Cultural
12 persons
Tashkent – Samarkand – Bukhara – Tashkent – Chimgan Amirsay mountains
Autumn is a wonderful time for travelling and walking, when you can travel around Uzbekistan. Admire the autumn colorfulness, listen to the rustling of fallen leaves and bask in the still warm sun.
This time in Uzbekistan is not a dreary time at all, but the most charming. A time that is ideal for leisurely strolls along the streets of ancient Samarkand and Bukhara, atmospheric journeys to the mountains, hikes to colourful bazaars or sitting in cosy places in Tashkent.
Meeting at the Airport.
Transfer to a hotel, check-in, rest
Free time Dinner in national restaurant.
Overnight in hotel.
Breakfast
Hotel check-out
9:00 Start of Tashkent city tour (with local or itinerary guide)
A tour of the old town:
• Hast-e-Imam Complex, where you can see the 7th century QURAN OF OSMAN.
• Kukeldash Madrasah • Chorsu Market – where you can buy oriental sweets and national souvenirs.
Lunch at the national restaurant "Besh Kazan" where Tashkent pilaf is cooked in large pots.
A tour of the new city:
• Monument of Courage - a monument to the 1966 earthquake
• Independence Square • Former residence of Prince Romanov
• Amir Temur Square
• Broadway
• Chimes
• TV tower
17:30 Transfer to the train station
18:50 Depart from Tashkent by fast train Afrosiyob
20:58 Arrival in Samarkand
Meeting with our driver and a guide outside the gates of train station building.
Transfer to a hotel, check-in, rest
Overnight in a hotel.
Breakfast
10:00 - Transfer to excursion.
A full day guided sightseeing tour around Samarkand.
• Gur-Emir Mausoleum, XVI century (“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) Tilla-Kari
Break for lunch
• Bibi Khanym mosque (the 15th century) - The mosque of Amir Timur's wife
• Syob bazaar Free time Optional in Samarkand: (on request, extra charge)
● Evening Samarkand.
● El Merosi Theatre (folklore show presenting the history of Uzbekistan in dance and costumes).
● Wine-making museum at the Khovrenko winery and tasting of Uzbek wines.
Dinner in a national restaurant.
Overnight in a hotel.
Breakfast Hotel check-out 9:00 Start of Samarkand city tour (with local or itinerary guide) • The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble • Ulugbek Observatory • Museum of Ancient Afrasiyab Break for lunch (by your own) • Visit Koni Gil paper mill (10 kms from Samarkand, 2 hrs). A good chance to watch the old technology of silk paper production. • Visit the Eternal City of Silk road Samarkand complex, see the fabulous atmosphere of the ancient city. 18:00 - Dinner in national restaurant. 20:00 Transfer to the train station 21:10 Depart from Samarkand by high-speed train Afrosiyob 23:40 Arrival in Bukhara Meeting with our driver outside the gates of train station building. Transfer to a hotel, check-in Overnight in hotel.
Breakfast
10:00 - Transfer to excursion
Start of Bukhara city tour (with local or itinerary guide)
• Lab-i Hauz Ensemble (Diwanbegi Madrasa, Khanaka Diwanbegi, Diwanbegi reservoir)
• Kukeldash Madrasah.
• Caravanserais and trade domes.
• Men's bath (XVI century)
• Abdullakhan's Tim.
• Kosh Madrassahs of Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan.
• Ensemble of Poi Kalyan (Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque, Miri - Arab Madrasah).
Break for lunch
• Arc Fortress - (2nd century BC - 19th century) the center of political events and residence of Bukharian rulers until 1920. Nowadays there is a museum inside.
• Bolo House Mosque (1712)
• Visit the Mausoleum of Ismail Samani - the burial place of Samanid dynasty dated 9 century, one of the most esteemed sights of central Asian architectures,
• Chashmai Ayub (Prophet Job’s well).
Dinner in a national house (pilaf master class).
Overnight in the hotel.
Breakfast
Hotel check-out
10:00 Start of Tashkent city tour (with local or itinerary guide)
· Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa, also known as the "Palace Like the Stars and the Moon," is a country residence of the Emir of Bukhara, built in the late 19th to early 20th century. Currently, it houses a museum of decorative and applied arts.
· The culmination of the tour from the company "Mirabelle Travel" - a trip out of town to the cotton fields to pick Uzbek cotton, which is considered the White Gold for Uzbekistan.
13:00 - Lunch in national restaurant.
14:00 Transfer to the train station
15:50 Depart from Bukhara by high-speed train Afrosiyob
19:44 Arrival in Tashkent
Meeting with our driver outside the gates of train station building.
Transfer to a hotel, check-in
Dinner in a national restaurant.
Overnight in a hotel.
Breakfast
09:00 - Trip to Chimgan Mountains (with local guide)
11:00 Approximate time of arrival in Amirsoy. (88 km, 2h).
• Arrival in the Amirsoy area, where you can ride a chairlift (optional, self-payment)
• Overview of the neighbourhood. Optional quad biking (extra charge, optional)
• Further on, the road runs to the Chervak reservoir surrounded by mountain slopes.
• Arrival at the reservoir
The Charvak reservoir is a great place to relax. A few minutes of ride can be one of the most vivid memories in your life. The ride lasts 5-10 minutes (optional, self-payment)
Lunch break in a cafe.
● Visit to the Khodjikent grotto with rock paintings (petroglyphs).
17:00: Departure to Tashkent.
19:00 Arrival in Tashkent.
Dinner in a national restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Collection and check-out of rooms.
Transfer to the international airport.
Flight home.
End of the tour.