Religious
20 persons
Participation in religious tours in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will give you the opportunity to make a fascinating journey and pilgrimages to the holy places of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan closely connected with the history of the development of world religions, architectural monuments, which for many centuries have been places of pilgrimage for pilgrims from around the world.
Also within the framework of religious tours in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan you can visit Sufi cloisters of the Middle Ages in the vicinity of Turkestan and Bukhara, such as the memorial complex of the great Sufi and holy sheikh of the founder of the order of Yassawiya, Ahmad Yassawi in Turkestan, as well as the seven pirs of Bukhara. You will visit the oldest monument of Islamic architecture in Central Asia - Samanid Mausoleum, as well as visit in Samarkand shrines: mausoleums of Al-Bukhari, Shahi-Zinda and many other holy places of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
Cities visited: Tashkent - Turkestan (Kazakhstan) - Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara.
Duration: 7 (seven) days - 6 (six) nights.
Arrival in Tashkent.
Transfer and check-in to the hotel.
Start of the excursion.
The capital of Uzbekistan - the city of Tashkent - has existed for more than 2200 years. During this time it has passed the way from an ancient settlement to a large city of Central Asia. The city has seen many memorable events and trials, met the rise and fall. Excursion around the old city:
Breakfast at the hotel.
Gathering and handing over the rooms.
7:00 transfer to the Uzbek-Kazakh border Chernyaevka / (Gisht Koprik) by transport (type and brand of car depends on the number of tourists).
After passing all procedures of passport and customs control you cross the state border and you will be met on the territory of Kazakhstan by a driver in his car. (the road is approximately 2 - hours)
On the territory of Kazakhstan you will visit remarkable historical places and visit pilgrimage places, in particular, the mausoleum of Ahmad Yasawi (1103-1166) Central Asian theologian, preacher and religious figure of the founder of the Sufi Order of Yassawiya.
Beginning of the excursion:
Breakfast at the hotel.
Gathering and handing over the rooms.
Beginning of the excursion.
Breakfast at the hotel.
07:00 Transfer to the railway station.
08:00 Train departure to Samarkand (SCRST Afrasiyab)
10:08 Arrival to Samarkand. Transfer and check-in to the hotel. 11:00 Start of the tour.
Great Samarkand is one of the ancient cities of the world, its age is 2750 years. Samarkand is situated in the picturesque valley of the river Zarafshan, surrounded by Pamir-Alai mountains. Amir Temur made Samarkand the capital of his large empire.
Breakfast at the hotel.
10.00 Start on the excursion.
One of the most ancient cities of the world - fabulous Bukhara. Bukhara has many names. The word "Bukhara" is consonant to the Sanskrit word "Vihara" - "monastery", also to Chinese "Bihar" - place of idols. It is said that the founder of Bukhara was the son of the Iranian king Siyavush. Having married the daughter of the king Afrosiab, he built here the fortress Ark, and erected a huge city, which to this day has not lost all its beauty and majesty.
8:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
8.30 Start of the excursion.
Bukhara is the homeland of 7 great Sufis of the Brotherhood Order in the beginning of Khojagans and after renamed Naqshbandiya Order. Here lived, led religious and social life great representatives of Sufism, who contributed to the formation and prosperity of Blessed Bukhara. Sufi Tour "7 Pir" begins with a trip to Khoja Abduholik Gijduvoniy. He was the first Sufi of the seven and the founder of the school of Sufism in Mowaroonnahr. Sufi Bahowuddin Naqshbandi became his follower after two centuries.Khoja Arif Revgariy was one of the most famous Sufis of Central Asia and amazingly, he taught philosophy at the age of 19. And there is little evidence about this sacred Sufi and we can know about him through his unique manuscript "Arifnom". Khoja Mahmud Mahmud Anjir Fagnavius is a famous Sufi in his time and was recognized by the spiritual authority of Maveraunahr. He was a disciple (murid) and follower of Sufi Haji Arif al-Rivgariy, mastered the craft of carpenter and devoted his whole life to labor and knowledge of Divine truth. Ali Ramitani (Khoja Azizon) is one of the famous spiritual authorities of the Sufi school of Hajagan, the greatest master of wisdom, who possessed high spiritual qualities and pronounced charisma. People nicknamed this sheikh "Azizon" ("honorable sheikh") for his popularity and holiness. Khoja Ali Ramitani mastered the weaver's craft to perfection. He is the author of the famous work "Risolai Azizon", which describes the main points of the mystical path of the Sufi. The next destination is the tomb of Sufi Boboi Samosi. He was a famous Sufi, a follower of the tradition of the Khojagan school, and a disciple of Sufi Ali Ramitani. He made a great contribution to the Khojagan school in developing the concepts and methods of Sufism, which are described in the works of his followers. He also predicted the birth of Bahowuddin Naqshband.
Lunch break.
Continuation of the excursion.
Sayyid Amir al-Kulol was one of the spiritual authorities, a sheikh of the Hajagan Sufi school. He practiced pottery and was considered the patron of all potters in Central Asia. The final road leads to the mausoleum of Bahovuddin Naqshband, who was the greatest representative of Central Asian Sufism of the XIV century. As a small boy by the age of seven he already knew the Koran by heart. Spiritual purity, renunciation of greed, voluntary poverty, no contact with the authorities, and living in a monastery were his main requirements. Bahauddin himself possessed several professions, he was a weaver, potter and metal carver. It was he who became a role model for many vagabonds who followed his example and began to earn their living by craft.
Dinner at a national restaurant.
Overnight in a hotel.
03:30 transfer to the railway station.
04:55 departure of the train Bukhara - Tashkent (SCRST Afrasiyab).
08:47 arrival of the train to Tashkent.
Transfer to the international airport.
End of the tour.