6-Day Silk Road Tour of Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand

• Upon arrival at Tashkent Airport, you will be transferred to the hotel, where you can leave your luggage and enjoy an additional breakfast.
• Check-in at the hotel is at 14:00.
• You will then begin exploring this dynamic and modern city while experiencing its rich history.
• Visit Hast Imam Square, home to the Barakkhan Madrasah, Tillya Sheikh Mosque, and Kaffal Ash-Shashi Mausoleum, which dates back to the 16th century.
• Afterwards, take a walk through Chorsu, the biggest and most dynamic market in Uzbekistan. Lunch and dinner are at your leisure.
• In the evening, you will be transferred to Tashkent railway station for the Tashkent-Bukhara train, which departs at 18:45 and arrives at 22:41.

Overnight in a hotel in Bukhara.

• Start the day with breakfast at the hotel.
• Then, visit the Magokki Attari Mosque, built on the site of a Buddhist and Zoroastrian temple between the 12th and 16th centuries.
• Next, explore the 16th-century covered market known as the merchant domes, where you can discover gold embroidery, copper, blacksmith, and weaving workshops.
• After that, visit the Ulugbek Madrasah, built by Tamerlane's grandson in 1417, the Abdul-Aziz Khan Madrasah from the 17th century, the Abdullah Khan Tim Madrasah built in 1577, and the architectural complex of Poy Kalon from the 12th-16th centuries, which includes the Masjidi Kalon Mosque, Miri Arab Madrasah, and the highest minaret of its time in the East.
• Then, explore the majestic Ark Citadel, which served as the residence of the Emir until 1920.
• Finally, end the day with a visit to Chor Minor, a small madrasa with four minarets. Lunch and dinner are not included.
• You will spend the night at the hotel.

• In the morning, enjoy breakfast and then take a walk around the old city of Bukhara.
• Visit the Lyabi Hauz complex, which includes the Nodir Divan-Begi Madrassah, Kukeldash Madrassah, and Nodir Devon-Begi Khanaka, all dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries.
• After that, continue sightseeing in Bukhara with a visit to the Ismail Samani Mausoleum, a masterpiece of Arabic geometry built in the 10th century, as well as the Bolo Haouz complex, which includes an 18th-century mosque and the Chashma Ayub Mausoleum. Lunch and dinner will be free.
• Later, transfer to Kagan railway station to catch the train to Samarkand. Departure is at 15:46, and arrival is at 17:29.

• After breakfast, visit the city through which the Great Silk Road passed for many years. In the 14th century, the famous conqueror Tamerlane, a descendant of Genghis Khan, made it the capital of his vast empire and built many architectural masterpieces, several of which have survived.
• The tour begins with a visit to the renowned Registan Square, home to the Ulugbek, Till Kori, and Sherdor Madrassahs.
• Then, visit the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, followed by a visit to the Konigil Meros paper factory. Lunch and dinner are at your leisure.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

• In the morning, continue your tour of Samarkand by visiting the Shahi-Zinda necropolis, the Ulugbek Observatory, the Afrosiab Archaeological Museum, the Bibi Khanim Mosque, and the Siab Market, the busiest market in the city.
• In the afternoon, transfer to Tashkent, approximately 280 km away, with a journey time of 4-5 hours.
• Upon arrival, check in to your accommodation. Lunch and dinner are not included.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Breakfast.
• Transfer to the airport. Depending on your flight schedule, an additional day of visits may be possible.