, Golden Road to Samarkand Tailor-made tour – 13 days/12 nights

Uzbekistan is the jewel in the crown of Central Asia. Its medieval, turquoise-domed cities, bazaars and caravanserai encapsulate the romance of the and the fabled lands of Alexander the Great and Tamerlane. The pace of the itinerary allows you free time to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the local hospitality. The itinerary is flexible and can be tailor-made to your own requirements.

Inclusions its three grand medressas and Gur Emir Day 9 Mausoleum. Overnight Samarkand. BD Today is yours to explore the streets zz 12 nights accommodation with breakfast in 3 & 4-star hotels and covered bazaars at your own pace. zz Meals – 2 lunches, 12 dinners, 1-litre bottle mineral water per day Day 4 Samarkand Overnight Bukhara. BD zz Arrival/departure transfers by car Continue your exploration with a visit zz Business class high-speed Afrosiyob train -Samarkand to the Shah-i-Zinda street of tombs, Bibi Day 10 Bukhara to zz Transportation by car Samarkand-Bukhara-Khiva Khanum and Ulugbek Observatory. After breakfast, begin your 450 km drive zz Flight Urgench-Tashkent Overnight Samarkand. BD through the Kyzylkum Desert to Khiva. zz Sightseeing as specified with your own English speaking guides Your hotel is located within the mud-baked zz Folklore show in Bukhara Day 5 Samarkand & Shakhrisabz ancient city walls. Overnight Khiva. BD Today you have a full day excursion, Your hotels travelling through the breathtaking Day 11 Khiva zz Tashkent – Ichan Qala, City Palace or Lotte Tashkent Palace foothills of the Zeravshan mountain range Once the main slave market of Central zz Samarkand – Grand Samarkand, Orient Star or Malika to Shakhrisabz, the birthplace of Timur Asia, Khiva retains the air of a medieval zz Bukhara – Asia, Omar Khayyam or Emir (Tamerlane). Overnight Samarkand. BLD oriental town. Your sightseeing this zz Khiva – Orient Star, Kheivak or Asia morning will take you through the exotic Day 6 Samarkand to Bukhara Hotels of a similar standard may be substituted. streets and courtyards, with a visit to the After breakfast, begin your 300 km drive Tash Kauli Palace. Overnight Khiva. BD to Bukhara. On your way you will visit the Day 1 Tashkent market and see some of Tashkent’s most remains of an ancient caravanserai and Day 12 Khiva to Tashkent You will be met on arrival and transferred impressive metro stations. Overnight the acclaimed ceramic centre of Gijduvan. Morning flight to Tashkent. Afternoon at to your accommodation. Overnight Tashkent. BLD Overnight Bukhara. BD leisure. Overnight Tashkent. BD Tashkent. D Day 3 Tashkent to Samarkand Day 7 Bukhara Day 13 Tashkent Day 2 Tashkent Morning transfer to the railway station to Today you begin your sightseeing of Central After breakfast, tour services end with a Today’s city tour of Tashkent includes catch your high-speed Afrosiyob train to Asia’s holiest city, with a history spanning transfer to the airport. B a visit to the famous Plov Centre to Samarkand (approx. 2 hrs). You will be met over 1,000 years and an old town that has witness and taste the art of cooking plov, upon arrival to commence your sightseeing changed little in two centuries. You will see Uzbekistan’s delicious national dish. of this fabled city. Highlights include the infamous 5th century Ark Fortress, the Tour price & departures You will also visit the Chorsu farmers the magnificent Square with 46m Kalyan and nearby Mosque, Prices shown per person in AUD. Lyabi-Hauz, covered bazaars and 9th Daily departures Apr-Nov 2020. Aral Sea century Saminids Mausoleum. Tonight’s Departures Twn Sgl dinner will include a folklore performance. Overnight Bukhara. BD 1 Apr-30 Nov 4312 6691 KAZAKHSTAN Urgench Day 8 Bukhara Khiva This morning you visit the White Palace of From Tashkent, why not take a 2-day trip to the Fergana Valley Kagan, built by the last Emir of Bukhara to to watch the traditional process Bukhara host Tsar Nicholas II during his impending UZBEKISTAN of silk production. Or from visit to Central Asia. Unfortunately the Khiva, travel to Nukus to visit TURKMENISTAN political events of 1917 prevented the Tsar the Savitsky Art Museum and KYRGYZSTAN from accepting the hospitality. Continue to continue by 4WD to the shores Samarkand Tashkent Fergana the Emir’s Summer Palace and then to the of the Aral Sea to overnight in a Shakhrisabz peaceful Chor-Bakr necropolis. Overnight yurt camp. Bukhara. BD TAJIKISTAN CHINA

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