Sufi tour along Uzbekistan

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Tour: 9 days Sufi tour along Uzbekistan

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You will experience the spirit of ancient Silk Road, visit the holy places and enjoy Uzbek hospitality. The tour program includes Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva which are famous for its Islamic and holy Sufi sites.

Cities: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva
Duration: 9 days/8 nights

Tour Summary:

Day 1: Arrive in Tashkent
Arrive in Tashkent. You will be met by our driver and transferred to the hotel. Check in to the hotel at noon. Later proceed for sightseeing tour in Tashkent, visit Old City part of Tashkent with Khast-Imam Complex, where You will see Barakhan madrasah, the Mausoleum of Abubakr Kaffal Shashi (the saint who lived in the 10th century and who converted the population of Tashkent into Islam), the Museum of Koran where the original VII century Osman Qoran written on a deer skin is preserved. Also visit mausoleum of Sheikh Zainiddin bobo. Continue to Zangiata complex, pilgrimage place for Tashkent and Tashkent region citizens. Also during the day visit Chorsu bazaar, one of the main bazaars of Tashkent, modern sights of Tashkent such as Independence Square, Amir Timur Square, Applied Arts Museum. Overnight in the hotel.

Extras to do in Tashkent

• Shopping tours to supermarkets and Oloy bazaar
• Uzbek handicrafts Center in Abul Qasim madrasah
• Tashkent Subway

Day 2: Tashkent - Urgench - Khiva
Early morning transfer to the airport, flight to Urgench at 07:00, (1 hour 20 minutes). Arrive Urgench and transfer to Khiva (30 km). Proceed for a guided sightseeing of Khiva. You will spend a day in UNESCO World Heritage site Itchan-Qala fortress. In Itchan-Qala fortress visit Kunya-Ark, Sayid Alauddin Mausoleum, Arab-Mukhamadkhan madrasah, Aq-Masjid mosque, Hodjamberdi-biy madrasah, Shirgazikhan madrasah, Abdullakhan, Juma mosque, Allakulikhan madrasah, Tash-Khovli Palace, Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum (a poet and a wrestler, his poetry is full of sufi philosophy), Islam-Khoja minaret, the highest one in Uzbekistan. Overnight in the hotel.

Extras to do in Khiva:
• Folk and dance show of Khoresm musicians
• Darboz perfomance (show of Rope walkers) in Muhammad Rahimkhan madrasah
• Visit of ancient fortresses of Ayaz-Kala and Toprak-Kala (80 km one way)
• Climbing Islam Khoja minaret
• Master class from a puppet master of Khiva
• Private trip to Sultan Uvais Bobo Complex (100 km)

Day 3: Khiva –Bukhara (480 km, 8 hrs)
In the morning depart Khiva and drive to Bukhara. The Great Silk Road routed through Bukhara and Khiva once ran through the Kyzylkum Desert, as the present road* does nowadays. En-route stop to enjoy views of Amudarya and the desert.  Arrive holy Bukhara, the land of 7000 piirs (teachers), late in the afternoon. Check in to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

*-some parts of the road are presently being renovated.

Extras to do in Bukhara:
• Borzi Kord Taqi-Telpakfurushon, daily except Tuesday, men’s bathhouse.
• Hammom Kunjak – The women’s bathhouse near Kalyan minaret.
• Folklore and Fashion Show – Nadir Divan-begi madrasah (included)
• Museum house of Fayzulla Khodjaev

Day 4: Bukhara
After breakfast pilgrimage to seven Sufi scholars burial places, all of them are located in outskirts of Bukhara. Visit the tomb of Abduholiq Gijduvaniy (1103 -1179) located in the town of Gijduvan 40 km from Bukhara. Continue to the tomb of the fourth apprentice of Abduholiq Gijduvaniy Khoja Muhammad Orif Ar Revgariy known as hazrat Khoja Orif Mohitobon (died in 1259). This holy site is located in the district of Shofirkon 50-60 kilometers from the centre of Bukhara.

Continue to the burial site of Khoja Mahmud Anjir Fagnaviy (died in 1286). Continue to the mausoleum of Khoja Ali Rometaniy located in Rometan district. He was the apprentice of Khoja Mahmud Anjir Fagnaviy (died in 1310 in some sources in 1321). Next is burial place of Khoja Mukhammad Boboyi Samosiy (1259 - 1354), an apprentice of Khoja Ali Rometaniy. Continue to the tomb of Hazreti Said Mir Kulol (1287 - 1370). Return to Bukhara. Overnight in the hotel.

Day 5: Bukhara
Today visit the last 7th place, the holiest ensemble of Bukhara, the burial place of Hazreti Bahouddin Naqshbandi - the founder of Naqshbandiya Order, located in the village of Qasri Orifon 7 kilometers from Bukhara. Continue to Chor Bakr necropolis, a complex located 6 kilometers away from Bukhara city in Sumiton village. In the afternoon the sightseeing of Bukhara: Lyabi Hauz Complex, Kalyan mosque and Poi Kalyan minaret, Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasah, Ark fortress, Samani dynasty Mausoleum.
Overnight in the hotel.

Day 6: Bukhara - Khartang - Samarkand (290 km)
This morning after breakfast transfer to Samarkand. En route visit the memorial complex of Abu Abdulloh Muklhammad Ibn Ibrohim Ibn al Mugiyra Ibn Bardazbeh al Juafiy Al-Bukhari. Continue to holy place which is a few kilometers away from this complex, the burial place of Hazret Makhdumi A'zam Dahbediy (1461 - 1542), a Sufi philosopher, and a descendent of Hazret Ali. Arrive Samarkand and check in to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Samarkand
Breakfast in the hotel. Sightseeing tour in Samarkand: Complex Khoja Akhror Vali, Khoja al Mansoor al Matrudi, Bibi Khanum mosque, Shahi-Zinda necropolis, where you can visit the tomb of Qusam ibn Abbas, continue to Khodja Hizr mosque. In the afternoon visit the magnificent Registan Square (XV - XVII cc), the noblest square in Central Asia, observatory of Ulugbek, and Samarkand local bazaar. End the sightseeing tour with a visit to the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, the graveyard of Tamerlane and Timurids. Overnight at the hotel.

Extras to do in Samarkand:
• Sound and Light Night Show in the Registan Square at night after 21:00.
• Folk Show in Sherdor madrasah
• Silk carpet factory

Day 8: Samarkand - Tashkent (300 km, 2 hrs 30 min)
Free day in Samarkand, enjoy site of Samarkand on your own, car with a driver will be at your disposal. Check-out from hotel at noon. Transfer to train station at 16:15, fast-speed train Afrosiyob departs at 17:00. Arrive Tashkent at 19:10, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 9: Departure
Transfer to the airport. End of the tour.

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