Bukhara One Day Tour - Departure From Tashkent
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Private Tour
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Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s stunning architecture, bustling bazaars, and rich cultural history.Book your adventure now and experience the best of Bukhara in just one day!
You’ll start your day early, departing from Tashkent and arriving in Bukhara in the morning.From there, your knowledgeable guide will take you on a tour of the city’s most significant landmarks, including ancient mosques, mausoleums, and madrasas.
You’ll witness stunning examples of Islamic architecture and learn about the rich history of the region, including the role that Bukhara played in the development of Islamic art and culture.Your guide will take you to some of the best places to eat and shop in the city, giving you a taste of everyday life in Bukhara.
On rare occasions when the high-speed train is unavailable, we will replace it with the most-comfortable class of regular train
Itinerary
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Architectual ensemble Lyabi-Khauz is formed with three large monumental buildings: Kukeldash Madrasah in the north, khanaka and Nodir Divan-begi in the west and in the east.From the south the square was closed with Trade Street.The center of old Bukhara large ensemble became a reservoir
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The Magoki-Attori Mosque in the city's centre is an example of an urban mosque in a residential quarter
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Chor-Minor madrasah is located right behind Lyabi-Khauz, in the open space.“Chor–Minor” is translated as “four minarets”.This name is well justified: the corners of the square-rectangular madrasah building are really decorated with four small minarets crowned with blue domes, different in decors from each other.
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Trading domes of Bukhara, a massive complex having a hexagonal orientation.Under its spherical dome there concentrate shops selling knives, jewelries, music instruments and various remembrances.
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The Kalyan minaret is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan mosque complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan and one of the most prominent landmarks in the city.
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The Kalyan Mosque is one of the outstanding monuments of Bukhara, dating back to the fifteenth century
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This madrasah is considered one of the most interesting monuments of Bukhara, and is still an acting institution, where future imams and religious mentors receive their education.
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Ulugbek Madrasah in Bukhara was for a long time followed as an example by builders of Islamic schools in other Central Asian cities.The madrasah was built in 1417 by Ismail Isfagani and Najmeddin Bukhari, the best architects of the time.The structure shows harmonious proportions and forms of its elements; it has little decoration and yet looks impressive and even majestic.
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Abdullazizkhan built it in 1651 – 1652 and it is the last large Madrasah in Bukhara.The building is typical by composition, with four-ayvans yard, but with unordinary divergent fan of hudj groups after side ayvans and cupola buildings on the central axis.
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Ark-Citadel is a residence of Bukhara khans.According to the last excavations, it was determined the citadel was on this place from 4 century BC.For many years of building and destruction, 20 meters height artificial hill was formed; its upper layers were built over in the time of last Bokharan emirs.
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Bolo Haouz Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.Built in 1712, on the opposite side of the citadel of Ark in Registan district, it is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with the other parts of the historic city
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The Samanid mausoleum, built in the 10th century C.E., is located in the North-Western part of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, just outside its historic center.The mausoleum is considered one of the iconic examples of the early Islamic architecture and is known as the oldest funerary building of the Central Asian architecture
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Mausoleum of Chashma-Ayub is the religious building in the heart of Bukhara.It consists of the mausoleum and a holy spring.Today it includes a Museum of Water.The mausoleum was built by the order of Karakhanid rulers in the 12th century.It was rebuilt several times during the 14th-19th centuries.During the Tamerlane’s reign the mausoleum was completed
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.