Uzbekistan 5 days Tour
Day 1
Welcome to Uzbekistan, welcome to Tashkent!
Flight from homeland to Tashkent. Our team will welcome you at Tashkent International Airport. Transfer to hotel (check-in at/ after 14:00).
Sightseeing tour in Tashkent begins by visit to the Complex of Khast-Imam (reconstructed in 2007), religious center of Tashkent. Architectural ensemble includes several constructions, built in XVI –XIX cc.; Then you will discover beautiful madrasa Kukeldash.
Lunch time.
In the afternoon visit to The Museum of Applied Art of Tashkent, the ancient palace of Russian diplomat Alexander Polovtsev that is transformed to the museum in 1938; Explore beautiful and unusual underground stations of Tashkent, Amir Temur Square and Independence Square, visit to one of the biggest Bazaar of Uzbekistan, Chorsu.
Dinner time. Overnight at hotel
Day 3
Bukhara –Samarkand
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning drive to Samarkand. Make rest stops en route and visit ancient Caravan Serai Rabat-a Malik. Upon arrival in Samarkand transfer and check-in to hotel. Lunch time.
Sightseeing & visit to: The Registan Square (“Sandy Place”), the ensemble of three madrasahs (the Ulughbek Madrasah (1417-1420), the Sher Dor Madrasah (1619-1636) and the Tillya Kori Madrasah (1646-1660)) is a unique example of town-building art, a remarkable pattern of the architectural planning of the main town square; The Gur-Amir Mausoleum –a world known masterpiece of Central Asian architecture, the family crypt of the great dynasty of Tamerlane, with a fine ribbed dome and decorated with paper-maché inside.
Dinner time. Overnight at hotel.
Day 5
Tashkent –Departure
Breakfast at hotel, departure to airport for taking flights.
Have a safe flight!
End of our services!
NOTE: Silk Road Destinations reserves the right to make changes to the exact order of visits and activities (museums and sites), if it is deemed necessary (because of bad weather, unforeseen circumstances or all others, which are beyond our control), but they always take place during the tour.
Day 2
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to railway station to take fast speed train to Bukhara. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel and leave the luggage (check-in at 14:00).
Full day sightseeing program includes the visits to: Architectural complex Poi-Kalyan (means «Foot of the Great»), consists of three constructions built in XII-XVI centuries; the madrasa of Ulug Beg and Abdulaziz Khan; Tim Abdullah Khan – a covered bazaar built in 1577; Magok-i Attari Mosque (today, Museum of Carpets) is one of the oldest architectural monuments where you will find heathen shrines, the remains of a Buddhist monastery, a Zoroastrian Temple in Bukhara.
Lunch time.
In the afternoon continue to explore other monuments, as: architectural Ensemble Laybi-Hauz (means «the shore of reservoir») , consists of three monumental buildings: Kukeldash madrassa and two other religious buildings: Hanaka and Madrasah of Nadir Divan-Begi; Ark-Citadel –a residence of Bukhara khans, a massive fortress, built and occupied around the 5th century AD. Bolo-Hauz Mosque, built in the 17th century; the mausoleum of Ismail Samani, one of the most ancient monuments in the city, mausoleum Chashma Ayub.
Dinner time. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4
Samarkand –Tashkent
Breakfast at hotel.
Sightseeing program: the Shakhi-Zinda Ensemble with more than 20 buildings, built from early XI up to XIV cc. Each mausoleum has its own style of decoration and great fantasy of skillful artisans; the Observatory of Ulugbek, the first observatory in Central Asia, built in XIV c. Lunch time.
In the afternoon you will explore other miracles of the city: The Pearl of Samarkand – Bibi Khanum Mosque. Constructed in 1399 by the best architects and artisans of Khorossan, Azerbaijan, Persia and India, the mosque was compared on the beauty and shining with the Milky Way; the Siyab Bazaar, the most ancient and biggest in Samarkand.
At 17:00 transfer to railway station and take fast speed train to Tashkent. Arrival in Tashkent at 20:10, transfer and check-in to the hotel. Dinner time. Overnight at hotel.
