Experience the best of the Silk Road cities during Uztravel Slik Road's classic Uzbekistan tour. Now protected as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, these ancient settlements were formed by nomads and conquerors, and the flourishing of Islam and the great Timurid Empire left a permanent architectural legacy. Mosques, madrassas, fortresses, and unforgettable landscapes await, with views ranging from fertile valleys to open steppe and never-ending deserts…
Highlihgts
Tour modern Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital and the largest city in Central Asia
Explore the remarkably well-preserved city of Khiva, an open-air museum surrounded by mud-brick walls
Visit the charming Old City of Bukhara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Discover ancient Khorezm, including the ruined fortresses of Ayaz Kala and Toprak Kala
Be wowed by the spectacular Registan and the other architectural wonders of Samarkand
Experience the hustle and bustle of Uzbekistan’s bazaars
Tour Itinerary
Day 1TASHKENT
Arrival at Tashkent International Airport by flight XXX. After passport and customs, you will be met outside of arrival hall. Transfer to hotel for check in.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 2TASHKENT-URGENCH-KHIVA
Breakfast and check out from the hotel. Tashkent – The Capital of Independent Uzbekistan, the cosmopolitan city in the heart of Central Asia, the crossroad of cultures and the Great Silk Road. Start tour:
Khazrat Imam Complex consisting of Mosque, Barak Khan Madrasah, Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, Tilla Sheikh Mosque and Museum with Koran of Caliph Othman 7th c.;
Museum of Applied Arts, Amir Temur Square and Tashkent Metro.
Independence Square, Victory Monument, and Romanov Palace,
Chorsu Bazaar and Kukeldash Madrasah,
Transfer to the airport for flight HY Tashkent to Urgench at XXX. Arrive to Urgench and transfer to Khiva, 35 km, an ancient capital of Khorezm.
Dinner at local restaurant / café.
Check in and overnight at hotel.
Day 3KHIVA
Breakfast and check out from hotel.
City tour in the splendid historical part of Khiva – Ichan-Kala Complex includes:
Muhammad Amin khan Madrasah; and Muhammad Rahim khan Madrasah;
Kalta Minar, Kunya Ark, and Museum of Zindan;
Mausoleum of local Saint Pakhlavan Makhmud, and Shergazi khan Madrasah,
Minaret and Madrasah of Islam Khodja, and Djuma Mosque,
Allakuli khan Madrasah and Caravan Saray, Tash Khauli Palace and Harem;
Dinner at local restaurant / cafe.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 4KHIVA-BUKHARA 460km
Breakfast at hotel.
Depart to Bukhara by road, 460km 7-8hrs. Road goes through Kyzyl Kum Desert, cross Amu Darya River, main water resource of Central Asia. Arrive to Bukhara and check in to hotel.
City tour in Bukhara, the old center of Tajik culture, Explore one of the gems of Islamic architecture, the center of Mediaeval Islamic Education:
Magoki – Attor mosque, Kukeldash Madrasah; Lyabi Khauz with Nadir Divan Begi Madrasah;
Chor Minor Mausoleum;
Dinner at restaurant / café / national house
Overnight at hotel.
Day 5BUKHARA
Breakfast at hotel.
The Ark Citadel, and Bolo-Khauz Mosque,
Samanid Mausoleum, and Mausoleum of Chashma-Ayub,
Kalon Complex consisting of Minaret, Mir-Arab Madrasah, and Kalon Mosque,
Madrasah Of Ulugbek, and Madrasah of Abdul-Aziz khan,
Trade domes: Zargaron, Telpakfurushon, Sarrofon, Tim Abdulla Khan
Cultural performance to attend in the evening.
Dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 6BUKHARA-SAMARKAND 300km
After breakfast checkout from the hotel.
Continue tour of Bukhara:
Summer Palace of Last Emirs,
Depart to Samarkand by road, 300km 5hrs. Arrival and check in to hotel. Tour in Samarkand, the capital of the Empire of Tamerlane:
Gur Emir mausoleum,
Registan Square consisting of Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillya Kari Madrasah;
Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Day 7SAMARKAND-TASHKENT 320km
Breakfast at hotel. Check out and continue tour of Rome of the East.
Bibi-Khanum Mosque; and Siyab bazaar,
Museum of Ulugbek observatory with the original part of sextant,
Museum of Afrosiab with murals from 7th c
Shakhi Zinda Necropolis;
Afternoon transfer to Railway Station for train Tashkent.
Upon arrival to transfer to dinner at local restaurant.
Transfer to hotel for check in and Overnight.
Day 8TASHKENT
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Airport for the flight XXX