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Duration: 8 days
Group size: Max 12 persons. Min 4 person
Tour Price: US$ 850 per person, single supplement - US$ 110
Description: Travel in Uzbekistan. Tour package consists of a combination of historical, architectural and cultural components

Guaranteed Departure dates:

14 April 2011 - Available
05 May 2011 - Available
26 May 2011 - Available
09 June 2011 - Available
07 July 2011 - Available
18 August 2011 - Available
08 September 2011 - Available
29 September 2011 - Available
20 October 2011 - Available

Travel itinerary: Tashkent - Khiva - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent

Tour Summary:

Day 1 (Thu.): Arrival in Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent, transfer to the hotel. Free time.

Day 2 (Fri.): Tashkent-Urgench-Khiva
Morning flight to Urgench. Arrival to Urgench, transfer to the hotel in Khiva. Guided sightseeing tour program in Khiva: Visit a UNESCO World Heritage site Ichan-Qala fortress. In Ichan-Qala fortress visit Kunya-Arc, Sayeed Alauddin mausoleum, medrese Arab-Mukhamadkhan, mosque Oq-Masjid, medrese Hodjan Berdi-biya, Shirgazikhan, Abdullakhan, Juma mosque, medrese Allakulikhan, Toshkhovli palace, Pakhlavan Makhmud mausoleum, minaret Islom-khodja. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3 (Sat.): Khiva-Bukhara
In the morning depart Khiva and drive to Bukhara (500 km, 7 hours). On the way stop to see Amu-Darya river. Arrival to Bukhara in the afternoon. Check in to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 (Sun.): Bukhara
Sightseeing tour in Bukhara. Visit Samani dynasty mausoleum, Arc Fortress, Chashma-Ayub, Kalon ensemble, medrese Miri-Arab, Magoki-Attori mosque, medrese Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan, trade domes, Lyabi Hauz complex, medrese Chor-Minor. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5 (Mon.): Bukhara-Samarkand
Continue sightseeing Bukhara. Trip to summer palace of Bukhara emirs Sitorai-Mokhikhosa, Chor-Bakr and Bakhoutdin Naqshbandi mausoleum. In the afternoon depart Bukhara and drive to Samarkand. Arrival to Samarkand, check in to the hotel. Free time in Samarkand.

Day 6 (Tue.): Samarkand
Sightseeing tour in Samarkand. Visit Registan Square, ruins of Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Shakhi-Zinda necropolis, Gur-Emir mausoleum, Ulugbek observatory, and central bazaar in Samarkand. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7 (Wed.): Samarkand-Tashkent
In the morning depart Samarkand and drive to Tashkent. Arrival to Tashkent, check in to the hotel. In the second half of the day sightseeing Tashkent. Visit center of Tashkent, Amir Temur Square, Independence Square, Old City part of Tashkent with Khast-Imom Complex and Chor-Su bazaar, Applied Arts Museum.

Day 8 (Thu.): Tashkent-departure
Transfer to the airport, departure.