Silk Road Ziarah Tour
DETAILED ITINERARY
Name: Silk Road Ziarah Tour
Type: Group / Private tour
Duration: 10 Days 09 Nights
Country: Uzbekistan
Language: English
Itinerary: Tashkent, Bukhara, Termez, Samarkand, Chimgan Mountain
Day 1: Arrival - Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent International Airport. Representative of TURON HOLIDAYS will meet you with welcoming drinks and transfer to local cafe for dinner. Check-in the hotel.
Meals: - / - / D
Accommodation: Bek hotel or similar option.
Day 2: Tashkent – Bukhara Transfer
Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your guide at the hotel and start city tour in Tashkent city. Visit old and new parts of Tashkent: Chorsu Market, Kokaldash Madrassah, Samarqand Darvaza, Ilon Ota Masjid, Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Metro. Transfer to Tashkent Train Station to take bullet train "Afrosiyob" to get to Bukhara. Arrival and dinner at a local cafe. Check-in the hotel.
Meals: B / L / D
Accommodation: Euro Asia Business hotel or similar option.
Day 3: Bukhara Guided Tour
Breakfast at the hotel and continue the tour from Chashmai Ayyub Complex – where natural water reservoir exists. Museum of Imam Al-Bukhari. Lunch at a local café. The Ark Castle. Minor Minaret. Mir-Arab Madrassah. Great Silk Road Bazaar. Lyabi Hauz Complex. Dinner at a local café. Check in the hotel.
Meals: B / L / D
Accommodation: Euro Asia Business hotel or similar option.
Day 4: Bukhara – Termez Transfer
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Termez. Upon arrival start Termez sightseeing tour: Kokildor-Ota Khanaka, Sultan Saodat Ensemble, a summer residence of Samani governors. Mausoleum of Al-Hakim at–Termezi. Termez city tour and its surroundings. Dinner at a local café. Check-in the hotel.
Meals: B / L / D
Accommodation: Caravan hotel or similar option.
Day 5: Termez – Samarkand Transfer
After breakfast direct check-out the hotel and drive to Samarkand. Proceed on the road, visit the Complex of Imam Al-Bukhari the prominent Hadith collector, author of Sahih Al-Bukhari. He was born in Bukhara, at the age of 14 he learnt 35 thousand hadiths by heart. Upon arrival in Samarkand, dinner at a local restaurant.
Meals: B / L / D
Accommodation: Konstantin hotel or similar option.
Day 6: Samarkand Guided Tour
After breakfast start city tour from Registan Square. Continue sightseeing tour from remains of Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Siab Bazaar. Lunch at a local café. Continue tour from Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, Gur-Emir Mausoleum. Observatory of Mirzo Ulugbek grandson of Amir Temur. Dinner at a local café.
Meals: B / L / D
Accommodation: Konstantin hotel or similar option.
Day 7: Samarkand – Tashkent Transfer
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Samarkand Train Station to get to Tashkent by bullet train “Afrosiyob”. Arrival and start city tour in Tashkent. Visit Amir Temur Square, Tashkent Broadway, Russian Bolshoi Theatre under Name of Alisher Navoi, TSUM. Lunch at Pilov Center “BESHQOZON”. Continue tour at Shakhid’s Square, Samarkand Darvoza, Magic City, International Friendship Square, Central Public Park. Dinner at a local café in Tashkent.
Meals: B / L / D
Accommodation: Bek hotel or similar option.
Day 8: Tashkent Guided Tour – Chorsu Bazaar
Breakfast at the hotel. Today, we will visit Chorsu Market - blue-colored domed one stop shopping mall. In this bazaar you will be able to find all the Uzbek national products such as: clothes, souvenirs, carpets, dried and fresh fruits. Lunch at a local café. In the afternoon proceed to The Museum of the Qur’an - the original VII century Mushaf Uthman written on a deerskin. Independence Square, Amir Temur Square. Dinner at a local restaurant.
Meals: B / L / D
Accommodation: Bek hotel or similar option.
Day 9: Tashkent – Chimgan Mountain
After breakfast direct check-out the hotel. Drive to Chimgan Mountain. Visit Beldersoy resort for cable car ride. When you reach the peak at Beldersoy there is more space walk around along the mountain and there are coffee shops at that area (approx. 3usd). If the cable car is functioning, take 3 km long ride in Beldersay gorge to Kumbel peak (2400m) where the longest ski track has its start. Dinner at hotel.
Meals: B / L / D
Accommodation: Charvak hotel or similar option.
Day 10: Chimgan Mountain - Airport
After breakfast drive back to Tashkent. Today, it is a day for you to explore how Uzbeks are cooking their delicious and nutritious food. Visit locals home to join masterclass cooking Uzbek meals such as Kebab, Samosa or Pilov.
Meals: B / L / D
Transfer to Tashkent International Airport.
PRICE OF THE PACKAGE:
Ask for price 1+ travelers
Ask for price 2-6 travelers
Ask for price 8-14 travelers
Price Includes:
1.All transfers from/to airport;
2.Air-conditioned comfort transport (Bus; Van; Jeep);
3.Train tickets as per program;
4.Hotels accommodation throughout the tour;
5.Full board meals (B/L/D);
6.Escorted multilingual speaking tour guide;
7.Bottled 0.5L water per person per day;
Price Excludes:
1.Personal stuff such as laundry, or sights not mentioned in the itinerary;