Itinerary

1. Day 01: Tashkent

   • Arrival in Tashkent. Meeting with the driver. Start sightseeing:
     • Khast Imom Complex, including Barak Khan Madrassah, Kaffal Shashi mausoleum, Quran Library & Mosque.
     • Chorsu Bazaar is the primary oriental market in Tashkent.
     • Kukeldash Madrassah (XVI c) – The grand 16th c. Madrassah has a domed courtyard. Now, the building has returned to service as an Islamic school.
   • Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue SS:
   • Amir Temur Square is a central park with a statue of Amir Temur on horseback and the so-called “Broadway.”
   • Independence (Mustakillik) Square—the former “Red Squire,” the main squire of Tashkent, with a monument to WW II victims. Tashkent Metro stations.

   Dinner at a local restaurant.

   Overnight at hotel.

2. Day 02: Tashkent-Bukhara

   AM:

   • Breakfast.
   • Transfer to the railway station and departure to Bukhara by train Sharq or Afrosiab at 08:23-12:29.
   • Check-in hotel upon arrival and sightseeing of:
   • ARK Fortress (VI—XIX c)—In the Middle Ages, it was a whole town with the emir's house, with wives, mosques, a mint place, government institutes, store rooms, a prison and a square for public executions.
   • Poikalon (XII–XVI c) is an architectural ensemble consisting of a “Masjidi Kalon” mosque, a “Miri Arab” madrasah, and a minaret (46 m).

   PM:

   • Lunch at a local restaurant.
   • Continue sightseeing:
   • Trading Domes consists of three trading centres: Tok-i-Zargaron (1570) – Jeweler’s Bazaar, Tok-i-Tilpak Furushon – Cap Maker’s Bazaar, Tok-i-Sarrafon – Moneychanger’s Bazaar.
   • Medresse of Ulugbek and Abdulzizkhan.
   • Labi—Hauz (XVI-XVII c) is a complex with Nodir—Devon Begi Madrassah and Khanaka.

   Dinner at a local restaurant.

   Overnight at hotel.

3. Day 03: Bukhara--Samarkand

   AM:

   • Transfer to the railway station and departure to Samarkand by train Sharq or Afrosiab at 04:20-06:03.
   • Breakfast.
   • Arrival and sightseeing of:
     • Gur Amir Mausoleum (XV c.) is a Timurid dynastic burial vault, a unique architectural monument with a blue-ribbed tessellated dome.
     • Registan square (XV–XVII c) official center of Timurs Empire, consist of grandiose Madrassah of Ulugbek, Sher Dor & Tillya Kari.

   PM:

   • Lunch at a local restaurant.
   • Start sightseeing in Samarkand:
     • Bibi Khanum mosque (XIVc) was built by Timur to be the biggest mosque at the time. Architects, craftsmen, and painters built it in five years.
     • Siab bazaar (closed on Mon)
     • Shahi Zinda Mausoleum (XIV-XV c) is a “Town of Dead” complex of more than 20 unique buildings of different ages.
   • Dinner at a local restaurant.
   • Overnight at hotel.

4. Day 04: Samarkand - Bukhara

   AM

   • Breakfast. 
   • Transfer to the railway station and departure to Tashkent by train Sharq or Afrosiab at 06:13 - 08:43

   Arrival. 

   • Free time for self-exploration.
   • Transfer to the airport for the departure flight.