Charming Uzbekistan Tour

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Charming Uzbekistan Guided Tour: Explore ancient cities Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara – the oldest inhabited cities in Central Asia. Explore local culture and traditions and enjoy the charm of Uzbekistan!

Included/Excluded

Free Visa Support (LOI/e-visa)
Accommodation based on standard double/twin room with breakfast (breakfast is available from 8:00 until 10:00 a.m. A lunch box for breakfast is possible for early departures on request at the Reception the day before);
All airport/train station pick up/drop off services;
All transportation services during the tour according to the itinerary;
Local certified tour guide services according to the itinerary;
Entrance tickets to all monuments and museums according to the itinerary;
Tashkent-Bukhara high-speed train Afrosiyob ticket* (economy class);
Bukhara-Samarkand high-speed train Afrosiyob ticket* (economy class);
Samarkand-Tashkent high-speed train Afrosiyob ticket* (economy class); *The high-speed train tickets may be unavailable if the booking is made less than 60 days before the departure date and it can be replaced with the most comfortable class of regular train tickets.
Welcome lunch at the Central Asia Plov Center in Tashkent;
Welcome lunch at the Plov Center in Samarkand;
A local prepaid SIM card with internet access per group (20 GB internet package);
24 hour customer service.

Lunches and dinners (to be paid directly by tourists at the places, except of those listed in "included").

Tour Plan

Day 1 Tashkent

Arrive in Tashkent. GLOBAL CONNECT driver will meet you at the Tashkent International Airport. (If you are arriving by an early morning flight, extra night at the hotel may be needed).
Start sightseeing from the Old City part of Tashkent. Visit Khast Imam - a cultic architectural complex and the religious center of Tashkent where the world famous Uthman Quran has been preserved. Khast Imam complex consists of Barak-Khan Madrasah, Tillya Sheikh Mosque, Muyi Muborak Madrasah, Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, New Khazrati Imam Mosque and the Muftiate building. Drive to Chorsu Bazaar - one of the oldest bazaars in Uzbekistan. After exploring the bazaar GLOBAL CONNECT will arrange a lunch at the Central Asian Plov Center. Plov is cooked in a giant, wood-fired kazans. Enjoy your plov!
Have a short Tashkent metro ride. Visit Independence Square, Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, Amir Temur Square and Monument of Courage. Drop off at the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel

Day 2 Tashkent - Bukhara

07:00 Transfer to the train station.
08:04 Transfer to Bukhara by high-speed train Afrosiyob.
12:21 Arrive in Bukhara. Transfer to the hotel. Leave your luggage at the hotel and have your lunch.
14:00 Meet your tour guide at the hotel and start your walking sightseeing tour in Bukhara. Visit Lyabi-Khauz ensemble, surrounding the pool on three sides, consists of the Kukeldash Madrasah - the largest madrasa in the city, on the north side of the pool, and two religious edifices built by Nodir Devon Begi: a khanqah (a lodging house for itinerant Sufis) and a madrasa, which stand on the west and east sides of the pool respectively. Visit Magoki-Attori Mosque (today, the mosque is used as a carpet museum), Chor-Minor Madrasah (alternatively known as the Madrasah of Khalif Niyazkul), Trade domes (there are four trading domes have only survived up to now), Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasahs, Miri-Arab Madrasah, Kalyan Minaret - one of the most prominent landmarks in Bukhara, Kalyan Mosque, Ark Fortress and Bolo-Khauz Mosque. Free time. Overnight at the hotel

Day 3 Bukhara - Samarkand

Breakfast at the hotel.
12:00 Check out. Free time in the city.
15:00 Transfer to the train station.
16:11 Transfer to Samarkand by high-speed train Afrosiyob.
18:00 Arrive in Samarkand. Transfer to the hotel. Free time (we recommend visiting Gur-Emir and Registan to see a night view). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 Samarkand - Tashkent

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Visit Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Registan Square - The Pearl of Central Asia, Bibi-Khanum Mosque and Siab Bazaar - the largest market in Central Asia and the most visited place after Registan. After exploring the bazaar GLOBAL CONNECT will arrange a lunch at the Plov Center.
Continue sightseeing. Visit Khazrat Khizr Mosque - the first mosque of Samarkand, Mausoleum of the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis and Ulughbek Observatory - one of the most significant observatories of the Middle Ages. Visit the Meros paper mill in Konigil village.
16:10 Transfer to the train station.
17:35 Transfer to Tashkent by high-speed train Afrosiyob.
20:08 Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.