Tashkent-Samarkand-Bukhara tour-3nights/4 days

Day 1 · Tashkent

1. 1

   Ensemble Hazrati Imam

   one hour Admission included

   Ensemble Hazrati Imam- cultic architectural complex and the religious heart of Tashkent, is located in the old part of the city. Here you will visit Barak Khan madrasah was built in the 16th century, Kaffal Shashi mausoleum was built in the 16th century,

   The Namazgah mosque built in 1965, Muyi Muborak madrasah was built in the 16th century. Currently, the madrasah houses the library of the Administration of the Muslims of Uzbekistan, which contains rare manuscripts and the Koran of Caliph Osman (7th century) – the world’s oldest manuscript consisting of 353 unusually large parchments with the earliest version of the Koran.

2. 2

   Chorsu Bazaar Tashkent

   40 min

   Chorsu Bazaar is one of the largest bazaars in Uzbekistan and Central Asia, located in the old part of Tashkent called Eski Shahar. Bazaar "Chorsu" was known in the Middle Ages and was of great importance on the road of the Great Silk Road.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   20 min Admission included

   Kukeldash Madrasah is the largest of the 23 madrasahs of old Tashkent, built in 1569 by the Minister of Tashkent Sheibanid Sultans Barak Khan and Dervish Khan, nicknamed "Kukeldash."

4. 4

   Uzbekistan State Museum of Applied Art

   40 min Admission included

   It was founded in 1937 on the basis of a temporary exhibition of handicrafts. The museum’s exhibition funds contain over 4 thousand exhibits that reveal the history of decorative art of Uzbekistan: wood carving, ceramics, embossing, art of jewelers, gold seamstresses, embroiderers, samples of mass production of local industry.

5. 5

   Stop 5

   Passing by

   Located in the center of Tashkent. The major state events and parades are held here on national holidays.

6. 6

   Amir Temur Square

   Passing by

   Amir Temur Square is one of the most favorite places not only for local residents but also for visitors of the capital, located in the center of Tashkent.

   Overnight in Tashkent.

Uzbekistan hotel

Day 2 · Tashkent-Bukhara

1. 1

   Palace of Moon-like Stars (Sitorai-Mokhi-Khosa)

   3 hours Admission included

   05:30-06:00 Breakfast at your hotel’s restaurant.

   06:30 Check out from Hotel and transfer to Bukhara by “Afrasiyab” high speed train. (600 km.-3h.50 min)

   11:15 arrival in BukharaThen visit Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa (XIX-XX) – summer residence of Bukhara’s last emir,

   Mausoleum of Bakhouddin Naqshbandi (XVI) and Chor minor Madrasah.

Assalam hotel or similar category hotel

Day 3 · Bukhara-Samarkand

1. 1

   Stop 1

   Passing by

   Lyab-i Hauz Ensemble is probably the most popular Bukhara tourist attraction, often used as a rest stop, thanks to its grandness, tranquility and old age. Lyab-i Hauz is located in the southeast shakhristan (the part of the city within the city walls but outside the citadel) near the main Bukhara trade street.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   20 min Admission included

   Magoki Attari Mosque - a monument of medieval architecture; column-domed mosque of the 12th-16th centuries in the historical center of Bukhara. Located more than 4.5 meters below ground level, it is interesting for its carved decor. The oldest surviving monuments of Bukhara.

3. 3

   Great Minaret of the Kalon

   40 min Admission included

   Poi Kalyan is an architectural ensemble located at the foot of the Kalyan minaret. The complex consists of three buildings built in the XII - XVI centuries: the Kalyan minaret, the Kalyan mosque and the Miri Arab madrasah. Poi Kalyan is located on the Registan Square, and is the central architectural ensemble of Bukhara.

4. 4

   Ark of Bukhara

   one hour Admission included

   Ark is an ancient citadel in Bukhara in modern Uzbekistan; a monumental fortress, rising almost 20 meters above the level of the surrounding area and covering an area of about 4 hectares.

5. 5

   Samarkand

   Passing by

   15:50 take high speed train "Afrasiyab" to depart to Samarkand. 17:15 Arrival in Samarkand - the 3rd largest city in Uzbekistan, the administrative center of Samarkand region. Overnight in Samarkand

Malika Classic or similar category of hotel

Day 4 · Samarkand-Tashkent

1. 1

   Gur Emir Mausoleum

   one hour Admission included

   Gur Emir - the mausoleum of Tamerlane, his mentor Mir Sayyid Barak, and some members of the Timur family - in Samarkand.

2. 2

   Registan

   one hour Admission included

   Registan square with 3 huge madrasahs: Ulughbek (XVc.), Shirdar (XVIIc.) & Tillakori (XVIIc.)

3. 3

   Ulugh Beg Observatory

   40 min Admission included

   Ulugbek Observatory is one of the most significant observatories of the Middle Ages, built by Ulugbek on Kuhak Hill in the vicinity of Samarkand in 1424-1428

4. 4

   Shah-i-Zinda

   one hour Admission included

   Shahi Zinda - a monument of medieval architecture in Samarkand, an ensemble of mausoleums of the Karakhanid and Timurid nobility. The complex that has reached us consists of eleven mausoleums that were sequentially attached to each other during the XIV-XV centuries

5. 5

   Bibi-Khanym Mausoleum

   Passing by

   The Bibi Khanum Mosque is an architectural monument from 1399-1404 in Samarkand, the grandiose cathedral mosque of Tamerlane, richly decorated with tiles, carved marble and murals.

6. 6

   Tashkent

   Passing by

   at 17:30 Take Afrasiyab high speed train to Tashkent. (2 h 10 min). Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, which is famous for its numerous museums and a combination of modern and Soviet architecture. 19:40 Arrival in Tashkent. Drive to hotel.

   End of the tour