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Gorgeous Uzbekistan, Pearl of the Silk Road - Departure with THY on May 25 (Eid al-Adha Special)
Tour Detail
Meeting 3 hours before the flight in front of the Turkish Airlines counter at Istanbul Airport International Departures terminal. (It is necessary to be at the airport the evening before the departure date specified in the tour.) After baggage, ticket, and passport procedures, departure to Urgench at 01.20 with Turkish Airlines flight TK 262. Upon arrival in Urgench at 07.10 local time, we head to Khiva with our vehicle waiting for us at the airport. Our city tour begins upon arrival. During the city tour we will take in this beautiful city, the Ichan Kala and Old Kunya-Ark included on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Friday Mosque, Islam Khodja madrasa and minaret, Allah Kuli Khan Madrasa, Muhammad Amin Khan, Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasa, Shirgazi Khan Madrasa, Pehlivan Darvaza Gate, and Tosh Khauli Caravanserai. After our tour, we give free time for shopping in Khiva’s fairy-tale bazaars. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel in Khiva.
2.Day Khiva – Bukhara
After breakfast at the hotel departure to the city of Bukhara. After arrival in Bukhara, we settle into our hotel and give free time. At the time determined by our guide, we will have our dinner among Bukhara’s unique architectural beauties. Free time after dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
3.Day Bukhara
After breakfast at the hotel, our Bukhara city tour begins. Bukhara is one of Uzbekistan’s oldest and most historic cities and holds great importance as the cultural and religious center of Central Asia. With its thousands of years of history, Bukhara has been an important city of education and culture in the Islamic world. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bukhara resembles an open-air museum with its historic structures, madrasahs, mosques, and baths. Among the places we will see during the city tour are Lyabi-Hauz Mosque, the Jewish Quarter, the Poi Kalyan Complex, the Kalyan Minaret built by the Karakhanids, the first Turkic Islamic state, Mir-i-Arab Madrasah, Ulugh Beg Madrasah, and Chor Minor Madrasah. After our tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Overnight at the hotel after dinner.
4.Day Bukhara – Samarkand
After breakfast at the hotel, departure to Samarkand. Located in a strategic position on the Silk Road, this historic city is the cultural and commercial center of Central Asia and one of Uzbekistan’s oldest and most fascinating cities. Among the places we will visit are Imam Maturidi Hazretleri, Ubaydullah Ahrar Hazretleri, Afrosiab Archaeology Museum, paper workshops where production is carried out using techniques dating from the 8th century, Gur-e-Amir (Amir Timur), Registan Square, Ulugh Beg Madrasah, Ulugh Beg Observatory, Sher Dor Madrasah, Tilla Kari Madrasah, Kukeldash Madrasah, Siyab Bazaar, and Shah-i-Zinda Mausoleum. After our tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Overnight at the hotel after dinner.
5.Day Samarkand – Tashkent
After breakfast at the hotel, departure to Tashkent. Our city tour begins upon arrival. Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, and one of Central Asia’s most important cultural, trade, and industrial centers. With a history dating back to the 2nd century BC, Tashkent has hosted many civilizations from past to present and has been one of the important points of the Silk Road. This city, where modern and traditional are blended, stands out with its historical structures and dynamic city life. During our city tour, Barak Khan Madrasah, Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, Tilla Sheikh Mosque, the original copy of the Quran from the time of Hazrat عثمان kept at the Presidency of Religious Affairs, Kukeldash Madrasah, the famous Tashkent Metro, and the famous Tashkent Bazaar are among the places to be seen. After our tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Overnight at the hotel after dinner.
6.Day Tashkent – Istanbul
After an early checkout at the hotel, transfer to the airport at the time determined by our guide. After baggage, ticket, and passport procedures, departure to Istanbul at 09.35 with Turkish Airlines flight TK369. Our tour ends upon arrival at 12.55 local time.
What's Included
- Round-trip airline ticket with Turkish Airlines on the Istanbul – Urgench // Tashkent - Istanbul route,
- Airport Taxes,
- Airport – hotel – airport transfers and intercity transfers,
- 5 nights, 6 days half-board accommodation in 4* hotels (Breakfasts and Dinners included.)
- Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent City Tours,
- Museum and archaeological site entrance fees,
- Closed bottled water service on the vehicle,
- Turkish-speaking guide services,
Not Included
- Foreign Departure Tax,
- Travel Health Insurance
- Bottled drinks served with meals,
- Driver and guide tips (Driver 2 Euro per day, Guide 3 Euro)