Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is at the west is the Caspian Sea. Nearly 80 per cent
of the country is taken up by the Kara-Kum (Black Sand) Desert, the largest
in the CIS. Almost all the attractions lie
around the fringes of the desert and in oases. The capital, Ashgabat, on
the southern rim of the Kara-Kum Desert, is a modern city. It replaced
the one founded in 1881, which was destroyed in an earthquake in 1948.Cities: Khiva, Mary, Ashgabat, Kunya Urgench, Bukhara, Samarkand, and Tashkent
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| Itinerary | 14 days | |
| Season | All year round | |
TOUR
# U005| Accomodation | 1 pax | 2 pax | 4 pax | 6 pax | 8 pax |
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Hotels ** |
2053 € 3120 CHF |
1349 € 2050 CHF |
1164 € 1770 CHF |
1020 € 1550 CHF |
967 € 1470 CHF |
Hotels **** |
2382 € 3620 CHF |
1559 € 2370 CHF |
1414 € 2150 CHF |
1263 € 1920 CHF |
1211 € 1840 CHF |
INCLUDED
- Tickets for internal flights
- Entrance fees to sites, local guides
- Transfers
- Tour guide for the Uzbekistan part of the tour
- Transport with professional driver
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation on twin room basis from 2 persons
PROGRAM
Day 1, Tashkent
Arrival to Tashkent. Settlement at the hotel, dinner and overnight
Day 2, Tashkent-Samarkand
Drive to Samarkand. Check in to the hotel. Visit Registan Square. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3, Samarkand
The trip to the magnificent monuments of the Medievial Architecture of the Timurids Epoch:, the Gur-Emir mausoleum, the Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, the Bibi Khanum mosque, Ulugbek Observatory, Afrosiyab. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4, Samarkand - Bukhara
Drive Samarkand via Shakhrisabz (320 km, 4hrs). Tour of Shakhrisabz: Visit Ak Saray Palace, Kuk Gumbaz, Gumbazi Saidon, Khazrati Imam mosque, Mausoleum of Jakhangir (Temurlan's son). Continue drive to Samarkand. Check-in to the hotel. Overnight.
Day 5, Bukhara
Full day in Bukhara: visit Kalyan Minaret and Poi Kalyan Mosque, Miri Arab madrassah, Toki Zargaron Dome, Ulugbek and Abdullazizkhan madrassah, Toki Telpak Furushon Dome, Magoki Attory mosque, Toki Sarafon Dome, Lyabi Hauz complex. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6, Bukhara
Full day in Bukhara: Ark fortress, Bolo House mosque, Ismail Samoni Mausoleum, Chashma Ayub Mausoleum and bazaar . Overnight.
Day 7,Bukhara-Mary (Turkmenistan)
Drive to Farab border. Meeting at the border. After border formalities drive to Chardjou (45 km) for lunch.
Afterwards continue drive to Merv (260 km): visiting the Erk Kala, Gyaur Kala, Sultan Kala, Bayram Khan Kala, Abdullakhan Kala, Sultan Sanzhar and Ibn Zaid Mausoleums, Ruins of Muslim Mosque, Buddist Temple, Grand & Little Kyz Kalas. Drive to Mary (32 km). Visiting &Excursion in United Museum of History Excursion (The Museum was arranged in the past merchant house constructed in the beginning of XX cent, Museum has the rich collection of findings from Margush and Merv, exhibits from nomad life of turkmen tribes, musical instruments, arms) Accommodation at “Sanzhar” htl. O/N
Day 8, Mary-Merv
After breakfast full day visiting the suburbs of Merv: Town Fortress “Child Burdzh”, Ruins of Nestorian Church – 5-6 cent. Signal ( Alarm) Tower – Arab period Caravan Saray – “Gobekly” (richest in Central Asia) Lunch in Mary. Mausoleum of Talkhatan Baba – was untouched by Mongols, real masterpiece of Seldjuk Architecture presents all architectural styles of that period. Return to Mary. Return to hotel for O/N.
Arrival to Tashkent. Settlement at the hotel, dinner and overnight
Day 2, Tashkent-Samarkand
Drive to Samarkand. Check in to the hotel. Visit Registan Square. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3, Samarkand
The trip to the magnificent monuments of the Medievial Architecture of the Timurids Epoch:, the Gur-Emir mausoleum, the Shakhi-Zinda Necropolis, the Bibi Khanum mosque, Ulugbek Observatory, Afrosiyab. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4, Samarkand - Bukhara
Drive Samarkand via Shakhrisabz (320 km, 4hrs). Tour of Shakhrisabz: Visit Ak Saray Palace, Kuk Gumbaz, Gumbazi Saidon, Khazrati Imam mosque, Mausoleum of Jakhangir (Temurlan's son). Continue drive to Samarkand. Check-in to the hotel. Overnight.
Day 5, Bukhara
Full day in Bukhara: visit Kalyan Minaret and Poi Kalyan Mosque, Miri Arab madrassah, Toki Zargaron Dome, Ulugbek and Abdullazizkhan madrassah, Toki Telpak Furushon Dome, Magoki Attory mosque, Toki Sarafon Dome, Lyabi Hauz complex. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6, Bukhara
Full day in Bukhara: Ark fortress, Bolo House mosque, Ismail Samoni Mausoleum, Chashma Ayub Mausoleum and bazaar . Overnight.
Day 7,Bukhara-Mary (Turkmenistan)Drive to Farab border. Meeting at the border. After border formalities drive to Chardjou (45 km) for lunch.
Afterwards continue drive to Merv (260 km): visiting the Erk Kala, Gyaur Kala, Sultan Kala, Bayram Khan Kala, Abdullakhan Kala, Sultan Sanzhar and Ibn Zaid Mausoleums, Ruins of Muslim Mosque, Buddist Temple, Grand & Little Kyz Kalas. Drive to Mary (32 km). Visiting &Excursion in United Museum of History Excursion (The Museum was arranged in the past merchant house constructed in the beginning of XX cent, Museum has the rich collection of findings from Margush and Merv, exhibits from nomad life of turkmen tribes, musical instruments, arms) Accommodation at “Sanzhar” htl. O/N
Day 8, Mary-Merv
After breakfast full day visiting the suburbs of Merv: Town Fortress “Child Burdzh”, Ruins of Nestorian Church – 5-6 cent. Signal ( Alarm) Tower – Arab period Caravan Saray – “Gobekly” (richest in Central Asia) Lunch in Mary. Mausoleum of Talkhatan Baba – was untouched by Mongols, real masterpiece of Seldjuk Architecture presents all architectural styles of that period. Return to Mary. Return to hotel for O/N.
Day 9, Merv-Ashgabat
After hotel breakfast drive to Ashgabat (350 km). On the route visiting the: Mausoleum of Abu Said ((Leader in Suffism ,10 cent), extra 90 km) Upon arrival in Ashgabat lunch. Check in “Sheraton Ak Altyn” htl. Visit to “Old Nissa”. The residence of Parthian Kings, III cent B C – III cent. AD (Northern and Central or Southern architectural complexes – former – treasury house, vine storage chamber, workshops, other household buildings and latter – Round Hall, Square hall, Tower Temple. Hotel overnight.
Day 10, Ashgabat-Tashauz
After Breakfast drive to Bakharden underground lake Kov Ata. Picnic lunch in Kov-Ata. Return drive to Ashgabat. En route visit the Geok Tepe Mosque. A visit to Ertogrul Gazi Mosque. Evening flight to Dashoguz. Check in hotel “Diyar Bekir”*** for dinner and overnight.
Day 11, Tashauz-Urgench
After breakfast drive to Kunya Urgench for excursion. Visiting the Kunya Urgench – Capital of Khorezm:
Mausoleums of Turabek Khanym, Il Arslan, Tekesh, Najmeddin Kubra, Sultan Ali Minaret of Kutluk Timur, also the remains of second minaret.Caravan Saray Kunya Urgench Museum Lunch in Kunya Urgench. Return drive to Dashoguz border. Border crossing. Drive to Khiva. Hotel accommodation. Overnight.
Day 12, Khiva
Full day tour in Khiva: Ota Darvaza, Kalta Minor, Mukhammad Amin Khan Madrassah, Kunya Ark (with panoramic view of Khiva), Mukhammad Rahim Khan Madrassah, Pahlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, Islam Khoja Minaret and Madrassah, Juma Mosque, Tash Hovli (Harem). Overnight.
Day 13, Urgench-Tashkent
Morning flight to Tashkent. Transfer to hotel. City tour: visit Amir Temur Square, Courage Monument, Hasti Imam complex, Chorsu bazaar, Kukeldash madrassah, Applied Art museum, People’s Friendship Square and Abul Kasim madrassah (handicrafts workshops), Applied Arts Museum. Overnight.
Day 14, Tashkent – Next destination
Transfer to APT for International flight. Departure.
After hotel breakfast drive to Ashgabat (350 km). On the route visiting the: Mausoleum of Abu Said ((Leader in Suffism ,10 cent), extra 90 km) Upon arrival in Ashgabat lunch. Check in “Sheraton Ak Altyn” htl. Visit to “Old Nissa”. The residence of Parthian Kings, III cent B C – III cent. AD (Northern and Central or Southern architectural complexes – former – treasury house, vine storage chamber, workshops, other household buildings and latter – Round Hall, Square hall, Tower Temple. Hotel overnight.
Day 10, Ashgabat-Tashauz
After Breakfast drive to Bakharden underground lake Kov Ata. Picnic lunch in Kov-Ata. Return drive to Ashgabat. En route visit the Geok Tepe Mosque. A visit to Ertogrul Gazi Mosque. Evening flight to Dashoguz. Check in hotel “Diyar Bekir”*** for dinner and overnight.
Day 11, Tashauz-Urgench
After breakfast drive to Kunya Urgench for excursion. Visiting the Kunya Urgench – Capital of Khorezm:
Mausoleums of Turabek Khanym, Il Arslan, Tekesh, Najmeddin Kubra, Sultan Ali Minaret of Kutluk Timur, also the remains of second minaret.Caravan Saray Kunya Urgench Museum Lunch in Kunya Urgench. Return drive to Dashoguz border. Border crossing. Drive to Khiva. Hotel accommodation. Overnight.
Day 12, KhivaFull day tour in Khiva: Ota Darvaza, Kalta Minor, Mukhammad Amin Khan Madrassah, Kunya Ark (with panoramic view of Khiva), Mukhammad Rahim Khan Madrassah, Pahlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, Islam Khoja Minaret and Madrassah, Juma Mosque, Tash Hovli (Harem). Overnight.
Day 13, Urgench-Tashkent
Morning flight to Tashkent. Transfer to hotel. City tour: visit Amir Temur Square, Courage Monument, Hasti Imam complex, Chorsu bazaar, Kukeldash madrassah, Applied Art museum, People’s Friendship Square and Abul Kasim madrassah (handicrafts workshops), Applied Arts Museum. Overnight.
Day 14, Tashkent – Next destination
Transfer to APT for International flight. Departure.
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