Welcome to Uzbekistan

On arrival at Tashkent International Airport you will be met by our local representative and you will be transferred to the hotel.

Tashkent is the capital city of Uzbekistan. It’s known for its many museums and its mix of modern and Soviet-era architecture. The Amir Timur Museum houses manuscripts, weapons and other relics from the Timurid dynasty. Nearby, the huge State Museum of History of Uzbekistan has centuries-old Buddhist artifacts. The city’s skyline is distinguished by Tashkent Tower, which offers city views from its observation deck.

Overnight in Tashkent.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out, your driver cum guide will pick you up and drop you to the airport for your onward flight to Nukus.

On arrival in Nukus the driver cum guide will pick you up and transfer to Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum-world's second largest collection of Russian avant-garde artworks, as well as galleries of antiquities and Karakalpak folk art and the exposition of Karakalpak applied arts items, the statue of Karakalpak poet Berdakh- Berdakh, pseudonym of Berdimurat (son of Kargabai) (1827–1900), was a Karakalpak poet. He was born in Karakalpakstan, in a remote village near modern-day Muynak. His father was a poor fisherman and his mother, who gave him the nickname Berdakh, died when he was 10 years old. His father also died while Berdakh was still a child, and so Berdakh became an orphan. Berdakh studied in a maktab and at the same time he grazed his fellow villagers' cattle. His brother helped him to go to Karakum madrasah, a Muslim religious school, but Berdakh dropped out from the school because of his freethinking poetry. The Nukus City Hall is the sixth largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The population of Nukus as of January 1, 2018 was approximately 312,100. The Amu Darya river passes west of the town. Then visit the Nukus Drama Theatre.

Nukus is the sixth-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The population of Nukus as of January 1, 2018 was approximately 312,100. The Amu Darya river passes west of the town. The city is best known for its world-class Nukus Museum of Art.

Overnight in Nukus.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out, your driver cum guide will pick you up and drove you to a scenic journey to Aral Sea.

On the way to Aral sea water line, passing by Qoʻngʻirot is a district of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Qoʻngʻirot. There is one city, six towns and eight villages holding an official status. Kungrad district in past was one of the trading center on the Great Silk Road. Continue driving to Aral see and stop in Sudochie Lake- is located in the western part of the Amu Darya delta, and is the largest inland water reservoir of the Amu Darya. The arms of the Amu Darya Raushan and Priemuzyak feed it. In the background, enjoy the beauty of immeasurable Ustyurt Plateau. After the tour proceed to Aral sea where you will experience staying in a tent.

The Aral Sea, was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up by the 2010s. The name roughly translates as "Sea of Islands", referring to over 1,100 islands that had dotted its waters.

Overnight @ a tent in Aral Sea.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for checkout, your driver cum guide will drive you to your next destination which is Nukus.

On the way you will pass by a beautiful canyon before arriving in Muynak and Moynaq, is a city in northern Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic in Uzbekistan. Formerly a sea port on the Aral Sea, it is now 150 km from the water and thus is a disaster tourism destination. It is also the location for the biggest electronic music festival in Central Asia. In muynak, have a look at the former port with abandoned ships in the sand. Later you visit the Mizdakhan is a complex of historical monuments located on three hills and a plane between them. The flat top of the west hill is crowned with the ruins of Gyaur-Kala Fortress, built in the 4th century BC. This fortress was used to defend a large town that occupied the eastern hill. Scholars identify Mizdakhan with the town Mazda built in honor of Akhura-Mazda - the main fire-worshippers’ deity who was mentioned in the holy Zoroastrian book Avesta. Today the eastern hill hosts the oldest Central Asian necropolis. The necropolis spreads over an area of about 100 hectares and historians believe it is over two thousand years old. On the slopes of the hill there is a large number of clay ossuary – urns or chests to keep the bones of the deceased Zoroastrians. There was also discovered a rich burial place with a ceramic sarcophagus; some ossuaries contained gold ritual objects, religious symbols and inscriptions made in Ancient Khorezmian language. A big part of Zoroastrian necropolis is overlapped by a Muslim graveyard; its earliest graves date back to the times when Khozem was conquered by the Arabs.  Here, according to scientists’ opinion, Gayomard (Adam) the primeval man of zoroastrizm mythology is buried in the construction called as "world hours". After the tour your driver will drop you to Nukus.

Nukus is the sixth-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The population of Nukus as of January 1, 2018 was approximately 312,100. The Amu Darya river passes west of the town. The city is best known for its world-class Nukus Museum of Art.

Overnight in Nukus.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for checkout, your driver cum guide will pick you up and drive you to the beautiful city of Khiva.

On the way to Khiva, you will visit the antique fortress Ayaz-Kala, it is an archaeological site in Northern Uzbekistan, built between the 4th century BCE and the 7th century CE. Situated on a hilltop overlooking the Kyzylkum Desert, the site encompasses the ruins of an ancient Khorezm fortress. Then your will be transferred to Toprak Kala- residence of ancient Khorezm rulers. Toprak-Kala, in modern Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, was an ancient palace city and the capital of in Chorasmia in the 2nd/3rd century CE, where wall paintings, coins and archives were discovered. Its history covers a period from the 1st to the 5th century CE. After the tour your driver will drop you to Khiva.

Khiva is a city of approximately 90,000 people located in Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan. According to archaeological data, the city was established around 1500 years ago. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Khiva.

Overnight in Khiva

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today explore the city of Khiva by visiting Madrasah of Mukhammad Amin-khan is one of the main sights, located in the historical district Itchan-Kala. It is the largest madrasah not only in Khiva but in the Central Asia. The two-storied building occupies the area of 72 to 60 meters and has 125 khudjras (cells), intended for 260 students. The unique of this madrasah is that each khudjra consisted of two rooms and khudjras on second floor consisted of room and loggia, looking out the facade. The Madrasah was built in 1851-1854 by the order of Khiva ruler Muhammad Amin-khan and was named after him. The building of the Madrasah of Mukhammad Amin-khan has five domes and flank towers. The facade is decorated with rich ornament of glazed brick, wooden doors abound in ornamental carving, majolica face impresses with herbal patterns. Above the entrance there is the inscription in Arabic: “This wonderful building will stay here forever to descendants’ joy”. Madrasah (1851-1854), Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah(1876), Kalta-Minor(1855), KunyaArk(XVII-XIXc), Juma Mosque (XVIIIc), Tash-Khovli Palace (XIXc), Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum (1701), Minaret of Islam-Khoja(XiXc). 

Later in the afternoon, drive to Tozabog (1897)- Summer Place of Khiva Emirs. Two kilometers to south-west from Khiva in the territory of 0,5 ha there is one of the summer residences of Khiva Khans of the Kungrat dynasty. The summer residence was built in 1897 by order of the Khiva Khan Muhammad Rahimhan II. Muhammad Rahimhan II is the eleventh ruler of Khiva from the Kungrat dynasty. He was born in 1845 and came to power in Khiva in 1864. His regiment in Khiva was distinguished by construction of many mosques, madrassah, bath-houses and other structures of civil architecture. The most famous monument built by order of Mukammad Rakimhan II up to date is the Muhammad Rahimhan II Madrassah, the largest in Central Asia madrassah. After the tour your driver will drop you to Khiva.

Overnight in Khiva.      

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for checkout, your driver cum guide will pick you up and drive you to Bukhara.

On the way to Bukhara enjoy the scenic views of Amudarya river and the desert. The Amu Darya[a] (In Persian is also called the Amu, Amo River, or Amudaryo), and historically known by its Latin name Oxus or Greek is a major river in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Rising in the Pamir Mountains, north of the Hindu Kush, the Amu Darya is formed by the confluence of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers, in the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve on the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and flows from there north-westwards into the southern remnants of the Aral Sea. In its upper course, the river forms part of Afghanistan's northern border with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. In ancient history, the river was regarded as the boundary of Greater Iran with "Turan", which roughly corresponded to present-day Central Asia.

Bukhara is an ancient city in the central Asian country of Uzbekistan. It was a prominent stop on the Silk Road trade route between the East and the West, and a major medieval center for Islamic theology and culture. It still contains hundreds of well-preserved mosques, madrassas, bazaars and caravanserais, dating largely from the 9th to the 17th centuries.

Overnight in Bukhara.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today explore Bukhara by visiting The Samanids Mausoleum, built in the 10th century C.E. and is located in the northwestern part of Bukhara, just outside its historic center. It was built as the resting place of the powerful and influential Islamic Samanid dynasty that ruled the Samanid Empire from approximately 900 to 1000. Then passing by the Bolo-Khauz Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Built in 1712, on the opposite side of the citadel of Ark in Registan district, it is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with the other parts of the historic city. Lunch at the local restaurant (own expenses). Later in the afternoon continue the tour by visiting to Poyi Kalon Architectural Ensemble, Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara. Contents. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel. One of ... It is equal in size to the Bibi-Khanym Mosque in Samarkand. that consists of Kalon Minaret, Kalon Mosque and Miri Arab Madrasah, Lyabi Khauz Complex. Further you may walk along the three Trading Domes, more famous as Coumpol Bazaar being existed here from the times of the Great Silk Road where you may enjoy time in shopping.

Overnight in Bukhara.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for checkout, your driver cum guide will pick you up and drive you to Yurt Camp in Kyzyl-Kum desert.

On the way to Yurt Camp via the city of Nurata, you will see the petroglyphs. Millenniums engraved on stone... this is a poetic metaphor for petroglyphs, but what they are? Are they just rock carvings of the Paleolithic era or ritual inscriptions of ancient shamans? Those questions still remain unanswered. Petroglyphs are rock images carved in stone. They can be ritual, memorial or landmark. Traditionally, petroglyphs are all the images carved in the stone, from ancient times to the Middle Ages. The importance of the petroglyphs for the study of material and spiritual culture of ancient people is enormous. Sometimes, only petroglyphs can give an estimate for a culture of antiquity, to show the life of ancient people, their beliefs and ideas about the world. Arrive in Nurata and visit Complex Chashma also known as Nurata Shrine, consists of the source of the same name, the Djuma Mosque and a bathhouse which is also called Khamom. The complex is a key attraction for religious pilgrims of the region and even of the neighbouring countries. Visit the fortress founded by Alexander the Great himself in the IV century BC, Juma mosque, bath-house and ancient mosque Panjvakta (XVIc.). Nurota was founded as the ancient town Nur, in 327 BC by Alexander the Great. The remains of his military fortress in the south of the town are still to be seen today and the water supply system that Alexander had installed is still partially used.

Later in the afternoon drive to Yurt Camp in Kyzyl-Kum desert. Safari yurt camp is located 60 km from Nurata, the nearest town, at the border of sandy Kyzyl Kum Desert and Lake Aydarkul. The camp has 20 traditional nomad yurts. The place is very remote, in the middle of nowhere, and some tourists believe that the location leaves much to be desired. There’s not much to see out here except nondescript desert and a reservoir. In the immediate vicinity of the yurtcamp is nothing else to see, small bushes on all sides. But the place is good for camel rides. Safari camp is located pretty far from Aydarkul lake, so to get there one would need a car or a camel.

Overnight in Yurt Camp.

Breakfast at the hotel.

In the morning enjoy a Camel ride in the camp. Then later in the day, you will be transferred to Sentab village.

The village of Sentab is situated on the southern slopes of the Nurata Range close to the Nurata State Reserve, Navoi province. Since the 5th century the area has been known as a goldfield. Local people continue to follow ancient traditions and lifestyle. The village is the only one in the region where you can come across houses built of flat stones on the edges of steep walls. The Sentabsay, a little stream running along the gorge and cutting the village into two parts, is responsible for the wonderful microclimate permeating this cozy place on the border between mountains and a lifeless desert. If you walk up the gorge for 13 km, you will get to a small mountain lake called Fazilman, where you can have a good rest with a picnic.

Overnight in Sentab Village.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Prepare for check out and your driver cum guide will drive you to a scenic journey to Samarkand.

On arrival in Samarkand proceed to your hotel and check in.

Later in the afternoon enjoy a visit Registan square with 3 huge madrasahs: Ulughbek (XVc.), Shirdar (XVIIc.) & Tillakori (XVIIc.) and Bibi Khanum mosque (XIV-XVc.). Registan Square was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid Empire, now in Uzbekistan. The name Rēgistan means "sandy place" or "desert" in Persian. The Registan Squares consist of Ulugbek Madrasah, The Ulugh Beg Madrasa is a religious educational institution in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It was built by Ulugh Beg during the Timurid dynasty at the Registan in the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand. Sherdor Madrasah-This ornate 17th-century madrassa at the Registan is covered in tile, including tiger mosaics. Tillya-Kori Madrasah, Opulent building completed in 1660, featuring gold & elaborate decorative patterns & a domed mosque.

Samarkand is a city in Uzbekistan known for its mosques and mausoleums. It's on the Silk Road, the ancient trade route linking China to the Mediterranean. Prominent landmarks include the Registan, a plaza bordered by 3 ornate, majolica-covered madrassas dating to the 15th and 17th centuries, and Gur-e-Amir, the towering tomb of Timur (Tamerlane), founder of the Timurid Empire.

Overnight in Samarkand.

Breakfast at the hotel.

In the morning enjoy a visit the famous Guri Emir Mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur in Samarkand, the graveyard of Amir Temur and his generation. Explore The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 9-14th and 19th centuries. The name Shah-i-Zinda (meaning "The living king") is connected with the legend that Kusam ibn Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, is buried here. He came to Samarkand with the Arab invasion in the 7th century to preach Islam. Popular legends speak that he was beheaded for his faith, but he didn't die, took his head and went into the deep well (Garden of Paradise), where he's still living now. The Shah-i-Zinda complex was formed over eight (from 11th till 19th) centuries and now includes more than twenty buildings. The Afrasiab Museum of Samarkand is a museum located at the historical site of Afrasiyab, one of the largest archaeological sites in the world and the ancient city that was destroyed by the Mongols in the early 13th century. After the tour your last stop will be in Konigil village, where you will explore traditional way of making Samarkand paper. It was betrayal that brought the paper-making craft to Samarkand. In the year 751 the Chinese invaded Central Asia, but the ruler of Samarkand defeated their troops and captured many thousands of soldiers. To save their lives, the story goes, craftsmen among the captives revealed their knowledge of paper-making to their captors. From then on, Samarkand became a center for paper production.

Later in the day, take the train from Samarkand to Tashkent.

On arrival in Tashkent, the driver will drop you to the hotel and check in.

Day is free to explore the capital city of Uzbekistan

Overnight in Tashkent.

After breakfast. The day is free until checkout time. The driver will pick you up and drop you to the airport for your onward flight.