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Country: Uzbekistan
Tour route: Tashkent – Bukhara – Samarkand – Tashkent
Duration: 11 days, 10 nights
Transportation: coach + plain + train
Season: March 19 — 26
Group: min 10 pax
Hotel type: 3 and 4 start hotel
Meal: Full Board (B, L, D)
Placement: DB / TWN
Day 1 (Friday): Tashkent
Arrival at Tashkent International Airport from________ by flight:
17:00 Welcome at the airport and transfer to the hotel for check-in.
18:00 Welcome dinner in local restaurant with mix of traditional Uzbek dishes.
After dinner take a tour to metro (The only 1 underground metro in all Central Asia).
Overnight in Tashkent, Le Grande Plaza 4 star hotel.
Day 2 (Saturday): Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva
07: 00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 City sightseeing tour around Tashkent: Barakkhan Madrassah (XVI c) — was the headquarters of the Sunni Mufti of ex-Sogdian Central Asia & Kazakhstan. It is interesting for its mosaic and Arabic calligraphy of the late 16 cent. Brick facade and the intricately carved doors made by Samarkand craftsmen Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum — which is the grave of a local doctor, philosopher and poet of Islam who lived from 904 to 979. The portal, inner dome and arcade dated 16th century, when his holy reputation attracted a cemetery. Kukeldash Madrassah (XVI c). — The grand 16th c. madrassah has domed courtyard. Now the building is returned to service as an Islamic school. Next to it is the tiny 15th c. Juma mosque.
13:00 Lunch in restaurant with spicy dishes.
16:00 Transfer to the Terminal 3 to take a flight to Urgench.
Transfer to hotel in Khiva. Night in Khiva.
Day 3 (Sunday): Khiva – Bukhara
07:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 guided sightseeing tour program in Khiva: Visit a UNESCO World Heritage site Ichan-Qala fortress. In Ichan-Qala fortress visit Kunya-Ark, Said Alauddin Mausoleum, Arab Mukhammadkhan madrasah, Ak-Masjid Mosque, Madrasah of Khoja Berdibiy, Shergazi-Khan Madrasah, Abdullakhan Madrasah, Allakulikhan Madrasah, Juma Mosque, Tash-Khovli Palace, Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, minaret of Islam Khoja. Free time.
At 19:00 transfer to the airport in Urgench to get the flight to Bukhara departing at 21:00.
Arrival in Bukhara at 22:00.
Check in to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 (Monday): Bukhara
07:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 City tour in Bukhara the City of 1000 and 1 night. Bukhara – this is one of the best places in Central Asia which was as capital of Samanid state in the 9th and 10th centuries and known in history as “Bukhoro-i Sharif”.
Full day sightseeing program. Poikalon (XII — XVI c) — ensemble in the center of old Bukhara — includes the cathedral mosque «Kalyan Mosque», «Miri Arab» madrassah and the Kalyan minaret (46 m). Lyabi — Hauz (XVI — XVIIc) — a complex with Nodir — Devon Begi madrassahs big pool surrounded by trees. Tim Abdullah khan — was built in 1577 and was one of the most elegant trade halls in Bukhara where silk and wool was sold by Afghan trades. Trading Domes consists of three trading centers: Tok-i-Zargaron (1570) – Jeweler’s Bazaar, Tok-i-Tilpak Furushon – Cap Maker’s Bazaar, Tok-i-Sarrafon – Moneychanger’s Bazaar.
13:00 Lunch in a restaurant.
19:00 Dinner in a restaurant. Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 5 (Tuesday): Bukhara
07:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
Continue city tour: Magoki Attori – in 937 the four-pillared mosque was burn the ground in a city-wide fire and in the 12th century the present mosque was erected, from which the focus of the mosque, the original southern portal remains. Ulugbek Madrassah (1417) — was the earliest of three commissioned by the enlightened Timurid ruler (the other two stand in Samarakand and Gijduvan) and his secular influence dominates the exterior design of the religious college. Abdul Aziz Khan Madrassah (1652) — glittering in mercifully un-restored 17th century glory.
19:00 Dinner in a restaurant. Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 6 (Wednesday): Bukhara – Samarkand
06:30 Breakfast at the hotel and bring all your bags to the lobby to check-out from the hotel.
07:00 Transfer to Bukhara Railway station to take a train to Samarkand (320 km, 3 hours). Samarkand — the Eden of ancient East, the most precious pearl in the Islamic world. Samarkand — called Marakanda in the 4th century BC, whoever tried to conquer it! During the centuries the city has been invaded by troops of Alexander the Great, Arabian invaders, Chenghes Khan and Tamerlane. Today romance of Samarkand still works its magic, alluring the travelers with a dreamlike quality.
11:15 Arrival to Samarkand railway station.
11:30 Start City tour in Samarkand: Gur Amir Mausoleum (XV c) — Timurids dynastic burial vault, unique monument of architecture. Pay a visit the Tomb of Tamerlane.
12:00 Check-in to the Hotel. Leave bags at the hotel and transfer for lunch to the best restaurant in Samarkand city.
13:00 Lunch in a restaurant with traditional local dishes with salads.
14:00 Continue tour in Samarkand: Registan square (XV – XVII c) — consist of grand madrassah of Ulugbek, Sher Dor & Tillya Kari. Shahi — Zinda mausoleum (XIV — XVc) — 'Nown of Dead' a complex of more than 20 unique buildings.Ulugbek’s Observatory (XV c) – 1st observatory in Orient with 30m sextant built by Ulugbek to make exact astronomical catalogue.
18:00 Dinner in a restaurant. Overnight in Samarkand.
Day 7 (Thursday): Samarkand
07:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
Continue sightseeing Samarkand. Visit Afrosiyab Museum, the tomb of Saint Daniel. Drive to mausoleum of Muslim scholar Imam Al-Bukhari, a pilgrimage place for Muslims (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 Hadis — second Holy Book after Qoran in Islam. Free time in the afternoon.Night in Samarkand.
Day 8 (Friday): Samarkand – Tashkent
07:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
VISIST TO THE ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY of SAMARAKND CITY.
16:00 take an express train to Tashkent.
19:00 Arrival to Tashkent.
Day 9 (Saturday): Tashkent
07:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
Tashkent city architecture tour: Museum of Applied Arts — bright carved plaster decorations(ganch) and carved wood the building of museum itself is an attraction. There is also an exhibit of ceramics, textiles, jewellery, musical instruments and toys. Navoyi Theater Square — by 1940, Soviet planners had decided a theatre would greatly enhance an area known as the Drunken Bazaar for its wine-soaked market. Japanese prisoners of war completed construction in 1947. Amir Temur square and Broadway.
Visit to the Youth creative center where we can find projects of young architectures.
Finish the city tour with a tour to the only Underground Metro in all Central Asia.
Night in Tashkent.
Day 10 (Sunday): Tashkent
06:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
Shopping for dried fruits in CHORSU BAZAAR.
Shopping at MEGA PLANET MALL.
13:00 Lunch in a restaurant.
19:00 Dinner in a restaurant.
Night in Tashkent.
Day 11 (Monday): Tashkent
07:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with the board of architects of Uzbekistan. Visit to the University or architects of Uzbekistan.
Free time to clear all bills and check-out from the hotel.
Transfer to the Tashkent International Airport to take a flight back to home.
THE END of the TOUR.
