Transport

All transfer and transportation during the whole tour (according itinerary) - (comfortable tourist Buss or vehicle according of size of group ) Transfer Bukhara - Khiva ( comfortable tourist Bus or vehicle according of size of group)

Meals

Half Board: Breakfasts, Lunches - 8 times. (Breakfasts - 8 times includes in hotels) Master class of cooking Samarkand Plov Tea Tasting at the Tea House of Uzbek family Welcome Dinner at the first day in Uzbekistan

Guide

Accompanied by English speaking guide during the whole GROUP tour according to program (Local Guides in Individual tour)

Flights

Air plane tickets Urgench - Tashkent (economy class)

Others

Entrance tickets to sightseeings and museums Entrance tickets to cableway in Chimgan mountains Fast train tickets Tashkent - Samarkand, Samarkand - Bukhara (economy class) Visa support for Uzbekistan (free of charge from Minzifa Travel) - arrangement of E-Visa Accommodation based on Double/ Twin bedroom at 3* star and Boutique hotels. (Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva) Remote Audioguide - to listen to the guide from a distance

Not included:

Others

International air tickets to Uzbekistan Dinners Charges for additional service in hotels Personal insurance Personal beverage (alcohol, beer and so on) TIPS to guides and drivers Camera/video fees during sightseeing

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Day 1 Arriving To Tashkent
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arriving To Tashkent

10:00 am Arrival time to Tashkent

Meeting with our driver outside of airport gates

Transfer to the hotel

Welcome to hospitality Uzbekistan, a land of rich history, culture and ancient architecture.

Overnight in Tashkent
Day 2 Sightseeing In Tashkent
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sightseeing In Tashkent

Sightseeing in Tashkent

12:00 Sightseeing program around the center of Tashkent.

Independence Square

Amir Timur Square

Opera and Ballet Theater named after Alisher Navoi

the Museum of Applied Arts

13:00 Break for lunch

Hasti Imam complex - historical sight where we will see the oldest Othman Koran in the world.

Old city

Chor-Su market (the one of the biggest bazaars in Tashkent). We will go there by Tashkent metro (subway)

Duration of tour: 5-6 hours

19:00 Light Welcome dinner at the national restaurant

Time for leisure

Overnight at hotel in Tashkent
Day 3 Tashkent, Samarkand (By Fast Train)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tashkent, Samarkand (By Fast Train)

Early Breakfast at hotel

08:00 Transfer to Tashkent railway station

08:59 Train departure from Tashkent

11:12 Arrival in Samarkand

At the exit you will be met by our driver with the sign "Minzifa Travel

Transfer to hotel to leave luggage

Sightseeing in Samarkand

11:30 Guided sightseeing tour around Samarkand.

Gur-Emir Mausoleum (“the grave of Emir”).

Registan square, which was the center of Samarkand during centuries. Registan Square is a complex of three monuments: Ulugbek Madrassah (15 th century), Sher-Dor Madrassah (17 century) and Tilla-Kari Madrassah (17 century).

13:00 Break for lunch

Bibi Khanym mosque (the 15th century) it was the biggest mosque in CA

Syob bazaar

Duration of tour: 5 - 6 hours

Evening Samarkand and Silk Road Complex short walking tour

You can have dinner in one of the national restaurant here ( on your own)

Transfer back to hotel

Night in Samarkand hotel
Day 4 Samarkand Bukhara (By Fast Train)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Samarkand Bukhara (By Fast Train)

Sightseeing tour in Samarkand

10.00 Meeting with the driver and the guide

Transfer to the starting point of excursion

11:00 Country excursion in the suburb of Samarkand:

Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, where you will find a complex consisting of more than twenty buildings, unique in Central Asia.

The Ulugbek Observatory is a unique structure of the 15th century, at the moment there is a fragment of the measuring instrument “Sulce Fakhri”

The Mausoleum of the Prophet Daniel is a holy place of worship for the three religions of the Muslim, Christian and Jewish

Museum Afrosiyob – Ancient city of Samarkand.

The paper factory of Cunha Meros (a re-created manual production of ancient paper from the mulberry tree, here you will see the entire process of paper production)

Lunch in Chayhana

The duration of the excursion program is 4-5 hours.

20:00 Transfer to Samarkand train station

21:03 Departure from Samarkand to Bukhara by train

22:34 Arrival to Bukhara

At the exit you will be met by our driver with the sign "Minzifa Travel

Transfer to the hotel

Night in Bukhara
Day 5 Bukhara
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bukhara

Breakfast at the hotel

10:00 Sightseeing program

Beginning of sightseeing tour in Bukhara:

Visit to the Mausoleum of Ismail Samani

Chashma Ayub Mausoleum (Job’s Well), located near Samanid Mausoleum.

A visit to the Bolo House Mosque of the 18th-20th centuries.

Ark fortress, citadel of Emir of Bukhara.

13:00 Lunch at a local chaikhana

Continuation of sightseeing tour:

Poi Kalyan complex includes - Kalyan Mosque and Kalyan Minaret, Mir-Arab Madrassah,

Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan Madrassahs,

Ancient Trading Domes

Tea Tasting at the national house of Uzbek family

The 12th century Magoki-Attori Mosque.

Lyabi House complex, consisting of three architectural monuments: Kukeldash Madrasah, Nodir Divan Begi Madrasah and Hanaka Madrasah of the 17th century.

Duration of tour:6 - 7 hours

Free time for leisure

Overnight in Bukhara hotel
Day 6 Bukhara
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bukhara

Breakfast at hotel

10:00 Guided sightseeing program in the suburb of Bukhara city.

Madrassa Chor-Minor.

Sitorai Mohi Khosa - Summer palace of the Emir of Bukhara.

13:00 Master class of cooking Plov at national house

Trip to Gijduvan ceramic workshop ( 50 km from Bukhara).

Here you will visit the famous ceramics workshop of well known school “Gijduvan Ceramics’’, taking the history since 7th A.C.

Return to Bukhara

Visit Fayzulla Xodjaev House museum

Transfer back to hotel

Overnight in hotel
Day 7 Transfer From Bukhara To Khiva
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Transfer From Bukhara To Khiva

Breakfast at hotel

10:00 Departure from Bukhara to Khiva

On the way to Khiva we will make other 3 stop

Stop 1: to take photos of Amudarya River

Stop 2: to enjoy scenery of desert and make photos

Stop 3: Dinner at the chaikhana

20:00 Arrival to Khiva

Transfer to hotel, accommodation, rest

Overnight in Khiva hotel
Day 8 Khiva Excursion
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Khiva Excursion

Breakfast at hotel

12:00 Khiva city tour

Khiva’s old city, known as Ichan Kala, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Visit the carpet workshop.

You will see palaces with the rich mosaic, unique beautiful minarets, madrassas and mosques such as:

Kunya-Ark Fortress,

Pahlavan Mahmud complex ,

Tash-Khawli Palace (Harem),

Kalta-Minor Minaret,

Islam Khoja Complex.

Lunch in chaikhana “National House” (by yourself).

Visit woodcarving and carpet workshops.

12:00 Lunch at the chaikhana

Continuation of sightseeing program:

Juma Mosque and Minaret,

Karavan-Saray,

Minaret and Mosque of Khodja-Islam,

Tim of Ala-Kuli Khan,

Madrassah of Abdulla-Khan,

Seyyid Allauddin Mausoleum,

Madrassah of Muhamad Amin-Khan ,

Madrasa of Muhamad Rakhim-Khan

Walls and gates.

Duration of tour: 5 hours

18:00 Transfer to Urgench International Airport.

21:00 Departure from Urgench

22:20 Arrival in Tashkent

Overnight in Tashkent hotel
Day 9 Tashkent - Chimgan & Charvak
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tashkent - Chimgan & Charvak

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Drive to Chimgan mountains. The road winds through beautiful mountain scenery,

Survey of the surroundings.

10:30 Approximate Time of Arrival in Amirsoy

Drive to the Amirsoy area, where you can take a ride on the chair lift. ATV rides on request (optional).

Lunch at the chaikhana

Then the road leads to Charvak reservoir surrounded by mountainsides. Arrival at the reservoir. Charvak reservoir is a wonderful place for rest and active sports including paragliding (optional). A few minutes of flight can turn out to be one of the most vivid memories in your life. The flight lasts 5-10 minutes.

Drive around Charvak reservoir,

Visit to Hodjikent grotto with petroglyphs.

17:00 Return to Tashkent

Time for leisure

Overnight in Tashkent hotel
Day 10 Departure From Tashkent
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Departure From Tashkent

Tashkent ✈

Lunch boxes for breakfast

Transfer to the International Airport of Tashkent for the further departure back to homeland

Departure from Tashkent

The End of Tour.

10 days tour

Golden Silk Road

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Itinerary of your trip Golden Silk Road

Arriving To Tashkent

Sightseeing In Tashkent

Tashkent, Samarkand (By Fast Train)

Samarkand Bukhara (By Fast Train)

Bukhara

Bukhara

Transfer From Bukhara To Khiva

Khiva Excursion

Tashkent - Chimgan & Charvak

Departure From Tashkent

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