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The tiled Sher-Dor Madrasa on the Registan, Samarkand

Uzbekistan · 5 nights, 6 days

Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Samarkand & Bukhara

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TashkentSamarkandBukhara

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About this trip

Five nights along the old Silk Road, from Tashkent to Samarkand and Bukhara. Take the fast Afrosiyob train to Samarkand for the Registan’s tiled madrasahs, then two days in Bukhara’s old town of mosques and minarets.

Planned by our team near Kochi airport. Flights quoted from your city.

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TashkentSamarkandBukhara
  • Best Apr–May and Sep–Oct Spring and autumn
  • Heritage
  • Honeymoon

Highlights

  • Registan Square, Samarkand (UNESCO)
  • Bibi-Khanym Mosque
  • Bukhara: about 140 old buildings in one old town
  • Chor Minor & Kalon Minaret
  • Tashkent metro art stations
  • Traditional plov & Uzbek silk bazaar

Route

  1. Tashkent
  2. Samarkand
  3. Bukhara
  • Hotel
  • Breakfast
  • Transfers
  • Sightseeing

Day by day

  1. Arrive Tashkent

    Land in Tashkent and spend the evening at Chorsu Bazaar and on the metro, with its decorated stations.

    • Transfer from the airport
    • Evening at Chorsu Bazaar
    • Tour of the Tashkent metro and its ornate Soviet-era stations

    No meals

  2. Tashkent City Tour & Train to Samarkand

    The old city’s highlights, then the high-speed Afrosiyob train to Samarkand.

    • Khast Imam mosque complex
    • Museum of Applied Arts
    • The bread bazaar
    • High-speed Afrosiyob train to Samarkand (2.5 hours)
    • Check-in at Samarkand

    Breakfast

  3. Samarkand: Registan & Beyond

    A full day in Samarkand: the three madrasahs of the Registan, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, the Shah-i-Zinda mausoleums and Timur’s tomb.

    • Registan Square (3 madrasahs, UNESCO)
    • Bibi-Khanym Mosque
    • Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, an avenue of mausoleums
    • Gur-Emir mausoleum, Timur’s tomb
    • Siab Bazaar for silk, spices and non bread

    Breakfast

  4. SamarkandBukhara

    On to Bukhara, an old Silk Road city of mosques, minarets and a fortress.

    • Transfer to Bukhara (3 hours)
    • Kalon Minaret & Mosque
    • Ark Fortress
    • Chor Minor, the four-minareted madrasah
    • Lyab-i Hauz pool complex

    Breakfast

  5. Bukhara Old City

    A full day in Bukhara’s old town, where about 140 old buildings stand close together.

    • Ismail Samani mausoleum (9th century)
    • Magoki-Attori Mosque, one of the oldest in Central Asia
    • Workshop for traditional silk ikat
    • Craft bazaars of Bukhara
    • Farewell dinner of plov (own cost)

    Breakfast

  6. Departure

    Fly home from Bukhara, or head back to Tashkent for your international connection.

    • Breakfast
    • Check-out
    • Airport transfer

    Breakfast

Included

  • 5 nights accommodation with breakfast
  • Tashkent & Samarkand city tours
  • Bukhara guided tour
  • High-speed Afrosiyob train Tashkent–Samarkand
  • All listed transfers
  • English guide

Not included

  • International airfares
  • Uzbekistan e-visa
  • Personal expenses

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