Day 1: Arrival, Highlights of Tashkent - Khiva
Morning arrival in Tashkent -
The capital of Uzbekistan
Transfer
To The hotel and accommodation
Rest after a long flight
Afternoon city tour:
"New Tashkent Television Tower" -
The highest in Central Asia and
The eighth in
The world - 375 m
"Memorial
To The Victims of Repression" -
The memorial complex and museum
"Monument of Courage"-
The epicenter of
The Tashkent earthquake of 1966 (1976)
Old part of
The city:
The architectural complex "Khazret-Imam" including necropolis of imam Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Kaffal Shashi who was one of
The first Muslim imams and a famous prophet and poet (16th century)
"Barak-khan Medressa" - built by Suyunidj-khan -
The first ruler of
The Uzbek dynasty of
The Sheibanid's (16th century)
"Tellya Sheikh Medressa" also called "Khast Imom Mosque" where Osman Quran -
The world's oldest - is kept (19th century)
"Mui-Mubarak Medressa" (19th century)
"Juma Mosque" (15-19th centuries)
Imam Ismail al Bukhari Islamic Institute - a two year post-medressa academy
"Hadra" square
"Kukeldash Medressa" ("Foster brother") - was built by Kukekdash -
The minister of
The Tashkent khans (16th century)
"Jami Mosque"-
The third biggest mosque in Uzbekistan
Transfer
To airport for evening flight
To Urgench on flight HY 1057 at 18:00
19:40 arrival in Urgench -
The administration center of Khorezm region
Transfer
To Khiva -
The only "Museum under
The open sky" in Central Asia that has been completely preserved up
To The present day (35 km, 30 min)
Accommodation in a hotel
Overnight in Khiva.
Day 2: Khiva - Bukhara
Breakfast in
The hotel
City tour:
Architectural complex Ichan-Qala" (12-19th centuries) -
The historical center of Khiva which has been inscribed into
The UNESCO World Heritage List.
Kunya-Ark khan's castle -
The inner citadel of Ichan-Qala (16-17th centuries)
Kalta Minor Tower (Short minaret) that would have become
The biggest and tallest minaret in Central Asia (19th century)
Muhammad Amin-Khan -
The biggest medieval medressa in Khiva (1845-1855 years)
Djuma Mosque with 220 wooden columns and a minaret 32,
5 m height (10th century)
Tash-Hauli (Stone courtyard) palace looking like a fortress with a high battlements, towers and fortified gates (19th century)
Ak-Mosque (White Mosque) - a small quarter mosque by
The gates of Palvan-Darvaza (1838-1842)
Necropolis of Pahlavan Mahmud -
The cultic center of Ichan-Qala (1810-1913 years)
Residence of Islam Khodja (1910 year) -
The vizier of
The last khan. Ensemble consists of
The smallest medressa in Khiva and a minaret whose top platform has a height of 45 m and is
The highest observation point in town.
Afternoon transfer
To Bukhara via
The Kizil-Kum desert along
The Caravan road (480 km, 5-7 hrs)
Arrival in Sacred Bukhara - one of
The most esteemed cities of Islamic civilization
Hotel accommodation
Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 3: Bukhara
Breakfast in
The hotel
City tour:
Mausoleum of
The Samanids -
The most ancient brick building in Central Asia, a masterpiece of world architecture (9-10th century)
Mausoleum Chashma Ayub that belongs
To The esteemed "places of trace" left by saints persons (14th century).
The legend says that once
The bible prophet Job (Ayub) visited this place.
Visit
To The museums of Imam Al Bukhari and "The Museum of Water"
"Bolo-Houz Mosque" -
The only monument of medieval Bukhara (beg. of 20th century)
Ark -
The center of Bukhara statehood (4th century B. C. )
Silk carpet shops
Complex "Poi Kalon" ("Beneath
The Great")
"Kalyan Minaret" -
The main symbol of sacred Bukhara that symbolized
The authority and power of
The spiritual governors. (12th century)
"Kalyan Mosque"- its area of 130x80 m surpasses Bibi-Khanym mosque in Samarkand
"Miri Arab Madrassah" - active madrassah is one of
The most esteemed spiritual Islamic universities (16th century)
"Taki Zargaron" -
The dome of jewelers (15-16th century)
"Ulugbeg Medressa" - one of
The 3 madrassahs constructed by
The grandson of Tamerlan - Ulugbeg (15th century)
"Abdulaziz-khan Madrassah" - traditional madrassah with 2 floors of hudjras and a mosque on
The central axis ( mid. of 17th century)
Tim of Abdullah-Khan madrassah (1588-1590)
Atlas shops
"Magoki-Attari Mosque" -
The most ancient mosque in Bukhara (12th century) is considered a masterpiece of Bukhara architecture
"Khanaka and madrassah of Nadir Divan-Beghi" - a massive rectangular structure that was a place for
The refuge and meditation of Sufis (17th century)
"Kukeldash Madrassah" (16th century) - one of
The biggest Bukhara madrassah
"Lyabi-Hauz" ensemble -
The largest artificial reservoir of medieval Bukhara - is very popular among tourists (14-17th centuries)
"Chor Minor" ("Four minarets") is an unusual madrassah built by Caliph Niyazkul (18th century)
Overnight in Bukhara.
Day 4: Bukhara - Samarkand
Breakfast in
The hotel
06:00 transfer
To The historical town of Samarkand - a crossroad of
The world's cultures, one of
The most ancient cities in
The world (268 km, 4 hrs) and hotel accommodation
Tour around
The capital of Tamerlane's Empire:
Gur Emir Mausoleum - Tamerlan's tomb (14-15th century) that was built for Temur's grandson Muhammad-Sultan and
The tombs of three other Temurids - sons of Temur - Miranshah and Shahruh and his grandson Ulugbek
Ruhabad Mausoleum ("House of Spirit") -
The legend says that under
The dome there is a box with seven hairs of Prophet Muhammad (14th century)
Registan Square ("A sandy place") -
The major square of Samarkand
Ulugbeg Medressa - Sheikh Khodja Akhrar and poet Djami were among outstanding graduates of
The medressa (15th century)
Sher-Dor Medressa ("Having tigers") (17th century)
Tillya-Kari Medressa ("Coated by gold") -
The rich gilding on
The dome, walls and mihrab surpassed all other famous buildings in Central Asia (17th century)
The mosque named after Hazret-Hyzr - an Islamic saint and eternal wanderer. He was esteemed as giving richness and good luck in far voyages and trade (19th century)
Cathedral mosque Bibi-Khanym that was named after
The oldest wife of Tamerlan (14th century)
The architectural complex Shahi-Zinda (Alive king) - necropolis on
The slope of
The Afrosiab hill is connected with Kusam ibn Abbas -
The cousin of Prophet Muhammad (11-15th century)
Overnight in Samarkand.
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