Tours to Uzbekistan
Pearl of the East
Tour summary:
Pearl of the East tour is a journey to legendary cities of ancient Silk Road such as Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Tashkent. Having choosen this trip you will have a chance to admire the beauty of Islamic architecture of East.
Tour itinerary:
Day 1: Tashkent
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
- The Museum of Applied Art
Accommodation to the hotel.
- Place of Independence
- Timur’s square and museum
Overnight Tashkent.
Day 2: Tashkent - Urgench - Khiva
Breakfast Flight to Urgench at 7: 00 arrival at 8: 40 Drive to Khiva – a museum city of 2500 years old, where you can see only historical monuments built in different époques. 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.
Day 3: Khiva - Bukhara
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.
Arrival at the evening. Accommodation to the hotel. Free -time.
Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 4: 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.
- 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
Dinner. Folklor show in Nodir Devanbegi medressah.
Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 5: Bukhara - Samarkand
Breakfast. Drive to Samarkand historical capital who is 2750 years old.
Accommodation to the hotel.
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 “daygaku” of XV-XVII century
Overnight in Samarkand.
Day 6: Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand
Breakfast.
Drive to Shakhrisabz native city of Great Timur.
- Akaray palace a summer residence of Great Timur
- Dorut – Tilovat complex
- Dorus – Siadat complex with empty grave of Timur
Drive back to Samarkand.
Overnight in Samarkand
Day 7: Samarkand - Tashkent
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
- Bibikhanum mosque
Transfer to railway station to take a train to Tashkent.
Accommodation to the hotel.
Overnight in Tashkent.
Day 8: Tashkent - flight home
Breakfast. Transfer to airport and flight home.