ALONG THE ANCIENT CITIES OF MOVARAUNNAHR
ALONG THE ANCIENT CITIES OF MOVARAUNNAHR
Itinerary: Tashkent-Urgench-(Khiva)-Bukhara-Sarmish-Nurata-Dangelek-Samarkand-Tashkent
Duration: 9 days/8nights
Day 1. Arrival to Tashkent. Transfer and accommodation at the hotel. Free time. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight.
Day 2. Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to airport. Flight to Urgench. Arrival to Urgench. Transfer to Khiva. Sightseeing: Ichan –Kala complex: Tash –Hovli palace, Juma mosque. Lunch. Sightseeing: Islam Hodja minaret, Kunya-Ark complex, Kalta-Minor minaret. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 3. Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Bukhara through Kizil-Kum desert. Lunch in the desert on the way(picnic). Arrival to Bukhara and accommodation at the hotel. Free time. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 4. Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing: Ark fortress, Lyabi-Haus complex, Bolo Haus complex, Mausoleum of Ismail Samani. Lunch. Sightseeing: Chashma Ayub mausoleum, Kalyan madrassah and minaret, Mir Arab madrassah. Dinner with folk at the Nodir Devon Begi restaurant. Overnight.
Day 5. Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Sarmish via Karmana. Excursion: petroglifs (rock pants of the bronze age). Transfer to Nurata. Arrival to Nurata. Lunch at the private home. Sightseeing. Transfer to Yurt camp at the Dangelek settlement. Arrival to yurt camp and accommodation. Free time. Dinner. After dinner the songs of Akhin (Kazakh singer) around the camp fire. Overnight in Yurts.
Day 6. Breakfast at the Yurt camp. Camel ridding along desert. Transfer to Aydarkul (8km. from Yurt camp). Lunch at the bank of Aydarkul. Departure to Samarkand. Arrival to Samarkand and accommodation at the hotel. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 7. Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing: Gur Emir Mausoleum, Ruhobod Mausoleum, Registan: Sher –Dor madrassah, Tilla – Kori madrassah, Ulugbek madrassah, Bibi Khanum mausoleum. Lunch. Sightseeing: Shakhi Zinda mausoleum, observatory of Ulugbek, Holy Daniel mausoleum. Dinner. Overnight.
Day 8. Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Tashkent. Arrival to Tashkent. Lunch. Sightseeing: Kukeldash madrassah, Hast-Imam square, Museum of Applied Arts, Abdul-Kasim madrassah. Farewell dinner. Overnight.
Day 9. Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to airport. Depart Home
End of the tour.
