Along the Great Silk Road VIP
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5 days · 4 nightsTashkent → Samarkand → Shakhrisabz → Bukhara4.4

Along the Great Silk Road VIP

Price
from 21 858 901 UZS~$1750

VIP journey in five days along the Great Silk Road route: Tashkent, Bukhara, Shakhrisabz, and Samarkand.

Key highlights

What awaits you

Two faces of Tashkent: new and old city
Train to Bukhara and evening walk through the streets
Ak-Saray Palace — Tamerlane's white palace
Registan and Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand
Polish soldiers' cemetery in Shakhrisabz
Afrosiyob high-speed train

Itinerary

Day-by-day program

  1. 01

    Day 1 — Arrival in Tashkent

    • Arrival: Meet at Tashkent airport. Transfer to hotel and check-in.
    • Breakfast at the hotel. Tour of the new part of the city:
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
    • Monument to Polish soldiers.
    • Independence Square.
    • Amir Timur statue.
    • Courage Monument.
    • World War II memorial.
    • Alisher Navoi Theater Square.
    • Tashkent TV Tower (exterior).
    • Lunch.
    • Tour of the old part of Tashkent:
    • Khazrati Imam complex (Barak-Khan madrasah, Kaffal Shashi mausoleum, Muyi-Mubarak Mosque).
    • Juma Mosque of Khoja Akhrar Vali.
    • Kukeldash madrasah.
    • Free time for shopping at Chorsu Bazaar and souvenir shops.
    • Overnight at the hotel.
  2. 02

    Day 2 — Tashkent – Bukhara

    • Early breakfast at the hotel.
    • Transfer to Tashkent railway station. Train to Bukhara.
    • Arrival and meet driver. Transfer to Bukhara.
    • Bukhara overview tour:
    • Ark citadel.
    • Samanid mausoleum.
    • Chashma Ayub.
    • Bolo-Hauz Mosque.
    • Lunch.
    • Continued sightseeing:
    • Kumpol Bazaar.
    • Nadir Divanbegi madrasah.
    • Labi-Hauz complex.
    • Kalon minaret.
    • Kalon Mosque.
    • Miri Arab madrasah.
    • After dinner, a walk through the narrow streets of Bukhara.
    • Overnight at the hotel.
  3. 03

    Day 3 — Bukhara – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand

    • Breakfast at the hotel.
    • Transfer to Shakhrisabz (3 hours).
    • City tour:
    • Ak-Saray Palace of Amir Timur.
    • Dorus-Saodat mausoleum ensemble (tomb of Jahangir and Omar).
    • Lunch.
    • Continued sightseeing:
    • Dorut-Tilovat ensemble.
    • Gumbazi-Seyidon mausoleum.
    • Kok-Gumbaz Mosque.
    • Hazrat-Imam Mosque.
    • Cemetery of Polish soldiers of General Anders' army.
    • Transfer to Samarkand. Hotel transfer, check-in, and time to rest.
    • Overnight at the hotel.
  4. 04

    Day 4 — Samarkand – Tashkent

    • Breakfast at the hotel.
    • Samarkand overview tour:
    • Gur-Emir mausoleum.
    • Registan Square (Ulugbek, Sher-Dor, and Tillya-Kori madrasahs).
    • Lunch.
    • Continued sightseeing:
    • Bibi-Khanym Mosque.
    • Shah-i-Zinda architectural complex.
    • Overnight at the hotel.
  5. 05

    Day 5 — Departure

    • Transfer to the station and train to Tashkent (Afrosiyob or Sharq).
    • Breakfast at the hotel.
    • Check-out and flight to your next destination.
    • Airfare.
    • Visa fees and processing.
    • Photo and video fees.
    • Alcoholic beverages.
    • Tips and gratuities.
    • Personal expenses.
    • Any services not included in the itinerary above.

Five days — four cities — one unforgettable route. VIP format means comfortable transport, attentive guides, and a thoughtful pace: unhurried, but with maximum impressions.

Shakhrisabz is a rare jewel of the route: ruins of the white Ak-Saray Palace, Timurid family mausoleums, the blue Kok-Gumbaz Mosque. This is the birthplace of the great conqueror, and the atmosphere here is special.

A tour for travelers who want to follow in the footsteps of caravans in comfort and take home stories from four great cities.

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