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8 Days/ 7 Nights

Day 1: Tashkent:

Arrival at Tashkent International Airport. Meet and greet at the airport and proceed forsightseeing in Tashkent. Visit Museum of Applied Arts, Alisher Navoi Theater, Amir Temur Monument andSquare. In the afternoon, visit to an old part of a capital: Khasty Imam Complex, Barakhana Madrassah, MoyieMuborak with Osmon Qoran, Chorsu bazaar. Overnight in Tashkent.

Day 2: Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva:

After breakfast morning flight to Urgench. Transfer to Khiva (35 km, 40min). On arrival, sightseeing of Khiva. Vsit Kunya-Ark fortress, Mohammed-Amin-Khan Madrassah, IslamKhodja Minaret, Jami Mosque, Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, Tash Hauli Palace, Alla-Kuli-Khan, KaltaMinor. Check-in into the hotel. Overnight in Khiva.(B)

Day 3: Khiva – Bukhara:

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Bukhara (450 km, 7 h). The Great Silk Road oncerouted through Bukhara and Khiva ran through the Kyzylkum Desert, as the present road does nowadays.Stop en-route to enjoy views of Amudarya River and the desert. Arrive in Bukhara late in the afternoon, checkin to the hotel. Overnight in Bukhara.(B)

Day 4: Bukhara:

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a walking sightseeing tour with a guide in Old City. VisitLyabi-Khauz Complex, Magoki-Attori Mosque, Chor-Minor Madrasah, trade domes, Kalyan Minaret, KalyanMosque and Miri-Arab Madrasah, Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasahs, Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khauz Mosque,Ismail Samani and Chashma-Ayub mausoleums. Overnight in Bukhara.(B)

Day 5:Bukhara – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand:

After breakfast, transfer to Shakhrisabz ( 311 km, 4.5 h.). Onarrival do Sightseeing of Shakhrisabz. Visit Ak-Sarai Palace, Kok-Gumbaz Mosque, Dorus-Siadat: theDjekhangir Mausoleum, Timur’s vault. Then after transfer to Samarkand (118 km, 2h). Overnight inSamarkand.(B)

Day 6: Samarkand:

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy City tour in Samarkand. Visit spectacular RegistanSquare, remains of Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Siyob Bazaar. Continue excursion with visit to the Silk Papermanufacture, where ancient manufacture of famous Samarkand paper of the silk fiber has been revived.Guided tour in the factory. Overnight in Samarkand.(B)

Day 7: Samarkand – Tashkent:

After breakfast, continue city tour in Samarkand. Visit Ulugbek Observatory,Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis and Gur-Emir Mausoleum – authentic shrine of Tamerlane. Transfer to the railwaystation to take train to Tashkent. Overnight in Tashkent.(B)

Day 8: Tashkent:

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport for flight back home.(B)