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Authentic Uzbekistan in a week

Big caravan cities

Duration
7 days
Countries
Uzbekistan
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Cycling in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Private field journal 7 chapters

The story

The journey

Essential of Uzbekistan

Seven days through Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent. Arrive at Urgench for Khiva, cross the Kizil Kum to Bukhara, spend a day exploring the city, then continue via Gijduvan’s ceramics workshop to Samarkand. Visit Samarkand before the train connection to Tashkent; explore the capital before departure.

The programme combines city walks, road travel and a train connection, with hotel nights. Discuss your dates, preferred hotel standard, room arrangements and guiding with the team; the quotation sets out the agreed connections and inclusions.

Route map

The route

Day by day

The journey, day by day

7 chapters

Day 01 Arrival in Uzbekistan at Urgench International airport and visit of city of Khiva
Day 01

Arrival in Uzbekistan at Urgench International airport and visit of city of Khiva

Urgench International Airport Khiva

Arrival in Ourguentch. Reception by your driver at Urguench airport. Transfer to Khiva and installation at the hotel. Breakfast. Visit through the entrance gate of the fortress «Ata darvaza», the truncated minaret Kalta Minar, the Medersa Mohamed Aminkhan, the king’s seat and the ancient palace Kounya Ark, of the city by the Medersa of Mohamed Rahimkhan, the mosque of Friday, the mausoleum of Saïd Alouddin, the mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud, the minaret of Islamkhodja. Lunch. Continuation of visits by the palace of Tochhovli and the Harem of Khan. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Urgench Airport
Day 02 Road to Bukhara
Day 02

Road to Bukhara

Khiva Bukhara

Breakfast at the hotel. Road to Bukhara through the Kizil Kum desert (red sand). With a couple of stops for photos and food. Arrival at the end of the afternoon. Accomodation at the hotel. Bukhara is one of the oldest cities of Central Asia, the numerous monuments among which stand out the madrasa Ulugh Begh, built by the grandson of Tamerlane in 1417, set Liab-i-Hauz, gathering the madrasas Koukeldash (1568) and Nadir Divanbegi (1622). Walk through the old city. Dinner. Accommodation at the hotel.

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

khiva sunset
Day 03 Day visit of Bukhara
Day 03

Day visit of Bukhara

Bukhara Bukhara

Bukhara, one of the oldest cities of Central Asia, made famous by its former carpet market, city museum in the middle of the sands. Bukhara will delight you with the atmosphere of its old streets and its remarkable monuments that take us back to the medieval period and well before: mausoleum Ismail Samani (ninth-tenth centuries), Chashma Ayub mausoleum (XII-XIV century), the famous bazaar of Bukhara, together Bola Hauz (eighteenth century), Citadel Ark (I. -IVème centuries.). Lunch at a local restaurant in the modern city. Following the discovery; all Poi-Kalian (XV-XVI centuries) which consists of the Kalon mosque, Kalon minaret and madrasah Miri Arab. 

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Exploring the ancient architecture of Bukhara
Day 04 Visit of Gijduvan on the way to Samarkand
Day 04

Visit of Gijduvan on the way to Samarkand

Bukhara Samarkand

Breakfast. Drive to Gijduvan, famous for its school of ceramists. Visit the "workshop of ceramists", the ruins of Caravanserai Raboti Malik, and the Sardoba water cistern. Road to Samarkand, arrival in the city. Breakfast. Visit the Afrociabe museum with its frescoes dating from the VII and VIII centuries, the Ulugbeg observatory, one of the greatest astronomers of his time, and the Samarkand parchment workshop made according to the ancestral methods of mulberry bark. Show of the historical and traditional costumes of the theater "El Merosi". Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Registan Square, Bukhara
Day 05 Visit of Samarkand and evening train to Tashkent
Day 05

Visit of Samarkand and evening train to Tashkent

Samarkand Tashkent

Breakfast at the hotel. Discovery of Gur Emir mausoleum - the tomb of the ruler and the famous square "Registan" with 3 medarsas, monuments; medarsa of Ulugbek (XV c); medarsas of Cher Dor and Tilla Kori (XVII c).

After, the excursion of the city. Visit the necropolis Shakhi Zinda, the mosque of Bibi Khanum, the largest mosque in Central Asia, with its huge blue dome, the bazaar of Samarkand allows everyone to find something among the colorful stalls. Afternoon the discovery of the remains of the observatory of Ulugbek, Museum of Afrosiab. Train "Talgo" Uzbek to 17h 30. Arrival in Tashkent at 19: 40. Transfer to hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Sherdor Madrasa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Day 06 Visit of Tashkent
Day 06

Visit of Tashkent

Tashkent Tashkent

Breakfast. Visit of the ancient city with the large Chorsu market, the Khasti Imam complex, the Barak Khan madrasa where the Osman Koran is kept (VII century), and the Tellia Sheikh mosque, the Kafal Shashi mausoleum, the new Minor mosque. Lunch. Walk to Amir Timur Square, Independence Square, Uzbek metro. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

uzbekistan
Day 07 Transfer to Tashkent International airport
Day 07

Transfer to Tashkent International airport

Tashkent Tashkent International Airport

Transfer to Tashkent International Airport. Depending on your flight schedule, the guide will accompany you to the airport and help you check in for your flight. We hope you enjoyed your trip and invite you back to explore other Central Asian countries with us.

Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Hazrat Imam Complex, Tashkent

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Practical information

Prepare for the journey

  • All transportation in a private vehicle
  • All airport transfers
  • Accommodation as described in the program
  • Meals (3 per day)
  • Bottled water & tea
  • English-speaking guide
  • All the activities listed in the program
  • Entry fees at national parks and/or border zones listed in the program
  • Entry fees at museums and historical sites listed in the program
  • Domestic flights mentioned in the program
  • A contribution to our sustainable development projects
  • Organisation of the trip & local taxes

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