Great cities of Uzbekistan

Moscow — Samarkand — Shakhrisabz — Bukhara — Tashkent — Moscow

Duration of the tour: 6 days, 5 nights

Route. Day 1: Tashkent - Samarkand

• Arrival in Samarkand (14:40). Meeting at the airport.
• City tour. Samarkand is one of the oldest cities, formed in the 5th century BC. The city was formerly known as “Morokanda” and was the capital of Sogdiana. Mausoleum of Gur-Emir – tomb of Timur → Mausoleum of Ruhabad (“Abode of the Spirit”) – legend says that under the dome there is a box with seven hairs of the Prophet Muhammad (XIV century) → Registan Square (“Sand Place”) – the main square of Samarkand.
• Before lunch you will prepare the famous Samarkand cakes. Lunch in the restaurant "Dastarkhan" or "Samarkand" with your freshly baked cakes.
• Bibi Khanum Cathedral Mosque, named after Tamerlane’s eldest wife (XIV century).
• Overview of the Siyab Bazaar.
• The architectural complex of Shahi Zinda (“Living King”).
• Wine tasting of Uzbekistan at the Khovrenko plant.
• Night in Samarkand.

Day 2: Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand (200 km)

• Breakfast.
• Moving to Shahrisabz via the Takhtakaracha Pass (1970 m above sea level) - 90 km, 2 hours.
• We will stop at the Tesiktas stone (where one of the episodes of the film Apache with Goiko Mitic was filmed), the next stop near the mountain bazaar.
• Shahrisabz. Located in the north-east of the region, 80 km south of Samarkand. The height above sea level is 622 meters. Shakhrisabz is known as the birthplace of Timur. In the XIV - early XV centuries was his residence. Excursion to Shahrizabs: → ruins of Ak-Saray Palace – Dorus-Saodat complex: Imam Hazrati Mosque – a multi-stage mosque with a domed hall and decorative aivans (XIV century) → Kok Gumbaz Mosque (“Blue Dome”) – was built by Ulugbek on behalf of his father Shahrukh (XV century).
• Lunch. Moving to the city of Samarkand (90 km, 2 hours).
• Museum of Samarkand History. Walk through the hills of the Old Town.
• Dinner. Night in Samarkand.

Day 3: Samarkand - Gijduvan - Bukhara

• After breakfast departure to Bukhara at 8:00.
• On the way we will stop at the Rabati Malik caravanserai, 12th century.
• The next stop is in Gijduvan, we will see the house and workshop of famous masters of ceramics Narzullaev in the 5th generation. You can get acquainted with the process of manual production of the famous Gijduvan ceramics.
• Night in Bukhara.

Day 4. bukhara

• City tour: Mausoleum of Samanids - the oldest brick building in Central Asia, a masterpiece of world architecture (IX - X centuries) → Mausoleum of Chashmai Ayub, refers to the revered "places of trace" left by sacred persons (XIV century). Legend has it that once the biblical prophet Job (Ayub) visited this place. → Mosque Bolo House – the only monument of medieval culture of Bukhara (early XX century.) → Ark – the center of statehood of Bukhara (IV century BC.), shops of silk carpets → Complex “Sing Kalyan” (“The Great’s Foots”) → Kalyan Minaret – the main symbol of sacred Bukhara, which symbolized the power and strength of spiritual rulers (XII century.) → Kalyan Mosque – having dimensions 130x80 m, surpasses the Bibi Khanum Mosque in Samarkand.
• Lunch. Master class on pilaf in the national house "U Rahmon" with a master class on embroidery Suzana. After lunch, a visit to the Miri Arab madrasah - an operating madrasah, one of the most respected spiritual Islamic universities (XVI century), Taki Zargaron - the dome of jewelers (XV-XVI centuries) → Ulugbek Madrasah - the first of three madrasahs built by Tamerlan's grandson - Ulugbek (XV century) → Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah - has a traditional layout with two floors of hujur around the courtyard and a mosque on the central axis (Ser. XVII century).
• After lunch, the continuation of the excursion: Khanaka and the madrasah of Nadir Divan-Begi is a massive rectangular structure that served as a place of residence and meditation of Sufis (XVII century).
• Dinner at the Chinor Restaurant.
• Night in Bukhara.

Day 5. Bukhara - Tashkent

• Breakfast.
• City tour: Chor Minor (“Four Minarets”) is a very unusual madrasah built by Caliph Niyazkul (XVIII century).
• After lunch, a trip outside the city: a visit to the summer residence of the emir → Sitorai Mohi-Khosa (XIX century) → the ancient burial of Chor-Bakr (X century) → a visit to the mausoleum of Bakhoutdin Naqshbandi (XVI-XIX centuries), the graves of his mother and successors (XIV century).
• After dinner, transfer to the railway station on the high-speed train Bukhara - Tashkent at 15:15 arrival in Tashkent 17:10. Transfer to Tashkent International Airport.