Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tour 1

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Bukhara

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Issyk-Kul

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Tour: UzKg-1

Combined Tour to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan-1: Hospitable Asia

Cities: Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand, Bishkek, Son-Kul, Issyk-Kul
Duration: 12 days

The 12-day Combined Tour to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan-1 will familiarize you with rich cultures, numerous sights, every-day life and traditions of two neighboring states of Central Asia at once. You will see the specifics of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and get to know where they are identical, and where different. In the first part of the 12-day tour you will visit Uzbekistan’s ancient cities: Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand, once being prosperous centers of trade on the Great Silk Road. There, you will visit the well-known tourist places, admire the beauty of old-time architectural monuments, visit famous oriental bazaars and enjoy Uzbek hospitality and cordiality. In the second part of the tour you will have a trip to Kyrgyzstan, called by travelers as early as the antiquity - the Country of Blue Heavens. In the course of the exciting program you will visit the worlds’ second largest salt Issyk-Kul Lake, whose water does not freeze even in winter, though it is located at the height of 1,609 m and surrounded with snowy mountain peaks.

Tour Summary:

Day 1: Arrive Tashkent – Sightseeing tour
Arrive in Tashkent. You will be met by our driver and transferred to the hotel. Check in to the hotel at noon. In the afternoon meet your guide and driver and start sightseeing capital of Uzbekistan, the biggest city in Central Asia. Visit Old City part of Tashkent with Khast-Imam Complex and Chorsu bazaar, continue to center of Tashkent with Amir Timur Square, Independence Square and Applied Arts Museum. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Tashkent - Bukhara
Transfer to local airport in Tashkent. Morning flight to Bukhara. Upon arrival you are met at the airport and transferred to the hotel. Leave your luggage at the hotel. Check in at noon.

Take a walking sightseeing tour with a guide in historic center of Bukhara which has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Sightseeing starts at Lyabi Hauz Complex and continue to Magoki-Attori mosque, trade domes, madrasah of Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan, Kalyan ensemble, legendary Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khauz mosque, Samani dynasty Mausoleum. Enjoy free time in Old City.

Day 3: Bukhara
Start the second day with a visit to summer palace of Bukhara Emirs Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa, unique site combining Oriental and Russian architecture. Continue to Bakhouddin Naqshbandi Mausoleum and Chor Bakr necropolis. Enjoy free time in the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Bukhara - Samarkand (280 km, 4 hrs)
In the morning depart Bukhara and drive to Samarkand. Arrive Samarkand, check in to the hotel. In the afternoon guided sightseeing tour program in Samarkand. Visit to the famous Registan Square and Bibi-Khanum mosque. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Samarkand
Continue sightseeing Samarkand: Shakhi-Zinda necropolis, Ulugbek observatory, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, local bazar. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Samarkand - Tashkent (300 km, 2 hrs 30 min)
Free day in Samarkand, enjoy site of Samarkand on your own, car with a driver at your disposal. 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 7: Tashkent - Bishkek
Transfer to the airport, flight to Bishkek. Arrive Bishkek, transfer to the hotel. Sightseeing tour around city: Oak Park, Ala-Too Square, Philarmonic, Statue of Manas, Victory Square. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: Bishkek - Son-Kul
Breakfast and transfer to the unique lake Son-Kul (3016 m above sea level) via Kochkor village. Arrive to the lake, accommodation in yurt. Traditional food for dinner and overnight in yurt.

Day 9: Son-Kul
Free day at the lake. Today you can ride horse or go for a short hike. In this magnificent place you can see hundreds of herds and a lot of different yurts, where you for sure will be invited to have kymyz, the national drink made of fermented mare's milk with a traditional bread, try other dairy products and homemade jam. Dinner and overnight in the yurt.

Day 10: Son-Kul - Issyk-Kul
After breakfast drive to the north of the lake Issyk-Kul, where you have a free afternoon to relax. Dinner and overnight in a comfortable hotel.

Day 11: Issyk-Kul - Bishkek
In the morning trip to Cholpon-Ata, where visitors can see ancient rock inscriptions and also visit Ethnographical Museum. Return to the hotel. In the afternoon return to Bishkek. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 12: Bishkek - departure
Transfer to the airport, departure.

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