10-day Best of Winter in Uzbekistan Tour10 Days | Private | Tashkent, Chimgan, Bukhara, Samarkand

The Best Of Winter In Uzbekistan Tour is a 10-day trip where you can enjoy the abundance of snow in the Chimgan Mountains and the ancient monuments of Samarkand and Bukhara. This tour will be the perfect combination of active and cultural recreation.
First, you will go to the Amirsoy ski resort (Amirsay), equipped with modern cable cars, and you will be able to ride on soft puffy snow for three days in a row.
Then you will go to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, to get acquainted with its modern rhythm of life and walk through the streets of the Old City, where ancient mosques are hidden. From Tashkent you will go to Bukhara, where snow is extremely rare. In sacred Bukhara, you will discover the Kalyan Minaret and the ancient Ark fortress, stroll through the shopping streets, and relax by the Lyabi-Hauz Pond.
And the end of the tour will be a trip to Samarkand, where for many hundreds of years there have been monumental mosques and madrasas as tall as a 10-storey building, and they are all richly decorated with bright ceramics and gilding.
If you are still thinking about where to relax in winter, then The Best Of Winter In Uzbekistan Tour will be one of the top options for a winter vacation.

Tour itinerary:

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Day 1: Tashkent – arrival

Arrive in Tashkent. You will be met by Advantour driver and transferred to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Tashkent – Chimgan

After breakfast transfer to Chimgan, Amirsoy ski resort (2-2.5 hours drive). Enjoy skiing and snowboard rides. At 16:00 transfer to the hotel in Chimgan. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Chimgan

After breakfast transfer to Amirsoy ski resort (0.4-1 hours drive). Enjoy skiing and snowboard rides. At 16:00 transfer to the hotel in Chimgan. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Chimgan – Tashkent

After breakfast transfer to Amirsoy ski resort (0.4-1 hours drive). Enjoy skiing and snowboard rides. At 16:00 transfer to Tashkent. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Tashkent – Bukhara

Meet your guide to start sightseeing in the capital of Uzbekistan, the biggest city in Central Asia. Visit Old City part of Tashkent with Khast-Imom Complex, where the world famous Quran, holy book, of Caliph Uthman has been preserved. The complex consists of Barak-Khan Madrasah, Tilla Sheikh Mosque, Saint Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum and the Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari. Continue to Chorsu Bazaar. Then take a ride on Tashkent Metro to the city center to visit Applied Arts Museum and walk through Navoi Theater to Amir Timur Square where you will end Tashkent city tour.
At 18:00 transfer to the train station. Take the high-speed train, Afrosiyob

, departing to Bukhara at 18:50 (605 km). Arrival at 22:39. Upon arrival the driver will transfer you to the hotel in Bukhara. Overnight at the hotel.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5-6 hours

Day 6: Bukhara

After breakfast take a walking sightseeing tour with a guide in historic center of Bukhara enlisted by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Visit Lyabi Khauz Ensemble, Magoki-Attori Mosque, Chor-Minor Madrasah, trade domes, Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasahs, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque and Miri-Arab Madrasah, legendary Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khauz Mosque, Ismail Samani and Chashma-Ayub mausoleums. Enjoy free time in Old City. Overnight at the hotel.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours

Day 7: Bukhara – Samarkand

Meet your guide and driver at the hotel and visit Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa – the summer residence of Bukhara’s last emir, unique site combining Oriental and Russian architecture. Continue to the Mausoleum of Bakhouddin Naqshbandi and Chor-Bakr Necropolis. At 14:40 transfer from the hotel to train station. Take the high-speed train, Afrosiyob, to Samarkand departing at 15:52, arriving at 17:25 (270 km). Upon arrival the driver will transfer you to the hotel in Samarkand. Overnight at the hotel.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 3-4 hours

Day 8: Samarkand

Meet your guide and driver at the hotel lobby to start city tour. Visit spectacular Registan Square, remains of Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Siab Bazaar, Ulugbek Observatory, Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis and Gur-Emir Mausoleum – the mausoleum of Amir Timur. Overnight at the hotel.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours

Day 9: Samarkand – Tashkent

Check out from the hotel till noon. Continue sightseeing: visit Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis and Tomb of Saint Daniel. Then drive to Konigil village to explore traditional way of making Samarkand paper from mulberry. Enjoy free time with car and driver at your disposal after sightseeing tour. At 16:00 transfer to the train station. Take the high-speed Afrosiyob train departing to Tashkent at 17:00 (300 km); arrival at 19:10. Pick-up and transfer to the hotel.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5-6 hours

Day 10: Tashkent – departure

Check-out from the hotel at noon. Free time until transfer to Tashkent International Airport. End of the Best Of Winter In Uzbekistan Tour.