Amazing Uzbekistan Itinerary

Welcome to Uzbekistan! Upon arrival in Tashkent, our driver will serve you a warm pick-up and the drive from the airport to your hotel.

Accommodation: Wyndham Tashkent

Our driver in Tashkent will send you to take the plane to Nukus. When you arrive there 2h 45min later, the driver in Nukus will pick you up and then drive to Muynak, the former fishing port by the Aral Sea covering 220km (136.7 miles) for 3 hours. On the way, we are going to visit the archaeological complex, Mizdakhan.

After arriving in Muynak, we will go to the Cemetery of ships to see abandoned fishing ships. Followed by the Local History Museum with art exhibits of the Aral Sea history, displaying the oil paintings of the port, animal specimens and other relics of the busiest age of Muynak. In the end, we'll drive back to Nukus.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Tashkent Nukus Hotel

Your driver will take you to Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum, a main attraction in Nukus that was named after Muscovitic artist Igor Vitalievich Savitsky. An English-speaking museum guide will lead you to appreciate these artworks. We'll then drive by and take photos at the statue of Karakalpak poet Berdakh, Nukus City Hall, and Drama Theatre.

Drive to Khiva (200km/ 124.3 miles, 4-5h) in the afternoon. We'll pass by Chilpyk, the Zoroastrian architecture for celestial burials constructed in 2nd century BC, and then go to Toprak-Kala, the most important ruins of the 1st-5th centuries. As we get to Khiva, the driver will help to check into the hotel for overnight. 

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Asia Khiva or Bek KHiva

In the morning, our guide will show you around Ichan Kala, the museum-like Khiva inner city by foot, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. We're to visit Mukhammad Amin Khan Madrasah with unique Kalta Minor minaret; Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah that had played a vital rule in the local development of education; Juma Mosque famous for its prayer hall supported by over 200 wood pillars with carved reliefs; Toshkhovli Palace - a royal palace built in the 1830s; and Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum - the royal tomb complex crowded around the sage Pakhlavan Makhmud's grave. We'll then climb up Islom Khodja, the eye-catching minaret and last, visit Kunya-Ark, the fortress as well as the residence of the rulers in ancient, where we will overlook the entire city of Khiva. Getting back to your hotel. After that, you will be free all afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Asia Khiva or Bek KHiva

We'll have a driving safari in Kyzylkum Desert, the 15th largest desert in the world, following the ancient Silk Road to Bukhara. As Bukhara is 480km (298.3 miles) away from Khiva, we'll spend 7-8 hours on the way. We are also going to see the desert landscapes and the Amudarya River with several stopovers.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Volida or Fatima or Sultan Hotel

Today in Old Bukhara, the guide will accompany you to have a walking tour to see the various Islamic buildings. The first stop Lyabi Hauz Ensemble is attractive as a mass of cafes, restaurants, and galleries lie there. Then go to Magoki-Attori Mosque which is the oldest building in Bukhara. Afterward, visit Chor-Minor Madrasah and the Trade Domes market, and then walk to madrasahs of Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan. Kalyan Minaret and Kalyan Mosque is the famed landmark, and the 16th-century Miri-Arab Madrasah is one of the oldest one out of madrasahs there. We'll also visit Ark Fortress, seeing high wood columns at Bolo Khauz Mosque, and go for the masterpieces Samanid Mausoleum and Chashma Ayub Mausoleum at last. 

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Volida or Fatima or Sultan Hotel

Your guide and the driver will first guide you to Summer Palace, which is called Sitorai Mohi Hosa as well. It is a grand palace combining a European exterior and Central Asian internal decorations, showcasing the luxury life the last Bukhara's ruler led, with a large garden, fountains, countless relics, etc. Then we'll go to the mausoleum and necropolis of Bahauddin Naqshabandiy. The complex has been thought of a holy land of the Sufi, as Bahauddin Naqshabandiy, the founder of Uzbek Sufi Order "Naqshbandia", was buried there. We'll finally go to see the majestic Chor-Bakr Necropolis, the city of the dead as referred. Later, the driver will drive you to Samarkand, taking 4-5h to cover 278-km (172.7-mile) distance.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Samarkand Superior

Drive to Shakhrisabz from Samarkand for 2 hours with 90km (56 miles). After arrival, a local guide will lead you to see the distinctive architecture with blue domes. We're going to visit Mausoleum of Jakhongir, the tomb of the eldest son of Timur in the Dor-us Siodat Memorial Complex, and Ak-Saray Palace, the ruins of Timur's summer palace, with only two towers at the entrance survived. Then we'll get to Dor-ut Tilovat & Kok-Gumbaz Mosque, where Timur's father and his spiritual master were buried. The driver will take you back to Samarkand in the afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Samarkand Superior

With the guide in Samarkand and the driver, you'll be guided to Registan Square, the heart of Samarkand; and then Siyob Bazzar, to experience Central Asian life. Next, it will be Bibi Khanym Mosque. And you can get cultured of the top technology during Central Asia's last golden times at Ulugbek Observatory built by Ulugbek, Timur's grandson. Visit Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, and Gur-Emir Mausoleum with a large dome, excellent murals and royal tombs.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Grand Samarkand Superior

We'll learn Uzbek history at Afrasiab Museum today, and then visit the Tomb of Saint Daniel, who was a prophet revered by Muslims, Christians and Judaists. His remains were taken to Samarkand, according to the legend. Afterwards, we'll drive to get to Koni Ghil village, to watch the Samarkand paper making in a traditional way. You can have a free adventure in this village. 

In the afternoon, you will be transferred to the train station for your high-speed train to Tashkent, which takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to reach Tashkent. Our driver at local will greet you and drop you off to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Wyndham Tashkent

You'll sightsee this city with our guide and our driver in Tashkent. At Khast-Imom Complex, the mass of ancient Islamic buildings are very popular for tourists, like Barak-Khan Madrasah dated back to the 16th century, Tilla Sheikh Mosque with a dome gallery, Mausoleum of the Saint Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi - the grave of an ancient Islamic scholar, and the comparatively new Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari. Then you can experience the locals' daily lives at Chorsu Bazaar with souvenirs, local snacks and other items on sale.

As the subway stations are appealing, the guide will accompany you to take the Tashkent subway to the city center. Rendezvousing with the driver after the subway ride, we'll relax at the Independence Square with fountains, colonnades, and small well-planted Amir Timur Park. Lastly, we will see more than 7,000 artworks of ceramics, embroideries, wood carvings, carpets, etc. at  the State Museum of Applied Art.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Wyndham Tashkent

You will leave Uzbekistan as we're to send you to Tashkent airport on time. Enjoy your trip home! 

Meals: Breakfast