Day 0 (Sun.): Departure to Ashgabat Departure to Ashgabat by flight TK 322 at 21:25 or TK 324 at 23:35.
Day 1 (Mon.): Ashgabat - arrival Arrival
to Ashgabat at 04:00 or 06:10. Meeting at the Airport in Ashgabat.
Transfer to the hotel. Check in and overnight at the hotel. Free time
for rest after a long flight. Day 2 (Tue.): Ashgabat Breakfast in hotel. Ashgabat city tour. Sightseeing you explore this day:
- Independence Park;
- Monuments of Neutrality;
- Ertogrul Gazi mosque;
- Parthian Royal Residence Old Nisa;
- National Museum of History & Ethnography of Turkmenistan.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 (Wed.): Ashgabat - Mary - Merv - Ashgabat Early
breakfast. Morning Flight to Mary. Excursion to Ancient Merv. Return
to Mary. Continue to airport to have domestic flight to Ashgabat.
Arrival to Ashgabat. Sightseeing you explore this day: - Erk Kala;
- Gyaur Kala;
- Sultan Kala;
- Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar;
- Mausoleum of Ibn Zaid;
- The remains of Castle - fortresses "Keshk";
- Tombs of Guifari and Bureida;
- Museum of History.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 (Thu.): Ashgabat - Dashoguz - Kunya Urgench - border point Dashoguz - Khiva Early
breakfast. Morning flight to Dashoguz. Arrival to Dashoguz, drive to
Kunya Urgench. City tour. Return drive to Dashoguz. Transfer to
Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan border point. Border formalities on both sides.
On Uzbekistan side meet the driver and drive to Khiva - the only
"Museum under the open sky" in Central Asia that has been completely
preserved up to the present day. Arrival to Khiva, check in to the
hotel, located inside or nearby Ichan-Qala - the historical center of
Khiva which has been inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List. Sightseeing you explore this day: - Mausoleum of Sultan Tekesh;
- Mausoleumof Turabek- Khanym;
- Mausoleum of Sultan Il Arslan;
- Mausoleum of Najmad-din-Kubra;
- Kutlug Timur minaret & Kyrk Molla.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5 (Fri.): Khiva Breakfast in the hotel. City tour around the architectural complex Ichan-Qala (12-19th cc.).
Ensemble consists of the smallest madrassah in Khiva and a minaret
whose top platform has a height of 45m and is the highest observation
point in town. Free time. Sightseeing you explore this day: - Kunya-Ark;
- Kalta-Minor Minaret;
- Madrassah of Muhammad Amin-khan;
- Djuma Mosque and Minaret ;
- Ak-Mosque;
- Necropolis of Pakhlavan Makhmud;
- Islam-Khodja Madrassah and Minaret.
Overnight in Khiva.
Day 6 (Sat.): Khiva - Bukhara Breakfast.
Coach trip to Bukhara via Kizil-Kum desert along Caravan road (480 km,
5-7 hrs). Arrival to Sacred Bukhara - one of the most esteemed cities of
Islamic civilization. Hotel accommodation. Free time for rest and
walking through the old streets of Bukhara. One of the "1000 and 1
nights" in Bukhara.
Day 7 (Sun.): Bukhara Breakfast. City tour. Sightseeing you explore this day: - Ark fortress;
- Mausoleum of the Samanids;
- Chashma-Ayub Mazar;
- Poi-Kalyan ensemble;
- Magoki -Attari Mosque
- Lyabi-Hauz ensemble;
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd Trade Domes;
- Ulugbek Madrassah;
- Chor-Minor Madrassah;
- Catholic Church.
Overnight in a quiet and cozy Bukhara hotel.
Day 8 (Mon.): Bukhara - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand Breakfast.
Transfer to Samarkand via Shakhrisabz - a unique monument of
town-planning and architecture (270 km, 3.5 hrs). Shakhrisabz tour. The
Golden Road to the historical town of Samarkand - a crossroad of the
world's cultures, one of the most ancient cities in the world (90 km,
1.5 hrs). Hotel accommodation and free time. Sightseeing you explore this day: - Kok Gumbaz Mosque.
- Ak-Saray palace;
Overnight in the city that is a contemporary of ancient Rome and has a history of more than 2500-years.
Day 9 (Tue.): Samarkand Breakfast. City tour. Sightseeing you explore this day: - Gur-Emir Mausoleum;
- Registan Square;
- Bibi-Khanym Mosque;
- Shkhi-Zinda necropolis;
- Siab bazaar;
- Ulugbek Observatory.
Overnight in the capital of Tamerlane's Empire.
Day 10 (Wed.): Samarkand - Tashkent Breakfast. Drive to Tashkent (315 km, 5 hrs). Arrival to Tashkent at 11:25. City tour. Sightseeing you explore this day: - Barak-khan Madrassah;
- The architectural complex Khazret-Imam;
- Tellya Sheikh Madrassah;
- Kukeldash Madrassah;
- Jami Mosque;
- Chorsu - oriental bazaar;
- Abdulkasim Masrassah.
- New Tashkent Television Tower;
- Memorial to the Victims of Repression;
- Monument of Courage.
Return to hotel.Farewell dinner. Overnight in hotel.
Day 11 (Thu.): Tashkent Early transfer to Tashkent Airport for morning flight to Istanbul (TK 371 at 04:20). Depart Uzbekistan with sweet memories and the longing to return again! Price Includes:
- Double/twin/single accommodation as per above list;
- Early check-in on Day 1 (after 07:00 am);
- All inclusive at the hotels;
- Farewell dinner on Day10;
- Pick up and drop off to the Airport;
- All transfers by A/C sedan car up to 2 persons; minivan up to 7 persons
- Price does not include:
- International airfares;
- Consular (visa) fees;;
- English speaking local guide’s services (French or German upon availability)
- Entrance fees for the museums and monuments indicated in the tour program;
- Fees for additional services in the hotels;
- Personal expenses for souvenirs etc.,
- Tips to local staff;
- Camera/video fees.
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