Aksu Djabagly Nature Reserve in Kazakhstan

Day 01: Arrive Tashkent
 
Day 02: Tashkent/Kazkahstan border point/Aksu Djabagly
We shall proceed to Kazakh border point and after the border formalities proceed to Shymkent and onto Aksu Djabagly village
on arrival transfer to Zhenya’s Guest House
Overnight
 
Day 03: Aksu Canyon
Day trek to the Canyon following the high cliffs with river Aksu flowing below
Easy day hikes through the valley
Return in the late afternoon
Overnight
 
Day 04: Bajdaksaj gorge
Day trek to the gorge – see the beautiful mountain scenery and the primitive rock drawings 
Return in the late afternoon
Overnight
 
Day 05: Cuuldak Tract
Day horse ride to the beautiful meadows and mountain scenery of Cuuldak Gorge
We can also do short walks in the valley
Return in the late afternoon
Overnight
 
Day 06: Aksu Djabagly/Uzbek border point/Samarkand
Morning depart for Uzbekistan border point and later after the border formalities proceed to Samarkand
On arrival transfer to Hotel Malika Prime or Hotel Grand Samarkand  
Overnight
 
Day 07: Samarkand
Full day sightseeing tour of Samarkand – visit Registan Square , see the three beautiful Madrassahs, Later proceed to Bibi Khanum mosque, tomb, the Silk Road bazaar and Shahi Zinda necropolis
Afternoon visit Gur Emir, the mausoleum of Tamerlane, Afrosiab Museum and Ulugbek’s Obsevatory  
Overnight
 
Day 08: Samarkand/Shakre Sabz/Bukhara
Morning depart for Bukhara enrotue visit Shakre Sabz, the birthplace of Tamerlane – we shall see Ak-Saray Palace ruins, Dorus Tilavat seiminary, Kok Gumbaz mosque, Dorus Saidat and the Friday mosque
Later proceed to Bukhara and on arrival transfer to Hotel Malika Bukhara
Overnight
 
Day 09: Bukhara
Full day sightseeing tour of Bukhara – visit Lyabikhauz, madrassah Nadirkhon Devanbegi, Khanaga, Mogaki Attari mosque, Poi Kalon minaret and mosque, madrassahs Aziz Khan and Ulugbek
afternoon visit Arg Fortress, the Zindan, Balakhuaz Mosque, Ismail Samanid mausoleum and Chasma Ayub
Overnight
 
Day 10: Bukhara
Morning excursion to Sitora-i-Mokhikhosa, the summer palace of the former emir of Bukhara.
Later visit the shrine of Bakhauddin Nakshbandi the famous sufi saint of Central Asia
Afternoon free at leisure
Overnight
 
Day 11: Bukhara/Khiva
Morning depart for Khiva via Kizkilkum desert with short stops enroute
On arrival transfer to Hotel Malika
Overnight
 
Day 12: Khiva
Full day sightseeing tour of Khiva – visit Ichan Kala, Kalta minor, Kunya Arg, madrassah Rakhimkhon, UNDP workshops for the development of local handicrafts, later visit Mausoleum of Pakhlavan Makhmud, Islam Khodja minaret and museum, Friday Mosque, Tashauli harem and the Caravan Sarai
Overnight
 
Day 13: Khiva/Urgench – 30 kms
Urgench/Tashkent – HY
Morning transfer to Urgench airport for flight toTashkent
On arrival transfer to Hotel Dedeman
Afternoon sightseeing tour of Tashkent visit the old city, the Hast Imam complex, Chorsu bazar      
Kukeldesh madrassah, Friendship square, the museum of Applied Arts and Navoi Theatre
Overnight
 
Day 14: Tashkent/Depart

Activity:   
Walking trips daily in different directions of the 76 kms canyon
Horse riding to the nearby valleys 
Jeep ride
 
Accommodation: Zhenya’s and Luda’s Guest House is the ideal place situated at the foot of the Canyon. Zhenya – is an expert trekker who organizes walks and bird watching tours around the canyon.