Gems of the Great Silk Road

Early morning arrive in Tashkent transfer to hotel Afternoon city tour: Barak-Khan and Kaffal-Shashi mausoleums (16th century), Friday Mosque, Kukeldash Madrassah (16th century). Night in the hotel.

Flight to Urgench. Transfer to Khiva. Morning sightseeing in Khiva. Visit to the oldest part of the city: Kunya-Ark fortress, including Kurinish Khana (17th century); Mohammed-Amin-Khan Madrassah (19th century), Islam Khodja Minaret; Palvan-Kari complex, Abd Al Bobo complex (18th century), Rafanek Madrassah, Mohammed Rakim Khan (19th century), Amir-Tur Madrassah, Sho-I-Kalandar Bobo Mausoleum.

Afternoon sightseeing in Khiva: Uch Avlioli ( three saints ) Mausoleum, Jami Mosque (18th century), Kutluq-Murad Inaq Madrassah (19th century), Pakhlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum, Tash Hauli Palace, Alla-Kuli-Khan (18th century), Arab Mohammed Khan (18th century) Madrassahs. Overnight in Khiva.

Transfer to Bukhara. Arrival in Bukhara. Accommodation at the hotel. Overnight in Hotel.

Morning sightseeing: Poi-Kalon ensemble including Minaret (12th century), Mosque (15th century), functioning Madrassah Miri-Arab (16th century), Amir-Alim-Khan Madrassah (14th century), Taqi (trading domes), Kukeldash Madrassah (16th century). Lyab-i-Hauz (17th century), Nadir Divanbegi (17th century), Magoki Attari (16th century), Ulugbek Madrassah (15th century), Abdul Aziz Madrassah ( 17th century), Chor Minor. Overnight in Bukhara.

Sightseeing tour in Bukhara: Visit to Ismael Samani mausoleum (9-10th centuries)-vault of Bukhara ruling' dynasty, Chashma-Ayub Mausoleums (14th century), Ark Fortress (16th century) and Bolo-Hauz complex (18th century). Overnight in Bukhara.

Drive to Nurata via Gijduvan. Visit of the Vabkent Minaret. Camel trekking. Dinner with Folklore show (Akyn singer) near the camp fire. Overnight in yurts.

Aydarkul Sea-Samarkand Breakfast. Transfer to Aydarkul Sea. Picknick. Transfer to Samarkand. Accommodation in the hotel.

Sightseeing: Gur-Emir Mausoleum (15th century), Shahi-Zinda necropolis (14-15th centuries), Bibi Khanum Mosque (15th century), Visit to the carpet factory.

Morning sightseeing in Ulugbek observatory(15th century), Ishrat-khona Mausoleum (14th century), Registan Ensemble (including Ulugbek Madrassah (15th century), Shir Dor and Tillya-Kari Madrassahs (17th century).

Samarkand-Shakhrizabz-Samarkand Breakfast. Transfer to Shakhrizabz. Sightseeing: Ak-Sarai Palace (14-15c), Kok-Gumbaz Mosque (15 c), Dorus-Siadat: the Djekhangir Mausoleum (14c), Timur's vault (15c). Dorut-Tilavat: Sheikh Kulyal Mausoleum (14c), Ulugbek's Makbarat "Gumbusy-Seidan" (15c); Bazaar "Koba" (16c). Transfer to Samarkand. Overnight in Samarkand.

Samarkand - Tashkent Breakfast. Transfer to Tashkent. Sightseeing in a new part of the city.

Tashkent Transfer to the airport. Departure.