Discover Uzbekistan By World Journeys

Discover Uzbekistan By World Journeys

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8 Days / 7 Nights from $3,085 Price Per Person

Sales from 27 April 2023 to 31 December 2025

**Day 1: Tashkent**
Arrive into Tashkent where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. This afternoon visit Old Tashkent including Hast Imam Square, Kaffal Sashi Mausoleum and Barak-Khan Madrassah, where the world’s oldest Uthman Qur’an is kept. You will also explore the modern Juma Mosque and Tillya Sheikh Mosque, followed by Kukeldash Madrassah, and the Chorsu bazaar. Enjoy dinner in a local restaurant.

**Day 2: Tashkent > Samarkand**
Travel by fast train to Samarkand and transfer to your hotel. Later visit the ensemble of Registan and Gur-Emir Mausoleum housing the graves of the conqueror Tamerlane and his descendants. You will also see Bibi-Nkhonym Mosque, Siab bazaar, Shakh-i-Zinda Ensemble, and Khazrat-Khizr Mosque – where you get a panoramic view of the city. Later, visit an ancient settlement Afrosiab with Museum, the mausoleum of Kodja Doniyor (Prophet Daniel), and the observatory and memorial museum of Ulugbek. Dinner in a local home this evening.

**Day 3: Samarkand > Bukhara**
Drive to Bukhara, the former capital of the powerful Emirate of Bukhara with more than 140 architectural monuments dating back to the Middle Ages. The city was once a significant commercial centre of the Silk Road, en route visit Gijduvan ceramic centre. Drive to your hotel and enjoy dinner in Lyabi Hauz restaurant, where you will savor delicious local cuisine.

**Day 4: Bukhara**
Today you will spend your day exploring fascinating places in Bukhara. Visit the remains of the city wall and gate of Bukhara, Samonid’s Mausoleum, Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum, Bolo Khauz Mosque – a historical mosque built in 1712. Continue your tour to the Ark citadel and Zindan (ancient prison), Khodja Zaynuddin Complex, the Trading Dome and synagogue. Explore many of the emblematic buildings before your next stop. Later in the afternoon, visit a local family home to experience the Uzbek lifestyle and hospitality. Participate in a master class of making a traditional pilaf, a national rice dish.

**Day 5: Bukhara > Khiva**
After breakfast, your local guide will take you to the Summer Palace, the residence of the last Bukharan Emirs. Then drive between the Kara-Kum (black sands) and the Kyzyl-Kum (red sands) deserts to Khiva. En route see the Amudarya River, known to many western explorers as the Oxus.

**Day 6: Khiva**
Today see the Monument of Al Korezmiy, Palace Complex Kuhna Ark, the carefully preserved Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, Anushakham bath-houses, and the Palvan Darvaza ‘Warriors Gate’. Learn about local history and culture. Visit Tash Khauli Complex and enjoy dinner and a folk show.

**Day 7: Khiva > Urgench > Tashkent**
After breakfast, transfer to Urgench airport and fly to Tashkent for your final evening in Uzbekistan.

**Day 8: Tashkent**
Transfer to the airport where arrangements conclude.

Inclusions

    • Tailor-made journey
    • 7 nights’ accommodation
    • 7 breakfasts and 7 dinners
    • Private transfers as per the itinerary
    • English-speaking local guides
    • Private sightseeing as per the itinerary
    • Entrance fees as per the itinerary
    • Train Tashkent > Samarkand in Business Class
    • Economy class flight Urgench > Tashkent


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  • Pricing is based on a minimum of 2 travellers
  • The single price is based on travelling with others in your party
  • Please enquire about pricing for a single travelling alone
  • Please also enquire about pricing to upgrade to an English-speaking escort
  • Please also enquire about pricing to upgrade your train ticket
  • Surcharges apply during the Christmas and New Year’s period
  • Surcharges also apply during festivals and National holidays
  • The price of the included flight is subject to change
  • A luggage restriction of 20-kg applies
  • Some accommodations may not be of an international 4-star standard, however, are the best available
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Explore the cultural diversity and wonderful scenery of the ‘Five Stans’ of Central Asia. This varied landscape is home to traditional villages, ancient towns and glorious cities with time worn trading routes. Vast armies, marauding Mongolian hordes, philosophers, explorers and traders have travelled these roads in times past. Visit Uzbekistan’s architecturally stunning cities of Bukhara, Khiva and Samarkand, see the canyons and lakes of Kazakhstan, the mountains and culture of Kyrgyzstan, the natural way of life in Tajikistan and the ancient desert city of Merv in Turkmenistan.

YOUR JOURNEY AT A GLANCE
• Experience the stunning and diverse landscapes of Kazakhstan
• Visit ancient mosques and Orthodox churches in Kyrgyzstan
• Marvel at the wonderful intricate architecture of Uzbekistan
• Explore Central Asia’s largest oriental bazaar at Payshanba in Khujand, Tajikistan
• Follow in the footsteps of Tamerlane through the mighty cities of Samarkand, Bhukara and Tashkent
• Bask in the opulence of Ashgabat and the history of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan.

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**See the extraordinary Dzhety-Oguz Gorge in Kyrgyzstan**
This 37 km long ridge of bright red rocks dotted with waterfalls is a spectacular sight.

**Experience traditional cuisine**
Enjoy tasting regional specialties made by locals in a yurt.

**Chat with exceptional artisans in Fergana**
See how the magnificent Khan Atlas silk is produced.

**Vibrant markets and bazaars**
Spend time exploring the array of fresh food and exquisite handicrafts.

**The beautifully preserved medieval town of Khiva**
Explore this remarkable town, its magnificent Juma mosque and caravanserai.

 
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