Magic Land Tour to Uzbekistan

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Tour to Uzbekistan: Discover amazing places, local traditions and culture of Uzbek people.

Included/Excluded

Free Visa Support (LOI/e-visa);
Accommodation based on standard double/twin shared 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);
Yurt in the Yurt Camp;
All airport/train station pick up/drop off services;
All transportation services during the tour according to the itinerary;
Local certified tour guide services in Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand;
Entrance tickets to all monuments and museums according to the itinerary (except in Nurata and Shakhrisabz (to be paid directly at the places ≈8 USD in total per person)); Chairlift ride fees in Chimgan;
Tashkent-Bukhara 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;
Meals in the Yurt Camp (Dinner and breakfast);
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.
14:00 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

Breakfast at the hotel.
Free time in Bukhara. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4 Bukhara - Gijduvan - Nurata - Yurt Camp

Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00 Drive to Gijduvan. Visit the ceramics workshop in Gijduvan. Drive to Nurata.
13:00 Arrive in Nurata. Lunch. Start your self-guided walking sightseeing tour in Nurata town. Visit Complex Chashma Spring and Namazgah Mosque. Go up to the hills to visit the remains of the Fortress of Alexander the Great. Drive to Lake Aydar. Enjoy swimming and walking along the lakeshore. Drive to the Yurt Camp. Overnight in the Yurt Camp.

Day 5 Yurt Camp - Samarkand

Breakfast in the Yurt Camp.
10:00 Drive to Samarkand (210 km).
Arrive in Samarkand. Transfer to the hotel. Free time (Recommended visiting Gur-Emir and Registan to see a night view). Overnight at the hotel.

Day 6 Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Transfer to Shakhrisabz (85 km) with a driver. Drive through the Aman-Kutan Gorge and Takhta-Karacha Mountain Pass. On the way stop to take a view at Teshiktosh (Stone with hole). The film "Apachen" (1973) was shot on this location - an area that looks incredibly like the American Southwest. Short stop at the top of the mountain pass. There is a tiny market where some local dried fruits can be bought.
Arrive in Shakhrisabz. Start your self-guided walking sightseeing tour. Visit Mausoleum of Jakhongir in Dor-us Saodat Memorial Complex, remains of Ak Saray Palace and Kok Gumbaz Mosque.
13:00 Meet your driver in the parking lot of Kok Gumbaz Mosque (we recommend having lunch at the Family Restaurant KishMish).
Drive back to Samarkand. Drop off at the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7 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.
16:20 Transfer to the train station.
17:35 Transfer to Tashkent by high-speed train Afrosiyob.
20:08 Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8 Tashkent - Chimgan - Tashkent

Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Transfer to Chimgan Mountains (Western Tien-Shan Mountains, 92 km) with a driver. Take a scenic chairlift ride. Transfer to the shore of the Charvak Reservoir. Visit unique petroglyphs and rock carvings made by prehistoric people. Make some photo stops along the way to take in the views. Transfer back to the hotel in Tashkent. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 9 Tashkent

Breakfast at the hotel.
12:00 Check out. Free time.
Transfer to the Tashkent International Airport according to the flight time.