Cultural
16 persons
This tour is for those who are used to comfort and are looking for new adventures and discoveries. In a short period of time you will get acquainted with the brightest and most interesting tourist sites of Uzbekistan. At the same time every moment will be unforgettable.
During the tour you will visit such cities as Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan. And most importantly you can see the amazing and unique Aral Sea, which unfortunately today is experiencing a period of its disappearance. Take a boat trip on the seashore.
Only with Mirabelle travel you will plunge into a world of unforgettable adventures.
Cities visited: Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara - Khiva - Nukus ( Muynak, Aral).
Duration: 11 (eleven) - days, 10 (ten) - nights.
Arrival in Tashkent. (at the airport exit you will be met by a driver with a sign "Mirabelle travel")
Breakfast.
Check-in to the hotel.
Start of the tour around Tashkent The capital of Uzbekistan - the city of Tashkent - has existed for more than 2200 years. During this time it has gone from an ancient settlement to a major city of Central Asia. The city has seen a lot of memorable events and trials, encountered ups and downs.
Excursion around the old city:
Breakfast at the hotel.
Collection and room check-in.
Transfer to the railway station.
07:28 departure of the train Tashkent - Samarkand (SCRST Afrasiyab).
09:37 arrival in Samarkand . (at the exit from the railway station you will be met by a driver with a sign "Mirabelle travel" )
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 located in the picturesque valley of the river Zarafshan, surrounded by the Pamir-Alai mountains. Amir Temur made Samarkand the capital of his large empire.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Start of the excursion: 10.00 (with local or route guide)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Collection and room check-in.
8:30 transfer to the railway station.
9:50 departure of the train Samarkand - Bukhara (Afrasiyab SCRST)
11:19 arrival of the train in Bukhara. (at the exit from the railway station you will be met by a driver with a sign "Mirabelle travel" )
Transfer and check-in to the hotel.
13:00 Break for lunch.
14:00 Start on the tour. (with local or route guide)
One of the most ancient cities of the world - fabulous Bukhara. Bukhara has many names. The word "Bukhara" is consonant with the Sanskrit word "Vihara" - "monastery", also 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.
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Start of the excursion. (with local or route guide)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Gathering and handing over the rooms.
9:00 Departure by transport from Bukhara to Khiva. (480 km, 7-8 hours, part of the road is not in good condition)
Modern highway crosses the desert Kizilkum repeating the ancient route of the Great Silk Road. Lunch in a national restaurant or take lunch - boxes on the road. (on the highway Bukhara - Khiva) Photo stop on the Amu Darya River. (independently) Nailed to Khiva at the end of the day.
Accommodation in the hotel.
Dinner in national restaurant.
Overnight in hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Start of the excursion. (with local or itinerary guide) Khiva is a city of ancient Khorezm.
The historical area of Uzbekistan is now entirely under the care of UNESCO. Thousands of years ago there was an oasis here, through which the Great Silk Road passed. The legend of the origin of the settlement is interesting. It is said that it appeared around a well, which was dug by order of the son of the biblical Noah. This well can still be seen in the city. Khiva is a boon for photographers. Here at every step the hand involuntarily reaches for the camera.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Collection and handing over the rooms.
9:00 Transfer by car to Nukus 170 km, 3 hours
12:00 Arrival and check-in to the hotel.
13:00 Break for lunch.
14:00 Start of excursion around Nukus.
-Visit to Savitsky Museum. - The famous museum houses the world's second largest collection of Russian avant-garde art and the exposition of applied art objects of the peoples of Central Asia, collected by the Russian artist and patron of art I.V. Savitsky.
- Short drive through the center of Nukus: visit to the monument to Karakalpak poet Berdakh, Nukus Khokimiyat and Drama Theater.
Dinner in a national restaurant.
Overnight in a hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
9:00 Start of excursion. (with local or route guide)
In the morning after breakfast starts a full day trip to the Aral Sea through the Ustyurt Plateau. The distance to the water line of the Aral Sea is 450 km and it will take about 7-8 hours to reach it. The way passes through Kungrad district, which used to be one of the trading centers on the Silk Road. On the way we will see the remains of a lighthouse and the abandoned settlement of Urga. Stop for photo at Sudochie Lake. Stop for picnic lunch. Continuation of the way along the huge Ustyurt plateau. Visit to the last village near the sea called Komsomolsk. Continuation of the way and arrival at the Aral Sea in the second half of the day. Swimming in the Aral Sea. Taking a shower in the yurt camp.
Dinner around the campfire.
Night in yurts.
Early rise for photographing the sunrise.
Breakfast in yurt camp.
After breakfast visit a hidden fortress called Kurgancha kala of 13th century. Later drive back to Nukus. Stop for photographing beautiful canyons and collapsed land. Visit the cemetery of nomads. Drive across the dried up sea bed. Stop in Muynak to visit a former port with abandoned ships on the sand - "Ship Graveyard". Lunch break. You have an opportunity to visit a local's house and enjoy a delicious lunch. On the way to Nukus visit Mizdakhan Memorial Complex and Gyaur Kala Fortress.
Arrival in Nukus.
Dinner in a restaurant.
Overnight in hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
8:30 transfer to the airport.
9:45 departure flight Nukus - Tashkent.
11:05 arrival in Tashkent.
Departure to the international airport.
Departure from Tashkent to go home.
End of the tour.