Tours to Uzbekistan

Tours to Uzbekistan

“Navruz” (oriental new year)

• Uzbekistan
• 10 Tage
• 9 Nächte

The word Navruz from Persian means “New day” it is New Year holiday celebrated on March 21. This festival was founded by Iranian governor Jamshid who declared Central Asian Zoroastrian religion as a state religion in ancient Iran. This holiday has very ancient roots connected with a culture of fire worshipers.

Arrival to Tashkent. Meeting at the airport by English speaking guide.

Breakfast.

The visit of sightseeings of the capital:

• Khazrati Imam complex including constructions of different centuries
• Chorsu bazar

Accommodation to the hotel.

• Place of Independence
• Timur`s square and museum of Timurid`s dynasty

Overnight in Tashkent.

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport and flight to Urgench at 7:00.

Accommodation to the hotel. The visit of sightseeings of the city considered as (Museum under the sky):

• Ichan-Kala internal city surrounded by walls rebuilt in XIX century
• Different wonderful Palaces of governors who ever ruled in Khiva
• Medressahs of Mokhammed Rakhimkhan and M. Aminkhan
• Pakhlavan Makhmoud’s mausoleum

Overnight in Khiva.

Breakfast. Drive to Bukhara which is famous under the name (Kubbat al Islam)-the dome of Islam. (450 km)

Lunch-picnic on the way in desert Kyzylkum the biggest in Central Asia

Arrival at the evening. Accommodation to the hotel. Free-time

Overnight in Bukhara

Breakfast. The visit of sightseeing’s of the city:

• Ismail Samanid’s mausoleum the most ancient historical building of Bukhara X -century
• Chashma Ayub mausoleum with the museum of water’s history of region.
• Kosh medressah consists of 2 medressah built for great governor Abdullakhan and his mother
• Bolo khauz mosque famous as a mosque of emirs “ title of governors”
• Ark fortress residence of emirs

The excursion along old part of Bukhara

• 3 commercial domes – Toki Telpakfurushon, Toki Sarrafon, Toki Zargaron
• The medressahs of Ulugbek, Abdulazizkhan, Mir Arab working nowadays
• Kalon mosque and minaret the highest in Bukhara 48 m.
• Labi – Khauz complex where you can see 2 medressahs, small lake surrounded with old trees, and Nodir Devonbegi’s Kanaga built in XVII century

Overnight in Bukhara

Breakfast. The visit of

• Bakhavuddin Nakshbandi mausoleum
• Sitorai Mokhi Khosa palace the last construction of Uzbek monarchy

Drive to Samarkand historical capital who is 2750 years old, on the way a visit of Imam al–Bukhari complex.

Accommodation to the hotel.

Overnight in Samarkand.

Breakfast. The visit of sightseeings of the city:

• Gur Emir mausoleum – the sepulture of Timurid’s dynasty
• Reghistan place –historical center , ancient crossroad of all streets, consists of 3 medrassahs “Univercity” of XV-XVII century
• Bibikhanoum mosque built for the honour of beloved wife of Timur
• local bazar

Overnight in Samarkand.

The 21th of March - Navruz Holiday

Breakfast.

Departur to the village not far from Samarkand where you can observe different customs of Navruz Hollidays: Kupkari game, different concert with Folklore elements, competitions.

Back to Samarkand.

Overnight in Samarkand.

Breakfast. Continue of tour:

• Ulugbek’s observatory the first in Central Asia built in XV century
• Saint Daniel’ mausoleum
• Shakhi-Zinda mausoleum where you can see the tomb of Kussam ibn Abbas who was a cousin of prophet Mokhammed
• Local bazaar
• Khovrenko wine factory

Overnight in Samarkand.

Breakfast. Departure to Tashkent.(280 km 4h.).

Accommodation to the hotel.

Free-time.

Overnight in Tashkent.

Transfer to the airport and flight back home.