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Arrival at Tashkent Airport. Xush kelibsiz Welcome to Uzbekistan You will have a private transfer waiting for you to take you to our chosen 4 or 5 star hotel. If you haven’t travelled together then you will be met at the hotel by The MWTG lead. We have arranged a early check-in. Morning is at leisure at hotel.
Tashkent is one of the oldest and largest cities in Central Asia, the Uzbek capital since 1930, and very much a showpiece of Soviet and post-soviet architecture.
In the afternoon we meet our guide and start exploring the capital by going back in time – to visit the old town: Barak Khana Seminary, Tila Shaikh mosque and their archives, known for a rare original version of the Koran written by the third Caliph Osman. Later we will continue to Chorsu bazaar, the oldest market in Tashkent and Kukeldash Madrassah. Overnight at Hotel in Taskkent
We start at early and straight after breakfast at the hotel we head to the airport to catch a short flight to Urgench. Short drive to the city of Khiva. Khiva is made for walking. It is compact, well looked after, lived in and basks in a beautiful desert light.
Our walking tour takes in all the major sights of the Ichan Kala – the citadel – where we will see the truncated Kalta Minor minaret, the Kunya Ark, the Madrassah Rakhimkhon, the Mausoleum of Pakhlavan Makhmud and Islam Khodja minaret – from the latter we will see the entire town beneath us and the desert beyond.
As we walk around you can imagine the layers of history around us – the town is thought to date back more than 2,000 years. What can be seen now would not be dissimilar to the city that the Russian Army stormed in 1873 in their conquest of Central Asia. The ravages of modern development have been largely kept away from the citadel itself, much to our advantage. In the afternoon we will continue, visiting the Friday mosque and Tashauli Palace, including the harem. Overnight at Hotel in Khiva
We leave straight after breakfast for a day on the road to Bukhara. Today we set out for Bukhara across the famous Kyzyl Kum desert (“Red sands”). It will take around 6-7 hours drive by our private bus. En route we will make several photo stops to see the desert flora and fauna. Also we will stop at the banks of the Amudarya River (the fabled “Oxus” of Antiquity). On arrival in Bukhara we will check in to our pre-booked hotel and relax. Overnight at Hotel in Bukhara
Straight after breakfast we will be spending a full day exploring fabulous Bukhara. This incredible city, one of the most famous names of medieval Islam, is home to hundreds of registered monuments.
Look around – they’re literally everywhere. On today’s tour we will visit some of the main highlights (as well some lesser known sights along the way. Ensure you have packed a fully charged camera battery. Today is going to be beaut! In no particular order we will visit:
After lunch we visit the:
Today we will travel to Shakhrisabz, the birthplace of the Great Amir Timur (Tamerlane), located approximately 90km south of Samarkand.
Explore the city, visiting sites such as the remnants of Ak-Sarai Palace, DorusTilavat cemetery and Kok-Gumbaz Mosque.In the late afternoon transfer to Samarkand and spend the remainder of the day at leisure Overnight at Hotel in Samakand
No name is so evocative of the Silk Road as Samarkand. It is one of the oldest existing cities in the world and the oldest of Central Asia. Built on the site of Afrosiab, which dated from the 3rd or 4th millennium B.C. Samarkand was known to the ancient Greeks as Marakanda; ruins of the old settlement remain north of the present city.
We will have a full day tour of Samarkand to see the famous Registan Square which was for many centuries the heart of Samarkand. See the three beautiful madrassahs: the Ulug-Bek Madrasah built in 15th century; the Tillya-Kori Madrasah built in 17th century; the Sher-Dor Madrasah, also built in 17th century. Visit Gur Emir – mausoleum of Great Tamerlane. Later see the grandest structure of Amir Temur’s times – the chief Friday Mosque called Bibi-Khanum, the Silk Road bazaar and Shahi Zinda necropolis. Transfer to the railway station to catch our train to Tashkent. On arrival , transfer to hotel. Overnight at Hotel in Taskent
It’s our last day. We will have breakfast, pack up and say our goodbyes to each other and the wonderful friends we have made before heading home to our different countries, cities and towns. Oq yo’l!
Arrival at Tashkent Airport. Xush kelibsiz Welcome to Uzbekistan You will have a private transfer waiting for you to take you to our chosen 4 or 5 star hotel. If you haven’t travelled together then you will be met at the hotel by The MWTG lead. We have arranged a early check-in. Morning is at leisure at hotel.
Tashkent is one of the oldest and largest cities in Central Asia, the Uzbek capital since 1930, and very much a showpiece of Soviet and post-soviet architecture.
In the afternoon we meet our guide and start exploring the capital by going back in time – to visit the old town: Barak Khana Seminary, Tila Shaikh mosque and their archives, known for a rare original version of the Koran written by the third Caliph Osman. Later we will continue to Chorsu bazaar, the oldest market in Tashkent and Kukeldash Madrassah. Overnight at Hotel in Taskkent
We start at early and straight after breakfast at the hotel we head to the airport to catch a short flight to Urgench. Short drive to the city of Khiva. Khiva is made for walking. It is compact, well looked after, lived in and basks in a beautiful desert light.
Our walking tour takes in all the major sights of the Ichan Kala – the citadel – where we will see the truncated Kalta Minor minaret, the Kunya Ark, the Madrassah Rakhimkhon, the Mausoleum of Pakhlavan Makhmud and Islam Khodja minaret – from the latter we will see the entire town beneath us and the desert beyond.
As we walk around you can imagine the layers of history around us – the town is thought to date back more than 2,000 years. What can be seen now would not be dissimilar to the city that the Russian Army stormed in 1873 in their conquest of Central Asia. The ravages of modern development have been largely kept away from the citadel itself, much to our advantage. In the afternoon we will continue, visiting the Friday mosque and Tashauli Palace, including the harem. Overnight at Hotel in Khiva
We leave straight after breakfast for a day on the road to Bukhara. Today we set out for Bukhara across the famous Kyzyl Kum desert (“Red sands”). It will take around 6-7 hours drive by our private bus. En route we will make several photo stops to see the desert flora and fauna. Also we will stop at the banks of the Amudarya River (the fabled “Oxus” of Antiquity). On arrival in Bukhara we will check in to our pre-booked hotel and relax. Overnight at Hotel in Bukhara
Straight after breakfast we will be spending a full day exploring fabulous Bukhara. This incredible city, one of the most famous names of medieval Islam, is home to hundreds of registered monuments.
Look around – they’re literally everywhere. On today’s tour we will visit some of the main highlights (as well some lesser known sights along the way. Ensure you have packed a fully charged camera battery. Today is going to be beaut! In no particular order we will visit:
After lunch we visit the:
Today we will travel to Shakhrisabz, the birthplace of the Great Amir Timur (Tamerlane), located approximately 90km south of Samarkand.
Explore the city, visiting sites such as the remnants of Ak-Sarai Palace, DorusTilavat cemetery and Kok-Gumbaz Mosque.In the late afternoon transfer to Samarkand and spend the remainder of the day at leisure Overnight at Hotel in Samakand
No name is so evocative of the Silk Road as Samarkand. It is one of the oldest existing cities in the world and the oldest of Central Asia. Built on the site of Afrosiab, which dated from the 3rd or 4th millennium B.C. Samarkand was known to the ancient Greeks as Marakanda; ruins of the old settlement remain north of the present city.
We will have a full day tour of Samarkand to see the famous Registan Square which was for many centuries the heart of Samarkand. See the three beautiful madrassahs: the Ulug-Bek Madrasah built in 15th century; the Tillya-Kori Madrasah built in 17th century; the Sher-Dor Madrasah, also built in 17th century. Visit Gur Emir – mausoleum of Great Tamerlane. Later see the grandest structure of Amir Temur’s times – the chief Friday Mosque called Bibi-Khanum, the Silk Road bazaar and Shahi Zinda necropolis. Transfer to the railway station to catch our train to Tashkent. On arrival , transfer to hotel. Overnight at Hotel in Taskent
It’s our last day. We will have breakfast, pack up and say our goodbyes to each other and the wonderful friends we have made before heading home to our different countries, cities and towns. Oq yo’l!
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