12 Days Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Tour

Arriva at Tashkent international airport.

Transfer to hotel

Check in

Free time for personal outdoor.

Overnight at the hotel (Tashkent)

Early breakfast and morning flight to Urgench

Transfer to Khiva (30km)

Transfer to hotel,check in hotel

City tour :

• Ichan Kala .Take a walking sightseeing tour in Khiva with a guide: Kunya-Ark Citadel

• Tash-Khovli Palace

• Mukhammad Aminkhan Madrasah

• Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah

Overnight in Khiva city

Breakfast at hotel Which is a starting point of the city tour. Spend a day in UNESCO World Heritage site Itchan-Kala Fortress, living museum under the open sky

City tour :

• Ata-Darvaza

• Kunya- Ark

• Madrassah of MuhammedAminhan

• Kalta Minor

City tour :

• The Palace of the Allakulihan Khan of Khiva - TashHauli, where the harem of 40 concubines was

• Caravanserai and Tim Allakulihan

• Mausoleum of SeydAllaudin

• Minaret and Islam-KhojaMadrassah

• Mosque and Jami Minaret.

Overnight in Khiva city.

Breakfast at hotel.

Check out

Drive to Turkmenistan border point Shavat-Dashoguz (60 km, 1 h.). Go through border formalities on both checkpoints. Cross 1.5 km neutral zone (transportation is available every pich up and drop is 1$ , you will change cars three times). Meet your Turkmenistan guide and drive to Kunya-Urgench (100 km, 1 h. 30 min.). Visit mausoleums of Turabek Khanum, Sultan Tekesh, Sultan Il-Arslan, Najmuddin-Kubra, Sultan Ali. Discover the Kutlug-Timur Minaret and Kyrk Molla Hill.

In the afternoon drive to Dashoguz.

Dinner at the restaurant

Transfer to airport for flight to Ashgabat

Arrival and check in hotel

Overnight at hotel.

Breakfast at hotel

After breakfast we’ll have another full day of sightseeing in Ashgabat which will include: Ashgabat’s famous “Altyn Asyr” Oriental Bazar, Jygyldyk bazaar – one of the biggest bazaar in Central Asia. After bazaar we’ll visit Hippodrome of Ashgabat where we’ll see famous horses of Turkmenistan: Turkmen Horses – Akhalteke. We’ll have lunch at one of the local restaurants in Ashgabat. After lunch we’ll continue sightseeing of National Museum of History highly recommendable: one of the biggest museums in Central Asia. After Museum we’ll be visiting Arch of Neutrality – famous rocket and tripod style built building symbolizing neutral status of Turkmenistan. Its’ height is over 300 feet including 40 feet rotating statue of first President of Turkmenistan: Saparmyrat Nyyazow (Turkmenbashy). Enjoy short walking tour within the Park of Independency along the hundreds of fountains and statutes with stops to visit Monuments of Independency and Ruhnama.

Overnight at hotel.

Breakfast at hotel

Transfer to airport for flight to Merv by Turkmen air.

Upon arrival we’ll make our way through sand dunes and bush forests of the desert, to an important excursion of Old Merv – Merv located at the road crossing of Great Silk Road quickly became one of most important and biggest cities of the ancient World. Sightseeing will include: Gyz Gala and Oglan Gala, Complex of Askhabs, Gyaur Gala, Erk Gala, Soltan Gala, Soltan Sanjar Mausoleum, Ibn Zeid Mausoleum. After lunch we’ll take a walking tour within the central part of Mary City. Sightseeing Local United Museum of History, Ethnography, Flora and Fauna of Mary and Orthodox Church built by Russians at the end of XIX century, the Regional Mosque of Mary Province, The Central Theater of Mary, The Convention and Conference Center “Ruhiyet Koshgi”, Central Park and Monument of Mollanepes.

Dinner overnight at hotel.

Breakfast at hotel.

After Lunch we say good bye to Turkmenistan as we make our way to Uzbekistan border via Turkmenabat which will take another 4.5 hours. Upon arrival to the border point we’ll go through custom procedures and continue on to drive directly to Bukhara via Turkmenabat . We will proceed our way to Border crossing one of the biggest deserts in the world known as Kara Kum Desert which means “black sand”.

Arrival and take rest after long drive.

Overnight at hotel

Breakfast at the hotel

FD tour of Samarkand

City tour : Visit Lyabi-Khauz Ensemble, Magoki-Attori Mosque, , trade domes, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque and Miri-Arab Madrasah, Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasahs, Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khauz Mosque, Ismail Samani and Chashma-Ayub Lunch with master class of cooking in Khiva.

Dinner in nadir Devanbegi madrassah with show.

Overnight in Bukhara

Early check out hotel

Transfer to Samarkand city from Bukhara by bus

City tour The mausoleum of Gur Emir, a burial place of Tamer Lang and other princess of his family.

Registan Square, the heart of Samarkand consisting of Madrassa of Ulugbek, Madrassa Sher-Dor and Tillya-Kori Madrassah.

Bibi khonim Mosque – The biggest mosque in Central Asia.

Overnight in Samarkand city.

08:00Early breakfast in the hotel.

Visit : Shakhi-Zinda (Alive King ) Necropolis, a site of pilgrimage visited since the 11th century and marked by holiness.

Ulugbek Observatory – The biggest observatory of his time.

After lunch visit to Konigil Village “Meros” old paper factory which is producing Samarkand paper with ancient style.

Shopping at famous oriental bazzar Siyob.

Overnight in Samarkand city.

Early check out

Transfer to train station

Transfer to Tashkent from Samarkand by train Afrosiyob

Starting of city tour of Tashkent Visit:

10:00 - Visit sacred places of Tashkent:

Ensemble of Hazret Imam. Here you can see the oldest manuscript of Uzbekistan and famous Muslim heritage – Holy Koran Mushaf of Othman which also has the certificate of authenticity from UNESCO. Kukeldash Madrasah, located on the square Chorsu, was built in the 16th century during the reign of the Sheibankhan dynasty. Now it is a college, where the basics of Islam are taught.

Chorsu Bazaar – The wholesale oriental bazaar where you can bargain till 50% of any product

13:00 Lunch.

Visiting the Repressions park

20.30 Dinner at Uzbek Restaurant

Overnight in the hotel

Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to International airport

End of the tour