Tour "Ancient cities of Uzbekistan"
Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara - Khiva - Urgench-Tashkent
8 days
duration
1-6
number of persons
5
number of cities
from 821$
cost per person
Tour "Ancient cities of Uzbekistan"
Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara - Khiva - Urgench-Tashkent
8 days
duration
1-6
number of persons
5
number of cities
from 821$
cost per person
Historical Treasures of Central Asia
"Ancient Cities of Uzbekistan" is a fascinating time travel to meet the rich history and cultural heritage of Central Asia. You will discover the secrets of the architectural masterpieces that stand proudly on the way of the Great Silk Road.
Tour description
Route:
Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara - Khiva - Urgench-Tashkent
Tour duration:
8 days, 7 nights
Tour language:
Russian / English
breakfasts are included
Nutrition:
Difficulty level:
Light: let the country introduce itself to you
Best time to visit:
April/May/September/October.
Movement type:
Auto transport, train, aircraft
Historical Treasures of Central Asia
"Ancient Cities of Uzbekistan" is a fascinating journey through time to get acquainted with the rich history and cultural heritage of Central Asia. Discover the secrets of the architectural masterpieces that stand majestically on the Great Silk Road.
Tour description
Route
Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara - Khiva - Urgench-Tashkent
Tour duration:
8 days, 7 nights
Tour language:
Russian / English
Nutrition:
breakfasts are included in the price.
Tour program
Day 1. Tashkent
Arrival at the Tashkent airport. It will take around an hour to get your baggage. The driver will meet you with the nameplate. Transfer to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel at 14:00.
Free time.
Overnight at the hotel in Tashkent.
Day 2. Tashkent
Breakfast in the hotel.

10:00 Meeting with the guide and driver in the hotel's lobby.
You will have an excursion of Tashkent - the capital of Uzbekistan and the largest hospitable city in Central Asia. You will visit the Old City, where the religious center of Tashkent located - the Khast-Imam complex, where the must known Koran of Caliph Osman (VII century) is kept. In Khast-Imam you will visit Barak-Khan Madrassah, Tilla-Sheikh Mosque and Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum.
Then you will try to bargain at the oldest bazaar in Tashkent-Chorsu. You will be pleasantly surprised by the abundance of seasonal vegetables, fruits and herbs. A large selection of oriental spices, fresh fragrant cakes that are right after the tandoor, leather and fur products, a variety of fabrics and handmade.
Lunch between excursions (for additional payment).
Visit to the Museum of Applied Arts, Independence Square, Amir Timur.
After tour, the driver will take you to the hotel.
Excursion will take 5-6 hours, including lunch.

Overnight at the hotel in Tashkent.
Day 3. Tashkent - Samarkand
7:00 breakfast at the hotel. Check out.
8:00 transfer to the station
08:56 high-speed train "Afrosiab" departs from Tashkent. 11:04 Arrival in Samarkand.
Meeting at the station with a guide and driver.
Check-in at the hotel at 14:00 (luggage can be left at the reception). You will start your tour with the Gur Emir Mausoleum, the family mausoleum of Amir Timur with its beautifully fluted dome.
Then you will see the magnificent Registan Square with it's three madrasahs - Ulugbek Madrassah, Sher Dor Madrassah, and Tilla-Kari Madrassah, followed by the giant Bibi Khanum Mosque, built by Amir Timur for his beloved wife. Lunch between excursions (for additional payment).
After lunch, you will have free time to visit the Siyab market, where you can buy oriental sweets, fresh fruits and national souvenirs.
A visit to the Khazrati Khizr and Shakhi Zinda with it's blue -turquoise majolica

The tour will take 5-6 hours including lunch.

After tour, the driver will take you to the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel in Samarkand.
Day 4. Samarkand - Bukhara
9:00 Breakfast at the hotel. Check out 12:00. (baggage can be left at the reception desk or with you)
12:00 Excursion around Samarkand (5-6 hours). Meeting with your guide and driver in the hotel lobby.
Continuation of the tour
You will visit the village of Konigil, where you will see the process of making Samarkand mulberry paper using the old technology. This is also where the master class takes place (for additional payment). It is believed that Samarkand paper is stored for 300-400 years.
Afterwards you will see the Mausoleum of the Prophet Daniel.
In addition you will visit the observatory of Ulugbek with his astronomical instrument "Sextant", which was the largest in the fifteenth century.
Lunch between excursions (for additional payment).
Moreover you will walk around the Eternal City - the symbol of the new Samarqand. There is a place where artis't, artisan's and master's of the applied arts shops are located. Prototypes of the pavilions in the Eternal City are real houses and ipcturesque squares from the entient books. You will be absolutely on the atmosphere of the beautiful eastern fairy tale with it's turquose domes, mosaics on the walls of the palaces and the mountain high minarets. The Eternal City lets you see the old streets not only of the Samarqand, but also Bukhara, Fergana, Tashkent, Khorezm, Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya and Karakapalkstan.
You will have free time for a walk, buying souvenirs, dinner. 20:00 Transfer hotel - Railway station of Samarkand.
21:00 Evening train to Bukhara.
22:40 Transfer to the hotel in Bukhara
Overnight at the hotel in Bukhara.
Day 5. Bukhara
9:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Excursion program in the old city of Bukhara. (on foot)
Meet your guide at the hotel lobby.
Lyabi Khauz complex, consisting of three architectural monuments: Kukeldash Madrasah, Nodir Divan-Begi Madrasah and Khanaka Madrasah.
Magoki Attori Mosque,
Chor-Minor Madrasah
Ancient shopping domes
On the way, lunch in a teahouse (for additional payment).
Complex "Poi Kalyan" includes - Kalon Mosque and Kalyan Minaret, Mir-Arab Madrassah
Madrasah of Ulugbek and Madrasah of Abdulazizkhan
Ark fortress, Bolo-Khauz mosque, Samanid mausoleum and Chashma-Ayub mausoleum.

Excursion will take 6-7 hours with lunch.

Overnight at the hotel in Bukhara.
Day 6. Bukhara - Khiva
9:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Meet your guide and driver at the hotel lobby. Excursion program for out of the city (for 4 hours).
You will see the summer residence of the last emir of Bukhara Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa. This is a unique building which architecture combines oriental and Russian decor elements. 14:00 Road to Khiva through the Kyzylkum desert.
20:30 Approximate time of arrival to Khiva. Location in the hotel, having rest.
Overnight at the hotel in Khiva.
Day 7. Khiva
9:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Meet your guide at the hotel lobby (Check out at 12:00, you can leave your baggage at the reception desk)
Tour of ancient Khiva - Ichan-Kala.
Pahlavan Mahmud complex. (19th century) - the tomb of the khans of Khiva, one of the best examples of Khorezm architecture.
The old fortress, one of the residences of the khans of Khorezm Kunya-Ark. Museum of Applied Arts and Life of Khorezm. (Kazi Kalyan Madrasah).
The madrasah and the tallest building in Khiva is the Islam Khoja minaret. "Khan's Harem" Tash Howli
Madrassah of Allakuli Khan (19th century) here is the Museum of the History of Medicine named after. Abu Ali ibn Sino.
Friday Juma (10th century) will slightly open its carved doors to a completely different reality, the central and most unusual mosque of Khiva with 213 carved wooden columns;
Minaret Madrasah of Muhammad Amin Khan.
Tour duration: 5-6 hours including lunch.

Overnight at the hotel in Khiva.
Day 8. Khiva - Tashkent
End of the tour.
Check out from the hotel before noon.
Transfer to the airport of Urgench. Flight to Tashkent.
Transfer to the international airport in Tashkent
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Additional Information
*Please note that the order of excursions and cities may change (depending on the availability of railway tickets), the company reserves the right to change the dates and days of excursions, while the content of the program will remain unchanged.
*If you plan to book a tour during the high season (March-May/Aug-Oct), please note that there are limited seats on the trains. If you book your tour less than 45 days (high speed trains) and 20 days (conventional trains) before the start of your intercity trip, there is a possibility that we may not be able to provide you with train tickets. In this case, we are ready to organize transportation for you by car, but the cost will differ from the price of railway tickets. To avoid such situations, please contact us in advance so that we can check the availability of train tickets.

Thank you for your understanding and we apologize for the inconvenience.
Additional Information
Hotels
Comfort rate hotels:
Tashkent: Inspira-s/Ichan-Qala
Samarkand: Hilton Inn
Bukhara: Old Bukhara mercere
Khiva: Polvon Qori
Hotels economy rate:
Tashkent: Old Tashkent/ Leader
Samarkand: Malika
Bukhara: Malika/Sofiya
Khiva: Arkanchi
or one level with these hotels.
The price includes
  • Accommodation in boutique hotels + breakfast + tour tax - 7 nights.
  • Certified local guides 6 days
– Tashkent – 1 day
– Samarkand – 2 days
– Bukhara – 2 days
– Khiva – 1 day
  • Transfer meeting / seeing off at the airport, at the stations along the route.
  • Transport during excursions:
– Tashkent – 1 day
– Samarkand – 2 days
– excursion outside the city of Bukhara – 1 day
  • Railway train ticket (economy class)
  • Air ticket Khiva-Tashkent
  • Travel agency services
The prise not includes
  • Airfare to Uzbekistan
  • Meals lunches / dinners (on average, you will spend about $ 10 on one meal)
  • Personal expenses and additional services
  • Entrance tickets to historical places during the tour (per city per person up to $25)
  • Early check-ins / late check-outs
  • Insurance
  • Photo and video shooting at some historical sites and monuments
  • Tips for drivers, guides
Hotels
  • Comfort rate hotels:
  • Tashkent: Inspira-s/Ichan-Qala
  • Samarkand: Hilton Inn
  • Bukhara: Old Bukhara mercere
  • Khiva: Polvon Qori

  • Hotels economy rate:
  • Tashkent: Old Tashkent/ Leader
  • Samarkand: Malika
  • Bukhara: Malika/Sofiya
  • Khiva: Arkanchi
or one level with these hotels.
The price includes
  • Accommodation in boutique hotels + breakfast + tour tax - 7 nights.
  • Certified local guides 6 days
– Tashkent – 1 day
– Samarkand – 2 days
– Bukhara – 2 days
– Khiva – 1 day
  • Transfer meeting / seeing off at the airport, at the stations along the route.
  • Transport during excursions:
– Tashkent – 1 day
– Samarkand – 2 days
– excursion outside the city of Bukhara – 1 day
  • Railway train ticket (economy class)
  • Air ticket Khiva-Tashkent
  • Travel agency services
The price not includes
Airfare to Uzbekistan
Meals lunches / dinners (on average, you will spend about $ 10 on one meal)
Personal expenses and additional services
Entrance tickets to historical places during the tour (per city per person up to $25)
Early check-ins / late check-outs
Insurance
Photo and video shooting at some historical sites and monuments
  • Tips for drivers, guides
Price
Boutique hotels 3*
1 person
Car type: sedan
Cost per one: 1 803$
1 803$
Car type: minivan
3 persons
Cost per one: 1 163$
3 489$
Cost per one: $1,065
2 130$
Car type: sedan
2 persons
4 persons
Car type: minivan
Cost per one: 955$
3 820$
5 persons
Car type: minivan
Cost per one: 821$
4 926$
5 persons
Cost per one: 921$
4 605$
Car type: minivan
Comfort hotels 4*
1 person
Car type: sedan
Cost per one: 2 480$
2 480$
Car type: minivan
3 persons
Cost per one: 1 520$
4 560$
Cost per one: 1 420$
2 840$
Car type: sedan
2 persons
4 persons
Car type: minivan
Cost per one: 1 250$
5 000$
6 persons
Car type: minivan
Cost per one: 1 110$
6 660$
5 persons
Cost per one: 1 240$
6 200$
Car type: minivan
Boutique hotels 3*
1 person
Car type: sedan
Cost per one: 1 803$
Cost per one: 1 065$
1 803$
Car type: sedan
2 persons
2 130$
Car type: minivan
3 persons
Cost per one: 1 163$
3 489$
4 persons
Car type: minivan
Cost per one: 955$
3 820$
6 persons
Car type: minivan
Cost per one: 821$
4 926$
5 persons
Cost per one: 921$
4 605$
Car type: minivan
Comfort hotels 4*
1 person
Car type: sedan
Cost per one: 2 480$
Cost per one: 1 420$
2 480$
Car type: sedan
2 persons
2 840$
Car type: minivan
3 persons
Cost per one:1 520$
4 560$
4 persons
Car type: minivan
Cost per one: 1 250$
5 000$
6 persons
Car type: minivan
Cost per one: 1 110$
6 660$
5 persons
Cost per one: 1 240$
6 200$
Car type: minivan
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