Places of visit (nights): Khiva(1) - Tashkent (2) - Samarkand (2) - Shahrisabz and Bukhara (2)
Best time to travel: all year
Accommodation: single or double accommodations in hotels
Description: Traveling and visiting carpet workshops in major
tourist cities of Uzbekistan. Tour package consists of historical components,
best 8 days tour package for carpet purchase and visiting the memorial complexes
of Khiva – open air museum, legendary Samarkand, holy Bukhara, homeland of Amir
Temur (Tamerlan) – Shahrisabz and Tashkent.
Tashkent:
Visiting Old part of the city: Visiting Khazrat-Imam Complex including Madrasseh
Barak-Khan (XVI c.); Jami Mosque (XIX c.); Mausoleum of Kaffal-Shoshi (XV c.).
Madrasseh of Kukeldash (XV c.). Modern part of the city: visiting Museum of
Applied Arts, Amir Temur square, Opera and Ballet Theater named by Alisher
Navoi, carpet shop
11:00 Excursion program over Khiva: "Museum under the
open sky".
History of Khorezm dates so long back to ancient times that
only few civilizations can equal its age. You will see palaces with the rich
mosaic, unique beautiful minarets, madrasahs and mosques such as:Mausoleum of
Pahlavan Makhmud (XVII-XIX), Tosh-Khowli Palace (Harem) (1830-1836), Kunya-Ark
Fortress (1868-1888), Kalta-Minor Minaret (1855), Medrese of Shergazi-Khan
(1718-1720), Complex of Alla-Kuli Khan (XIII-XVIII), Juma Mosque and Minaret
(XII-XX), Karavan-Saray (XVIII), Minaret and Mosque of Khodja-Islam (1908-1910),
Tim of Ala-Kulikhan (XIX), Medrese of Abdulla-Khan (1865), Mausoleum of Said
Alautdin (XIV), Medrese of Mukhamad Amin-Khan (XIX), Walls of Ichan-Kala
(XVIII-XIX), Palvan-Darvaza Gate (XIX). (Architectural complex of Ichan-Kala is
a mini town and excursion is held inside of Ichon-Kala by
walk)
13.00 Lunch
14.00
Continuation of excursion program over Khiva.
19.00
Dinner
Overnight in Urgench or Khiva
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Khiva -Bukhara
7.30-8.30
Breakfast
9.00 Departure to Bukhara (480 km) through
Kizil-Kum desert.
13:00
Lunch.
18.00 Arrival to Bukhara. Accommodation in the
hotel.
19.00-20.00 Dinner.
Overnight in
Bukhara
4
Bukhara
08:00
Breakfast
09:00 Excursion program over Bukhara: Ark
Ancient Fortress (1 cc. BC), Mausoleum of Samanids (9-10 cc.), Kalyan Minaret
(12 cc.), Chashma-Ayub ensemble-Mausoleum (12-14 cc.), Ulugbek's Madrasseh (15
cc.).
13.00
Lunch
14.00-Continuation of excursion Visiting private
carpet workshop, Taki-Zargaron Dome Bazar (XVI), Demonstration of silk
production and materials, Lyabi-Khauz Mosque (XVI-XVII), Chor-Minor Medrese
(1807), Mokhi-Khosa Summer Residence.
09:00 Full day excursion program
over Samarkand: Shakhi-Zinda Architectural Ensemble (14-15 cc.), Registan
Square, Cur-Emir Mausoleum (14-15 cc.), Bibi-Khanum Mosque (14-15 cc.),
Observatory of Ulugbek, Oriental bazaar - Siyab.
13.00
Lunch
14.00 Continuation of the excursion. Visiting
carpet factory
18:00 Dinner
Overnight in
Tashkent
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Tashkent
08:00
Breakfast
09:00 Departure to Tashkent
13:00 Arrival to Tashkent
13:30
Lunch
14:30 Excursion program over Tashkent: Visiting
Carpet shops, Kukaldash Madrasseh (14 cc.), Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum (14 cc.),
Khazrat Imam Architectural Ccomplex (16 cc.), Abul Kasim Madrasseh (16 cc.),
Barak-khana Madraseh (16 cc.), Juma Mosque (19 cc.), Amir Temur Museum - the
masterpiece of modern architecture and modern
city.
19.00 Dinner
Overnight in
Tashkent
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Tashkent
End of
tour.
Seeing off in airport.
Hotel options:
To make your stay pleasantly in Uzbekistan, we offer you 2 different Deluxe ( or ) or Budget ( or )
hotel options. Also for your convenience, according to your desire and
budget you can choose any accommodation in Uzbekistan hotel list, and
let us know by filling special cells - hotel name and room type in tour
request form.
Standard tour price includes: 1. Accommodation; 2. Breakfast; 3. Transportation with A/C, according to
your choice in tour request form - throughout the whole trip; 4. Sightseeing
tour program in all cities, including entrance fees to sights, museums,
mausoleums, except camera/video fees ; 5. Airplane tickets for internal
flights; 6. Visa support. 7. Escort guide.
Tour price does not include: 1. Local guide in each city. 2. Lunches and dinners. 3. Hotel charges
for additional services; 4. Consular fees paid upon collection of the
entrance Visa; 5. International airfares; 6. Personal insurance and any
items not mentioned above.
