Silk Road: Taste of Time

Key highlights

What awaits you

Itinerary

Day-by-day program

1. 01

   Day 1 — Arrival in Tashkent

   • Arrival in Tashkent. Airport meet and greet.
   • Transfer to the hotel, check-in on arrival, time to rest.
   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Tour of the new part of the city:
   • Sacred Heart Catholic Church and 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 (16th c.), Kaffal Shashi mausoleum (15th c.), Muyi-Mubarak Mosque, Juma Mosque of Khoja Akhrar Vali, Kukeldash madrasah
   • (16th c.).
   • 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.
   • Meet driver and transfer to Bukhara.
   • Bukhara overview tour:
   • Ark citadel (4th c. BC), Samanid mausoleum (9th–10th c.), Chashma Ayub (14th c.),
   • Bolo-Hauz Mosque (early 20th c.).
   • Lunch.
   • Continued sightseeing:
   • Kumpol Bazaar, Nadir Divanbegi madrasah, Labi-Hauz complex (14th–17th c.),
   • Kalon minaret (12th c.), Kalon Mosque (12th c.), Miri Arab madrasah (16th c.).
   • After dinner, a short walk through the narrow streets of ancient Bukhara.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
3. 03

   Day 3 — Bukhara

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Trip outside the city to visit Bahauddin Naqshbandi mausoleum (16th–19th c.), tombs of his mother and teacher (14th c.).
   • Lunch.
   • Visit to Chor-Bakr mausoleum (10th c.) and Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa summer residence (19th c.).
   • Overnight at the hotel.
4. 04

   Day 4 — Bukhara – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Transfer to Shakhrisabz (3 hours). City tour:
   • Ak-Saray Palace of Amir Timur (White Palace, 1380–1404), Dorus-Saodat mausoleum ensemble
   • («Place of Power», 14th c.), tomb of Jahangir and Omar.
   • Lunch.
   • Continued sightseeing:
   • Dorut-Tilovat ensemble («Blue Mosque», 14th c.), mausoleum of Tamerlane's spiritual teacher Shamsiddin Kulol, Gumbazi-Seyidon mausoleum (16th c.),
   • Kok-Gumbaz Mosque (1435), Hazrat-Imam Mosque (14th c.).
   • Visit to the cemetery of Polish soldiers of General Anders' army in Shakhrisabz.
   • Transfer to Samarkand. Hotel check-in, time to rest.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
5. 05

   Day 5 — Samarkand city tour

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Samarkand overview tour:
   • Registan Square: Ulugbek madrasah (15th c.), Sher-Dor madrasah (17th c.),
   • Tillya-Kori madrasah (17th c.).
   • Ulugbek Observatory (15th c.).
   • Shah-i-Zinda architectural complex (11th–15th c.).
   • Lunch.
   • Continued sightseeing:
   • Gur-Emir mausoleum, Bibi-Khanym Mosque.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
6. 06

   Day 6 — Samarkand – Tashkent

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Visit to Khudjum carpet factory (handmade silk carpets).
   • Continued sightseeing:
   • Ulugbek Observatory, Afrasiab ancient city excavations and museum, mausoleum of
   • Saint Daniel.
   • Visit to silk paper workshop (handmade).
   • Lunch.
   • Transfer to the station and train to Tashkent on Afrosiyob or Sharq.
   • Overnight at the hotel.
7. 07

   Day 7 — Departure

   • Breakfast at the hotel.
   • Check-out and flight to your next destination.