Customized 6 Days Uzbekistan Journey through Silk Road Cities

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Airport Pick-up & Tashkent Tour: Khast-Imam Complex, Chorsu Bazaar, Museum of Applied Art
5 stops
1
Tashkent
Thanks for choosing our service and welcome! Your driver will pick you up at the airport with a placard and then send you to the hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
2
After settling down, your guide and the driver will accompany you to the Khast-Imam Complex, where the Barakh-khan Madrasah, with a distinctive Persian portal, and the Tilla Sheikh Mosque, built in a perfectly symmetrical structure. Adjacent to the mosque, a turquoise dome marks the Abubakr Kaffal-Shashi Mausoleum. The Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari, one of the paramount Islamic scholarship centers in Central Asia, completes the plaza.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
3
Chorsu Bazaar Tashkent
Then head to the local market, the Chorsu Bazaar, where you can see a variety of souvenirs, taste local snacks, and learn about the daily lives of local people.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
After browsing the bustling stalls, we’ll drive to the State Museum of Applied Art, which houses over 7,000 artifacts. Afterwards, the guide will especially accompany you to try the Tashkent subway, whose 29 stations are designed with different themes.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Let’s get off at Independence Square and stroll to the Amir Timur Park to pay homage to the statue of Timur. The Tashkent tour will end at the Earthquake Memorial.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
High-speed Train to Bukhara, Visit Chor-Minor Madrasah, Trade Domes Market & Kalyan Minaret
10 stops
6
Bukhara
Today, the driver will send you to the train station for a 4-hour rail journey to Bukhara.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Lyab-i-Hauz
Then, the guide will accompany you on a walking tour in Old Bukhara, which is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In this ancient city, first we will visit Lyabi Hauz Ensemble, where you can see a variety of restaurants, cafes, galleries and souvenir shops.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
8
Then we will go to the oldest building in the city, the Magoki-Attori Mosque, to appreciate the unique architectural style of early Islam.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
9
Chor Minor Madrasah
A 10-minute walk eastward from the mosque, the Chor-Minor Madrasah stands with four blue domes. The trip continues to the Trade Domes Market, whose large central dome is surrounded by many smaller ones.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
10
Ulugbek Madrasah
Then go to two ancient Islamic schools, Ulugh Beg Madrassah and Abdulaziz Khan Madrassah.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
11
Next, we will explore the Kalyan Minaret and Kalyan Mosque, Bukhara's most famous landmark
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
12
Then, head to the adjacent Kalyan Mosque, featuring a striking turquoise dome.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
13
Afterwards, go to visit Miri-Arab Madrasah.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
14
Next, we’ll ascend the rampart of the Ark Fortress to admire the panoramic view of the entire city.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
15
Chasma Ayub Mausoleum
After admiring the exquisitely carved pillars at Bolo Hauz Mosque and complex brickworks at Samanid Mausoleum, the Bukhara city tour will end at Chashma Ayub Mausoleum, now a water museum. Finally, we’ll return to the hotel.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Bukhara highlights tour, Drive to Samarkand
4 stops
16
Palace of Moon-like Stars (Sitorai-Mokhi-Khosa)
Today, the driver and the guide will pick you up at the hotel and head to Summer Palace, also known as Sitorai Mohi Hosa. The architecture is a fusion of Europe and Central Asia style. The appearance is European style, while the interior decoration is in Central Asian style.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
17
Then, continue to the Memorial Complex of Bahouddin Naqshband, a religious shrine of the Sufi Order "Naqshbandia".
1 hour • Admission ticket included
18
Chor-Bakr necropolis
Finally, head to the Chor-Bakr Necropolis, the graves of four Islamic saints from the Bakr family in the 16th century.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
19
Samarkand
In the afternoon, the guide and the driver will escort you to the railway station for the high-speed train to Samarkand. After a 2-hour train ride, our Samarkand driver will pick you up at the train station and transfer you to the hotel.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Samarkand: Registan Square, Bibi Khanym Mosque, Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis, Gur-Emir Mausoleum
5 stops
20
After breakfast, you’ll be accompanied to the spiritual center of Samarkand - Registan Square, where the city’s three most ancient Islamic schools stand, offering an overview of the Timurid architecture. Then, step into the Siyob Bazaar and wander through rows of booths.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
21
Bibi Khanym Mosque
Near the bazaar, the Bibi Khanym Mosque, one of Samarkand's landmarks, comes into view. Its construction was initiated in 1399 and finished in 5 years, fusing Persian, Central Asian, and Arabian architectural elements.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
22
Next, we’ll visit the heritage of the largest observatory in Central Asia - Ulugbek Observatory.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
23
Then, we will explore Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, the holy place of Muslims in Central Asia.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
24
Gur Emir Mausoleum
Next, we will head to Gur-Emir Mausoleum where Timur and other members of the royal family are buried. After the visit, return to the hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Samarkand day tour, Take a high-speed train to Tashkent
4 stops
25
After breakfast, we’ll head to the Afrasiab Museum. Perched on the heritage of the ancient capital of Sogdia, a pivotal Silk Road kingdom, the museum preserves over 22,000 artifacts excavated from the ruins.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
26
Saint Daniel's Tomb
Then, we'll go to the Tomb of Saint Daniel, where you can see many locals kneeling to drink its spring water, since it is said to be able to heal diseases.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
27
★ Explore the Traditional Making Process of Samarkand Paper In the Koni Ghil Village, you can witness the whole process of papermaking. In addition, you can hang around the village to find the waterwheels set above the stream, rest at the teahouse, or explore the nearby sights on your own.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
28
Tashkent
In the afternoon, you’ll be transferred to the train station to take a 2-hour high-speed train back to Tashkent. As soon as you arrive, the local driver will pick you up and escort you to the hotel for check-in.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Departure from Tashkent, Airport see-off
1 stop
29
Tashkent
Today the driver will send you to Tashkent International Airport. We wish you a pleasant voyage.
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Product is not wheelchair accessible

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