7-Day Uzbekistan Cultural Tour with Samarkand, Bukhara and Shakhrisabz

• Arrival in Tashkent. Your guide will meet you at the airport.
• Transfer to the hotel.

Accommodation. Overnight in Tashkent.

• Breakfast at the hotel. Begin the tour program in Tashkent. Tashkent is not only one of the ancient cities of Uzbekistan, with more than 2,000 years of history, but also a modern city, the pearl of Central Asia.
• Visit several historical monuments and museums of the city of Tashkent:
  • Khazrat-Imam Complex, including:
  • Madrassah Barak-Khan (16th century).
  • Jami Mosque (19th century).
  • Mausoleum of Kaffal-Shoshi (15th century).
  • Amir Temur Square and the Museum of Applied Arts.

Overnight in Tashkent.

• Early breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Tashkent railway station.
• Departure to Samarkand by high-speed Afrosiyob train.
• Arrival in Samarkand.
• Meeting at the railway station.
• Excursion program in Samarkand:
  • Registan Square: the symbol of the city of Samarkand, including Sherdar Madrassah, Tillya-Kari Madrassah, and Ulugbek Madrassah.
  • Bibi-Khanum Madrasah: built in honour of the most beloved wife of Amir Timur.
  • Mausoleum Guri-Emir: the tomb of the great Tamerlane.
  • Shah-i-Zinda complex: a memorial created in the 12th to 14th centuries AD, associated with the name of Kusam-ibn-Abbas, the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad.
  • Khazret-i-Khizr Mosque: the oldest building in Islamic culture (8th century AD) and the burial place of President I. A. Karimov.
  • Ulugbek Observatory: one of the oldest and most significant observatories in Central Asia, built in 1424-1428 by Ulugbek, the grandson of Amir Timur, on Kukhak Hill not far from Samarkand.
  • Visit the oriental market, Siyob Bazaar.

Overnight in Samarkand.

• Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Shakhrisabz (180 km).
• Arrival in Shakhrisabz, the hometown of the great Amir Timur.
• Shakhrisabz city tour:
  • Aksaray Palace (14th-15th centuries): the remains of Timur's grand residence in his hometown, Shakhrisabz.
  • The Dorus Siadat complex: the remains of Timurid dynastic tombs, including the crypt of Tamerlane.
  • Dorut Tilavat complex (14th-16th centuries).
  • Gumbazi-Saiydon makbarat Ulugbek.
  • Kuk-Gumbaz Mosque (15th century).
• After the excursion program, return to Samarkand (180 km).
• Arrival in Samarkand.
• Time to rest.

Overnight in Samarkand.

• Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Bukhara (265 km).
• Arrival in Bukhara.
• Accommodation at the hotel.
• Excursion program in Bukhara:
  • City tour of Bukhara: Bukhara is one of the most ancient Uzbek towns, mentioned in the holy Avesta book. It was built on the sacred hill of springtime offerings by Zoroastrians. The name "Bukhara" is derived from Sanskrit, denoting "temple, cloister". This city was once a significant commercial centre on the Great Silk Road.
  • Visit the following landmarks:
    • The Mausoleum of Samanids (9th-10th centuries).
    • Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (12th-14th centuries).
    • Bolo Khouz ensemble.
    • Ark Ancient Fortress (11th century BC).
    • Kalyan Minaret (12th century).
    • Mir Arab Madrassah (15th century).
    • Ulugbek Madrassah (15th century).
    • Taki-Zargaron Dome Bazaar (16th century).
    • Lyabi-Khauz Mosque (16th-17th centuries).
  • Visit the folklore show in Nadir Divan Begi Madrassah.

Dinner.

Overnight in Bukhara.

• Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out.
• Visit the summer residence of the last Emir of Bukhara, Emir Said AlimKhan, "Sitorai Mokhi Hossa" (18th century).
• Visit Chor-Minor Medrese (1807).
• Drive to Gijduvan (52 km).
• Arrive at the ceramic studio of Master Abdullo Nurulloev.
• Study the process of producing ceramics and shop for ceramic gifts and pottery.
• Return to Bukhara.
• Transfer to Bukhara airport.
• Departure to Tashkent.
• Arrival in Tashkent.
• Meeting at the airport.
• Transfer to the restaurant for a farewell dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight in Tashkent.

• Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Tashkent International Airport.