Uzbekistan – 12 days tour

Itinerary

Day 1 – Tashkent

• Arrival in Tashkent and meet your Uzbek guide.
• Highlight: Khast Imom Complex, the spiritual heart of the city.
• Chor-Su Bazaar, the market where you can find anything for sale.
• Ride the impressive metro of Tashkent.
• Highlight: Independence Square, the most famous square in Tashkent.
• Applied Arts Museum.
• Alisher Navoi Theatre, the national opera of Uzbekistan sits here.
• Overnight stay in Tashkent.

Day 2 – Tashkent – Xiva

• Morning flight to Urgench Airport.
• Drive to Xiva.
• Highlight: Itchan-Kala Fortress, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The city gate of Ata Darvaza.
• Mukhammad Aminkhan Madrassa, the largest madrassa in Central Asia.
• Fortress of Kuniya Ark, a beautiful citadel with blue tiles.
• Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrassa.
• Kalta Minaret, the symbol of the city.
• Juma (Friday) Mosque, one of the most important mosques in the city.
• Mausoleum of Pakhlavan Makhmud, he was Xiva’s national hero.
• Minaret of Islam-Khoja, the most beautiful minaret of the city, which reaches up to 45m.
• Overnight stay in Xiva.

Day 3 – Xiva – Buchara

• Drive to Bukhara through the Kyzylkum Desert.
• Regularly stop for photos.
• Overnight stay in Bukhara.

Day 4 – Buchara

• The oldest building in Bukhara: Ismail Samani Mausoleum.
• Historic Bolo-Khauz Mosque from 1712.
• Highlight: The legendary Ark Fort. This gigantic fort is located in the north of the city.
• Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum, where the well of Ayub is.
• Sitorai Mokhi Khosa Summer Palace, the former palace of the Emir of Bukhara.
• Bakhavuddin Naqshbandi Mausoleum, one of the holiest places in the city.
• Highlight: One of the most characteristic images of the city is the Kalyan Minaret and Mosque.
• Visit the beautiful Miri Arab Madrassa, one of the most famous places of Bukhara.
• Visit the historic Magoki-Attori Mosque and the Lyabi Hauz Ensemble from the 16th/17th century.
• Abdulaziz Khan Madrassa, known for the beautiful colours.
• Minaret and madrasa of Chor, an imposing structure also known as the 4 Towers.
• Overnight stay in Buchara.

Day 5 – Buchara – Nurata – Yangigazgan Yurt camp

• Highlight: Drive to our yurt camp in the Kyzylkum Desert.
• Drive to Nurata.
• Visit to the mosque of Nurata, a place with holy water.
• Fortress from the time of Alexander the Great.
• Nurata rock drawings.
• Arrival at the yurt camp.
• Overnight stay in the yurt camp.

Day 6 – Yangigazgan Yurt camp – Aydar Lake

• Drive to Aydar Lake.
• Highlight: This is a special lake with a very rich flora and fauna. You can go fishing, swimming or just baking in the sun.
• Drive back to the yurt camp.
• Campfire with traditional music.
• Overnight stay in the yurt camp.

Day 7 – Yangigazgan Yurt camp – Ashraf, Snetyab or Yangi Hayot

• Highlight: Drive to one of the villages Ashraf, Snetyab or Yangi Hayot.
• All villages are located far from civilization and you imagine yourself to be completely at the end of the world.
• Exploration of the village.
• Overnight stay in the village.

Day 8 – Ashraf, Snetyab or Yangi Hayot

• Highlight: Full day in the Nurata village.
• You can take a walk in the area, take a cooking class, study local life or just find a quiet place to read a book.
• Overnight stay in Ashraf, Snetyab or Yangi Hayot.

Day 9 – Ashraf, Snetyab or Yangi Hayot – Samarkand

• Drive to Samarkand.
• Highlight: Registan Square – the most famous place in Central Asia.
• Gur Emir Mausoleum, here lies the Turkish-Mongolian conqueror Timoer Lenk.
• Siyab Bazaar, the largest market in the city.
• Bibi Khanum (Friday) Mosque.
• Overnight stay in Samarkand.

Day 10 – Samarkand

• Ulugbek Observatory, one of the oldest observatories in the Islamic world.
• Highlight: Visit to one of the most famous cemeteries in Central Asia: Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis.
• The archaeological Afrasiab Museum.
• St. Daniel Mausoleum, this is where the Prophet Daniel would lie.
• Ride to Konigil.
• Highlight: See how they make the traditional Samarkand paper.
• Free time.
• Overnight stay in Samarkand.

Day 11 – Samarkand – Jizzakh – Tashkent

• Drive to Tashkent.
• Highlight: On the way, stop at the Honey Market and Tamerlan Gate in Jizzakh.
• Free time in Tashkent.
• Overnight stay in Tashkent.

Day 12 – Tashkent

• Airport drop-off.
• End of tour.