Discover Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Bukhara, and Tashkent

Breakfast, check-out from the hotel with luggage, meeting with the guide and continuing the second part of an exciting and rich tour of Tashkent. Today's sightseeing tour of Tashkent includes the Friendship of Peoples Square with a walk in the mausoleum of Abdul Qasim Sheikh, where possible to see the works of the most talented artisans in the field of woodworking and metal chasing. The city tour in Tashkent also includes the Museum of Applied Arts, the Monument of Courage, which reminds people who survived the earthquake of 1966, and the Alai market, beloved by Tashkent residents. At the end of the excursion in Tashkent, depart to Samarkand by Afrosiab train; upon arrival, meet at the station, and transfer to the hotel for accommodation. A fascinating journey from Tashkent to Samarkand will end with dinner at the Karimbek restaurant.

Breakfast, meeting with the guide and start of the tour of the city of Samarkand, which has a centuries-old history, sung by poets and philosophers and takes its place on a par with such ancient cities as Rome and Athens, Babylon and Thebes. A sightseeing tour of Samarkand includes the Registan Square with three amazingly beautiful madrasahs, the mausoleums of Gur-Emir, Ak-Saray and Rukhabad with a rare beauty of architecture, the Gur-Emir mausoleum, reflecting the rich historical heritage of Timur's empire. The Bibi-Khanum seven-century mosque, Siab bazaar, to buy sweets and shoots excellent photos with colourful people. Ensemble Shakhi-Zinda with narrow streets and beautiful mausoleums, which also houses the mausoleum of Kusam ibn Abbas, the closest associate and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad. The Khazret-Khizr mosque and the mausoleum of Khoja Daniyar, where according to legend, Tamerlane buried the relics of the biblical Prophet Daniel. The Afrosiab Museum with its rich exhibits and famous frescoes. The Ulugbek observatory, with the remains of a giant sextant, which locates on Kuhak hill. A pleasant end to the third day of a trip to Uzbekistan will be dinner in a private house with a master class on cooking the Uzbek dish Kazan-kebab.

Breakfast, check-out with luggage from the hotel, meeting with the driver and departure to Bukhara; on the way, on the border of two oases of Bukhara and Samarkand, a stop at the monument of the Karakhanid era in the Rabat-i-Malik caravanserai. The ruins of the caravanserai make an indelible impression on every traveller. Exploring the caravanserai, one can imagine how the caravans were resting on a painful journey along the Silk Road. Further on the route, a stop in Gijduvan to visit a ceramics workshop, meet with masters and participate in a ceramics master class. Also, discover the eternal resting place of Abdulkhalik Al-Gijduvan, a Sufi mystic, the founder of the Dervish order of Khojagon. And stop in Vobkent city to see a copy of the Bukhara Kalyan minaret with a height of 39 meters. Late evening arrival in Bukhara, transfer to the hotel for accommodation. After dinner at the Lyabi Hauz restaurant, which will end the 4th day of the tour of Uzbekistan, a walk along the tangled streets of the ancient city of Bukhara will take place.

After breakfast, a walking tour of Bukhara begins, which includes the ruins of the walls and gates of this ancient city, the Samanid mausoleum, the Chashma Ayub mausoleum, the Bolo-Khauz mosque, the Ark fortress. Ensemble Poi-Kalon, consisting of the Kalyan minaret, the Kalyan mosque and the Mir-Arab madrasah. The trading domes of Bukhara, the Bukhara synagogue and the ensemble Layabi-Hauz, consisting of the pool and three madrasahs with a bronze statue of Khodja Nasreddin. And this is not a complete list of sights and historical places that amaze travellers when visiting Bukhara. Dinner at the Minzifa restaurant will complete the 5th day of the trip to Uzbekistan.

Breakfast, check-out from the hotel, transfer to Khiva, before leaving the territory of the Bukhara region, stop at the Sitorai-Mohi-Khosa palace, which was the country palace of the last Bukhara emir Mir Said Alimkhan. Then the route will continue through the endless Kyzyl-Kum desert, with stops to admire the stunningly beautiful Amudarya River and enjoy the desert air. Upon arrival in Khiva, accommodation at the hotel on the territory of the Ichan-Kala fortress. A successful end to the day will be a dinner at the residence of the Khiva khans with the original name Toza Bog with a fascinating folk performance.

Breakfast at the hotel. Meet with a guide and begin a walking tour of Khiva, which includes an unfinished minaret lined with blue and white shimmering majolica, the madrasah Muhammad Amin Khan, the citadel Kunya-Ark with Ak-Sheikh-Bobo bastion, the mosque Juma with 212 wooden columns from different centuries. All of them are located in the Ichan-Kala complex and under UNESCO protection. Also, a tour of Khiva includes the Palvan-Mahmud complex, the madrassah Shergazi-khan, the minaret Islam-Khoja, the madrassah Kutlug-Murad-Inak, the bath of Anush-khan, the Tash-Khauli palace, and city walls of the XVIII century with a length of 2.5 km. After the end of the tour and dinner in Khiva, transfer to Urgench airport for departure to Tashkent by flight HY001 at 21:50. Arrival in Tashkent at 23:20, meet and transfer to the hotel for rest.

Breakfast, check-out from the room and hotel, meet with the driver and transfer to the airport for the return flight home and the end of a fantastic journey through Uzbekistan with us.