Discover Silk Road cities in 10 days

Itinerary: Tashkent – Khiva- Bukhara - Samarkand – Tashkent

Duration: 10 days / 9 nights.

Best period: April, May, June, September, October, November

Day 1 : ( ... - Tashkent)

Arrival to Tashkent International Airport and meet with the guide and transfer to the hotel. Hotel check-inn. Overnight in Tashkent

Day 2 : (Tashkent - Urgench – Khiva)

Early breakfast at the hotel. Transfet to the Airport. Deaprture to Urgench . Domestic flight (7:15 am; 1.4 hour flight) Arrival to Urgench International Airport. Then transfer to Khiva. (L=30 km; T=40 min) Hotel check-in. After rest we start sightseeing tour of UNESCO World Heritage site Kunya-Ark fortress, including Kurinish Khana ; Mohammed-Amin-Khan Madrassah, Islam Khodja Minaret; Palvan-Kari complex, Abdu Al Bobo complex ; Rafanek Madrassah, Mohammed Rakim Khan , Amir-Tur Madrassah, Sho-I-Kalandar Bobo Mausoleum. Lunch at a local cafe . After rest we continue our tour to the Mausoleum Pakhlavan Makhmud; Dinner at a local restaurant . Overnight at hotel.

(Hotel Arkanchi / Shakhrizada)

Day 3 : (Khiva – Bukhara)

Breakfast and continue our tour through Khiva by visiting to The Tosh Khovli "The Stone palace", the Madrasa of Kuli Khan, Arab Mohammed Khan Madrassahs. Hotel Check-out. Lunch in Chaykhana. Departure to the railway station Khiva. Take a train (056Ж- Khiva-Bukhara at 14:28. Dinner in the train. Arrival to Kogan station at 22:33. Transfer to Bukhara (L=20 km; T=30 min)

(Hotel Minzifa / Shakhrud)

Day 4 : (Bukhara)

Breakfast and start our tour in Pearl of Asia – Bukhara. First we visit Lyab-i-Hauz, then Nadir Divanbegi madrassah and Magoki Attari, Kukaldesh madrassah. Lunch in local chayxana. After rest we visit ancient blacksmith workshop and later move to Toki Zargaron complex, after little rest we visit Ulugbek and Abdul Aziz madrassahs. Dinner with live music (live music with traditional instruments) and fashion show with traditional clothes. Overnight in Bukhara.

(Hotel Minzifa / Shakhrud)

Day 5 : (Bukhara)

Breakfast and continue our tour. Visit Poi-Kalyan Ensemble Madrassah Miri-Arab, Kalyan mosque and minaret and Amir- Alim-Khan Madrassah. After rest we visit Ark Fortress and Bolo-Hauz mosque. Lunch in chayxana. Afternoon we visit to the Bakhouddin Nakshband mausoleum, memorial necropolis Chor Bakr and Chor minor madrassah. Dinner and overnight in Bukahra.

(Hotel Minzifa / Shakhrud)

Day 6: (Bukhara –Samarkand)

After breakfast we visit to summer residence of Emir - "Sitorai-Mokhi-Khosa". Transfer to Samarkand (L=270km;) through Gijduvan which is famous with its kebabs. We’ll stop in Gijduvan village to visit famous pottery workshop which was previously visited by Mrs. Hillary Clinton, Sir Charles and many others. There we’ll be a chance to learn the history of pottery culture of Uzbekistan. By evening we will be in Samarkand. Evening strolls in the city. Overnight in Samarkand

(Hotel Sitora Billur / Malika)

Day 7 : Samarkand)

Breakfast and we start our Samarkand tour by visiting to Shahi-Zinda necropolis , Siyab Bazar and Bibi Khanum mosque. After rest we visit to Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Registan Ensemble (including Ulugbek , ShirDor , Tillya–Kari Madrassahs), Ulugbek observatory. Lunch at local chayxana. Then we continue our tour in Samarkand by visiting to Afrasiab Museum and the Tomb of Saint Daniel Dinner at local restaurant.. Overnight in the city. (Hotel Sitora Billur)

Day 8 : (Samarkand- Tashkent)

Breakfast and we drive to Konigil village to explore traditional way of making Samarkand paper from mulberry. Later we visit to Ulugbek’s observatory and learn about galaxy and astronomy. Lunch at local chayxana. Transfer to Tashkent (300 km.) arrival and accommodation. Dinner at local chayxana.

(Hotel Grand Capital)

Day 9 : (Tashkent)

Breakfast. We start our tour from Tashkent metro (the oldest one in Central Asia) then we visit to Amir Timur Square, Independence Square and Applied Arts Museum After that we visit to old city part of Tashkent to local Chorsu - oriental market (handicraft bazaar) where we have lunch. After rest we continue our tour to Khast-Imam’s famous mosques like Tillya-Sheykh Mosque, Madrasah of Barak-Khan, and Mausoleum of the Saint Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

(Hotel Grand Capital)

Day 10 : (Tashkent-Riga)

Free time, shopping Transfer to Airport. End of our tour

· If departure is late, we will add activity to last 10th day like going to mountain ( Chimgan )