10-Day Uzbekistan Tour from Tashkent with Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand

• Meet the driver after arriving the international airport of Tashkent.
• Transfer to hotel, check in and rest.
• Excursion program over Tashkent:
  • The Hazrati-Imam complex.
  • Oriental market Chorsu bazaar.
  • Kukeldash Madrassah.
  • Lunch at a local restaurant.
  • Museum of Applied Arts.
  • Tashkent Opera and Ballet Theatre (outside).
  • Independence Square, Museum of victims of repression.
  • Tashkent Metro.
• Dinner at a local restaurant.
• Transfer to the hotel and rest in the evening.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Early breakfast at the hotel.
• 06:00 Transfer to local airport.
• 07:25 Flight to Urgench.
• 08:55 Arrival in Urgench Airport.
• Come out of the terminal and meet the driver and transfer to Khiva (30 км) hotel to drop off the bags. Standard hotel check-in at 14:00.
• Meet the guide at the lobby and start walking excursion in the historical part of Khiva – Ichan-kala.
• Ichan-kala - the largest Museum in the open air in Central Asia consisting of:-
  • Ata-Darvaza, Kunya- Ark.
  • Madrassah of Muhammad Rahim Khan.
  • Madrassah of Muhammed Aminhan.
  • Kalta Minor, the Palace of the Allakulihan Khan of Khiva.
  • Tash Hauli, where the harem of 40 concubines was.
  • Caravanserai and Tim Allakulihan.
  • Pahlavan Mahmud Gates, Mausoleum of Seyd Allaudin.
  • Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum.
  • Islam-Khoja Madrassah.
  • Mosque and Jami Minaret.
• Resting time in the evening.

Overnight at hotel.

• Have breakfast at the hotel and drive to Bukhara (450 km) by coach through the Kizil Kum desert.
• Have lunch at a local restaurant.
• On the way, stop on the bank of the Amudarya River for photoshoots.
• Arrival to Bukhara and accommodation at the hotel.
• Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Bukhara.

• Have breakfast at the hotel.
• Excursion over Bukhara:
  • The Mausoleum of Samanids (9-10 cc.).
  • Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (12-14 cc.).
  • Bolo Khauz ensemble.
  • Ark Ancient Fortress (11 cc. BC).
  • Lunch at a local restaurant.
  • Kalyan Minaret (12 cc.).
  • Mir Arab Madrassah (15 cc.).
  • Ulugbek Madrassah (15 cc.).
  • Taki-Zargaron Dome Bazar (XVI).
  • Lyabi-Khauz Mosque (XVI-XVII).
• Visit the folklore show in Nadir Divan Begi Madrassah and then have dinner.

Overnight at Bukhara.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• 09:00 Transfer to Nurata en-route visiting:
  • Gijduvan workshop of famous Uzbek pottery master Abdulla Narzullayev in Gijduvan city. There you can learn how ceramics is made and participate in master-class of painting ceramic plates.
  • Rabat-I Malik and sardoba.
  • Aydarkul is a unique place called “The blue pearl”, a beautiful lake in the Kizil Kum desert which is famous for its breathtaking landscapes, abundance of fish and relaxing atmosphere.
• The camp offers to take a camel/horse ride, a trekking tour over the surroundings or fishing (by request).
• Arrival in the yurt camp.
• Enjoy camp-style lunch.
• Free time.
• Dinner near the campfire with accompaniment of akyn’s songs, where you can listen to national Kazakh songs with the string instrument dombra.

Overnight in the yurt. 

• Enjoy the camp-style breakfast.
• Leisure time in the morning at the yurt camp.
• 11:00 Transfer to Samarkand, en-route enjoying beautiful views and local life scenery.
• Reach Samarkand and transfer to the hotel.
• Resting time in the evening.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Have breakfast at the hotel.
• Excursion program over Samarkand:
  • Registan Square is a symbol of the city of Samarkand.
  • Mausoleum Guri-Emir (Tomb of the great Tamerlane).
  • Shah-i-Zinda complex (The memorial was created in the 12-14th centuries AD. Its appearance is associated with the name of Kusam-ibn-Abbas, the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, and many princes and princesses of the Timurid dynasty are also buried here).
  • Khazret-i-Khizr Mosque (the oldest building of Islamic culture (8th century AD), the burial place of President I. A. Karimov).
  • Ulugbek Observatory.
  • Visiting the oriental market Siyob bazaar.

Overnight at Samarkand.

• Check-out from the hotel after having breakfast.
• Excursion program over Samarkand:
  • Drive to Konigil Village (near Samarkand) to visit the private factory of manufacturing silk paper by the technology of the 10th century.
  • Visit the Samarkand factory of wine products (tasting Samarkand wines, cognac, balsam, and Cahors).
• At 16:30 Transfer to Samarkand Railway Station. Departure to Tashkent by high-speed train “Afrosiyob”.
• Arrival to Tashkent.
• Farewell dinner in Tashkent.
• Transfer to the hotel and accommodation.

Overnight at Tashkent.

• Meet with our driver in the lobby and start the journey.
• Transfer to Chimgan Mountains area, 120 km from Tashkent, en-route enjoying the picturesque views of beautiful mountains and the life of local people. Chimgan Mounts offer many seasonal outdoor activities like skiing, snowboarding, climbing, hiking, and mountaineering.
• Chimgan cable-way ride or Amirsoy complex visit ( the entrance fees in Amirsoy complex and cable-way ride are not included, the visitors can buy the entrance tickets/ cable way ride tickets or ski passes in the ticket offices of Amirsoy)
• Drive to Chimgan and take a photo stop with panoramic view to Charvak Lake enjoying fresh air beautiful nature and stunning scenery of Chimgan Mountains.
• Petroglyphs. Not far from the Ugam River, during archaeological excavations, stone tools and traces of ancient hearths were discovered, on one of the rocks you can see ancient rock paintings.
• It's possible to have a lunch in mountain restaurants in the place named "Bochka" by local people.
• After lunch, transfer back to Tashkent. The total journey is 200 km one-way long.
• Resting time in the evening.

Overnight at the hotel.

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