4-Day Uzbekistan Tour from Tashkent with Bukhara and Samarkand

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

• Spend free time in the afternoon according to your interests.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.

• 06:30 - Transfer to the railway station.

• 07:28 - Depart for Bukhara by Afrosiyob train.

• 11:19 - Arrive in Bukhara.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Caravanserai Saifuddin, the Center of Handicraft Development.

• Continue to the three trading domes, also called the covered bazaars - Toki Sarrofon, Toki Telpak Furushon, and Toki Zargaron - preserved from the 16th century. These bazaars were centres for silk, jewellery, and even money exchange.

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

• Visit Ulughbek and Abdulazizkhan Madrassas, the so-called Kosh (pare) madrassas, standing opposite each other and distinguished by their ornamental facade decoration.

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

• March to the Ark Fortress - the oldest citadel dating back to the 1st century BC - where one can feel the history of this great fortress, covered in legends and myths.

• Enjoy leisure time in the evening.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Have breakfast at the hotel.

• 08:00 - Transfer to Samarkand by car.

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

• Start your 6-hour sightseeing program in Samarkand.

• Go to the Gur Emir Mausoleum, the burial vault of Timur the Great and his descendants, decorated with gold ornaments and 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 and one of the most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world in the 15th century.

• Head to Shahi Zinda Necropolis, a unique complex of mausoleums formed on both sides of the cenotaph, an imaginary grave, of the Muslim saint Abbas ibn-Kussam.

• Visit Ulugbek's Observatory, one of the finest astronomical centres in the medieval world, 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 at the hotel.

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.

• 05:40 - Transfer to the train station.

• 06:37 - Depart for Tashkent by Afrosiyob train.

• 08:47 - Arrive in Tashkent.

• Head to the Earthquake Memorial. This composition is devoted to the tragic earthquake that struck Tashkent on April 26, 1966, and was erected near the approximate epicentre. Residents still come to the monument to honour those who took part in the reconstruction of Tashkent.

• Proceed to Khast Imam Square, a religious centre 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 7th century.

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

• Stop at Amir Temur Square.

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

• Transfer to the airport.