Itinerary
- Day 1
Tashkent
- Day 2
Tashkent to Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in the city)
Included Activities
- City tour with local guide: Old part of Tashkent including Khazrati-Imam architectural complex with Barak-Khan Madrasa (16th century), Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum (15th century), and Juma Mosque (19th century)
- Visit to traditional Mahalla neighborhoods
- Visit to Chorsu oriental bazaar
- City tour of modern Tashkent: Independence Square, Art Museum, Amir Temur Square, local Broadway
- Lunch in Tashkent
Optional Activities
- Dinner in restaurant
Landmarks Khazrati-Imam Complex Barak-Khan Madrasa Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum Juma Mosque Chorsu Bazaar Independence Square Amir Temur Square - Day 3
Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Special dinner in a traditional house)
Included Activities
- Visit to Guri Emir Mausoleum
- Visit to Registan Square with three madrasahs (15th-17th centuries)
- Visit to Bibi-Khanum Mosque
- Visit to Shakhi-Zindeh architectural complex with mausoleums (11th-15th centuries, UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Visit to Ulughbek Observatory
- Special dinner at a traditional house
Optional Activities
- Sound and light show on Registan Square (usually starts at 20:30)
Landmarks Guri Emir Mausoleum Registan Square Bibi-Khanum Mosque Shakhi-Zindeh Ulughbek Observatory - Day 4
Sentob
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch with the host family), Dinner
Included Activities
- Stroll through Sentob village
- Walk through village and surroundings with local guide
- Visit petroglyphs
- Lunch with host family
Optional Activities
- Birdwatching in the valley
- Day 5
Sentob to Aydarkul
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast with a local family), Lunch, Dinner (Dinner around the campfire with traditional music and songs)
Included Activities
- Camel safari in the desert
- Aperitif under the starry sky
- Dinner around the campfire with traditional music and songs by Kazakh troubadour
Optional Activities
- Swimming in the lake (depending on season)
- Ride on the back of a Bactrian camel
Landmarks Lake Aidarkul - Day 6
Aydarkul - Nurata - Gijduvan - Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to ruins of Alexander the Great's fortress in Nurata
- Visit to holy spring Chashma in Nurata
- Visit to ceramics museum in Gijduvan
- Visit to ceramics workshop in Gijduvan
- Lunch en route
- Dinner in restaurant
Landmarks Alexander the Great's Fortress Ruins Chashma Holy Spring - Day 7
Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Samanid mausoleum (9th century)
- Visit to Chashma Ayub mausoleum
- Visit to Bolo-Khouz ensemble
- Visit to Ark fortress (VI-XIX century)
- Visit to Poikalon ensemble: Masjidi Kalon mosque, Miri Arab madrasa, and minaret (12th-16th century)
- Visit to Ulugbek Madrasa (1417)
- Visit to Abdul Aziz Khan Madrasa (17th century)
- Visit to Togi Zargaron trade cathedral
- Visit to Togi Telpak Furushon trade cathedral
- Visit to Togi Saraffon trade cathedral
- Visit to Tim Abdullakhan (1577)
- Visit to Magoki Attori Mosque
- Visit to Labi-Hauz complex with Nodir-Devon Begi Madrasa (XVI-XVII century)
- Visit to Chor Minor Madrasa (19th century)
- Dinner at restaurant
Optional Activities
- Lunch in local restaurant
Landmarks Samanid Mausoleum Chashma Ayub Mausoleum Bolo-Khouz Ensemble Ark Fortress Kalon Mosque Miri Arab Madrasa Ulugbek Madrasa Abdul Aziz Khan Madrasa Togi Zargaron Togi Telpak Furushon Togi Saraffon Tim Abdullakhan Magoki Attori Mosque Labi-Hauz Nodir-Devon Begi Madrasa Chor Minor Madrasa - Day 8
Bukhara to Khiva
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Train ride from Bukhara to Khiva
- Dinner in the city
Optional Activities
- Lunch on the train
- Day 9
Khiva
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at Café Terrassa with Khiva-style dishes and traditional music and dance performances)
Included Activities
- City tour through Ichan-Qala architectural complex
- Visit to Kunya-Ark-Khan Castle (inner citadel, 16th-17th century)
- Visit to Kalta Minor Tower (short minaret, 19th century)
- Visit to Muhammad Amin-Khan Madrasa (largest medieval madrasa in Khiva, 19th century)
- Visit to Djuma Mosque with 220 wooden columns and 32.5 m high minaret (10th-18th century)
- Visit to Tash-Hauli Palace (stone courtyard, 19th century)
- Visit to Ak Mosque (White Mosque, 19th century)
- Visit to Necropolis Mosque (19th century)
- Visit to Pahlavan Mahmud Necropolis (19th century, cultic center of Ichan-Qala)
- Visit to Islam Khodja residence (1st century) with minaret 45 m high
- Dinner at Café Terrassa with traditional music and dance performances
Optional Activities
- Lunch in local restaurant
Landmarks Ichan-Qala Kunya-Ark-Khan Castle Kalta Minor Muhammad Amin-Khan Madrasa Djuma Mosque Tash-Hauli Palace Ak Mosque Necropolis Mosque Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum Islam Khodja - Day 10
Khiva - Nukus
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit to Ayazkala archaeological monuments
- Visit to Toprak-Kala (capital of Khorezm from 3rd century A.D.)
- Lunch upon arrival in Nukus
- Visit to Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum
Optional Activities
- Dinner (not included)
Landmarks Ayazkala Toprak-Kala Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum - Day 11
Nukus - Kungrad - Aral Sea
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner (Dinner around the campfire)
Included Activities
- Four-wheel drive transfer through desert landscape
- Visit to Lake Sudochie
- Picnic lunch
- Visit to former Soviet gulag Urga
- Photo stop on Ustyurt Plateau
- Dinner around the campfire
Optional Activities
- Hiking from the yurt camp
Landmarks Lake Sudochie Ustyurt Plateau Aral Sea - Day 12
Aral Sea - Moynaq - Nukus
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Early morning drive to Moynaq
- Visit to ship graveyard (abandoned ships in sand)
- Visit to Moynaq History Museum
- Lunch in Moynaq
- Dinner in restaurant
Landmarks Moynaq Ship Graveyard Moynaq History Museum - Day 13
Nukus to Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner at restaurant with dry red wine and Uzbek vodka)
Included Activities
- Flight from Nukus to Tashkent
- Farewell dinner at restaurant with dry red wine and Uzbek vodka
Optional Activities
- Free time activities in Tashkent
- Day 14
Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast
