Destinations: |
Tashkent - Khiva - Nukus - Moynak - Bukhara - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand - Tashkent |
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Duration: |
12 Days |
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Day 1:
Tashkent |
Arrival in Tashkent.
Transfer from the airport to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel |
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Day 2:
Tashkent - Nukus |
Morning flight to Nukus.
Arrival in Nukus, transfer to guesthouse.
Sightseeing Nukus. Visit Art Museum with Russian and Uzbek art, State Museum.
Free time.
Overnight at B&B.
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Day 3:
Nukus - Moynak - Khiva
(300 km, 4 hrs) |
In the morning depart Nukus and drive to former fishermen's village Moynak, which used to be situated on the shores of Aral Sea. In the afternoon drive from Moynak to Khiva.
Arrival in Khiva, check in to the hotel. |
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Day 4:
Khiva |
Today proceed for sightseeing tour program in Khiva: Visit a UNESCO World Heritage site Ichan-Qala fortress. Visit Mukhammad Amin Khan Madrasah, Mukhammad Rakhimkhan Madrasah, Kunya Ark, Kalta minor, Islam Khodja Minaret and Madrasah, Juma Mosque, Tosh Hauli Palace, local Bazar of Khiva.
Free time in the afternoon.
Overnight at the hotel. |
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Day 5:
Khiva - Bukhara (480 km, 7 hrs) |
In the morning depart Khiva and drive to Bukhara.
On the way stop to see Amu-Darya river. Arrival in Bukhara in the afternoon.
Check in to the hotel.
Free time.
Overnight at the hotel. |
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Day 6:
Bukhara |
Sightseeing tour in Bukhara.
Visit Mausoleum of Ismail Samani, Ark Fortress, Chashma-Ayub, Kalon Mosque and Minaret, Miri-Arab Madrasah, Magoki-Attori Mosque, Madrasah of Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan, trade domes, Lyabi Hauz complex, Chor-Minor Madrasah.
Overnight at the hotel. |
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Day 7:
Bukhara |
Continue sightseeing Bukhara.
Trip to summer palace of Bukhara emirs Sitorai-Mokhikhosa, Chor-Bakr and Bakhoutdin Naqshbandi mausoleum.
In the afternoon free time in Bukhara.
Overnight at the hotel |
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Day 8:
Bukhara - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand (290 km, 4hrs + 90 km, 1,5 hrs) |
In the morning depart Bukhara and drive to Samarkand via Shakhrisabz.
Stop in Shakhrisabz for sightseeing. Visit ruins of Ak-Saray palace, mausoleum of Jakhongir and Omar-Shaykh, mausoleum Dorut-Tilovat where conqueror Tamerlane's father and his spiritual tutor are buried, Kok-Gumbaz Mosque. In the afternoon continue driving to Samarkand. Arrival in Samarkand, check in to the hotel.
Free time.
Overnight at the hotel. |
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Day 9:
Samarkand |
Sightseeing tour in Samarkand.
Visit Registan Square, ruins of Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Shakhi-Zinda necropolis, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Ulugbek observatory.
Overnight at the hotel. |
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Day 10:
Samarkand |
Continue sightseeing Samarkand.
Visit Afrosiyob museum, the tomb of Saint Daniel. Drive to Imam Al Bukhari complex, Muslim pilgrimage place (25 km, 30 min). The place is famous for its modern mosque built after the independence of Uzbekistan, mausoleum of Imam Al Bukhari, sufist and the author of second holy book Hadis after Qoran in Islam.
Free time in the afternoon.
Overnight at the hotel. |
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Day 11:
Samarkand - Tashkent (297km, 4hrs) |
In the morning depart Samarkand and drive to Tashkent.
Arrival in Tashkent, check in to the hotel.
Sightseeing program in Tashkent. Visit center of Tashkent, Amir Temur Square, Independence Square, Old City part of Tashkent with Khast-Imom Complex and Chor-Su bazaar, Applied Arts Museum.
Overnight at the hotel. |
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Day 12:
Tashkent |
Transfer to the airport. Departure. |