The Great Silk Road
3 stars
Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Bishkek, Naryn,
Description
Silk Road trips
Destination: Uzbekistan–Kyrgyzstan Silk road itinerary: Tashkent, Samarkand , Bukhara,Khiva, Bishkek,Naryn, Duration: 12 days/11 nights
Day 1
Fly to Tashkent. Meeting on arrival assistance and transfer to Hotel. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Tashkent visit – Old city Barak Khana, Tila Shaikh mosque, Kukeldesh madrassah, Friendship Square, museum of Applied Arts
Day 2
Tashkent. Free at leisure
Day 3
Tashkent/Samarkand – 330 km. Morning departure for Samarkand and on arrival transfer to Hotel. Sightseeing tour of Samarkand visit – Registan Square to see the thre beautiful madrassahs, later proceed to Bibi Khanum mosque, the Silk Road bazaar and Shahi Zinda necropolis afternoon visit Gur Emir, the mausoleum of Tamerlane overnight
Day 4
Samarkand. Morning visit Afrosiab Museum and site we shall see the rare wall murals in the Museum taken from the nearby site later we shall the ancient ruins of the once “Maracanda’ later visit Ulugbek’s Observatory and the History Museum Afternoon free at leisure overnight
Day 5
Samarkand/Shakre Sabz/Bukhara – 378 kms. Morning departure for Bukhara enroute visit Shakre Sabz, the birthplace ofTamerlane. We shall visit Ak Saray Palace ruins, Dorus Tilavat seminary, Kok Gumbaz mosque, Dorus Saidat and the Friday mosque. Later proceed to Bukhara and on arrival transfer to Hotel . Overnight
Day 6
Bukhara. Full day sightseeing tour of Bukhara visit – Lyabi Khauz, madrassah Nadirkhon Devanbegi, Khanaga, Mogaki Attari mosque, Poi Kalon minaret andmosque,Madrassahs Aziz Khan and Ulugbek. Afternoon visit Ark Fortress, Balakhauz mosque, mausoleum of Ismail Samanid, Chasma Ayub
Day 7
Drive to Khiva (8hrs) 430km. Morning departure for Khiva via Kizilkum (red sands) enroute stop at the sight of Amudarya(Oxus river). Arrive Khiva in the late afternoon and transfer to Hotel. Overnight.
Day 8
Khiva. Full day excursion in Khiva – visit Ichan Kala, Kalta minor, Kunya Ark, Madrassah Rakhimkhon, mausoleum of Pakhlavan Makhmud, Islam Khodja minaret and museum, Friday Mosque, Tashauli Palace/harem. Overnight
Day 9
Khiva – Urgench/Tashkent HY 1052 0920/1050 Tashkent/Bishkek HY 777 1800/1945. Morning transfer to Urgench 30 km. Flight to Tashkent HY 1052 0920/1050. On arrival to Tashkent half day city tour including visit of Old city, Kafelsashi complex, Chorsu. On arrival drive to Hotel
Day 10
Bishkek. After breakfast sightseeing program: visit Osh bazaar, History museum. In the afternoon visit Ala-Archa gorge (40km). After breakfast drive to the national nature park Ala-Archa, situated in the south of Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountain range at the altitude of 1600-4860 m. It’s the best offerings of trekking and climbing in rocky. Walk aroung. There is possibility to have horseriding there. Picnic in the open aria. In the evening folk concert or folk performance.
Day 11
Bishkek – Naryn (6-7 hours) 350km. Drive to Naryn. On the way visit Burana Tower (11-13c.c.). It is one of the oldest of its kind in Central Asia. Lunch in Balykchi nearby of the lake Issyk-Kul (1600m above sea level. It is the second largest high mountainous lake in the world.) Overnight in Salkyn-Tur guest house
Day 12
Naryn – Torugart pass – Kashgar (200km). In the early morning drive to the Torugart Pass. After border formalities cross the Kyrgyz border and meet with Chinese partners. End of Kyrgyz part
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