Explore the historical cities of Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, and Tashkent with the 8-day Classic Uzbekistan Group Tour 2025-2027. Our most popular group tour takes you to the most visited cities in Uzbekistan, while also giving you an opportunity to meet fellow travelers from around the world. As part of our carefully designed Uzbekistan Group Tours, you will experience both the highlights and the hidden gems of the country. Enjoy the modernity of Tashkent, the medieval architectural ensembles of Samarkand, the serenity of Bukhara, and the history of Khiva, all while making the most of your time and money.
Participants should be in good health, comfortable walking 4-6 hours daily at a moderate pace, managing stairs and short ascents. Rest assured, we'll ensure plenty of breaks to enjoy the journey together.
Arrive in Tashkent. Meet your driver and get transferred to the hotel. Check-in is from 14:00. Enjoy a rest day free from activities.
Day 2, Sa: Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva
After breakfast at the hotel, you will get on a guided sightseeing tour in the capital of Uzbekistan, the largest city in Central Asia. You will begin with the exploration of the Old City, paying a visit to the Khast-Imam Complex that houses the world's oldest Quran, once commissioned by the third Caliph Uthman. This complex includes the Barak-Khan Madrasah, Tillya Sheykh Mosque, Saint Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, and the Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari. Next, you'll proceed to Chorsu Bazaar and then take a ride on the Tashkent Metro to reach the city center, where the Applied Arts Museum is located. After a visit to the museum, you will take a walk through Navoi Theater to reach Amir Timur Square, where the Tashkent city tour ends.
Following the tour, transfer to the domestic airport for an evening flight to Urgench departing at 20:25 (1093 km, 1 h 30 min). Upon arrival in Urgench at 21:55, transfer to the hotel in Khiva (30 km, 35 min). Duration of sightseeing tour: approximately 5-6 hours
Breakfast. Continue your Classic Uzbekistan Group Tour with a visit to 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 House Museum of Fayzulla Khodjaev. In the afternoon depart Bukhara and drive to Samarkand (470 km, 4-5 hrs.). Upon arrival at Samarkand check in at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel. Tea/coffee break
Duration of sightseeing tour: 3-4 hours
Breakfast. Continue sightseeing tour in Samarkand. You will visit Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, Afrasiab Museum and the Tomb of Saint Daniel. Then drive to Konigil village to explore traditional way of making Samarkand paper from mulberry. Farewell lunch in Samarkand.
At 16:30 transfer to the railway station to take the high-speed Afrosiyob train departing at 17:30 (300 km, 2 h 10 m) and arriving in Tashkent at 19:40. Pick-up and transfer to the hotel. Tea/coffee break
Duration of sightseeing tour: 4-5 hours
Check-out from the hotel till noon. Transfer to the airport. End of the 8-day Classic Uzbekistan Group Tour.
Price includes:
Accommodation based on double room sharing throughout the tour, breakfasts included;
Transportation throughout the tour, including airport/train station pick ups and drop offs;
Sightseeing with an English speaking guide in each city;
Entrance tickets to the museums, mausoleums and other sights;
Economy class tickets for flights Tashkent-Urgench, Urgench-Bukhara;
Economy class tickets for train Samarkand-Tashkent (on rare occasions when the high-speed train is unavailable, we will replace this with the most-comfortable class of regular train);
Folklore show program at Nadir Divan-begi Madrasah and dinner at National house in Bukhara, farewell lunch in Samarkand and tea/coffee breaks Day 3–Day 7;
English speaking tour leader from Advantour to escort the group of 8 persons and more.
Price doesn't include:
Charges in hotels for additional services;
Consular fees for Uzbekistan tourist visa;
Camera fees, charged separately by museums;
Travel insurance;
International flight tickets before and after the tour;
100% guaranteed departures – even if there is only 1 traveler.
Group size: 1-16 persons
Please note that itinerary and prices are subject to change due to airline and train schedule changes, currency fluctuations and other unforeseeable events.
We strongly recommend NOT to purchase airline tickets for 2026 tours without discussing it with your travel consultant.
We had a wonderful experience, visiting 4 beautiful and unique cities in Uzbekistan. The planning was excellent, the guides were superb, the logistics well coordinated, the hotels were good, and the personal touch was much appreciated. We will remember with appreciation.
Author: Viresh Oberoi | Rating: 5Visited: May 2025
We had an excellent visit. The hotels, transport etc. were excellent.
Would like to mention specifically the hotel in Samarkand and the guide in Bukhara as above excellent.
While on Guides - I would rate in order of best to worst - Bukhara, Khiva, Samarkand and Tashkent- in that order.
The train from Samarkand to Tashkent was the best among all the intercity rides.
The Tashkent Hotel staff were very good but the hotel was quite some distance from the sites.
Author: Sulaiman | Rating: 5Visited: April 2025
The tour was amazing. The tour guides were informative and the logistics were very smoothly planned. Thank you so much!
Author: Gadam | Rating: 5Visited: March 2025
One of the best tours.
Author: Marie | Rating: 5Visited: April 2024
Dear Anvar, thank you for a wonderful experience in Uzbekistan. A very surprising country and very friendly people. The tour was perfectly organised, all went so nice. Thank you!
Author: Alessandro P | Rating: 5Visited: April 2024
Here are my opinions about the tour:
* ITINERARY: well planned, maybe some more activity in Khiva, we had a lot of free time, maybe visit the fortress in the desert...
* HOTELS: great accommodations in Tashkent and Bukhara, in Khiva and Samarkand ordinary accommodations.
*GUIDE: great job by Abror
* TRANSPORTATION: always in time and safe, great idea using flight between Khiva and Bukhara, it could an option also between Bukhara and Samarkand.
Author: Carlotta | Rating: 5Visited: June 2023
I wanted to catch the opportunity to thank you for the great experience.
And for your support and patience throughout the journey.
I recommended you to the female solo Travellers group and to all of my friends. ☺️
Author: Adam | Rating: 5Visited: May 2022
I want to express my gratitude for providing this opportunity for us to visit beautiful Uzbekistan. Our tour was fantastic. Everything was well organized. I definitely recommend your tour to others.
Author: Terri | Rating: 5Visited: April 2022
In terms of logistics and planning the trip was wonderful. The guides and hotel selection are also good.
The tour in Samarkand felt a bit rushed - I would have liked to have more time to explore the sites before rushing to another place. The hotel in Samarkand was also a bit far from the key sites, compared to more central locations like the hotels in Khiva and Bukhara.
I would love to plan another trip with Advantour in future. All the best!
Author: Joao Carreiro | Rating: 5Visited: September 2021
I had some wonderful days in Uzbekistan! This was the best tour I ever had.
I am really grateful that you organized all in such a pleasant and impressive way, despite all problems with COVID-19. Everything was perfect.
The group was also a great team and I had much fun in spending these days together.
And Uzbekistan is an amazing country that I will keep in best memory.
Author: Pim Allen | Rating: 5Visited: April 2019
Excellent tour. Fascinating places, well organised tour and wonderful guide. Really a great week and very highly recommended
Author: Barbara | Rating: 5Visited: June 2018
Although I`m not used to travel in group, I really enjoyed the tour!
In my opinion, the itinerary was interesting and correctly estimated for the time at disposal. Mansur is a very good guide. He has a wide knowledge and is always focused on people`s wishes/needs. At last, the fact that the group was small and multicultural added a plus to the experience.
Author: Stephen | Rating: 5Visited: April 2018
The trip (April 13 - 20) was great - no problems at all and everyone that we interacted with was nice and helpful.
Great memories of your wonderful country!
Author: Nazar Khan | Rating: 5Visited: November 2017
Fantastic tour, very professional.
I`m very happy to be in a group of 5 with amazing fellow travelers. Have made friends for life. Having complimentary fruits in the room is a nice touch.
I will definitely use and recommend Advantour in the future.
Author: David | Rating: 5Visited: November 2017
Very well organised.
Uzbek people were very friendly and helpful everywhere.
Author: Norma Anne Haass | Rating: 5Visited: November 2017
My expectations were both met and far exceeded by Advantour and your country. Such a wonderland of ancient buildings and explosions of crafts presented by the kindest and most welcoming people.
The escorted portion was beautifully organized.
Author: Dennis Geyer | Rating: 5Visited: November 2017
I had a wonderful time. The tour exceeded my expectations. We were exposed to a variety of things including historic monuments and buildings,museums and galleries,markets and shows. We also had an opportunity to see countryside. I will definitely return.
Author: Penelope Loughhead | Rating: 5Visited: November 2017
Such a fascinating country: loved Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent.
Would recommend!
Author: Tova and Zvi Tauber | Rating: 5Visited: October 2017
Thank you very much for organizing a magnificent tour for us.
Starting with the group: we were 7 people representing 4 continents, the span of ages was 33 to 76, and with all these differences, we got along very good and had a great time together.
The program was also very good, we managed to cover in a relatively short time the most important attraction in Uzbekistan.
The hotels were OK, some very good, some could be better.
Last but not least our guide Mirza, a wonderful person, a lot of knowledge, very good English. He did his job in a very interesting way and was not a burden on us, he took us to nice local restaurants, shops and we had a very good time with him.
Author: NK | Rating: 5Visited: October 2017
I took a leap of faith by booking my Uzbekistan trip with Advantour and it ended up being a wonderful decision. My travel consultant, Kate, was a pleasure to work with. She responded to all my many inquiries in a timely manner, provided detailed information about the trip and even gave us a small souvenir when our tour group met her in Tashkent.
Even though the tour guides are freelancers, the leaders were great. Batir and Mirza both had a strong command of English and provided us with a wealth of information about Uzbekistan. And Mirza certainly entertained us with his jokes! Meanwhile, the drivers were equally great - whether navigating us through a sandstorm, avoiding potholes on the road, keeping the tour bus clean and always meeting us on time.
Regarding Uzbekistan, you have to be a bit adventurous given the public squat toilets and occasional Soviet era accommodations, but the country`s rich history along the Silk Road and authenticity (no McDonald`s or Starbucks yet) outweigh the inconveniences. Seeing the Registan in Samarkand was certainly wonderful, but there is so much more to explore in the country. Highlights of the trip included the Itchan Kala in Khiva (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Samanid Mausoleum in Bukhara and the Islamic Complex in Samarkand. Uzbeks are also quite friendly and curious to meet foreigners. Thus, don`t be surprised if they ask to take photos with you.
Finally, while other tour groups were entirely composed of retirees, I was extremely pleased the Advantour group I traveled with represented a broad range of ages and nationalities. As a result, not only did I experience Uzbekistan, but I also learned from my fellow travelers as well.
Thank you for such a wonderful, insightful and reasonably priced vacation.
For those of you considering Uzbekistan - go! And let Advantour help you with the planning.
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