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

Day 1: Tashkent
Welcome meeting at the Tashkent airport and transfer to hotel. 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 Shosh (the saint who lived in the 10th century and who converted the population of Tashkent into Islam), the Museum of Koran where the original 7th century Osman Qoran written on a deer skin is preserved. Also visit mausoleum of Sheikh Zainiddin Bobo. Continue to Zangi-ata complex, pilgrimage place for Tashkent and Tashkent region citizens. Also during the day visit Chor-Su bazaar, one of the main Tashkent bazaars and 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 market
• Uzbek handicrafts Center in Abul Qasim Madrasah
• Tashkent Subway

Day 2: Tashkent - Khiva
Early morning transfer to the airport, flight to Urgench at 07:00, (1 hour 20 minutes). Arrival in Urgench and transfer to Khiva (30 km). Morning guided sightseeing of Khiva. You will spend a day in the UNESCO World Heritage site, Ichan-Qala Fortress. In Ichan-Qala Fortress you will visit Kunya-Ark, Sayeed Alauddin Mausoleum, Madrasah of Arab-Mukhamadkhan, Oq-Masjid Mosque, Hojamberdi–biy Madrasah, Shirgazikhan Madrasah, Abdullakhan, Juma Mosque, Allakulikhan Madrasah, Toshkhovli Palace, Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum (a Sufi writer, his poetry is full of sufi philosophy), Islam-Khoja Minaret. Overnight in the hotel.

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

Day 3: Khiva – Bukhara (500 km, 9 hrs)
In the morning depart Khiva and drive to Bukhara along the ancient Great Silk Road through the Kyzylkum desert (500 km, 9 hours). Presently some parts of the road from Khiva to Bukhara are being renovated, therefore it is taking not less than 9 hours to get to Bukhara from Khiva. On the way stop to see the Amu-Darya rRiver. Arrive in holy Bukhara, the land of 7000 piirs (teachers), late in the afternoon. Check in to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

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

Day 4: Bukhara
After breakfast pilgrimage to 7 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 Gidzduvan 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 Bahovuddin Naqshband, 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 kilometres away from Bukhara city in Sumiton village. In the afternoon the sightseeing of Bukhara: Lyabi Hauz Complex, Kalon Mosque and Poi Kalon 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 Al-Bukhari. Continue to the holy place which is located few kilometers from this complex, the burial place of Hazret Makhdumi A'zam Dahbediy (1461-1542), a Sufi philosopher, a descendent of Hazret Ali. Arrival in 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 Khanym Mosque, Shahi Zinda Necropolis, where you can visit the tomb of Qusam ibn Abbas, continue to Khoja Hizr Mosque. In the afternoon visit the magnificent Registan Square (15th-17th cc), the noblest square in Central Asia, Observatory of Ulughbek, 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 after 21:00.
• Folk Show in Sherdor Madrasah
• Silk carpet factory

Day 8: Samarkand – Tashkent (297 km, 4,5 hrs)
In the morning after breakfast depart Samarkand and drive to Tashkent (4,5 hours). Arrive in Tashkent, check in to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

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

Accommodation:
 

 Prices include:

1. All transfers: 1-2 pax by sedan type car; 3-6 pax by van type car;
2. Accommodation based on double room sharing, breakfasts included;
3. Sightseeing tour program in each city with local guides;
4. Entrance tickets to the sights, museums, mausoleums;
5. Airplane tickets for domestic flight Urgench-Tashkent;
6. Visa support for Uzbekistan tourist visa;

 Prices do not include:

1. Tour leader to accompany the travellers for the whole period of the tour;
2. Full board (lunches and dinners);
3. Charges in hotels for additional services;
4. Consular fees for Uzbekistan tourist visa;
5. Personal insurance.