Itinerary
- Day 1
Tashkent
Landmarks Amir Timur Square 
- Day 2
Tashkent to Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Ark building (fortress occupied from 5th century until bombing in 1920)
- Visit Bolo Hauz Mosque with elegant wooden carvings
- Visit Ismail Samani Mausoleum (10th century shrine)
Landmarks Ark Bolo Hauz Mosque Ismail Samani Mausoleum - Day 3
Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Kalon Mosque and Minaret
- Visit Lyabi Hauz Plaza
- Visit Chor Minor (four cornered Minarets)
- Visit Maghoki Attari Mosque (oldest mosque in Central Asia, 12th century)
- Visit Ulugbek Madrasah
Optional Activities
- Visit Hammam Bozori Kord (oldest Turkish-style bathhouse in Bukhara)
Landmarks Kalon Mosque and Minaret Lyabi Hauz Plaza Chor Minor Maghoki Attari Mosque Ulugbek Madrasah Hammam Bozori Kord - Day 4
Bukhara to Nurata to Yurt Camp
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Evening campfire dinner with local music underneath the desert stars)
Included Activities
- Visit ceramic workshop in Gijduvan
- Visit Nurata fortress ruins and city
- Stay in yurts in Kyzylkum desert
Optional Activities
- Optional camel ride in the desert
Landmarks Nurata Fortress - Day 5
Nuratau Mountains
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Home-cooked plov feast with local family)
Included Activities
- Hiking to waterfalls or petroglyph sites
- Learn to bake traditional tandir bread
- Learn and cook plov with local family
- Day 6
Nuratau Mountains to Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Registan (public square in city center)
- Visit Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum (resting place of Timur)
Landmarks Registan Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum 
- Day 7
Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Shah-i-Zinda (avenue of mausoleums with blue tile decoration)
- Visit Bibi-Khanym Mosque
Landmarks Shah-i-Zinda Bibi-Khanym Mosque - Day 8
Samarkand to Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit Amir Timur Square
- Visit Chorsu Bazaar
- Metro tour
Optional Activities
- Attend performance at Navoi Ballet & Opera Theatre
Landmarks Amir Timur Square Chorsu Bazaar Navoi Ballet & Opera Theatre - Day 9
Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 10
Tashkent to Khiva (Overnight Train)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Amir Timur Square
- Visit Chorsu Bazaar
- Explore decorated metro stations
- Visit Khast Imom Complex
Landmarks Amir Timur Square Chorsu Bazaar Khast Imom Complex - Day 11
Khiva
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Kalta Minor Minaret (blue-tiled)
- Visit Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassa
- Visit Kuhna Ark (citadel within citadel from 17th century)
- Visit Ak-sheikh Baba Observatory
- Visit Islom Hoja Minaret (tallest building in Khiva)
- Visit Juma Mosque
- Visit Tosh-Hovli Palace (elaborately decorated courtyards)
Landmarks Kalta Minor Minaret Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassa Kuhna Ark Islom Hoja Minaret Juma Mosque Tosh-Hovli Palace 
- Day 12
Khiva
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit local museums
- Browse souvenir shops
- Explore craft studios
- Day 13
Khiva to Darvaza (Border crossing)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Picnic dinner at yurt camp)
Included Activities
- Visit local bazaar in Dashoguz
- Visit Darvaza Crater (Gates of Hell)
- Walk around crater and learn about desert flora and fauna
Landmarks Darvaza Crater - Day 14
Darvaza to Nohur via Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Traditional dinner home-cooked by guesthouse hosts)
Included Activities
- Visit mud crater
- Visit water crater
- Visit Yerbent Nomad Village
- Watch locals weave Keteni (homespun silk fabric)
- Walk to see local graves marked with mountain goat horns
- Walk shepherd's trails with waterfalls and swimming holes
Landmarks Yerbent Nomad Village - Day 15
Nohur to Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast (Traditional breakfast at guesthouse), Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Meet Nohur ethnic group residents and learn about their culture
- Wander through tribes' cemetery with mountain goat horn markers
- Visit Gyz Bibi Cave (place of local pilgrimage)
- See 800-year-old Cynar tree
- Visit local horse breeder's farm
- Cooking demonstration of Baursaki (fried dough)
Landmarks Gyz Bibi Cave - Day 16
Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Nisa (ancient settlement built 3rd century BC)
- Visit Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex
- Visit Anau ruins (15th century medieval mosque)
- Visit Russian Bazaar
- Visit Ertugrul Gazi Mosque
- Evening visit to Archabil Street monuments including Neutrality Arch
Landmarks Nisa Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex Anau Russian Bazaar Ertugrul Gazi Mosque Neutrality Arch - Day 17
Ashgabat to Mary
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Mary bazaar
- Visit Merv UNESCO World Heritage site
- View Greater Kizkala columns
- Explore Erk Kala fortress walls
- Explore Gyaur Kala (dating to 400 BC)
Optional Activities
- Visit Mary Regional Museum (housed in white marble palace)
Landmarks Merv Greater Kizkala Erk Kala Gyaur Kala Mary Regional Museum 
- Day 18
Mary to Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit local Orthodox Church
- Explore Mary city center
Landmarks Orthodox Church - Day 19
Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast
