2012 Fixed Departure Tour in Uzbekistan

UZBEKISTAN SILK ROAD TOUR

Due to its geographical location the land of the Uzbek people was always at the crossroad of migrations and invasions. This brought different cultures and civilizations to the region. The Great Silk Road passed through this land making famous the cities of Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara.
Tashkent is now a modern city and the capital of Uzbekistan. It is also the largest city in Central Asia. Equipped with minarets and mausoleums, mosques and madrassahs, Samarkand and Bukhara are known for monuments from the bygone days. Those were the days of the remarkable brick and tile structures - masterpieces of many constructors and artisans. One of the largest open-air museums is Khiva, near Urgench. It is the most preserved ensemble of all the ancient Central Asian settlements.

Sketch itinerary - Fixed Departure

Day 1 Thursday: Arrive Tashkent.
Afternoon Tashkent city tour.

Day 2 Friday: AM Flight Tashkent to Nukus.
Visit Igor Savitsky Museum, city tour, Toprak Kala and Ayaz Kala. PM proceeding to Khiva.

Day 03 Saturday: Khiva.
Full day city sightseeing tour.

Day 04 Sunday : Khiva to Bukhara by road.
Travel via the Kyzyl-Kum (red sands) Desert.

Day 05 Monday : Bukhara.
Full day city sightseeing tour.

Day 06 Tuesday: AM Bukhara to Samarkand.
PM city tour of Samarkand.

Day 07 Wednesday: Samarkand to Tashkent.
AM 2nd city tour. PM By road for Tashkent.

Day 08 Thursday: Tashkent departure.
Transfer to airport for your departure flight.

-- End of tour --

EXTENDED TOUR ITINERARY

Day 08 Thursday: AM Flight Tashkent to Termez.
Sightseeing tour for the remainder of the day.

Day 09 Friday: Flight Termez to Tashkent and by road to Ferghana.
Friendship Bridge and a peek into Afghanistan. PM departure by road tashkent to Ferghana.

Day 10 Saturday: Ferghana
Full day sightseeing of the Ferghana Valley visiting Andijan, Kokand, Margilan etc.

Day 11 Sunday: Ferghana to Tashkent
Afternoon return to Tashkent

Day 12 Monday: Tashkent departure.
Transfer to airport for your departure flight.

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