| Duration: | 11 Day(s) - 10 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Classic Tours |
Day 1: Homeland-Tashkent
Meeting at the airport.
DINNER. OVERNIGHT IN TASHKENT
Day 2: Tashkent-Urgench-Khiva.
BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL. Tashkent morning for a visit to the capital through the bazaar Tchorsu the madrassah Koukeldash (XVI century).
LUNCH
In the afternoon transfer to the airport and fly by flight HY-1053 at 13.15 and arrive at Urgench at 14.55.
Khiva for immediate transfer (30 km). Settle in for two nights in a hotel in Ichan-Kala (inner-city fortified XVII-XIX s).
DINNER. OVERNIGHT IN KHIVA.
Day 3: Khiva
BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL
Guided tour of the city in the morning. Meeting with one of the most remarkable cities of Khorezm oasis. It was the capital of the Khanate in the seventeenth century and one of the great places of trade in Central Asia. Since the renovations made by the Soviets, the Ichan-Kala, the historic center surrounded by ramparts of pink clay is a source of wealth authentic palace of the Khans (Kuna the Ark-sixteenth century) to the mosque Friday through Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum and Madrasa of Islam Khoja.
LUNCH. Free time in the afternoon, the opportunity for everyone to discover this beautiful city perfectly preserved by time.
DINNER. OVERNIGHT IN BUKHARA.
Day 4: Khiva-Bukhara (480 km)
BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL. Early departure to Bukhara, we take the road along the river Oxus Alexander the Great (present Amu Darya) in an easterly direction through the desert.
PICNIC. In the late afternoon, we arrive in town, installed for three nights in a Bukhara.
DINNER. OVERNIGHT IN BUKHARA.
Day 5: Bukhara the Holy
BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL.
The Discovery of this city is called the "pearl of the desert." It is an essential step of the Silk Road. The city is a hotbed of Islam in Central Asia that we switch straight to the heart of a very eastern atmosphere. The city is home to hundreds of Koranic schools and multiple displays of carpets and jewelry in the continuity of its glorious past sales.
This trip will stop at the minarets of Chor Minor, all Poyi-Kalon, the madrasa Ulugbek, and Abdulaziz, and numerous monuments of medieval centuries.
DINNER. OVERNIGHT IN BUKHARA.
Day 6: Bukhara.
BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL. Excursion to the city:
Mausoleum Ismail Samani – the oldest building in Central Asia (IX-X c.).
Chashmai Ayyub – according to the legends the Biblical Prophet whose name was Iov (Ayyub) has visited this place. Madrassah of Abdullakhan.
Madrassah of Modarikhan.
Bolo Khauz mosque. The only monument of the mid ages (beginnings of XX c.)
Ark Citadel – the center of government of Bukhara (IV BC)
LUNCH. FREE TIME.
DINNER. OVERNIGHT IN BUKHARA.
Day 7 : Bukhara - Nurata (150 km)
BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL. Nurata departure, a large oasis fed by a sacred spring: the "Tchashma" sheltering its sacred fish. We visit the ruins of the fortress Sogdian called "Nour" which was the headquarters of the garrisons of Alexander the Great before the attack on Samarkand.
This citadel has the distinction of having been built in the shape of the constellation Ursa Major. We will go to the mosque TCHIL-Ustoun Panjvakhta and then that of the mausoleum of Sheik Nouri Abdul Khassan to reach the Kariz, ancient irrigation systems in the desert.
LUNCH. On the road, there is provided a stop in the town of Ghijdouvon to visit a ceramics workshop.
Scheduled night homestay.
Day 8: Nurata-Samarkand (200km)
BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL. We leave to join Nurata Samarkand, on the way we pass villages of Uzbeks. The arrival is scheduled at noon Samarkand where we settle in a quality guest house for two nights. In the afternoon, visit the Museum of Samarkand, which summarizes very well the history of Central Asia today.
Then we drive to the Observatory of Ulugbek (XVS) built on Mount Kunak, we evoke the fascinating personality of the little son of Tamerlane, sovereign poet, philosopher, and astronomer.
LUNCH. A real journey through time, the silk roads carry you over the legendary cities in a magical universe. Khiva Samarkand through Bukhara, you will marvel at the architectural gems that have the power of the country a few centuries ago.
DINNER. OVERNIGHT IN SAMARKAND.
Day 9: Samarkand
BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL. The capital of Tamerlane, the great city of ancient Sogdiana lies at the crossroads of major trade routes from China, Siberia, Persia, and the West. This step alone constitutes an essential point of the journey to understand the power of the dynasty of the Khans at this time.
You will be marked by these amazing shades of blue over monuments such as the famous mosque of Bibi Khanum, the Gur-Emir (whose tomb grans conquerors Tamerlane and his descendants), or the famous Registan Square (XV-XVII century) never let any traveler Non-important.
LUNCH. Visit the city museum tracing the history of Central Asia and the observatory of Olougbek (fifteenth century) which will be discussed the fascinating story of the little son of Tamerlane.
In the evening you will attend the sound and light show on the spot, treasure Uzbekistan in Registan Square.
DINNER. OVERNIGHT IN SAMARKAND.
Day 10: Samarkand-Sazagane -Samarkand(60 km)
BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL.
To fully know the life we will leave the Uzbek village of Sazagan, Estimated walking time is 3-4 h in the mountain Zerafshan.
LUNCH.
After lunch drive to Samarkand
DINNER. OVERNIGHT IN SAMARKAND.
Day 11: Samarkand-Tashkent
Departure to Tashkent for (320km).
Transfer to the international airport of Tashkent and Flight to Homeland.
