Tour program

• 1

  day

  Meeting of the Guests

  Meeting at the place of arrival Transfer to the hotel (Check-in at 14:00) If you need early check-in, please let us know) Overnight at the 3 hotel*

• 2

  day

  Travel around Tashkent and go to Samarkand

  Breakfast at the hotel (Departure with things from the hotel) 10:00 Start of guided tour of Tashkent (by car) We will visit: - Amir Timur (Tamerlane) Square, the Palace of Forums, the Timurid Museum, the Tashkent Chimes, as well as the buildings of European architecture of the XIX century. - Theater Square (A complete architectural ensemble) - Independence Square - Peoples' Friendship Square - Grand Duke Nikolai Romanov's Palace - Tashkent Television Tower (the tallest in Central Asia) - Pilaf Center (Here we will taste the national pilaf and see huge cauldrons in which they cook for the whole city, lunch is included) - Monument "Courage" - Monument to Victims of Repression - Tashkent City (modern park, planetarium, wax museum) - Architectural complex of Khazrati Imam of the XVI century. (Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, Barak Khan Madrasah, Tillya Sheikh Mosque, Koran Museum (where the only original copy of the Koran is kept, the only one of 6), Hazrati Imam- Chor-su bazaar Cathedral Mosque, gluttony rows (an incredible sight with the opportunity to try everything and even take part in making flatbread in tandoor), (the oldest bazaar and the largest in Central Asia, operating since the 10th century) 18:50-20:58 High-speed train to Samarkand Meeting and transfer to the hotel Overnight at the 3 hotel*

• 3

  day

  Travel around Samarkand and go to Bukhara

  Breakfast at the hotel. At 10:00 a.m. Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby, start of the Samarkand city tour (by car) We will visit: - Roman Catholic Church in 1916 (without stopping) - The Ulugbek Observatory, where the preserved part of the sextant of the XV century is still located. (This great scientist devoted his life to science, he was the first to calculate the exact time of the earth's revolution around the sun and built a star map, which was used by the whole world for more than 300 years.) - Shahi-Zinda Necropolis (an ensemble of mausoleums of Samarkand nobility) - Mausoleum of the Prophet Daniel (This prophet ordered to dismember himself after death and place body parts in different corners of the world, the tombstone itself is an impressive 20 meters) - Mausoleum of Sheikh Abd and Darun - The Bibi Khanum Cathedral Mosque (Construction began by order of Amir Timur in 1404, but the construction itself was led by his beloved wife Bibi Khanum, since he was on a campaign. The building far surpassed other buildings, which, according to many sources, angered Amir Timur) - Lunch at the Uzbek national house "Muborak Sharipova" (included), workshops on making Samarkand pilaf are often held here, a falkler show with Uzbek dances is organized - Registan Square of the XV century. (The center of Samarkand since the time of Tamerlane, Ulugbek madrasah, Sher-Dor and Tillya-Kari madrasahs of the XVIII century are located here.) Thanks to craftsmen and architects, they perfectly harmonize and create a unique architectural ensemble. - Siab Bazaar, where you can see the local flavor, buy souvenirs and bargain with local vendors. (Monday off) - Gur-Emir Mausoleum of the 14th-15th centuries. (tombs of Tamerlane and members of the Timurid dynasty) - Visit to the artisan center (here you will visit a workshop for making suzane, a boutique for sewing stylish clothes from Uzbek fabrics in which you can take pictures, embossing, gold painting on ceramic products, and many others). 21:03 – 22:34 High-speed train to Bukhara Meeting and transfer to the hotel Overnight at the 3 hotel*

• 4

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  A trip around Bukhara

  Breakfast at the hotel. At 09:00 meeting with the guide in the lobby of the hotel, the beginning of a tour of Bukhara (walking tour) We will visit: - Samanid Mausoleum (late 9th—early 10th century) The earliest monument in Bukhara is the Mausoleum of Chashma Ayub (12th—16th centuries There is a legend connected with the holy spring inside the mausoleum, according to which the biblical prophet Job (Ayub) broke the way to the water with his staff in a dry year and thus saved the Bukharians from death - the Bolo House Complex (XVIII—XX centuries). Unusual in its beauty, the Friday mosque for the nobility who lived in the Ark fortress - Ark Fortress (1st century BC For centuries, the fortress served as the residence of the Bukhara emirs, in which the entire family of the emir lived permanently, the official apparatus was located, as well as the zindan, the harem and the treasury - the Kalyan Mosque (XVI century.) The Cathedral Friday mosque of Bukhara - the Kalyan Minaret (1127) One of the three buildings in Bukhara that survived after the invasion Genghis Khan. In ancient times, the minaret served as a lighthouse for caravans - The current Miri Arab madrasah (XVI c.) Ahmad Kadyrov studied here - Abdullaziz Khan Madrasah (XVII c.) One of the most beautiful monuments of Bukhara, the portal of which is decorated with painted stalactites - Ulugbek Madrasah (XV c.) - Lunch will be held at the national restaurant in the city center (included) - A walk under the trading domes (XVI century) of Toki Sarrafon (dome of money changers), Toki Telpak Furushon (dome of sellers of hats), Toki Zargaron (dome of jewelers), under which there are, as many centuries ago, many handicraft and souvenir workshops. Caravanserais of Bukhara - Magoki Attari Mosque (XII—XVI centuries) is the oldest mosque in Bukhara, the facade of which is decorated with elaborate terracotta carvings. Fragments of an older temple of fire worshippers were found under the foundation of the mosque - the Craft center of Bukhara in the Sayfiddin caravanserai - the Lyabi House Ensemble. You will see the monument to Khoja Nasreddin, the central square of Bukhara with an ancient pond, the most favorite place of recreation for citizens and guests of our city. Khanaka (monastery of the dervishes) (17th century) and Nodir Divan Begi madrasah (17th century), Kukeldash Madrasah (16th century) 15:50 – 19:30 High-speed train to Tashkent Meeting and transfer to the hotel Overnight at the 3 hotel*

• 5

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  Let's go back home!

  Breakfast at the hotel (Check-out at 12:00) Transfer to the airport/border End of the program