SILK ROAD tour in Uzbekistan
ITINERARY: Tashkent –Samarkand-Bukhara-Tashkent
Duration: 5 days;
Day 1: Tashkent-Bukhara
Morning flight to Bukhara. Arrival to Bukhara, transfer to the hotel.
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 2: Bukhara
Continue sightseeing Bukhara. Trip to summer palace of Bukhara emirs Sitorai-Mokhikhosa, Chor-Bakr and Bakhoutdin Naqshbandi mausoleum. In the afternoon free time in Bukhara.
Day 3: Bukhara-Shakhrisabz-Samarkand
In the morning depart Bukhara and drive to Samarkand via Shakhrisabz. Stop in Shakhrisabz for sightseeing. Visit ruins of Ak-Saray palace, mausoleum of Jakhongir and Omar-Shaykh (sons of conqueror Tamerlane), mausoleum Dorut-Tilovat where Tamerlane’s father and his spiritual tutor are buried, Kok-Gumbaz mosque. In the afternoon continue driving to Samarkand. Arrival to Samarkand, check in to the hotel. Free time.
Day 4: Samarkand
Sightseeing tour in Samarkand. Visit Registan Square, ruins of Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Shakhi-Zinda necropolis, Gur-Emir mausoleum, Ulugbek observatory, Afrosiyob museum, central bazaar in Samarkand. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5: Samarkand-Tashkent
In the first half of the day free time in Samarkand. In the afternoon transfer to Tashkent. End of the tour.