Relax and spend more time not just visiting, but truly experiencing history and culture of Khiva’s tale castle, spirit and traditions of holy Bukhara, imperial beauty of Samarkand, as well as capital city Tashkent with famously beautiful Metro stations, theatres and museums.
Sample Itinerary (please, contact us to tailor it according to your wishes and flights):
Tashkent-Urgench–Khiva–Bukhara–Samarkand–Tashkent
Day 1
Tashkent
Morning arrival to Tashkent and meet your local escort guide at the exit of the international arrival of the airport, transfer to hotel (25mins). Early check-in and late breakfast.
PM city tour with local guide to include Independence Square, Navoi theatre, Chorsu market, old city (madrassahs), Abu Khasim Madrassah & the Earthquake Monument (bus/car & foot, 3hrs total).
Optional experiences -Tashkent Metro (2-3 station ride in one of the most beautiful underground lines in the world); Opera or ballet performance at the Navoi Theatre.
Dinner.
Overnight in Tashkent.
Day 2
Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva
AM drive to domestic airport (bus/car, 25mins) + fly to Urgench (1 hour 30 mins) + drive to Khiva (30kms, 40mins).
PM – City walking tour with local guide to include Ichan-Kala castle walls, Kunya Ark, Kaltar/ Dzhuma & Islam Khodza minarets, Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum & Tash-Khauli Palace (total 3hrs).
Dinner.
Overnight in Khiva.
Day 3
Khiva
Free time to explore over Ichan-Kala, which has another name as “city inside the city”, ancient citadel of Khiva.
Optional experience: Lunch and/or dinner with national food master class and/or folk show.
Dinner.
Overnight in Khiva.
Day 4
Khiva – Bukhara
AM drive to Bukhara (480kms, 8-8,5 hr via the Kyzylkum desert. Barbeque lunch in the desert tea-house on the way.
On arrival check-in and free time.
Dinner.
Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 5
Bukhara
AM walking tour of Bukhara with local guide (foot, 3hrs) to include Lyabi Hauz, Maghoki Attar Mosque, Taqi Telpak Furushon Trading Dome, Ulugbeg & Abdul Aziz Khan Madrasahs, Kalyan Mosque and Minaret.
PM drive to Ark Citadel, including last Emir’s Palace and “bug pit” of Col Stoddart and Cpt Connolly, four minarets of Chor Minor (bus, 2hrs).
Dinner.
Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 6
Bukhara
AM – continue sightseeing in Bukhara.
PM – free time. Optional experiences -Lunch or dinner with folk show or Uzbek food master class; Traditional crafts (gold/suzanee embroidery or pottery) master class.
Dinner.
Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 7
Bukhara – Samarkand
Early AM – drive to Samarkand (290 km, 4-5 hours) or early morning (04:55am) high-speed train “Afrosiyob” (1 hour 30 mins).
Upon arrival half day sightseeing in Samarkand to include Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Registan Square (3 hours).
Dinner.
Overnight in Samarkand.
Day 8
Samarkand
Morning city tour of Samarkand – Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Ulugbek Observatory and museum + Shahi-Zindi necropolis complex (3hrs total).
Afternoon free.
The special dinner at the local family house (plov-cooking master class).
Overnight in Samarkand.
Day 9
Samarkand
AM – visits to “Khujum” – hand made silk carpet factory and “Meros” – ancient mulberry tree paper-making factory. The production experts will lead both visits.
PM – free time or optional trip to Shakhrisabz (birthplace of Tamerlane, 1hr 30 mins one way through mountains).
Dinner.
Overnight in Samarkand.
Day 10
Samarkand – Tashkent
AM – free time in Samarkand or (optional trip to Shakhirsabz over the mountains, 115 km one way, 1 hour 30 min by a private A/C vehicle).
16:00 – transfer to the train station for the high-speed train “Afrosiyob” to Tashkent: 1700/1907 (300 km, 2 hours). Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner.
Overnight in Tashkent.
Day 11
Tashkent – London
AM- free.
PM transfer to the airport + departure fly.
SAMPLE HOTELS
subject of your style and class choice
TASHKENT | SAMARKAND | BUKHARA | KHIVA |
Hyatt Regency***** | Grand Samarkand Superior**** | Zargaron Plaza**** | Azia Khiva**** |
Lotte Tashkent**** | Dilimah**** | Edem Plaza**** | Bek Khiva**** |
Miran***** | Registon Plaza**** | Devon Begim*** | Orient Star*** |
City Palace**** | Asia Samarkand*** | Fatima*** | Toza Bogh*** |
Ramada**** | Jahongir Boutique*** | Volida*** | Qibla*** |
Hotel Uzbekistan*** | Omar Khayam*** | Shams*** | |
Minor*** | Erkin Palace*** |
Price of such tour would differ depending on choice of season, hotel class and type of rooms, number of meals per day, inclusion of escort guide along the itinerary, number of travelling guests etc. Please, note that we are not after beating prices by other operators, but we are aiming for quality, care and professionalism!
For further inquiries, please, contact:
Leonid Danilchik
Product Manager
E-mail: leonid@veres-vert.com
Tel: +998 66 2336126
Fax: +998 66 2334594
Tour Reviews
We could not have been happier with the efficient and polite service of the Veres Vert team. They answered all our questions quickly and clearly, plus when we were on the ground in Uzbekistan we were also given a mobile number to contact for urgent issues. We did have a challenge interacting with the Uzbekistan Airlines website and could not complete payment, the team assisted by making all the reservations and we were able to pay them for both flights and tours in a single payment. The quality of the guides was second to none, I cannot compliment them more highly. An excellent firm that delivers what they promise.
Michael Raphael, Singapore
Travelled in January 2019
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