Classic Tour 2 Uzbekistan

After breakfast, meeting with a guide. Afterwards, you will start the excursion in Tashkent, you will visit a monument of famous imam – Hazrat Imam. You will also visit Sheikhantaur Memorial Complex, Jami Mosque, Kukaldash Madrassa, Chorsu Bazaar, Independence Square, Amir Temur Square. Lunch at a local restaurant. After the excursion and lunch, you will drive to Samarkand. Arrival in Samarkand, hotel accommodation, dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast, you will start the excursion in one of the oldest cities in the world, which is considered the pearl of the Orient - Samarkand. You will visit such famous sights as the tomb of Temurids - Gur Emir (1404), Registan Square (1415-1660), which includes three madrassas - Ulugbek (1417), Sher Dor (1636) and Tilla Kori (1660). You will walk along Tashkent street to the famous mosque built by Amir Temur for his beloved wife - Bibi Khanym (1404). Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you will have time for shopping in the Siab market, where you can feel the national atmosphere. Overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast, you will continue the excursion around Samarkand. You will visit the mausoleum of St. Doniyor, the ruins of the Afrosiab settlement, the paper factory "Meros", today, here, you can find the paper mill "Meros", the founders of which are the famous craftsmen, the Mukhtarov brothers. Thanks to their efforts, the local factory revived the ancient tradition of making paper using ancient Samarkand technologies. Each guest of the factory can personally observe the process of making paper, which is made from the bark of a mulberry tree. Lunch at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

After an early breakfast, you will drive to Bukhara through Shakhrisabz, near which famous Tamerlan was born. Upon arrival, lunch. After lunch, the beginning of the excursion in Shakhrisabz. You will visit the ruins of the palace of Amir Temur - Ak Saray, the memorial complex Dorut Tilovat, including the mausoleum of Sheikh Shamsuddin Kulal, the mausoleum of Gumbazi Seiydan, the mosque Kuk Gumbaz. After the tour, you will continue your way to Bukhara. On the way you will visit the mountain village. Arrival in Bukhara, hotel accommodation. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast you will start the tour in Bukhara, which is considered to be the "dome of Islam." You will visit Lyabi House architectural complex, which includes Kukeldash madrasah, Devonbegi khanaka and Devonbegi madrasah (16th-17th centuries), you will walk along the narrow streets of Bukhara through shopping domes to the famous architectural complex Poi Kalyan, which includes Kalyan mosque, Miri madrasah Arab and Kalyan Minaret (12th - 16th centuries). On the way, you will visit Ulugbek and Abdulaziz Khan Madrasahs. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, you will visit Ark Citadel (18th - early 20th centuries) and the mausoleum of the Samanid dynasty. Dinner and folklore show at the Devonbegi Madrasah. Overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast you will drive to Khiva. Arrival in Khiva, hotel accommodation. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in the hotel.

You will start the excursion in Khiva, whose inner city Ichan Kala, is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will visit Kunya Ark citadel (14th century), Muhammad Aminhan madrasah (18th century), Kalta Minor minaret, Muhammad Rakhimkhan 2 madrasah (1871 - 1876), Tash Hauli palace (19th century). Lunch at a local restaurant. Allakulikhan madrasah, Said Alauddin’s mausoleum (18-20 centuries), the Shergazikhan madrasah (1718-1726) and the minaret of Islam Khoja mosque (1908-1910). Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel in Khiva we will discover very special sights in and around Khiva. Passing the new bazaar and drive towards Yangiariq village. Leaving behind the village of Oqmajid where German Mennonites lived (from 1883-1935), we reach the mosque, mausoleum, complex of Shayh Muhtor Valiy (20km from Khiva), a priest who came from the Iran to preach the Islamic religion. This famous Muslim pilgrimage site surrounded by a huge cemetery is visited by a lot of worshipers. Experience the special flair of this place when the resident imam blesses all the visitors and prays with them. Drive back and turn left after Oqmajid. On your right hand site, you pass big fish farms on your left the dunes of the Karakum. The road ends at a channel just before the Turkmen border. Walk up the dunes to enjoy the flora and fauna of the desert. Return along the irrigation channel that connects the lakes and the farmland around Khiva (1 hour). Back in Khiva, visit Nurullaboy Palace, built in 1912 by Isfandiyar Khan for the reception of foreign guests. Nurullaboy Palace differs from the other royal residences in Khiva by its exceptional mixture of Russian and oriental building styles and its extravagant ornamentation. Dinner at a local restaurant. After the excursion, you will be transferred to the local airport in Urgench and you will fly to Tashkent (20:05). Upon arrival you will be transferred to the hotel. Overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast hotel check out and transfer to center of Tashkent. You will start the excursion to the Tashkent Metro, an immaculate subway system with each station decorated in colored mosaics and ceramics to depict a specific theme. Then you will walk through Amir Timur Square, with a massive statue of none other than Tamerlane himself at the center. You will also drive to the Sacred Heart Cathedral, a 20th-century Roman Catholic Church with beautiful stained-glass windows and Gothic-style architecture and tour of the Uzbekistan History Museum, a four-story museum with over a quarter million exhibits. Dinner at a local restaurant. After arriving transfer to the International Airport and departure by HY (00:05)