Itinerary

1. Day 1: Tashkent

   • Meet your Tashkent tour driver and transfer to your hotel. 

   • Spend free time in the afternoon as per your interests. 

   Overnight at the hotel. 

2. Day 2: Tashkent – Bukhara

   • Fuel up on your breakfast at the hotel.

   • 06:30 - Transfer to the railway station.

   • 07:28 - Depart to Bukhara by train 'Afrosiyob'.

   • 11:19 - Arrive in Bukhara.

   • Meet your driver and transfer to the hotel to drop off the bags. Meet with your Bukhara tour guide.

   • Proceed for your walking sightseeing program in the old part of Bukhara:

     • Lyabi Hauz (Nadir Divanbegi Madrassa, Khanaka, Kukeldash Madrassa and the monument of Khodja Nasreddin). 

     • Magok-i-Attari Mosque is one of the oldest mosques that survived in Bukhara before the Mongolian invasion. 

     • Abdullakhan’s Tim with numerous handicraft shops of souvenirs, ceramics, national clothes and carpets. 

     • Caravanserai Saifuddin (Center of Handicraft Development).

   • Proceed to the three trading domes or so called covered bazaars, Toki Sarrofon, Toki Telpak Furushon and Toki Zargaron, preserved from the XVI century. These bazaars were the centres for silk, jewellery and even for money exchange.

   • Purchase different souvenirs of a wide range, from small souvenir magnets to the famous Bukhara carpets.

   • Visit Ulughbek and Abdulazizkhan Madrassas or so-called Kosh (pare) madrassas opposite each other with the distinctive style of ornamental facade decoration.

   • Head to Poi Kalon Square with Kalon Minaret and Mosque, Mir Arab Madrassa – the heart of Bukhara, a monumental complex that impresses the imagination of every visitor.

   • March to the Ark Fortress – the oldest citadel dating back to the I century BC, where one can feel the history of the great fortress covered in legends and myths.

   • Leisure/free time in the evening.

   Overnight at the hotel. 

3. Day 3: Bukhara – Samarkand

   • Have your breakfast at the hotel.

   • 08:00: Transfer to Samarkand by car.

   • Noon: Arrival in Samarkand. Transfer to the old part of Samarkand.

   • Start sightseeing program in Samarkand (6 hours):

   • Go to the Gur Emir Mausoleum– a burial vault of Timur the Great and his descendants is decorated with gold ornaments and is considered one of the world's most significant sights. 

   • Continue to the famous Registan Square– the heart of Samarkand and a real masterpiece of Central Asian medieval architecture consisting of three grandiose buildings: Ulughbek Madrassa, Madrassa Sherdor and Madrassa Tilla Kori. 

   • Marvel at the Bibi Khanim Mosque – the most prominent medieval building in the city was one of the most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world in 15 Century;

   • Head to Shahi Zinda Necropolis– unique complex of Mausoleums formed by standing on both sides of the cenotaph (an imaginary grave) of the Muslim saint Abbas ibn- Kussam;

   • Visit the Ulugbek’s Observatory– the finest astronomical centres in the medieval world was built by order of Ulugbek, an outstanding scholar and astronomer;

   • Survey the Samarkand bazaar – Siyab.

   • Transfer to the hotel and check in to enjoy free time.

   Overnight in the hotel.

4. Samarkand – Tashkent

   • Feast on your breakfast at the hotel.

   • 05:40 - Transfer to the train station.

   • 06:37 - Departure to Tashkent by train 'Afrosiyob'.

   • 08:47 - Arrival in Tashkent.

   • Head to the Earthquake Memorial, the composition is devoted to the tragic date of earthquake in Tashkent on April 26, 1966, and is erected in the approximate place of the earthquake epicentre. Residents still come to the monument to honour those people who took a part in the reconstruction of Tashkent;

   • Proceed to Khast Imam Square– a religious center of the city consisting of the Barakkhan madrasah. 

   • Visit Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum and the library of Islamic Literature with the Holy Koran Book of the VII century.

   • Take in the highlights of Independence Square, the main square of Uzbekistan reflects the past, present and future of the country.

   • Halt at Amir Temur Square.

   • End your trip at the Theatre Square with the Opera House. 

   • Transfer to the airport.