Cities: Khiva, Nukus, Moynak, Bukhara, Shakhrisabz, Samarkand, and Tashkent.
Duration: 12 days
Tour Summary:
Day 1: Tashkent Arrival to Tashkent . Transfer from the airport to the hotel. Sightseeing program in Tashkent .
Day 2: Tashkent-Nukus Morning flight to Nukus. Arrival to Nukus, transfer to guesthouse. Sightseeing Nukus. Visit Art Museum with Russian and Uzbek art, State Museum . Free time. Overnight at B&B.
Day 3: Nukus-Moynak-Khiva In the morning depart Nukus and drive to former fishermen's village Moynak, which used to be situated on the shores of Aral Sea . In the afternoon drive from Moynak to Khiva (4 hours). Arrival to Khiva, check in to the hotel.
Day 4: Khiva G uided sightseeing tour program in Khiva: Visit a UNESCO World Heritage site Ichan-Qala fortress. In Ichan-Qala fortress visit Kunya-Arc, Sayeed Alauddin mausoleum, medrese Arab-Mukhamadkhan, mosque Oq-Masjid, medrese Hodjan Berdi-biya, Shirgazikhan, Abdullakhan, Juma mosque, medrese Allakulikhan, Toshkhovli palace, Pakhlavan Makhmud mausoleum, minaret Islom-khodja. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5 : Khiva-Bukhara In the morning depart Khiva and drive to Bukhara (500 km, 7 hours). On the way stop to see Amu-Darya river. Arrival to Bukhara in the afternoon. Check in to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6: Bukhara Sightseeing tour in Bukhara . Visit Samani dynasty mausoleum, Arc Fortress, Chashma-Ayub, Kalon ensemble, medrese Miri-Arab, Magoki-Attori mosque, medrese Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan, trade domes, Lyabi Hauz complex, medrese Chor-Minor. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: Bukhara Continue sightseeing Bukhara . Trip to summer palace of Bukhara emirs Sitorai-Mokhikhosa, Chor-Bakr and Bakhoutdin Naqshbandi mausoleum. In the afternoon free time in Bukhara .
Day 8: Bukhara-Shakhrisabz-Samarkand In the morning depart Bukhara and drive to Samarkand via Shakhrisabz (in total 6 hours). Stop in Shakhrisabz for sightseeing. Visit ruins of Ak-Saray palace, mausoleum of Jakhongir and Omar-Shaykh, mausoleum Dorut-Tilovat where conqueror Tamerlane's father and his spiritual tutor are buried, Kok-Gumbaz mosque. In the afternoon continue driving to Samarkand . Arrival to Samarkand , check in to the hotel. Free time.
Day 9: Samarkand
Sightseeing tour in Samarkand . Visit Registan Square , ruins of Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Shakhi-Zinda necropolis, Gur-Emir mausoleum, Ulugbek observatory, Afrosiyob museum, central bazaar in Samarkand. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 10: Samarkand
Continue sightseeing Samarkand , free time during the day. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Samarkand-Tashkent In the morning depart Samarkand and drive to Tashkent (4 and a half hours). Arrival to Tashkent , check in to the hotel. Free time.
Day 12: Tashkent-departure Transfer to the airport. Departure.
Accommodation:
City
Accommodation
4* or best available option
Accommodation 3* option
Accommodation
Budget Option
Tashkent
Tashkent Palace , Grand Mir, Markaziy hotel
Uzbekistan hotel, Poytakht hotel, Expo hotel
Rovshan hotel, Malika hotel
Samarkand
President Palace
Konstantin hotel, Grand Samarkand
Malika, Sherdor hotel, Zarina
Bukhara
Bukhara Palace
Asia Bukhara, Omar Khayam, hotel, Minzifa
Sasha & Son, Amelia, Emir B&B
Khiva/Urgench
Asia Khiva, Malika Khiva
Asia Khiva, Malika hotel
Malika hotel, Lola hotel, Islombek
Nukus
Jipek joli B&B
Jipek joli B&B
Jipek joli B&B
Standard tour price includes: 1. All transfers by car, starting from
4 persons on a van;
2. Accommodation based on double room sharing, breakfasts included;
3. Sightseeing tour program in each city;
4. Entrance tickets to the sights, museums, mausoleums;
5. Airplane tickets for domestic flight Tashkent-Nukus;
6. Visa support for Uzbekistan tourist visa;
Tour price does not include:
1. Tour leader to accompany the travellers for the whole period of the tour
2. Meals
3. Charges in hotels for additional services
4. Consular fees for Uzbekistan tourist visa;
5. Personal insurance.
