Short budget tour to Uzbekistan | $285

Tour itinerary: Tashkent – Samarkand – Asraf – Bukhara – Tashkent

Season: All year around

Days: 4 | Nights: 3

Learn more about Uzbekistan! We invite you to find out why this country was chosen as #1 destination this year and what's so special in it.

Your budget matters! This tour to Uzbekistan includes 3* hotels and licensed guides, along with drivers and prepared staff. For big company we will offer you a group manager that will keep an eye on you during the trip.

You choose where to go! Our guides will always adjust a route plan up to your desires.

You deserve to be happy during this tour! We will make sure that your journey will be full of little adventures and cheering surprises. Make sure you will visit local restaurants to try out famous Uzbek cuisine.

Welcome to Uzbekistan!

Day 1

Tashkent – Samarkand

Meet the driver in the hotel in Tashkent.

07:00 Transfer to the railway station in Tashkent.

08:00 Departure for Samarkand by high-speed train "Afrosiyob".

10:08 Arrival in Samarkand.

Come out of the terminal and meet the driver who will wait for you with a tablet "ANUR TOUR".

Transfer to the hotel to drop off the bags. Standard check-in (14:00).

Free day in Samarkand.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2

Samarkand – Asraf

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Transfer to Asraf village in Nurata mountains (250 km, 3 hrs).

Arrive in the village by the lunchtime.

Warm welcome by local family.

Lunch at the guesthouse.

Short sightseeing excursion and easy hiking in the picturesque mountenous surroundings.

Resting time in the evening.

Dinner and overnight in guesthouse.

Day 3

Asraf – Bukhara – Tashkent

Homemade breakfast.

09:00 Transfer to Bukhara (170 km).

Transfer to the historical center of Bukhara and meet the guide.

*A special present till May 30, 2021: free walking guided tour in Bukhara.

Start walking sightseeing program in the old part of Bukhara:

– 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 stores offering you souvenirs, ceramics, national clothes, and carpets;

– Caravanserai Saifuddin (the Center of Handicraft Development of Bukhara);

– There are three trading places or so-called covered bazaars: Toki Sarrofon, Toki Telpak Furushon, and Toki Zargaron preserved from the XVI century. 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 Ulughbek and Abdulazizkhan Madrassas or so-called Kosh (pare) madrassas standing in front of each other with a distinctive style of facade ornamental decoration;

– Poi Kalon Square with Kalon Minaret and Mosque, Mir Arab Madrassa – the heart of Bukhara, a monumental complex impressing the imagination of every visitor;

– Ark Fortress – the oldest citadel dating back to I century BC where one can feel the history of the great fortress covered in beautiful legends and myths.

Optionally can be added by request: a quick visit to Samanids mausoleum (IX century), a monument of early medieval architecture with a local guide.

20:45 Transfer to the railway station in Bukhara.

21:46 Departure for Tashkent by night train.

Night in the train.

Day 4

Tashkent

05:59 Arrival in Tashkent.

Come out of the terminal and meet the driver who will wait for you with a tablet "ANUR TOUR".

Transfer to the hotel/airport.

End of the tour.

Price per person:

Person	Standart
1	$445
2-3	$285
4-5	$250
Single supplement	$45

Book it!

- Accommodation in standard double/twin rooms in hotels; 3-4 pax shared rooms in a guesthouse in Asraf;

- All transfers as per program by comfortable tourist class transport as per road conditions including transfers to - from train stations;

-A special gift* from Anur Tour for booking the tour till May 30, 2021:

*English-speaking professional licensed local guide in Bukhara (1 standard excursion);

*Single entry tickets to the sites, museums, mausoleums as per program in Bukhara;

- Meals: breakfast in the hotel, home-made breakfast, lunch and dinner in the guesthouse in Asraf (homemade meals, traditional Uzbek food alcohol excluding);

- Train tickets Tashkent – Samarkand by tourist train “Afrosiab”/” Sharq”,Bukhara – Tashkent by night train (4 place compartment);

- Tourist tax per person.

- International flights to/from Tashkent;

- Accommodation in Tashkent (can be added by request);

- Photo/video fees (professional camera);

- E-visa to Uzbekistan (if required);

- Meals: lunches and dinners; breakfast on D 4;

- Extra payment for 1 class train tickets (by request), guide and transport service for free days (can be added by request);

- Personal travel/medical insurance, portage, tips, personal expenses and other services not specified under “Tour Price Includes”.

- Check-in 14.00, check-out time 11.00. No early check-in/ late check-out is included unless indicated;

- Please note that the drivers do not speak English or can speak only basic English;

- All the changes in the basic itinerary, the timing for transfers depending on the international flight departure/arrival time are to be discussed and pre-agreed;

- Please note that the train trip/s can be replaced for transfer/s by car depending on train tickets availability and trains schedule;

- After the date of publication, any changes in the hotels, air/train ticket prices, tax increase, and exchange rate fluctuation may influence the tour prices;

- Anur Tour is not responsible for the force majeure occasions: weather conditions during the tour, changes in air/train schedule due to weather, technical conditions; repairing-reconstructing works at some parts of roads; government decrees for blocking some parts of the roads during national holidays and government acts and decrees in changing the train /air schedule/visa formalities and customs regulations.

Accommodation

Cities	Standard	Comfort
Samarkand	Ideal / Jahon Palace / Caravan Serail / Malika Prime / Diyora Classic / Zilol Baxt / City	Bek / Boulevard Palace / Arba / Platan / Asia Samarkand / Arhan Palace / Sultan / Grand Samarkand Superior