Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrive in Tashkent

   • You will be welcomed at the airport and transferred to the hotel. Check in at the hotel and start your guided tour around Tashkent (depending on your flight details). 
   • Visit the Old City: Khast Imam Complex—a religious center consisting of the Barakkhan Madrasah, Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, and the library of Islamic literature, which contains the Holy Koran from the 7th century. 
   • Explore the traditional Chor-Su Bazaar, the oldest in Tashkent, where you can buy souvenirs, watch the Uzbek bread-baking process in a traditional oven, and taste some local food. 
   • Visit the Historical Museum and then continue to Independence Square, the symbol of the Uzbek capital and a popular place for locals. 
   • We will use the Tashkent metro to get to Amir Timur Square, the heart of the city, established at the intersection of two ancient trade routes and featuring many modern buildings. 
   • Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

2. Day 2: Tashkent – Samarkand

   • Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Samarkand at 8:00 AM. (4-5 h). 
   • Arrive in Samarkand and start the guided tour. We will start sightseeing from Gur Emir Mausoleum (the tomb of Tamerlane) and continue with the iconic Registan Square (which means “desert” in Persian) and three madrassahs (religious study centers) surrounding the square: Ulughbek Madrassah (XV c), Sher-Dor Madrassah (XVII c), and Tillya-Kari Madrassah (XVII c)—all covered with gold. 
   • Visit Shakhi Zinda Necropolis, an ensemble including mausoleums and other ritual buildings of IX-XIV and XIX CC; Ulughbek Observatory, built in the XV century by a Timurid ruler and astronomer; Bibi Khanym Mosque, built by Amir Timur (Tamerlane) in the XV century; and Samarkand Oriental Bazaar. 
   • Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

3. Day 3: Samarkand - Bukhara

   • Breakfast at the hotel. Continue sightseeing in Samarkand (start at 10:00): the ancient settlement and museum of Afrosiab and the Tombstone of Saint Daniyar. The prophet Daniyar (Daniel) is revered by three world religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam, and the mausoleum is still a pilgrimage place for the followers of all three Abrahamic religions. 
   • Drive to Konigil village to visit Samarkand Paper Mill 'Meros', where you can see the process of making famous Samarkand paper by ancient technology. 
   • Drive to Bukhara. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel. 

4. Day 4: Bukhara

   • Breakfast at the hotel. The guided tour starts at 8:30 AM. Today, we will see the Ark Fortress, the residence of Bukhara khans, Bolo Hauz Mosque (XVIII C), the Samanids Mausoleum (IX-X CC), the Shrine of Ismail Samani and other members of the Samanid Dynasty, Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (XII-XVI CC), and Saint Job’s Well. 
   • Continue to Poi-Kalon complex with Kalyan Minaret (XII C) through orient bazaars with three trade domes of Toki Zargaron(XV C), Toki Sarrafon (XVI C), Toki Telpak Furushon(XVI C), Ulugbek Madrassah (XV C), Abdulazizkhan Madrassah (XVII C), Lyabi Hauz complex (XVI -XVII CC), surrounded by ancient mulberry trees, restaurants and cafes. 
   • Visit Kukeldash Madrassah, Nadir Divan-begi Madrassah and Nadir Divan-begi Khanaka. 
   • Transfer to the airport for the flight from Bukhara to Tashkent (20:35-22:00). 
   • Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

5. Day 5: Tashkent - Departure

   • Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out. Transfer to the Airport. 
   • End of the tour and service.