Uzbekistan 11 days

 Day 1

Wedn

New-York/ Tashkent.

Day 2

Friday

Tashkent.

Arrival in Tashkent by HY-102 at 14-30.

Transfer and accommodation at the hotel “Uzbekistan****”.

City-tour of Tashkent: square of Independence, National Theatre of opera

and ballet square.

Dinner at the local restaurant.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3

Saturd

Tashkent/Ourguentch-Khiva

Breakfast.

Transfer to airport for the flight Tashkent/ Urgench by HY.

 Arrival and accommodation at the hotel Asia Khiva****”, or similar.

Sightseeing in Khiva. Visiting of Ichan-Kala — inner city of ancient settlement; Mohammed-Amin Khan madrassa and Kalta Minor minaret (XVIII^th c.); Kunya Ark

-Old fortress (XVII^th-XIX^th cc.);  Djami mosque with 212 wooden carved columns

(XVIII^th c); Tash Hauli Allakuli-Khan Palace (XVIII^th-XIX^th cc.); Pakhlavan Mahmud complex (XIV^th-XX^th cc.), Islam Khodja encemble (beg. XX^th c); harem; workshop of wood carvers; bazar.

Lunch during the sightseeing at the hotel restaurant.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4

Sunday

Khiva –sites – Khiva.

Breakfast

Departure for the sites Toprak Kala (110 km), ruined fortress dated I^st century BC

and   Ayaz Kala (40 km), fortress dated  III^d century.

Return to Urgench.

Lunch at the hotel restaurant.

Independent strolls around the city.

Farewell dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5

Mond

Khiva-Bukhara

Breakfast.

Drive to Khiva (480 km): long distance driving (7-8 hours) across the Kyzyl Kum (Red Sand) desert.

Lunch picnic.

Arrival and accommodation at the hotel “Asia Bukhara****”, or similar.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 6

Tuesd

Bukhara.

Breakfast.

Full day sightseeing tour: Lyabi-Khauz ensemble, one of the most famous places of

Bukharaincluding Nadir-Divan-Beghi madrassah (1622), Kukeldash madrassah

and Nadir-Divan-Beghi khanaka (1620); Magok-Attor mosque (XII^th – XVI^th cc);

the Trade Dome Center of the  XVI^th  century Toki-Sarafon (dome of merchants)

and Toki-Tilpak Furushon (dome of hatters); Chor Minor ensemble with four minarets.

Lunch at the hotel restaurant.

Visiting sights:  Poi-Kalyan ensemble including  Kalyan minaret (1127),

Kalyan mosque (XVI^th c) and  Miri-Arab madrassa (XVI^th c);  Trade Dome 

Toki-Zargaron ( pavilion of bijouterie) (XVI c);  Ulugbek madrassa (1417)

and  Abdulaziz Khan madrassa (1652);  tim of Abdulla Khan (XVI c);

Dinner and Concert of folk music   at the courtyard of   Nadir Divan Beghi madrassa.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7

Wedn

Bukhara

Breakfast.

Visiting sights: Ark — ancient fortress (VI^th-VII^thcc.), Bolo Khauz mosque (1712), Samanid's Mausoleum (IX^th-X^th cc.), Chashma Ayub Mazar (graveyard)

(XIV^th-XIX^th cc.), bazar.

Lunch at the local restaurant “Karavan”.

Dinner at the restaurant “Lyabi Khauz”

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8

Thursd

Bukhara– Samarkand.

Breakfast.

Drive to Samarkand (260 km).

Arrival and accommodation at the hotel “Asia Samarkand****”, or similar.

Lunch at the restaurant of the hotel.

Visiting sights: Reghistan square, the heart of Samarkand with its madrassas of Ulugbek (XV^th c), Sher-Dor ( madrasah with lions) (XVII^th c) and  Tillya-Kari (decorated with gold) (XVII^th c);  Ulugbek Observatory (XV^th c)

Diner at the national guest house (tadjik cuisine).

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 9

Friday

Samarkand.

Breakfast.

Full day city-tour: Bibi-Khanim mosque (XI^th c – beginning of the  XV^th c), the biggest one in Central Asia, constructed by the order of Tamerlane after his victorious campaign to India; bazaar; Shakhi-Zinda necropole (the living king), the pearl of Samarkand, ensemble of  mausoleums dated  from the XI^th — XV^th centuries, the authentic museum of the medieval architecture.

Lunch at the hotel restaurant.

Afternoon sightseeing:  Gur-Emir mausoleum (XV^th c), where the tombs of Tamerlane and his descendants are located.

Independent strolls around the city

Dinner at the local restaurant “Standart” (cuisine armenienne).

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10

Saturd

Samarkand-Tashkent

Breakfast.

Free time.

Lunch at the local restaurant.

Drive to Tashkent (320 km).

En route halt at the gorge “The gates of Tamerlane” (The Iron gates).

Visit to honey bazar.  

Arrival in Tashkent.

Dinner at the local restaurant.

Day 11

Sunday

Tashkent/New-York

Transfer to the airport for the flight Tashkent/New-York by HY-101 at 03-40

 

Benefits:

Every 20th tourist is free. Our tour company calculates the cost of the tour in US dollars. Each tourist gets a present on arrival. 

 

• accommodation at the hotels double occupancy • full board • service of english-speaking guide • entrance tickets • transport by bus) • air-ticket Tashkent/ Urgench • visa support • folk show • outside meals

·        the cost of visa ·        supplement single accommodation – 195 USD pax/tour ·        camera fees at the monuments

For cancellation up to 3 days, a full refund will be given. For cancellation up to 1 days, 50% refund will be given.