
May Feast: Festival of Uzbekistan's Flavors
A gastronomic festival of Uzbekistan's flavors: Bukhara, Shakhrisabz, Samarkand, and Tashkent over seven rich days.
Key highlights
What awaits you
Itinerary
Day-by-day program
- 01
Day 1 — Arrival in Bukhara
- Arrival in Bukhara, transfer to hotel and check-in.
- Lunch.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 02
Day 2 — Bukhara city tour
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- 10:00 - Bukhara city tour:
- Ark citadel (4th century BC).
- Bolo-Hauz Mosque (early 20th century).
- Poi-Kalon architectural ensemble: Kalon minaret, Kalon Mosque, Miri Arab madrasah.
- Ulugbek madrasah (1417).
- Nadir Divanbegi madrasah.
- Abdul Aziz Khan madrasah.
- Magoki-Attori Mosque (12th–16th c.).
- Lunch.
- Labi-Hauz ensemble (14th–17th century).
- Kosh madrasah ensemble: Madari-Abdullakhan and Abdullakhan madrasahs.
- Samanid Mausoleum (late 9th – early 10th century).
- Chashma Ayub Mausoleum.
- Chor-Minor (Four Minarets).
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 03
Day 3 — Bukhara city tour
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- 09:00 - Bukhara suburban excursion program:
- Bahauddin Naqshbandi mausoleum (16th–19th c.).
- Lunch.
- Visit to Chor-Bakr necropolis and Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa Palace.
- Free time for souvenirs and trading domes.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 04
Day 4 — Bukhara – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- 09:00 - Transfer to Samarkand via Shakhrisabz.
- Visits in Shakhrisabz:
- Jahangir mausoleum.
- Dor-us Saodat memorial complex.
- Ak-Saray Palace ruins.
- Dorut Tilovat ensemble with Kok-Gumbaz Mosque and tomb of Tamerlane's father.
- Lunch.
- Transfer to Samarkand, hotel check-in.
- Free time.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 05
Day 5 — Samarkand city tour
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- 09:00 - Samarkand excursion program:
- Siab Bazaar.
- Free time for souvenirs and Eastern sweets.
- Gur-Emir mausoleum (14th–15th century).
- Registan Square: Ulugbek, Sher-Dor, and Tillya-Kori madrasahs.
- Lunch.
- Bibi-Khanym Mosque.
- Shah-i-Zinda architectural complex (11th–15th century).
- Free time.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 06
Day 6 — Samarkand – Tashkent
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- 09:00 - Continued sightseeing:
- Ulugbek Observatory (15th century).
- Lunch.
- Visit to Prophet Daniel mausoleum.
- Transfer to Tashkent by train.
- Arrival, hotel check-in.
- Free time to rest.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 07
Day 7 — Departure
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- 09:00 - Modern Tashkent excursion program:
- Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theater.
- Amir Timur Square tour: State Museum of Timurids, Amir Timur
- Park, Tashkent chimes, Uzbekistan Hotel, Forums Palace, artists' alley "Broadway".
- Lunch.
- Old city tour:
- Khast-Imam complex: Barak-Khan madrasah, Tillya-Sheikh Mosque, repository of the Quran
- of Osman and the golden hair of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Chorsu Bazaar.
- 17:00 - Transfer to Tashkent airport.
"May Feast" is a celebration for all the senses. Uzbekistan's gastronomy unfolds against the greatest architectural masterpieces: pilaf in Bukhara, Samarkand bread at Siab Bazaar, Eastern sweets at Registan.
The route begins in Bukhara — a city where every dome and every bazaar holds the taste of centuries. Through Shakhrisabz, Tamerlane's homeland, you reach Samarkand, then the capital by high-speed train.
Seven days, six nights — the ideal format for gourmets and culture lovers who want to combine gastronomy with deep immersion in history.
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