Uzbekistan Short Tour Package

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Day 1. Home country – Tashkent / Uzbekistan

Flight to Tashkent.  Arrival at Tashkent International Airport  Come out of the terminal and meet the staff holding a sign “DABIRONA TOUR”  or with your name on it.

Day: city tour with guide. Start sightseeing tour of Tashkent (5- hrs.) visiting old and new parts of the city:

- Amir Timur Square, founded in 1882 and originally called Konstantinovsky  Square, was renamed on August 31, 1994, after Amir Timur to honor the cultural and historical contribution of the great conqueror. Around the Square, there is the Museum of History of Timurids, Uzbekistan Hotel, Forum Palace, and the famous Tashkent striking clock.

 - Tashkent striking clock, one of the major symbols of Tashkent.

Theater Square with the Opera House: The State Academic Theater of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi built in 1947 is one of the best opera theaters in the world performs both classical and national repertoires.  - Independence Square, the main square of Uzbekistan reflects the past, present, and future of the country. Fountains stand for the life energy of the Uzbek people, the Cabinet, and the Senate, the “Eternal flame" in honor of soldiers who died during the Second World War. - Earthquake Memorial, the composition is devoted to the tragic date of the earthquake in Tashkent on April 26, 1966, and is erected in the approximate place of the earthquake epicenter. Residents still come to the monument to honor those people who took part in the reconstruction of Tashkent; - Khasti Imam Square – a religious center of the city consisting of the Barak khan madrasah; Imam Abu Bakr Muhammad Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum and the library of Islamic Literature with the Holy Koran Book of the VII century (original Quran Othman). Khast Imam is one of the most significant spiritual centers in Central Asia and attracts pilgrims and visitors from all over the world.

- Chorsu bazaar – the ancient bazaar of Tashkent. “Chorsu” means “four glasses of water”,  symbolically meaning the conjunction of four major parts of the old city in the bazaar where people come for trade. The bazaar's beautiful blue dome, built in traditional style after the Tashkent earthquake, is often depicted in postcards and international magazines and has become one of the major sights of interest both for locals and guests – one can see oriental tiled bazaar from different souvenir shops with ceramics, handicraft works, carpets and jewelry, the whole pavilion full of delirious fruits to the finest textiles and colorful fabrics. - Tashkent Metro (the first line was launched in 1977) with beautiful train stations each decorated in thematic style with traditional ornaments and special lightning. Lunch at Besh Qazan restaurant. Dinner at Anjir restaurant and a night at the hotel.

Day 2. Tashkent - Samarkand 320 km by train.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Samarkand by the morning train. Arrival in Samarkand and city tour with guide Meet the guide at the train station. Start sightseeing program in Samarkand (5 hours):

Gur Emir Mausoleum – a burial vault of Timor the Great and his descendants is  decorated with gold ornaments and is considered one of the most significant  sights of the world;

 – Continue to the famous Registan Square – the heart of Samarkand and a real masterpiece of Central Asian medieval architecture consisting of three grandiose  buildings: Ulughbek Madrassa, Madrassa Sherdor, and Madrassa Tilla Kori;

– Bibi Khanim Mosque – the biggest medieval building in the city was one of the  most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world in the 15th Century;

 – Shahi Zinda Necropolis – a unique complex of Mausoleums formed by standing on both sides of the cenotaph (an imaginary grave) of the Muslim saint Kussam ibn Abbas.

– Ulugbek’s Observatory – the finest astronomical center in the medieval world was built by the order of Ulugbek, an outstanding scholar and astronomer; – Oriental bazaar Siyab.  Lunch at Karimbek restaurant. Dinner at Zafar restaurant and a night at the hotel.

Day 3. Samarkand – Bukhara 265 km by train

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the railway station departure for Bukhara by train. Arrival in Bukhara. Come out of the terminal and meet the guide and driver.

City tour with guide:

Start WALKING sightseeing program in Bukhara (5 hours):

- Ensemble Lyabi Hauz (Nadir Divanbegi Madrassa, Khanaka, Kukeldash Madrassa and the monument of Khodja Nasreddin);

- Magoki Attari Mosque is one of the oldest mosques survived in Bukhara from the  time before the Mongolian invasion;

 - Abdullakhan’s Tim with numerous handicraft shops of souvenirs, ceramics,  national clothes, and carpets;

- Caravanserai Sayfuddin (the Center of Handicraft Development of Bukhara);

- There are three trading domes or so-called covered bazaars Toki Sarrofon, Toki  Telpak Furushon, and Toki Zargaron preserved from the XVI century and these bazaars were the centers for trade of silk, jewelry, and even for money exchange.  Today as well, one can enjoy and purchase different souvenirs of a wide range,  from small souvenir magnets to the famous Bukhara carpets;

- Visit Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan Madrassas or so-called Kosh (pare) madrassas  opposite each other with the distinctive style of facade ornamental decoration;

- Poi Kalon Square with Kalon Minaret and Mosque, Mir Arab Madrassa – the heart of Bukhara, a monumental complex that impresses the imagination; Transfer to the hotel.  Lunch at Kukeldash Garden restaurant. Dinner at Chinar restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4. Bukhara all day then departure to Tashkent around 4:00 p.m. with the  Afrosyab TGV fast train 500 km 3.5 h. 

Breakfast. A program of visits:

"Eastern Mysteries" is a sightseeing program in Bukhara. The old Arc of the Fortress  (4 century BC),

Bahauddin Nakshbandi holy place (14th c.), Lunch during visits, around 3:30 p.m. transfer to the railway station and departure to Tashkent with the fast train  Afrosyab, arrival around 8:00 p.m. in Tashkent, Farewell dinner on arrival in  Tashkent. Lunch at the local restaurant. Dinner at Ibragimbek restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5. Tashkent – Home country.

Breakfast. Day of departure:  Transfer to Tashkent International Airport. Departure flight to home.

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