Under the Starry Vault of Samarkand

Key highlights

What awaits you

Itinerary

Day-by-day program

1. 01

   Day 1 — Arrival in Bukhara

   • Arrival in Bukhara. Airport meet and greet and hotel check-in from 14:00. Free time.
   • Bukhara is one of the world's oldest cities, known for the Great Silk Road.
   • The city is famous for more than 140 architectural monuments, including madrasahs, mosques, the
   • Kalon minaret and Ark Fortress.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
2. 02

   Day 2 — Bukhara city tour

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Bukhara city tour:
   • Samanid Mausoleum: Dynastic tomb.
   • Chashma Ayub: Mausoleum linked to the legend of Job.
   • Bolo-Hauz complex: Pool, minaret, and mosque with 20 carved columns.
   • Ark citadel: Ancient fortress.
   • Poi-Kalon complex: Main symbol of Bukhara.
   • Abdulaziz-Khan madrasah: Decorated with intricate ornaments.
   • Ulugbek madrasah: Strict and balanced.
   • Labi-Hauz ensemble: Square with an artificial pond and cozy cafés.
   • Trading quarter: 16th-century covered bazaars.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
3. 03

   Day 3 — Bukhara – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Transfer to Shakhrisabz — Tamerlane's hometown.
   • Shakhrisabz city tour:
   • Ak-Saray Palace: Tamerlane's majestic residence.
   • Dorus-Saodat memorial complex: Tamerlane's crypt and mausoleum of his son Jahangir.
   • Dorut-Tilovat ensemble: Tomb of Tamerlane's father and his teacher.
   • Kok-Gumbaz Mosque: Friday cathedral mosque.
   • Transfer to Samarkand.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
4. 04

   Day 4 — Samarkand city tour

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Samarkand — an ancient city, contemporary of Rome, with a unique medieval aura.
   • Samarkand city tour:
   • Registan Square: Three monumental madrasahs — Sher-Dor, Tillya-Kori, and Ulugbek madrasah.
   • Gur-Emir Mausoleum: Tomb of Tamerlane.
   • Bibi-Khanym Mosque: Central Asia's largest cathedral mosque.
   • Siab Bazaar: Samarkand's largest market.
   • Shah-i-Zinda ensemble: Complex of 11 mausoleums.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
5. 05

   Day 5 — Samarkand – Tashkent

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Continued Samarkand sightseeing:
   • Afrasiab Museum: Near the ruins of ancient Samarkand.
   • Ulugbek Observatory Museum: One of the most significant observatories of the Middle Ages.
   • Transfer to Tashkent — the multifaceted capital of Uzbekistan.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
6. 06

   Day 6 — Tashkent city tour

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Tashkent — capital of Uzbekistan, with diverse architecture.
   • Old City Tashkent tour:
   • Khast-Imam Square: Spiritual center of Tashkent.
   • Barak-Khan madrasah and Kaffal al-Shashi Mazar mausoleum: Oldest architectural monuments.
   • Kukeldash madrasah: One of the largest 16th-century madrasahs.
   • Chorsu Bazaar: Tashkent's oldest bazaar.
   • In the Old City you can see historic mahallas — residential quarters with adobe houses and narrow streets.
   • Lunch at Besh Qozon pilaf center.
   • Walk through central Tashkent.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
7. 07

   Day 7 — Departure

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Group transfer to the airport for return flight.