This 9-day Uzbekistan Pilgrimage Tour will take you to the most important Sufi pilgrimage sites, which will take you off the beaten path and to some of the more unique and interesting sights in Uzbekistan. Start in Tashkent and visit the several mausoleums and memorials in the area around Tashkent. Continue your journey in Bukhara, a spiritual city that’s filled with madrassas, mosques, and mausoleums. Some of the most famous sights are located just outside Bukhara, including the mausoleum of Bahauddin Naqshbandi, founder of the Naqshbandi Order. Samarkand is home to the famous Shahi-Zinda necropolis, an alley lined by intricately-decorated mausoleums. At the top is the most famous of the monuments, the final resting place of one of the Prophet Muhammad’s cousins. Next stop is Termez, and though the city has a long Buddhist history, it’s also home to the mausoleum of Al-Hakim at-Termizi, who was a religious leader, scientist and the founder of a dervish order. Finish your tour back in Tashkent with unforgettable memories of the holiest sites in Uzbekistan.

Tour itinerary:

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Day 1: Arrive in Tashkent

Arrival in Tashkent. You will be met by Advantour driver at Tashkent International Airport and transferred to the hotel. Check in to the hotel at noon. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Tashkent

At 09:00 start the sightseeing with visit of Amir Timur Square and drive to the village of Zangiata and visit famous mausoleum Zangiata, where Muslim Sheikh Ai-Khodja and his wife were buried, and which is a pilgrimage place for Tashkent and Tashkent region citizens.
At 11:00 drive back to Tashkent to visit Chorsu Bazaar, one of Tashkent’s main traditional markets, stroll along the newly developed Zarkaynar Street. Lunch. After lunch visit the Mausoleum of Abubakr Kaffal Shashi. At the end of the tour, visit the Islamic Civilization Center in Tashkent. Return to hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Lunch break 13:00-14:00
Duration of sightseeing tour: 7-8 hours

Day 3: Tashkent – Bukhara

At 06:30 transfer to the train station. Take Afrosiyob

train departing to Bukhara at 07:38 (605 km). Arrival at 11:17. Upon arrival the driver will transfer you to hotel n Bukhara. Leave your luggage at the hotel. Check in at noon. Start 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 away 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 km from the centre of Bukhara. Continue to the burial site of Hodja Mahmud Anjir Fagnaviy (died in 1286). Continue to 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). Visit to burial place of Hodja Mukhammad Boboyi Samosiy (1259-1354), an apprentice of Hodja Ali Rometaniy. Overnight in the hotel.
Lunch break 13:00-14:00

Day 4: Bukhara

Continue pilgrimage with a visit to the next holy site is the tomb of Hazreti Said Mir Kulol (1287-1370). The last pilgrimage place is the holiest ensemble of Bukhara, the burial place of Hazrati Bakhouddin Naqshbandi – the founder of Naqshbandiya Order, located in the village of Qasri Orifon. Then continue to Chor-Bakr Necropolis, a complex located in Sumiton village. Mausoleum of Aby Khafs Kabir. At the end of the tour visit the Memorial Complex of Imam Al-Bukhari. Continue to holy place which is a few kilometers away from this complex, the burial place of Hazrat Makhdumi A'zam Dahbediy (1461-1542), a Sufi philosopher, and a descendent of Hazrat Ali. Overnight at the hotel.
Lunch break 13:00-14:00

Day 5: Bukhara – Samarkand

In the morning at 09:00, depart from Bukhara and drive to Samarkand (280 km, approximately 4 hours). After about 90 minutes, make your first stop at the Mawlana Orif Deggaroniy Complex, followed by a visit to Gijduvan to explore the tomb of Abduholiq Gijduvaniy. Continue the journey with a stop at the historic Rabat-i-Malik Caravanserai. Further along the route, visit the Mir-Sayid Bakhrom Mausoleum and the Qosim Sheikh Jameh Masjid architectural ensemble, which includes Qosim Sheikh Khanqah, Qosim Sheikh Mausoleum and Abdulahad Khan Mausoleum. After the sightseeing en route, continue driving to Samarkand. Arrive in Samarkand and check in to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.
Lunch break 13:00-14:00

Day 6: Samarkand

In the morning visit Khoja Ubaydullah Akhror Vali Ensemble, Khoja al Mansoor al Matrudi, Burkhonoddin Margiloni, Bibi Khanum Mosque, Shahi-Zinda Necropolis, where you can visit the tomb of Qusam ibn Abbas, continue to Hazrat Hyzr Mosque. In the afternoon visit magnificent Registan Square, the noblest square in Central Asia, Observatory of Ulugbek, and Siab Bazaar. End the sightseeing tour with a visit to Gur Emir Mausoleum – the graveyard of Tamerlane and Timurids. Overnight at the hotel.
Lunch break 13:00-14:00

Day 7: Samarkand – Kitab – Sherobod – Termez

In the morning depart Samarkand and drive to Kitob and visit Mausoleums of Sheikh Darwesh Mohammad as-Samarqandi and Mohammad Imkanky. In the afternoon continue driving to Termez via Sherobod and visit Imam Termizi. Arrive in Termez and visit Hakim at Termizi Mausoleum, check in to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Lunch break 13:00-14:00

Day 8: Termez – Denau – Termez

In the morning trip to Denau to visit Mausoleums of Khazrat Alauddin ibn Mukhammad Atari al-Bukhari (son-in-law of Bakhauddin Nakshbandi), Khazrat Khodja Khasan Attor (grandson of Bakhauddin Nakshbandi, son of Alauddin Attor), Khodja Yusuf ibn Khodja Khasan Attor ibn Alauddin Attor (grandson of Bakhauddin Nakshbandi) and Sheikh Mohammad Zahid. Return to Termez. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.
Lunch break 13:00-14:00

Day 9: Termez – Tashkent, departure

In the morning transfer to the airport for flight to Tashkent. Transfer to Tashkent International airport. Departure. End of Uzbekistan Pilgrimage Tour.

Price includes:

All transfers 1-2 pax by sedan standard type car; 3-7 pax by van type car;
Accommodation with breakfast: standard double/twin room for Standard, Comfort and Premium options;
Tour leader to accompany the travellers for the whole period of the tour;
Sightseeing tour program in each city;
Entrance tickets to sights as per itinerary, including the Islamic Civilization Center in Tashkent;
Economy class ticket for Comfort and Standard options and business for Premium option for flight Termez-Tashkent;
Train ticket Tashkent-Bukhara;
Departure CIP lounge access at Tashkent International Airport and the train station (available with the Premium option);
One dinner in a local family along the tour.