Uzbekistan 3 days tour / 2

Tour itinerary: Tashkent – Bukhara – Samarkand – Tashkent

Season: all the year round

Days: 3 | Nights: 2

If you're already in Tashkent and don't know how to spend your free time - 'Anur Tour' can offer you this short but informative tour to 3 main cities of Uzbekistan.

Day 1

Tashkent - Bukhara

Arrival in Tashkent. Come out of the terminal and meet with our driver, who will wait for you with a sign 'ANUR TOUR'. Transfer to the hotel.

06:30 Transfer to the railway station.

07:28 Departure to Bukhara by train 'Afrosiyob'.

11:19 Arrival in Bukhara.

Meet with your driver. Transfer to the hotel to drop off the bags. Meet with your guide and 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 shops of souvenirs, ceramics, national clothes and carpets;

- Caravanserai Sayfuddin (the Center of Handicraft Development);

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

- Poi Kalon Square with Kalon Minaret and Mosque, Mir Arab Madrassa – the heart of Bukhara, a monumental complex impresses 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 legends and myths.

Resting time in the evening.

Overnight.

Day 2

Bukhara - Samarkand

Breakfast. Free time until midday.

14:30 Transfer to the railway station.

15:50 Departure to Samarkand by train.

17:20 Transfer to the hotel and check-in. Free time.

Overnight in the hotel.

Day 3

Samarkand - Tashkent

05:40 Transfer to the train station.

06:37 Departure to Tashkent by train "Afrosiyob".

08:47 Arrival in Tashkent. Meet up with our driver & guide. Start sightseeing excursion of Tashkent (5-6 hrs):

Arrival. Meet with our guide & driver and start excursion in Samarkand:

– Gur Emir Mausoleum – a burial vault of Timur the Great and his descendants decorated with gold ornaments and considered as one of the most significant places in the world;

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

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

– Shahi Zinda Necropolis – unique complex of Mausoleums formed by standing on both sides of the cenotaph (an imaginary grave) belonging to the Muslim person named Saint Abbas ibn-Kussam;

– Ulugbek’s Observatory – the finest astronomical centers in the medieval world was built by order of Ulugbek, an outstanding scholar and astronomer;

– Samarkand bazaar – Siyab.

16:00 Transfer to the railway station.

17:00 Departure to Tashkent by train 'Afrosiyob'

19:10 Arrival. Meet with a driver and transfer to the destinated place.

End of the tour.

Price:

Person	Standart	Comfort
1	$475	$535
2-3	$340	$380
4-5	$310	$350
Single supplement	$+60	$+85

Book it!

- Accommodation in standard twin - shared rooms;
- Meals: breakfast at hotels;
- All transfers as per program by comfortable tourist class transport including transfers to-from airport and train stations ;
- English-speaking professional licensed local guides (2 standard excursions);
- Single entry tickets to the sites, museums, mausoleums as per program;
- Train tickets Samarkand – Tashkent (economy class) by tourist train “Afrosiab”/”Sharq”;
- Tourist tax in the hotels per person;

- International air tickets to/from Tashkent;
- Photo/video fees (professional camera);
- Transport for walking city tours in Bukhara, guide and transport service for free time and after the standard city tours;
- Meals: lunches and dinners;
- Personal/travel insurance, portage, tips, personal expenses and other services not specified under “Tour Price Includes”.

Check-in 14.00, checkout time 11.00. No early check in, late check out are 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, timing for transfers depending the international flights departure/arrival time are to be discussed and pre-agreed with Tour Operator

• Train tickets are booked/bought as per the actual schedule and train tickets availability. Please note that the train trip/s MIGHT be replaced for transfer/s by car depending on train tickets availability and trains schedule.