Nuriy Travel
A.Kahhar st. 6 apt., 57,
100025 Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Tel.: (+998 97) 440 9440
Tel.: (+998 97) 405 2677
Fax: (+998 71) 255 0599
E-mail: info@UzbekTraveller.com
Pearls of the Great Silk Road
Tour route: Tashkent – Urgench – Bukhara Samarkand – Tashkent
Duration: 8 days, 7 nights
Transportation: coach + plain
Time: April 20 – 27
Group: 1-4
Hotel name: 2 and 3 star B&B
Meal: Breakfast (B)
Placement: DBL rooms at hotels
Day 1 (April 20): Arrive
Tashkent
Arrival
at Tashkent International Airport by flight:
Arrival at: 08:45
10:00 Welcome
at the airport through CIP. Light lunch at the restaurant.
10:30
hotel check in.
Lunch in
a restaurant.
14:00
Tashkent city tour:
Museum
of Applied Arts - bright
carved plaster decorations (ganch) and carved wood the building of museum
itself is an attraction. There is also an exhibit of ceramics, textiles,
jewelry, musical instruments and toys.
Navoyi
Theater Square -
by 1940, Soviet planners had decided a theatre would greatly enhance an area
known as the Drunken Bazaar for its wine-soaked market. Japanese prisoners of
war completed construction in 1947.
Amir
Temur square and Broadway
Barakkhan
Madrassah (XVI c) - was the
headquarters of the Sunni Mufti of ex-Sogdian Central Asia & Kazakhstan. It
is interesting for its mosaic and Arabic calligraphy of the late 16 cent. Brick
facade and the intricately carved doors made by Samarkand craftsmen Kaffal
Shashi Mausoleum - which
is the grave of a local doctor, philosopher and poet of Islam who lived from
904 to 979. The portal, inner dome and arcade dated 16th century, when his holy
reputation attracted a cemetery.
Tashkent
TV tower.
Finish
the tour with visiting Tashkent underground metro.
19:00
Dinner in a restaurant.
Overnight
in hotel.
Day 2 (April 21): Tashkent – Urgench (Khiva)
5:30 Transfer to Tashkent Airport 3 for flight to Urgench
by (HY – 1051 at 07:00).
9:10 Arrive
Urgench and drive to Khiva (30 km), hotel check-in and breakfast at the hotel.
Full
day for sightseeing of Khiva:
AM
sightseeing including visits to the inner town of Ichan Kala (XIV-XX CC) with
Muhamad Amin khan Madrassah, Kalta Minor Minaret, Kunya Ark, Muhamad Rahim khan
Madrassah, Djuma Mosque and Minaret, Tash Hauli Palace.Lunch in so called
restaurant-Madrassah of the XIX century.
13:00
Lunch in a restaurant.
PM
sightseeing for 2 hrs: Islam Khodja Minaret and Madrassah, Shirgazi khan Madrassah
Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum.
Night
in Khiva.
Day 3 (April 22): Urgench (Khiva) – Bukhara
7:00
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day
drive to Bukhara via the Kizilkum desert (460 km,8 hrs).
Stop en route near the Amu Darya River.
Stop en route near the Amu Darya River.
13:00
Lunch in a café on the way to Bukhara
17:00 Arrive
to Bukhara, hotel check-in, free time.
19:00
Dinner in a restaurant.
Night in Bukhara.
Day 4 (April
23): Bukhara
7:00
Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day sightseeing tour in Bukhara Old city.
City tour in Bukhara:
Ulugbek Madrassah
(1417) - was the earliest of three
commissioned by the enlightened Timurid ruler (the other two stand in
Samarakand and Gijduvan) and his secular influence dominates the exterior
design of the religious college. Abdul Aziz Khan
Madrassah (1652) - glittering in mercifully
un-restored 17th century glory. Tim Abdullah khan - was built in 1577 and was one of
the most elegant trade halls in Bukhara where silk and wool was sold by Afghan
trades. Trading Domes consists of three trading centers: Tok-i-Zargaron (1570) – Jeweler’s Bazaar, Tok-i-Tilpak Furushon – Cap Maker’s Bazaar,Tok-i-Sarrafon – Moneychanger’s Bazaar.
13:00 Lunch in a restaurant. Magoki Attori – in 937 the four-pillared mosque
was burn the ground in a city-wide fire and in the 12th century the present
mosque was erected, from which the focus of the mosque, the original southern
portal remains.Poikalon (XII - XVI
c) - ensemble in the center of old Bukhara - includes the cathedral mosque
"Kalyan Mosque", "Miri Arab" madrassah and the Kalyan minaret (46 m). Lyabi - Hauz (XVI -
XVIIc) - a complex with Nodir - Devon Begi madrassahs big pool surrounded by trees.
19:00
Dinner in a restaurant with folklore show.
Night
in Bukhara.
Day 5 (April 24): Bukhara – Samarkand
7:00
Breakfast at the hotel.
Lunch in
a local restaurant.
Drive on to Samarkand (350 km, 4 hours). Samarkand - the Eden of ancient East, the most precious pearl in
the Islamic world. Samarkand - called Marakanda in the 4th century BC, whoever
tried to conquer it! During the centuries the city has been invaded by troops
of Alexander the Great, Arabian invaders, Chenghes Khan and Tamerlane. Today
romance of Samarkand still works its magic, alluring the travelers with a
dreamlike quality.
Hotel
check-in.
Dinner in
a restaurant. Night in Samarkand.
Day 6 (April 25): Samarkand
7:00
Breakfast at the hotel.
9:00 Full
day city tour:
Gur
Amir Mausoleum (XV c) -
Timurids dynastic burial vault, unique monument of architecture. Pay a visit
the Tomb of Tamerlane, visit the tomb of Mir Seyid Bereke, Tamerlane's
spiritual tutor. Ruhabad
Mausoleum ("House of Spirit") - the legend says that under the dome there is a box
with seven hairs of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) (14th c.), Registan
square (XV – XVII c) - consist
of grand madrassah of Ulugbek, Sher
Dor & Tillya
Kari. Siyob Bazar. Bibi
Khanum mosque (XIVc) -
Architects, craftsmen & painters re-constructed it in 5 years.
12:00
Lunch in a restaurant.
Continue
city tour:
Ulugbek’s
Observatory (XV c) – 1st
observatory in Orient with 30m sextant built by Ulugbek to make exact
astronomical catalogue. Afrasiab
Museum - each
hall of the museum contains exhibits of some period of history of Afrosiab.
There is also a hall with remarkable ancient wall paintings special lightening.
Shahi
- Zinda mausoleum (XIV - XVc) - 'Nown of Dead' a complex of more than 20 unique
buildings. Then, you go to see the Mausoleum of Khodja
Daniar or Saint
Daniel, a prophet of the Old Testament. This
holy place is recognized by Islam, Christianity and Judaism as one of eminent
pilgrimage destinations Museum
of History and Art of Uzbekistan.
19:00 Dinner in a restaurant. Overnight in Samarkand.
Day 7 (April 26): Samarkand – Tashkent
Breakfast
at the hotel.
Check-out from the hotel and drive 25 km north from Samarkand to visit
the spectacular Complex of Imam Al-Bukhoriy, a celebrated personality of
Islamic world, which was built with the support of the entire Muslim world.
Drive to Tashkent.
13:00
Lunch in a restaurant in Tashkent. Free Time.
Overnight
in Tashkent.
Day 8 (April 27): Tashkent
7:00
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00
Hotel check-out
Transfer
to the Airport for flight back to home country Tashkent – Tehran:
Arrival at: 10:05
The
end of the tour.
Included
- specific
§ Hotel placement: 7 nights (early check-in is included, late check-out is not included)
Check-in time after 14:00
Check-out time before 12:00
§
Breakfast – 7, Dinner – 1 included
according to the program in Bukhara with folklore show.
Included - general
§ Uzbekistan Visa support
§ CIP
transfer by arrival
§ Air tickets Tashkent – Urgench
§ AC Comfortable transportation for whole trip
§ Tour operator will make you feel comfortable and
assist you in case of problem 24/7
§ DBL hotel rooms
Excluded
§ Visa application fee in Uzbek embassy in your country
§ Professional guides (available in different languages)
$25 in each city
§ Entrance fees to historical places
§ Fees for the use of cameras and videos in the
monuments and tourist sites
§ Expenses of personal nature like laundry, telephone,
fax, internet, beverages, camera / video camera fee at monuments, medical
expenses, airport departure tax etc.
§ Personal
expenses
§ Local payments in domestic currency, such as tips and
gratuities
§ Expenses for things which are not listed in the tour
package
§ Escort guide during the trip in Uzbekistan
Opportunities
In
addition, our program may include special arrangements such as:
§ Similar standard hotels will be provided if in case
mentioned hotels are not available at the time of reservation or does not suit
travelers
§ Lunches or dinners in private homes of Uzbek families
to get closer to the traditions, culture and way of life of local people, to
see the process of baking the traditional round bread and cooking tasty osh
§ Different dance shows and entertainment varying from
region to region in traditional costumes
§ Special tours to different studios and workshops where
you can see various traditional crafts in real.
You can
use our suggested programs as they stand or create your own itinerary according
to Your wishes and preferences. We will be happy to assist you in this task.
Offered
hotels:
Tourist class accommodation |
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City (Country)
|
B&B Hotel 3*
|
Nights
|
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
|
Grand Tashkent Hotel
|
2
|
Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
|
Uzbegim Plaza
|
2
|
Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
|
Minzifa
|
2
|
Khiva (Uzbekistan)
|
Islambek Khiva
|
1
|
TOUR COSTS:
GROUP SIZE
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
PRICE PER PAX
|
$1100
|
$600
|
$580
|
$520
|
| TOTAL PRICE |
$1100 |
$1200 |
$1740 |
$2080 |
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