Silk Route Tour (uzbekistan-kazakhstan-turkmenistan-kyrgyzstan) 10n-11d

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival Almaty

Pass By: Almaty, Almaty
After arrival meet and transfer to hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.
Check in Hotel. Overnight in Almaty.

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Rahat Palace hotel or similar

Day 2: Almaty

Stop At: Park Named After Panfilov’s 28 Guardsmen, Almaty Kazakhstan
After breakfast visit named after the 28 Panfilov guards from Almaty, who died heroically defending Moscow against the Nazi invasion in 1941
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Zenkov's Cathedral, Gogol St 40, Almaty 050000, Kazakhstan
the world’s most elevated wooden church
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Central State Museum of Kazakhstan, Samal-1, 44, Almaty 050059 Kazakhstan
The largest museum in Kazakhstan, and one of the largest museums in Central Asia. The museum houses the most significant collection of Kazakh historical, archaeological, and modern cultural and political artifacts
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Medeo - Chimbulak Kanatnaya Doroga., Gornaya St 640, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Where you will have a brief stop on the huge Medeo dam, which protects the city from destructive mudflows formed on the tops of the western Tien Shan.
Medeo - Shymbulak cable car (gondola, way up)
- mountain ski resort Shymbulak- - amazing views of the snow peaks and the Tien-Shan mountains .
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Rahat Palace Hotel

Day 3: Almaty-Tashkent

Stop At: Ensemble Hazrati Imam, Zarkainar Street / Qorasaroy Street, Tashkent Uzbekistan
After breakfast take flight to Tashkent. 12:15 Departure from Almaty and 12:50 Arrival in Tashkent. Meet by our guide and driver. Lunch at local restaurant and visit Ensemble Hazrati Imam- cultic architectural complex and the religious heart of Tashkent, is located in the old part of the city. Here you will visit Barak Khan madrasah was built in the 16th century, Kaffal Shashi mausoleum was built in the 16th century,
The Namazgah mosque built in 1965, Muyi Muborak madrasah was built in the 16th century. Currently, the madrasah houses the library of the Administration of the Muslims of Uzbekistan, which contains rare manuscripts and the Koran of Caliph Osman (7th century) – the world’s oldest manuscript consisting of 353 unusually large parchments with the earliest version of the Koran.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ko'kaldosh Madrasasi, Beruni Avenue Relief Road, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Kukeldash Madrasah is the largest of the 23 madrasahs of old Tashkent, built in 1569 by the Minister of Tashkent Sheibanid Sultans Barak Khan and Dervish Khan, nicknamed "Kukeldash."
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chorsu Bazaar, Navoi St. 48 Shayhan Taurski District, Tashkent Uzbekistan
Chorsu Bazaar is one of the largest bazaars in Uzbekistan and Central Asia, located in the old part of Tashkent called Eski Shahar. Bazaar "Chorsu" was known in the Middle Ages and was of great importance on the road of the Great Silk Road.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Uzbekistan State Museum of Applied Art, Rakatboshi st. 15, Tashkent 100031 Uzbekistan
It was founded in 1937 on the basis of a temporary exhibition of handicrafts. The museum’s exhibition funds contain over 4 thousand exhibits that reveal the history of decorative art of Uzbekistan: wood carving, ceramics, embossing, art of jewelers, gold seamstresses, embroiderers, samples of mass production of local industry.
Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Mustaqillik Maydoni, Mustаqillik mаydоni, Тошкент, Uzbekistan
Located in the center of Tashkent. The major state events and parades are held here on national holidays.

Pass By: Amir Temur Square, Mirabad District, Tashkent Uzbekistan
Amir Temur Square is one of the most favorite places not only for local residents but also for visitors of the capital, located in the center of Tashkent.
Overnight in Tashkent.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: City Palace hotel or similar category hotels

Day 4: Tashkent-Urgench-Khiva

Stop At: Itchan Kala, Khiva Uzbekistan
After breakfast take flight to Urgench. 09:00 Arrival in Urgench. Drive to Khiva city (35 km). Arrival in Khiva, leave luggages in hotel and tour in The historical complex Ichan-Kala is an almost intact medieval old town area in Khiva. It was the first site in Central Asia to be included in UNESCO World Heritage List.
Overnight in Khiva
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Bek Khiva hotel or similar category hotel

Day 5: Khiva-Dashowuz-Gaz Crater

Stop At: Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum, Kunya-Urgench Turkmenistan
After breakfast, drive to UZB-TURKM border (100 km) Cross border after formalities and meet our guide and driver. Later drive to Kunyeurgench to visit SultanTekesh Mausoleum- was the 12th century Khorezm Shah who made Khorezm great. The first major tomb in central Asia with raised turquoise ceramic ornament.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Nedjmeddin Kubra Mausoleum, Kunya-Urgench Turkmenistan
The Najm ad-Din al-Kubra Mausoleum honors Najmuddin-e Kubra (1145-1221), a Sufi mystic and founder of the Kubrawiya, a branch of Sufiism.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Sultan Ali Mausoleum, Kunya-Urgench Turkmenistan
The Mausoleum of Sultan Ali, who ruled in the 16th century, is located across. It is a hexagonal monument, with a dome measuring 9.5 meters
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Darvaza Gas Crater, Darvaza Turkmenistan
Drive to The Darvaza gas crater , also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, is a natural gas field collapsed into a cavern located in Derweze. Arrival in point . check in tent. Visit gas crater . dinner at tent.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Tent in Karakum Desert, near by Gas Crater, Darwaza.

Day 6: Gas Crater-Ashgabat

Pass By: Ashgabat, Ashgabat, Ahal Province
Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan, famous for its white marble buildings and grandiose monuments.

Pass By: Bokurdak, Turkmenistan
Bokurdak village with sightseeing yurta and modern style Turkmen house.

Stop At: Parthian Settlement of Nisa, Village of Bagyr, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan
Nisa – capital of Parthian Kingdom .Old Parthian Ruins.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Russian Bazaar, 72 Azadi Street, Ashgabat 744000 Turkmenistan
Local Bazaar
Duration: 45 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Archabil Hotel or similar category hotel

Day 7: Ashgabat-Merw-Mary-Bukhara

Pass By: Ancient Merv, Mary Turkmenistan
Mary formerly named Merv, Meru and Margiana, is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River. It is the capital city of Mary Region

Stop At: Mausoleum of Soltan Sanjar, Merv, Turkmenistan
Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar - the mausoleum of one of the most famous Seljuk soltans of Ahmad Sanjar, located in Merv. Sanjar himself ordered to build a mausoleum and called it “Dar al ahira” (“House of the Afterlife”). In 1157 he was buried. The mausoleum was destroyed by the Mongols during the invasion of Khorezm in 1221 and was rebuilt later.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Erk Kala, Merv Turkmenistan
Erk Kala, was founded in the 6th century BCE; in the 3rd century BCE it became the citadel for the larger Hellenistic city of Antiochia Mar- ginana (today known as Gyaur Kala).
Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Turkmenabat, Turkmenabat, Lebap Province
Turkmenabad - a city in Turkmenistan, the administrative center of the Lebap province

Pass By: Bukhara, Bukhara, Bukhara Province
Bukhara is a province in Uzbekistan

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Asia Bukhara hotel or similar category hotel

Day 8: Bukhara-Samarkand

Stop At: Lyabi House Hotel, N. Khusainov Street 7 Bukhara UZ, Bukhara 705000, Uzbekistan
Lyab-i Hauz Ensemble is probably the most popular Bukhara tourist attraction, often used as a rest stop, thanks to its grandness, tranquility and old age. Lyab-i Hauz is located in the southeast shakhristan (the part of the city within the city walls but outside the citadel) near the main Bukhara trade street.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Bukhara Synagogue, Khusainova St., Bukhara Uzbekistan
The synagogue was built in 16 century.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Magoki Attor Mosque, 55 Mekhtar Anbar Str., Buxoro 200118, Uzbekistan
Magoki Attari Mosque - a monument of medieval architecture; column-domed mosque of the 12th-16th centuries in the historical center of Bukhara. Located more than 4.5 meters below ground level, it is interesting for its carved decor. The oldest surviving monuments of Bukhara.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Kalon Minaret مناره کلان, 9 Khakikat Str., Buxoro, Uzbekistan
Poi Kalyan is an architectural ensemble located at the foot of the Kalyan minaret. The complex consists of three buildings built in the XII - XVI centuries: the Kalyan minaret, the Kalyan mosque and the Miri Arab madrasah. Poi Kalyan is located on the Registan Square, and is the central architectural ensemble of Bukhara.
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Ark of Bukhara, Afrosiab St, Bukhara Uzbekistan
Ark is an ancient citadel in Bukhara in modern Uzbekistan; a monumental fortress, rising almost 20 meters above the level of the surrounding area and covering an area of about 4 hectares.
Duration: 40 minutes

Pass By: Samarkand, Samarkand, Samarqand Province
15:50 take high speed train "Afrasiyab" to depart to Samarkand. 17:15 Arrival in Samarkand - the 3rd largest city in Uzbekistan, the administrative center of Samarkand region. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Samarkand

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Emir Han hotel or Similar category hotel

Day 9: Samarkand-Tashkent

Stop At: Gur-e Amir Сomplex, 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard Бўстонсарой кўчаси, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Gur Emir - the mausoleum of Tamerlane, his mentor Mir Sayyid Barak, and some members of the Timur family - in Samarkand.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Registan St, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Samarkand 140164 Uzbekistan
Registan square with 3 huge madrasahs: Ulughbek (XVc.), Shirdar (XVIIc.) & Tillakori (XVIIc.)
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ulugh Beg Observatory, Samarkand Uzbekistan
Ulugbek Observatory is one of the most significant observatories of the Middle Ages, built by Ulugbek on Kuhak Hill in the vicinity of Samarkand in 1424-1428
Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand Uzbekistan
Shahi Zinda - a monument of medieval architecture in Samarkand, an ensemble of mausoleums of the Karakhanid and Timurid nobility. The complex that has reached us consists of eleven mausoleums that were sequentially attached to each other during the XIV-XV centuries
Duration: 40 minutes

Pass By: Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum, Islama Karimova 10, Samarkand 140164 Uzbekistan
The Bibi Khanum Mosque is an architectural monument from 1399-1404 in Samarkand, the grandiose cathedral mosque of Tamerlane, richly decorated with tiles, carved marble and murals.

Pass By: Tashkent, Tashkent, Tashkent Province
at 17:30 Take Afrasiyab high speed train to Tashkent. (2 h 10 min). Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, which is famous for its numerous museums and a combination of modern and Soviet architecture. 19:40 Arrival in Tashkent. Check in hotel.
Overnight in Tashkent

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: City Palace hotel or similar category

Day 10: Tashkent-Bishkek

Pass By: Bishkek, Bishkek
After breakfast take flight to Bishkek- is the capital of Kyrgyzstan, located at the foot of the Tien Shan mountains in Central Asia.

Stop At: Ala-Too Square, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
Ala-Too Square is the central square of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Along its perimeter are the State Historical Museum, the Friendship of Peoples Monument, Oak Park with an open-air sculpture museum and St. Nicholas Church, the oldest building in the city
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Oak Park, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Oak Park or Chingiz Aitmatov Park is the oldest park in Bishkek. Here is the Open Air Sculpture Museum
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Mikhail Frunze Museum, 364, Frunze Str., Bishkek 720000 Kyrgyzstan
Frunze Museum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Dedicated to a Bolshevik revolutionary, this museum is a true time capsule of the Soviet era.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ala-Archa Gorge, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
Ala-Archa National Park
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Sheraton hotel or similar category hotel

Day 11: Bishkek-Burana Tower-Almaty

Stop At: Burana Tower, Don-Aryk, Tokmok 722201 Kyrgyzstan
The Burana Tower is a minaret of the X-XI centuries of the Karakhanid empire in the Chuy valley in the north of Kyrgyzstan. Located 80 km from the capital of Bishkek,
Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Almaty, Almaty
After tour in Burana tower take flight or car to drive to Almaty.
End of the tour.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.