6-Day Cultural Tour of Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand by Train

• Arrive at Tashkent airport and transfer to your hotel for luggage drop-off and breakfast. Check-in is at 14:00.
• Begin your exploration of Tashkent with a visit to Hast Imam Square, home to the Barakkhan Madrasah, Tillya Sheikh Mosque, and Kaffal Ash-Shashi Mausoleum (XVI century).
• Wander through Chorsu Market, the largest and most dynamic market in Uzbekistan.
• Explore the Museum of Applied Art and Tashkent City Amusement Park.
• Transfer to Tashkent train station for the evening train to Bukhara (departure at 19:41, arrival at 00:03). Overnight at the hotel in Bukhara.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Visit the Ismail Samani Mausoleum (X century), an architectural masterpiece, and the Chashma Ayub Mausoleum.
• Explore the Bolo House Complex and visit the Ark Citadel, the residence of the Emir until 1920.
• Discover the Poi Kalon architectural complex, including the Masjidi Kalon Mosque, Miri Arab Madrasah, and the tallest minaret in the East.
• Visit Ulugbek Madrasah (1417), Abdul-Aziz Khan Madrasah (XVII century), and Abdullah Khan Tim Madrasah (1577).
• Explore the 16th-century merchant domes and local workshops showcasing gold embroidery, copperwork, and more.
• Walk around the Lyabi Hauz complex, including the Kukeldash Madrasah and Nodir Divan-Begi Madrasah.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Visit Sitorai-Mohi-Khosa Palace, a country residence of the Bukhara Emir (late XIX - early XX century), now a museum of decorative-applied art.
• Explore the Bahauddin Naqshband Memorial Complex, located at the burial place of the head of the Naqshbandi dervish order.
• Transfer to Kagan railway station and take a train to Samarkand (departure at 16:11, arrival at 18:00).
• Arrive and check in at your hotel.

Overnight in Samarkand.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Start your exploration of Samarkand with Registan Square, home to the Ulugbek, Tilla Kori, and Sherdor madrassahs.
• Visit the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, the burial place of Tamerlane.
• Visit the Saint Daniel Mausoleum and the Afrosiab Archaeological Museum.
• Tour the Konigil Meros paper factory and Khujum carpet factory.

Overnight at the hotel.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Continue your tour of Samarkand with a visit to the Shahi-Zinda Necropolis, Ulugbek Observatory, and the Bibi Khanim Mosque.
• Explore the Siab Market, the busiest market in Samarkand.
• In the afternoon, transfer to Tashkent (about 280 km/4-5 hours).

Arrival and check-in at the hotel in Tashkent. Overnight in Tashkent.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Depending on your flight schedule, you may have time for additional sightseeing before your transfer to Tashkent airport for departure.