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Fam Trip-2019: UZBEKISTAN, BALTICS, RUSSIA 1, Kuksaroy, Samarkand 140157 Uzbekistan T: +998 97 288 5851 | Whatsapp: +7 926 727 0695 | www.uz-adventures.com | E-mail: [email protected] Fam Trip-2019: UZBEKISTAN, BALTICS, RUSSIA Date: Sun, June 02 – Sun, June 23 Destinations*: Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia (St. Petersburg)* Program code: FAM-1901-BR *- tour can be split in Uzbekistan and the rest of the tour parts Cost: 8D/8N Uzbekistan portion only: USD$890 SS USD$225 13D/13N Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia/Russia portion: USD$3,144 SS USD$1,030 VISA REQUIREMENTS: Australia Austria Brazil Canada China Indonesia Iran Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Peru Singapore Africa South Korea South Turkey UAE UK USA Uzbekistan - - - - E - V - - - - E - V - - E E E Latvia - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lithuania - - - - S S S - - - - - - S - S - S - Estonia - - - - - - - - - - - - - Russia V V - V V/V* V V - V V V - V - V V V V V V – visa required E – electronic visa required S – Schengen visa required V* - visa is not required for a group of travelers (5>15 pax) FAM-1901-BR DETAILED ITINERARY: Date Itinerary Activities Meals Hotel 02JUN Arrival / Rest day It is recommended to arrive in Tashkent by: --/--/D RAMADA Su UZBEKISTAN Aeroflot Airlines flight SU1872/02JUN SVO TAS 0810 1410 Tashkent 4* or Turkish Airlines flight TK368/02JUN IST TAS 0030 0700 Airport transfers will be organized to these flights. Transfer to hotel. Check-in. Breakfast at hotel. Rest day. Dinner. 03JUN Tashkent city tour Tashkent city tour: Khast Imam square, Chorsu Bazaar, B/L/D Mo Kukeldash Madrasah, Independence Square, City Broadway, Square of Amir Temur. Duration of sightseeing tour: 5 hours 04JUN Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva / Khiva city tour: Kunya-Ark Citadel, Tash-Khovli Palace, B/L/D Shaherezada Tu Khiva city tour Mukhammad Aminkhan Madrasah, Mukhammad 3* Rahimkhan Madrasah, Kalta-Minor, Juma Mosque, Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, Minaret of Islam-Khoja. Duration of sightseeing tour: 5 hours EXCLUSIVE: Dance and folklore show during the dinner. 05JUN We Urgench – Bukhara (450 km) Drive from Khiva to Bukhara (~6.5 hrs). B/L/D Devon Begi 3* 06JUN Bukhara city tour Bukhara city tour: Lyabi Hauz Complex, Ulugbek Masrasah, B/L/D Th Poi-Kalon Square, the Ark citadel, Bolo Hauz Mosque. Duration of sightseeing tour: 5 hours. Drive back to Bukhara (~30 min). Free time. 07JUN Bukhara – Gijduvan – Bukhara Bukhara city tour: Masoleum of Samanids, Chashma B/L/D Emirkhan 4* Fr (40 km) / Bukhara – Ayub, Sitora Mokhi Khosa – Summer residence of Emir, visit Samarkand (240 km) UNESCO Ceramic workshop in Gijduvan (drive ~30min). Duration of sightseeing tour: 4 hours. Fast speed train from Bukhara 15:45 to Samarkand 17:25. EXCLUSIVE: Pottery painting master class after the lunch. 08JUN Samarkand Samarkand city tour: Mausoleum of Amir Temur, the B/L/D Sa Registan Square, Ruins of Bibi Khanim mosque, Bazaar, Ruins of Ulughbek observatory. Duration of sightseeing tour: 5 hours. EXCLUSIVE: GRAND dinner with disco. 09JUN Samarkand / Samarkand – Samarkand city tour: Koni Guil – Shah-i-Zinda, mulberry B/L/D RAMADA Su Tashkent (270 km) paper workshop, hand-made silk carpet factory. Fast speed Tashkent 4* train from Samarkand 17:30 to Tashkent 19:45. Duration of sightseeing tour: 3 hours. EXCLUSIVE: Lunch with a local family in a local house. Bread baking and plov cooking master class. Samarkand, UZBEKISTAN 10JUN Tashkent – Vilnius / Vilnius Early morning flight from Tashkent to Vilnius by Aeroflot B/L/D Radisson Blu Mo LITHUANIA Airlines SU1871 TAS SVO 0445 0705 (flight duration 4h20) Lietuva 4* SU2104 SVO VNO 0835 1015 (flight duration 1h40). Baggage drop at hotel. Afternoon Vilnius city tour: Cathedra square, Dome church, Clock tower, St. Anne church, St. Bernhardin’s church, Hall square, Vilnius university, Russian Orthodox church, Gediminas castle and tower, St. Casimir Church. Duration of a sightseeing tour: 3 hrs For those who join Uzbekistan part of the trip only and finish the trip, the airport transfer will be organized for the following flights: Aerofot Airlines, flight SU1871/10JUN TAS SVO 0445 0705 Turkish Airlines: flight TK369/10JUN TAS IST 0830 1150. For those who skip Uzbekistan part of the trip and join the Baltics and Russia trip only, the airport transfer will be organized for the following flights: From Americas: Aeroflot Airlines via Moscow Sheremetyevo XXX – SVO, SU2104 Moscow SVO – Vilnius VNO 0830 1015 From Asia-Pacific: FINNAIR via Helsinki AY132 Singapore SIN – Helsinki HEL 2325 0615+1 / AY1101 Helsinki – Vilnius VNO 0745 0900 Breakfast at hotel. B/L/-- Trakai excursion: Trakai castle, Trakai castle museum, Trakai 11JUN Vilnius historical park. Tu Afternoon – free time. Duration of sightseeing tour: 3.5 hrs Breakfast at hotel. B/L/-- Bellevue 4* Drive to Riga, Latvia (5 hrs, 300 km) in total including 12JUN Vilnius – Riga sightseeing. We LATVIA On the way sightseeing: Hill of Crosses. Arrival in Riga Breakfast at hotel. B/L/D Riga city tour:: St. Peter’s church, St. Jacobs chirch, Dom Square, Dom Cathedral, Powder tower, Three brothers 13JUN Riga (buildings), Cat house, Hall square, Blackheads house, Riga Th castle, Parliament, Monument of Freedom, Opera house. Ethnographic open-air museum. Duration of sightseeing tour: 6 hrs Breakfast at hotel. B/L/-- Drive to Jurmala. Walking tour at golden beach of Baltic 14JUN Riga – Jurmala – Riga sea, pine trees and Jurmala country houses area. Fr Drive back to Riga. Free time. Duration of sightseeing: 4 hrs Riga, LATVIA Breakfast at hotel. B/--/-- Excursion in Art Nouveau district: 800 buildings which 15JUN Riga made this district as a Capital of Art Nouveau in the World Sa Heritage list, Art Nouveau museum. Duration of sightseeing tour: 4 hrs 16JUN Riga – Tallinn Breakfast at hotel. B/L/D Swissotel 5* Su ESTONIA Drive to Tallinn, Estonia (5 hrs, 320 km) in total including lunch time. Arrival, Free time. Breakfast at hotel. B/L/D Tallinn city tour: Holy Spirit church, Gothic town hall, Alexander Nevsky cathedral, World’s oldest pharmacy, 17JUN Tallinn Town hall square, Toompea square, Toompea castle, Mo Peter’s the Great baroque palace (built for his wife Catherine), Kadriorg palace, Duration of sightseeing tour: 4 hrs Breakfast at hotel. B/--/-- Tallinn city tour: Fortification wall tower, Bastion 18JUN Tallinn underground tunnels. Tue Afternoon – free time. Duration of sightseeing tour: 3 hrs. Breakfast at hotel. B/L/D Red Stars 4* Transfer to airport for Tallinn 1000 – St. Petersburg 1350 flight by airBaltic via stop in Riga. Arrival to St. Petersburg. 19JUN Tallinn – St. Petersburg Airport transfer. Lunch at a restaurant. Baggage drop at We RUSSIA hotel. City tour: Decembrist square, Palace square, Spit of Vasilevsky island, Winter Palace, St. Isaak’s cathedral, Nevsky prospect, Square of five corners. Duration of sightseeing tour: 3 hrs. Breakfast at hotel. B/L/D Drive to Peterhof (45 km) is known as Russian Versalles – 20JUN St. Petersburg - Peterhof – St. the estate built for Empress Elizabeth. Th Petersburg Duration of sightseeing tour: 3.5 hrs. Late afternoon – free time in St. Petersburg. Peterhof, RUSSIA Breakfast at hotel. B/L/-- Hermitage museum with the largest collection of paintings 21JUN in the world which is situated in the historical buildings of St. Petersburg Fr Palace Embankment, Winter palace, former residence of the Russian czars. Afternoon – free time. Breakfast at hotel. B/L/D St. Petersburg - Pushkin 22JUN Drive to Pushkin (Tsarskoe selo) – most beautiful and (Catherine’s palace) – St. Sa charming suburb: Catherine’s palace, world famous Petersburg Amber room and the park. Catherine’s Palace (Tsarskoe selo) Breakfast at hotel. B/--/-- 23JUN The airport transfer will be organized for the following Departure / End of the tour Su flight: Aeroflot Airlines SU2105 VNO SVO 1105 1240 If you would like to participate, please send a short confirmation to: [email protected] along with the scanned copy of your passport and business card (if available). We are looking forward to welcoming you in Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia! Your UA- Team. INCLUDES: - Accommodation at mentioned hotels (or equivalent): Tashkent RAMADA 4* Khiva Shaherezada 3* Bukhara Devon Begi Boutique 3* Samarkand Emirkhan 4* Tashkent RAMADA 4* Vilnius Radisson BLU Lietuva 4* Riga Bellevue 4* Tallinn Swissotel 5* St.Petersbourg Red Stars 4* - Mentioned meals (plus welcome/farewell dinners) - Alcohol beverages (some dinners) - Transfers and transportation according to the program - English-speaking licensed and certified professional guide (separated by country) - Train tickets Bukhara – Samarkand, Samarkand – Tashkent - All mentioned shows and master classes - Entrance tickets to all sightseeing places - Water (1L/per day/per person) EXCLUDES: - International flight Home airport – Tashkent - Domestic flight Tashkent – Urgench USD $64 (Uzbekistan Airways) - International flight Tashkent – Vilnius USD $353 (Aeroflot Airlines via Moscow) - International flight Tallinn – St. Petersburg USD $232 (Air Baltic) - International flight St. Petersburg – Home airport - Entry electronic visa to Uzbekistan USD $35 - Schengen visa to enter Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia USD $78 to be paid at the embassy of Schengen union consulate - Entry visa to Russia depends on nationality (please, ask us) - Travel insurance - Alcohol beverages (except some dinners) - Tips (usual tipping: $5 per day/per person to guide and $5 per day/per person to drivers) - Baggage handling at hotels. .
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