"GREAT CITIES OF THE SILK ROAD”
$
450.00
9 days 8 nights
Price: from 450$
Get ready for an exciting journey along the Great Silk Road!
During the tour, you will visit six legendary cities of Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Gijduvan, Bukhara, Khiva and Tashkent.
You will find the majestic ensembles of Samarkand, the ancestral lands of Tamerlane in Shakhrisabz, the unique ceramics of Gijduvan, the mysterious streets of Bukhara, medieval Khiva and modern Tashkent. Feel the breath of history, discover the culture and traditions of these amazing places!
This trip will be a real discovery and leave an unforgettable impression!
Price: from 450$
Get ready for an exciting journey along the Great Silk Road!
During the tour, you will visit six legendary cities of Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Gijduvan, Bukhara, Khiva and Tashkent.
You will find the majestic ensembles of Samarkand, the ancestral lands of Tamerlane in Shakhrisabz, the unique ceramics of Gijduvan, the mysterious streets of Bukhara, medieval Khiva and modern Tashkent. Feel the breath of history, discover the culture and traditions of these amazing places!
This trip will be a real discovery and leave an unforgettable impression!
Day 1: Arrival in Samarkand – start of the trip
-Arrival at Samarkand International Airport. Pick up at the airport and transfer to
hotel.
-Check-in at the hotel. Free time for relaxation and acclimatization.
- In the evening, you can walk around the city to feel the atmosphere of Samarkand.
- Dinner at the hotel restaurant or at one of the local establishments.
- Overnight in Samarkand.
Day 2: Samarkand-Dive into history
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Samarkand City Sightseeing Tour:
– Registan Square-a business card of the city, an ensemble of three madrasas:
- Ulugbek Madrasah (1417-1420)
- Sherdor Madrasa (1619-1636)
-Tillya-Kari Medressa (1647-1660)
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- After lunch, continue the tour:
- Ulugbek Observatory is one of the most important observatories of the Middle Ages.
Mausoleum of St. Daniel – the burial place of a saint venerated in three ancient cities.
world religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
- Shohi-Zinda Memorial Complex-which means "Living King"in English,
the mausoleums ensemble is a monument of medieval architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries.
- Connigil Paper Factory – introduction to the production of the famous Samarkand paper mill.
papers.
- Free time + dinner.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3: Samarkand-Shakhrisabz-Samarkand
- Morning breakfast at the hotel.
- A trip to Shakhrisabz:
- Devil's Plateau
- Ak-Saray
- Dorov village Dorus
- Amir Temur Museum of the History of Material Culture
- Visit the potters ' workshops, taste local bread and participate in the
master classes.
- Return to Samarkand in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4: Samarkand-Gijduvan-Bukhara
-Early morning departure to Gijduvan.
-Stop in Gijduvan:
- Pottery School Center – master classes in ceramics and embroidery, visiting the museum.
Lectures and demonstrations of the work of the potter Alisher Narzullayev.
-Have lunch according to Uzbek traditions and take part in a cooking class.
- Afternoon transfer to Bukhara (48 km).
-Free time. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5: Bukhara (guided tour)
- Start of Bukhara city tour:
- Lyabi House Ensemble
- Kukeldash Madrasah
- Khanaka and madrasah Divan-Begi
- Hausa Nadir Reservoir-Begi
- Kalyan Minaret (47 meters)
- Lunch at one of the local restaurants.
- Continuation of the tour:
- Mir-i-Arab Madrasah
- Citadel of Ark (2nd century BC-19th century)
- Bolo Hauz Mosque (1712)
- Domed commercial buildings-Taki and Tima
- Mausoleum of Ismail Samani
- Holy Spring of Chashma Ayub
- Dinner. Free time
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6: Transfer Bukhara - Khiva
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Visit to the Karakul factory. Visit to a carpet factory.
- Then you will drive from Bukhara to Khiva (480 km, 7-8 hours).
- A modern highway crosses the Kyzylkum desert, following the ancient route of the Great Silk Road.
- Photo stops on the Amu Darya River.
-Arrival in Khiva
- Dinner and free time
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: Khiva and Urgench City Tour
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Start of Khiva and Urgench city tour
- Kunya Ark Fortress – "city within a city"
- Unfinished minaret of Kalta Minor
- Tash-Khovli Palace
- Madrasa of Muhammad Rahimkhan
- Multi-column Zhuma Mosque
- Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud
- Evening transfer to Urgench airport and flight to Tashkent.
- Arrival in Tashkent. Overnight in a hotel in Tashkent.
Day 8: Tashkent City Tour
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Start of the Tashkent city tour:
- Hast Imam complex, where the original 7th-century Qur'an of Osman is kept
- Chorsu market, where you can buy souvenirs and oriental sweets
- Amir Timur Square-the heart of the capital
- Sayilgoh Street – Tashkent's equivalent of Broadway
- Former residence of Prince Romanov (outside)
- Independence Square
- The Grieving Mother and the Eternal Flame
- Lunch
- Continuation of the tour:
- Theater named after him. Alisher Navoi (outside)
- Monument of Courage erected in memory of the terrible earthquake of 1966
- Memorial complex for victims of Repression
- Free time + dinner (visiting Magic City, Tashkent City, Taras Shevchenko gastronomic street)
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 9: Departure home
- Morning breakfast at the hotel.
-Check-out from the hotel.
-Free time.
-Transfer to the airport.
-Flight home.
-Arrival at Samarkand International Airport. Pick up at the airport and transfer to
hotel.
-Check-in at the hotel. Free time for relaxation and acclimatization.
- In the evening, you can walk around the city to feel the atmosphere of Samarkand.
- Dinner at the hotel restaurant or at one of the local establishments.
- Overnight in Samarkand.
Day 2: Samarkand-Dive into history
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Samarkand City Sightseeing Tour:
– Registan Square-a business card of the city, an ensemble of three madrasas:
- Ulugbek Madrasah (1417-1420)
- Sherdor Madrasa (1619-1636)
-Tillya-Kari Medressa (1647-1660)
- Lunch at a local restaurant.
- After lunch, continue the tour:
- Ulugbek Observatory is one of the most important observatories of the Middle Ages.
Mausoleum of St. Daniel – the burial place of a saint venerated in three ancient cities.
world religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
- Shohi-Zinda Memorial Complex-which means "Living King"in English,
the mausoleums ensemble is a monument of medieval architecture of the 14th and 15th centuries.
- Connigil Paper Factory – introduction to the production of the famous Samarkand paper mill.
papers.
- Free time + dinner.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3: Samarkand-Shakhrisabz-Samarkand
- Morning breakfast at the hotel.
- A trip to Shakhrisabz:
- Devil's Plateau
- Ak-Saray
- Dorov village Dorus
- Amir Temur Museum of the History of Material Culture
- Visit the potters ' workshops, taste local bread and participate in the
master classes.
- Return to Samarkand in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4: Samarkand-Gijduvan-Bukhara
-Early morning departure to Gijduvan.
-Stop in Gijduvan:
- Pottery School Center – master classes in ceramics and embroidery, visiting the museum.
Lectures and demonstrations of the work of the potter Alisher Narzullayev.
-Have lunch according to Uzbek traditions and take part in a cooking class.
- Afternoon transfer to Bukhara (48 km).
-Free time. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5: Bukhara (guided tour)
- Start of Bukhara city tour:
- Lyabi House Ensemble
- Kukeldash Madrasah
- Khanaka and madrasah Divan-Begi
- Hausa Nadir Reservoir-Begi
- Kalyan Minaret (47 meters)
- Lunch at one of the local restaurants.
- Continuation of the tour:
- Mir-i-Arab Madrasah
- Citadel of Ark (2nd century BC-19th century)
- Bolo Hauz Mosque (1712)
- Domed commercial buildings-Taki and Tima
- Mausoleum of Ismail Samani
- Holy Spring of Chashma Ayub
- Dinner. Free time
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6: Transfer Bukhara - Khiva
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Visit to the Karakul factory. Visit to a carpet factory.
- Then you will drive from Bukhara to Khiva (480 km, 7-8 hours).
- A modern highway crosses the Kyzylkum desert, following the ancient route of the Great Silk Road.
- Photo stops on the Amu Darya River.
-Arrival in Khiva
- Dinner and free time
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: Khiva and Urgench City Tour
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Start of Khiva and Urgench city tour
- Kunya Ark Fortress – "city within a city"
- Unfinished minaret of Kalta Minor
- Tash-Khovli Palace
- Madrasa of Muhammad Rahimkhan
- Multi-column Zhuma Mosque
- Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud
- Evening transfer to Urgench airport and flight to Tashkent.
- Arrival in Tashkent. Overnight in a hotel in Tashkent.
Day 8: Tashkent City Tour
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Start of the Tashkent city tour:
- Hast Imam complex, where the original 7th-century Qur'an of Osman is kept
- Chorsu market, where you can buy souvenirs and oriental sweets
- Amir Timur Square-the heart of the capital
- Sayilgoh Street – Tashkent's equivalent of Broadway
- Former residence of Prince Romanov (outside)
- Independence Square
- The Grieving Mother and the Eternal Flame
- Lunch
- Continuation of the tour:
- Theater named after him. Alisher Navoi (outside)
- Monument of Courage erected in memory of the terrible earthquake of 1966
- Memorial complex for victims of Repression
- Free time + dinner (visiting Magic City, Tashkent City, Taras Shevchenko gastronomic street)
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 9: Departure home
- Morning breakfast at the hotel.
-Check-out from the hotel.
-Free time.
-Transfer to the airport.
-Flight home.
1 person - $1800
2 people - $950
4 people - $800
6-7 people - $730
14 people - $580
18 people - $560
32 people - $450
2 people - $950
4 people - $800
6-7 people - $730
14 people - $580
18 people - $560
32 people - $450
- Transfers according to the program.
- Excursions and individual guide services
-Accommodation
- Breakfast in hotels
- Flight Urgench-Tashkent
- Taxes and tourist fees
- Excursions and individual guide services
-Accommodation
- Breakfast in hotels
- Flight Urgench-Tashkent
- Taxes and tourist fees
- Tickets to Tashkent and back
- Lunch and dinner options
- Medical expenses and insurance
- Entrance tickets for sightseeing sites
- Payment for additional hotel services
- Lunch and dinner options
- Medical expenses and insurance
- Entrance tickets for sightseeing sites
- Payment for additional hotel services
Tashkent: Art Hotels Group, Reikartz Hon Tashkent, Navruz Hotel and similar
Samarkand: Arba Hotel, Ideal Samarkand, Bek Samarkand, Billuri Sitora Hotel and similar
Bukhara: Reikartz Bahor Bukhara, Anor Boutique Hotel, Kukaldosh Boutique Hotel and similar
Khiva: Hotel Khiva Palace, Khiva Residence Reikartz, Said Islam Khoja and similar
Samarkand: Arba Hotel, Ideal Samarkand, Bek Samarkand, Billuri Sitora Hotel and similar
Bukhara: Reikartz Bahor Bukhara, Anor Boutique Hotel, Kukaldosh Boutique Hotel and similar
Khiva: Hotel Khiva Palace, Khiva Residence Reikartz, Said Islam Khoja and similar