Day 1.
Arriving at the airport of Samarkand.
Arrival in Samarkand. You will meet with the driver and guide interpreter. Transfer to hotel. Free dinner. Overnight in Samarkand hotel.
Day 2.
Samarkand.
Breakfast at hotel. Start of sightseeing in Samarkand: the most famous square of Central Asia — the Registan square (madrasah of Ulugbek, madrasa Sher-Dor, Tillya-Kari), the mausoleum Gur-Emir, the tomb of the Great Tamerlane. Free lunch. After lunch visit: Bibi Khanum mosque, the famous Bazaar in the old town, the architectural ensemble of Shahi Zinda, Ulugbek Observatory.
Overnight in Samarkand hotel.
Additional excursions on this day (not included in the tour price):
• Wine tasting at the winery. Hovrenko — 15 USD/person;
• Visiting the theatre of historical costume El MEROSI — 15 USD/person.
Day 3.
Samarkand — Shahrisabz.
Breakfast at hotel. Moving to Shakhrisabz, through the mountain pass Takhta-Karacha (1700m). Excursion to Shahrisabz: the ruins of The AK-Saray Palace, Dorussiadat complex, Dorut-tillyavat Ensemble, Kok-Gumbaz mosque. Arrival in Samarkand. Supper at restaurant.
Overnight in Samarkand hotel.
Day 4.
Samarkand — Nurata.
Breakfast at hotel. Sightseeing in Samarkand: St. Daniel’s grave, mosque Hazrat Hyzr, Afrosiab Museum. Free lunch. After lunch visit Samarkand paper mill and transfer to Nurata. Upon arrival tour of Nurata: Juma Mosque, the ruins of the fortress of Nur, founded in the time of Alexander the great, the Holy spring of Chashma. After the tour transfer to the Yurt camp in the Kizil Kum desert. Upon arrival accommodation, camel riding, walking in the surrounding area. Dinner at camp. After dinner, guests can sit around the campfire and enjoy the singing of the local akyn.
Day 5.
Yurt camp – Aydarkul – Gijduvan – Bukhara.
Breakfast at camp. After Breakfast departure to Aydarkul lake. Acquaintance with flora and fauna. Lunch at the lake. After lunch transfer to Bukhara via Gijduvan. Visit the workshop of the master ceramist A. narzullayev. After the tour departure to Bukhara. Free dinner.
Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 6.
Bukhara.
Breakfast at hotel. Start tour in Bukhara: Samanids mausoleum, Chashma Ayub, the complex Bolo Khauz, ancient Ark fortress, the complex POI-Kalyan, the Kalyan minaret, Ulugbek madrassah, mosque Maghoki Attari . After lunch visit: the ensemble of Lyabi-Khauz, madrassah Kukeldash, madrassah of Nadir devanbegi, trading domes. Dinner in the old town. Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 7.
Bukhara
Breakfast at hotel. Excursion to the countryside sights of Bukhara. Country residence of the last ruler of Bukhara «Sitorai Mohi Khosa». Free lunch in the old town. Afternoon free time. The opportunity to walk through the old streets of the city and souvenir shops.
Additional excursions on this day (not included in the tour price):
• Visit to the Medieval bath complex Hamam — 50 USD/person;
• Folklore show in Nodir-Devon-Begi Madrasah — 15 USD/person.
Dinner in the old town.
Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 8.
Bukhara — Khiva.
Breakfast at hotel. Drive through the Kyzyl-Kum desert along the river Amu Darya. Free lunch on the road. Arrival in Bukhara. Free time, visiting souvenir shops and workshops. Dinner in the old town. Overnight in Khiva hotel.
Day 9.
Khiva.
Breakfast at hotel. Sightseeing in Khiva: Ichan-Kala (inner city of Khiva), the complex of Pakhlavan Mahmud, the fortress Kunya Ark, madrasah and minaret Islam Khodja, the Palace Tash Hauli Allakuli-Khan, the Juma mosque, the minaret and madrassah of Muhammad Amin-Khan, Museum of Avesta. Dinner in the old town.
Overnight at the hotel.
Additional excursions on this day (not included in the tour price):
• Show of rope-dancers in madrasah Rahim-Khan — 15 USD/person;
• Folklore show in Medrese Alakuli-Khan — 10 USD/person (group of 10 persons).
Day 10.
Arrival in Khiva — Urgench. Departure.
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport of Urgench. . Departure home.
The tour price includes:
• Accommodation in hotels in double rooms with Breakfast;
• Excursions according to the tour program;
• Entrance fees to monuments and museums listed in the tour program;
• Guide-escort service for the whole route for groups and excursions in each city
• Comfortable air-conditioned transport for the entire route, including meeting/seeing off at the airport.
• Mineral water for each day of the tour.
The price does not include:
• Cost of international flights;
• Tips for guide and driver
• Cost of meals;
• Medical costs and insurance.