Uzbekistan Private Tour 6 Days

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival in Tashkent
1 stop
1
Tashkent
Meet outside of airport terminal building by driver and transfer to hotel
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Fly Tashkent-Urgench, transfer from Urgench to Khiva and sightseeing in Khiva
3 stops
2
Tashkent
The driver picks you up from your hotel in Tashkent at 5 am (flight is at 7 am).
2 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Urgench
Travelers should go outside of airport the terminal building and there is a metal fence and all people who come to meet passengers wait there. Our driver will be there with a name board and transfer to Khiva city which is 35 km.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
Itchan Kala
Ichan Qala Fort— is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1990. Present day Ichan Qala is open-air museum. It represents the old part of the city, surrounded with wall and turned into the State Historical Archaeological Museum. The area of Ichan Qala is 26 hectares. The feeling in Inner Fortress transfers people into the past in a city with narrow lanes, low houses, mosques, mausoleums and madrassahs (Quran or Koran schools). The sightseeing in Ichan Qala Fort: Muhammad Amin Khan Madrassa— (1855) Kalta Minor. Zindon— city jail. Kunya Ark (“Kuhna Ark” in Uzbek). Muhammad Rakhim Khan Madrassa— (1871) Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum Islam Khoja Madrassa Islam Khoja Minaret— the tallest minaret in the city (Note: climbing the minaret 100.000 sum per person and it is not included to the tour price) Juma Mosque— (1788) Tash Hauli Palace (“Stone Palace” in Uzbek)(Note: separate entrance) to the reception court (ishrat hauli).
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Transfer from Khiva to Bukhara with a private driver
1 stop
5
Bukhara
Transfer from Khiva to Bukhara 7-hour drive. Crossing the river Amu Darya (in the antique called Oxus) and the desert Kizilkum. On the way lunch stop in a tea house—chayxana (optional)
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
The sightseeing in old town Bukhara and afternoon catch a train to Samarkand
9 stops
6
Bukhara
On this walking tour you learn about Art, history, old town, architectural monuments, food. The UNESCO listed city Bukhara has it all. Bukhara, one of the most ancient cities of Central Asia, has a 2500-year-old history. Bumichkat “New Castle”, Al Madina as-sufriyya “Copper City”, Madinat at-tujjor “City of Traders”, Foxira “Honorable City” are some the names given to this unique city.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
7
Bolo Hauz Mosque
Bolo Hauz mosque (XVIII century)— it is a functioning Friday mosque from XVIII century and consists of reservoir, mosque and minaret (Note: this mosque you can visit from outside, since it is functioning Friday mosque)
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
Ark of Bukhara
The Citadel Ark (I-XX centuries)— the construction of the citadel is dated to beginning of the 1st millennium BC. During the history the fortress has been destroyed several times but has been restored again. All buildings of the citadel have been reconstructed mainly during the XVIII-XX centuries
1 hour • Admission ticket included
9
Great Minaret of the Kalon
Poi Kalon complex (“The foot of tall” in Uzbek) from XII-XVI centuries. Consisting of mosque, madrassah and minaret, one of the great centre of trade and scholarship along the Silk Road. The beauty of the minaret amazed Genghis Khan (Temuchin or Temujin)
1 hour • Admission ticket included
10
Magoki-Attari Mosque— Central Asia’s oldest surviving mosque. Prior to the Arab invasion there was a Buddhist monastery and then a Zoroastrian temple on the site. It now houses the dull Museum of the History of Carpet Weaving
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
11
Lyab-i-Hauz
Labi Hauz Complex (“The edge of the pond” from Persian) constructed by Nadir Divan Begi, The Grand Vizier of Bukhara, around 1620
1 hour • Admission ticket included
12
Bukhara Synagogue
XVI century Synagogue— to the south of Labi Hauz Square spreads the Jewish Quarter of the old town. Jews have been an important minority in Bukhara since their forced migration from Merv and Shiraz in the 14th century (the majority having emigrated to Israel and the US since 1970s). (Note: most of the time it is closed if it is open travelers can visit inside and see old Torah)
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
13
Monument to Hodja Nasreddin
Statue of Hodja Nasruddin— the homespun philosopher and humorist on his donkey. Elsewhere in the world he is generally accepted as Turkish, but Uzbeks claim he was born in Bukhara and is one of their own
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
14
Samarkand
Late afternoon transfer to Bukhara train Station 15 km and take the train to Samarkand (subject to availability) upon arrival outside of train station of Samarkand met by driver and transfer to hotel
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
The sightseeing in Samarkand
6 stops
15
Samarkand
Samarkand— a fairy tale city along the ancient Silk Road. “The Mirror of the World”, “The Garden of the Soul”, “The Jewel of Islam”, “The Precious Pearl of the Moslem World” are some the names given to this unique city. In ancient Greece, this city was known as Marakanda
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Ulugh Beg Observatory
The Ulugbek Observatory, built by Amir Temur’s grandson astronomer-king Ulugbek in XV century
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
17
Shah-i-Zinda
The complex Shahi Zinda (“alive king” in Uzbek) from XII-XX centuries. Burial place of royal persons and nobles. One of the most spiritual place in Uzbekistan
50 minutes • Admission ticket included
18
Bibi Khanym Mosque
Bibi Hanim mosque XV century. The mosque was built in honour of Temur’s chief wife, Saray Mulk Khanum
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
19
Gur Emir Mausoleum
Gur-Amir mausoleum (“the tomb of the king” in Uzbek) from XV century
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
20
Registan
Registan square (“sandy place” in Uzbek) from XV-XVII centuries. A spectacular architectural ensembles, with fantastic Islamic designs and calligraphy etched into the facades of its mosques and madrassahs
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Travel by train from Samarkand to Tashkent. Have sightseeing in capital of Uzbekistan and depart to final destination
6 stops
21
Tashkent
Early morning transfer to Samarkand train station and take the train to Tashkent (subject to availability) upon arrival outside of train station of Tashkent met by guide and start sightseeing in Tashkent
3 hours • Admission ticket free
22
Courage Earthquake Memorial
Earthquake Memorial— this memorial is devoted to the tragic date of earthquake in Tashkent on April 26th of 1966 and is erected in the approximate spot of the earthquake epicenter
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
23
Ensemble Hazrati Imam
Khazrati Imom Complex (XVI-XX centuries) the historical spiritual heart of the city (consists of functioning Friday mosque “Khazrati Imom Mosque” from 2007, Barak-Khan Madrassa from XVI-XVIII centuries—present-day serving as shopping place, Tellya Sheikh Mosque from XIX century, Muyi Moborak Library— holds rare Oriental manuscripts collection, among which the world-famous Caliph Osman-Koran from the VII century and the mausoleum of Abu Bakr Mohammed Kaffal Shashi, the first Koran preachers of Central Asia, who was also a famous scientist)
1 hour • Admission ticket included
24
Chorsu Bazaar Tashkent
The market Chorsu (“four roads” in Uzbek, the commercial heart of the city and has been for hundreds of years).
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
25
Amir Temur Square
Amir Timur Square—the centre of the modern city, is green space with plenty of flowers and fountains. The square covers the most important buildings both political and cultural. In the middle of the square is the statue of Amir Timur (known in Europe as Tamerlane) on horseback, hotel “Uzbekistan” which was built in 1974, University of Law (former Women’s Gymnasium), Museum of Amir Timur, well-known Tashkent Clock Towers (the first tower was constructed in 1947 to house the clock mechanism from Eastern Prussia, a war trophy brought back to Tashkent by watchmaker Ayzenshteyn), and Uzbekistan Forums Palace
50 minutes • Admission ticket free
26
Tashkent
Transfer to International Airport of Tashkent
25 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Check in to the hotels is after 14:00
• Note: In a high tourist season when the high-speed train is unavailable, we will replace this with the most-comfortable class of regular train

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