed further to Ulugbek Observatory (XV), excavations and Museum of the ancient city of Afrosiab, the mausoleum of Saint Daniel.
Workshop visiting on manufacturing of silk paper (handmade).
Transfer to railways station for evening train to Tashkent.
Arrival in Tashkent, meet your driver and transfer to the hotel
Night at the hotel.
Early breakfast at the hotel
➡️ 06:00 Transfer to the airport for flight TK369 at 09.00.
Program includes:
✔️ Hotel accommodation in a twin room, 8 nights in total in hotels;
❗ No early check-in on arrival is included
✔️ Meals: breakfast at the hotels;
✔️ Comfortable transport along the whole tour
✔️ Entrance fees to the sites according to the program
✔️ Excursion programs: local English-speaking guides for the excursions only
✔️ Mineral water a bottle of water per person/day
The program doesn’t include:
❌ International tickets
❌ Early check-in on arrival (shown separately)
❌ Domestic air economy class ticket Tashkent - Nukus (subject to availability and change)
❌ Train ticket Samarkand - Tashkent (subject to availability and change)
❌ Personal transfers
❌ Lunches and Dinners
❌ Alcohol and soft drinks
❌ Travel and Medical insurance
❌ Tips and portages at the airport and hotels
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Other services, not indicated above
❗ Important notes:
• Most of the hotels in Uzbekistan without elevator
➤ Tickets:
• Domestic flights are subject to change in timing and availability. If the mentioned flight is not available, it will be changed to a convenient one depending on the tour program
• Due to a lack of train – tickets for the fast train “Afrosiab” we keep the right to change it by the usual train or change the route to a bus transfer in that direction. Early booking doesn’t guarantee availability.
• Train – tickets are not allowed to be booked and should be issued at once when the sales are opening.
• Please, check with us your ticket’s reservation status
➤ General organisational moments:
• The itinerary is subject to alterations depending on the changes that can be made by the railway lines in their hours and days of operation of the trains
• Please be aware, that there may be various vehicles and drivers used during your tour, depending on the route section and type of transport needed in that section
• The company is not responsible for the weather conditions during the route. If a place of visit is closed to visitors it will be replaced with an alternative. During major events, accommodation may be changed and replaced with a similar.
Join us on an exciting 9-day tour that will immerse you in the atmosphere of the Great Silk Road, starting from modern Tashkent, an ancient city that has become the starting point for our journey. From there, we will head to Nukus, where you can immerse yourself in the world of Russian avant-garde art at the Igor Savitsky State Art Museum.
Our route will also take us to the ruins of the fortresses of Toprak-Kala and Chilpyk-Kala, witnesses to the history of the region, before we head to the magnificent city museum of Khiva, where time seems to have stopped within the walls of the medieval city of Itchan-Kala.
The journey from Khiva to Bukhara will take us through the Kyzylkum Desert, where you can enjoy unique views and feel its vastness before experiencing the architectural splendour of Bukhara itself.
In the next stage of our journey, we will visit Gijduvan, a city known for its ceramics, where you can visit workshops and see the process of creating unique pieces.
The journey will culminate in Samarkand, the most significant city on the Great Silk Road, where you can feel the breath of centuries and ancient civilizations. Come with us on this unforgettable journey along the trails of the Great Silk Road and discover the beauty and mystique of the caravan trade routes.
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