Tashkent

Upon arrival, our driver will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel for check-in.

After a short break in the hotel, the guide will first accompany you to the Khast-Imam Complex. Dominating the plaza is the Tilla Sheikh Mosque, which was once the city’s primary sanctuary. Besides, the 16th-century Islamic school - Barakh-khan Madrasah, the tomb of a 10th-century philosopher and poet - Abubakr Kaffal-Shashi Mausoleum, and the Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari, are all worth a visit.

Chorsu Bazaar Tashkent

Then, we will continue to the Chorsu Bazaar, covered by a huge, green and ger-shaped dome.

Uzbekistan State Museum of Applied Art

Cross the bazaar and step into the State Museum of Applied Art, a place where even the walls are artworks, and its facades will dazzle your eyes with cobalt-and-emerald carvings.

Independence Square (Mustakillik Square)

Afterwards, descend to the underground to explore the remnants of the Soviet Union, Tashkent subway stations, each of which has its own theme and style. We will get off at Independence Square and wander to the adjacent Amir Timur Square.

Courage Earthquake Memorial

The Tashkent sightseeing will end at the Earthquake Memorial.

Samarkand

In the morning the driver will send you to the train station to take the high-speed train to Samarkand. The 300 kilometers' (186 miles) journey takes about 2 hours. Upon arrival, our driver in Samarkand will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel to store your luggage.

Registan

Upon arrival, our driver in Samarkand will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel to store your luggage. Then, the driver and the guide will take you to visit the famous landmark of Samarkand, Registan Square and the biggest local market Siyob Bazzar.

Bibi Khanym Mosque

Then, we head to Bibi Khanym Mosque.

Ulugbek Madrasah

Continue driving to the Ulugbek Observatory in the suburbs to see Ulugbek’s manuscripts and the original observatory model in its museum.

Necropolis Shah-i-Zinda

Afterwards, head to Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis to appreciate the great tomb complex.

Gur Emir Mausoleum

Finally we'll visit the tomb of Timur and other royal members, Gur-Emir Mausoleum.

Afrasiyab Museum

Today’s Samarkand tour starts from the Afrasiab Museum. In the main hall of the museum, you can see 7th-8th century murals that combine Persian miniatures and Chinese Tang-dynasty motifs.

Saint Daniel's Tomb

Moving northward from the museum, we’ll visit the coffin of the Jewish prophet Daniel in the Bible at the Tomb of Saint Daniel.

★ Watch the Paper-making Process at Koni Ghil Village After that, we’ll drive to the Koni Ghil Village, where a 1990s-built paper factory preserves the 8th-century paper-making technique. You can witness how artisans transform mulberry branches into paper and browse some paper-making artworks. Later, you’ll be sent back to the hotel in Samarkand.

Bukhara

After breakfast, you’ll be escorted to the railway station for a 2-hour high-speed train to Bukhara.

Upon arrival, you’ll be escorted to the hotel for check-in. After a short break, our walking tour will start from the 45-meter-high (147-foot) Kalyan Minaret, one of the highest buildings in Bukhara. Adjacent to the minaret, Kalyan Mosque and Miri-Arab Madrasah face each other, whose iwans, the portals of Islamic buildings, gleam with geometric and botanical patterns in blue-and-white tilework.

Then visit Miri-Arab Madrasah built in 16th century and Magoki-Attori Mosque, the oldest mosque in the old city.

Ulugbek Madrasah

Passing the Islamic institutions, Ulugh Beg Madrassah and Abdulaziz Khan Madrassah, we will step into the Trade Domes Market.

Lyab-i-Hauz

After visiting the local market trade domes, we'll head to Lyabi Hauz Ensemble where there are various stylistic restaurants, coffee shops, galleries and souvenir shops.

Chor Minor Madrasah

At last visit Chor-Minor Madrasah and lead you back to the hotel.

Today, we’ll first visit the Ark Fortress. Dating to the 1st century, it served as the residence for Bukhara’s rulers and their kin. Then, ascend the ramparts for panoramic views of the ancient city and fortress complex.

Head westward, and Bolo Hauz Mosque will welcome you with its 20 wooden pillars at the doorway.

Keep going on, and a typical early Islamic building, the Samanid Mausoleum, comes into view.

Chasma Ayub Mausoleum

Drop by the Chashma Ayub Mausoleum on its northeast, which is now a museum showing the ancient water supply system.

The guide will then accompany you to the Summer Palace, also known as Sitorai Mohi Hosa.

Bakhautdin Naqsband Mausoleum

Last, visit the religious shrine, the Memorial Complex of Bahouddin Naqshbandi, which consists of the tomb of the saint Naqshbandi, mosques, a small Islamic school, and so on.

Khiva

Today, the driver will escort you on a 7-8 hour road trip along the ancient Silk Road and across the Kyzylkum Desert to Khiva. On the way, we’ll stop occasionally to admire the desert landscape. After arriving in Khiva, you’ll be escorted to Ichan Kala, the inner city of Khiva, for hotel check-in. Dubbed "the city closest to heaven" in the One Thousand and One Nights, Khiva has been a mecca since antiquity.

Today, let’s focus on Khiva’s 2,500-year-old inner city, Ichan Kala, which is Central Asia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. First, stop at the Muhammad Aminkhan Madrasah, once Central Asia’s largest Islamic academy. The unfinished Kalta Minor Minaret at the entrance will captivate you with its geometric mosaic of cobalt, turquoise, and white tiles. The minaret is so mesmerizing that you can even overlook the Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasah behind it.

Juma Mosque

Next, we’ll go to the Juma Mosque to admire its intricately carved wooden pillars.

Afterwards, head to the Tosh-Hovli Palace, housing over 160 rooms across three courtyards.

Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum

ot far from the palace, the Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, the only building with a huge blue dome in Khiva, beckons you.

Then, passing by the 57-meter-high (187-foot) Islam Khodja Minaret, we’ll stop at today’s last site, Kunya-Ark, at the heart of Ichan Kala.

Tashkent

Later, you’ll be escorted to Urgench Airport to catch a flight to Tashkent. After landing, the driver in Tashkent will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel.

Tashkent

Today your Uzbekistan tour packages come to an end. Our driver will send you to Tashkent International Airport. Wish you a smooth voyage!