Splendours of Uzbekistan
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- Visit a Local History Museum with art exhibits of the Aral Sea history.
- See statue of Karakalpak poet Berdakh, Nukus City Hall, and Drama Theatre.
- Visit the Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum.
- Visit Mukhammad Amin Khan Madrasah, Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah, Kalta Minor, Kunya-Ark, Juma Mosque, Toshkhovli Palace, Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, Minaret of Islom Khodja.
- Visit Afrosiyob Museum and the Tomb of Saint Daniel.
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- Accommodation as mentioned or similar, including hotel taxes
- 21 Meals as mentioned (B=Breakfast, D=Dinner)
- All sightseeing and transfers by private transportation
- Services of local English speaking guides
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This evening you are scheduled to arrive Tashkent. Once clearing through Customs & Immigration, you will be met by our local representative for a transfer to your hotel. Check-in time starts at 1500 hrs. Overnight: Lotte City Tashkent Palace Hotel, Tashkent (1 night)
Morning transfer back to the airport for a flight to Nukus. Upon arrival, we are met and driven to a former fishermen’s town of Muynak, which used to be situated on the shores of Aral Sea. On the way stop at archaeological complex Mizdakhan. In Muynak have a look at a...
Visit the Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum. The museum hosts the world's second largest collection of Russian avant-garde art and exposition of Karakalpak applied arts items. Have a short drive around the center of Nukus: see the statue of Karakalpak poet Berdakh, N...
Spend a day in UNESCO World Heritage site Ichan-Kala Fortress. Visit Mukhammad Amin Khan Madrasah, Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah, Kalta Minor, Kunya-Ark, Juma Mosque, Toshkhovli Palace, Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, Minaret of Islom Khodja. Free time in the afternoon. (B, D)
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Enjoy a walking sightseeing tour with a guide in Old City. Visit Lyabi Hauz Ensemble, Magoki-Attori Mosque, Chor-Minor Madrasah, trade domes, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque and Miri-Arab Madrasah, Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasahs, Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khauz Mosque, Ismail Samani and Chashma-Ayub mausoleums. (B, D)
Start the second day with a visit to Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa – summer residence of Bukhara’s last emir, unique site combining Oriental and Russian architecture. Continue to Bakhouddin Naqshbandi Mausoleum and Chor-Bakr Necropolis. Enjoy free time in the afternoon to explore on your own. (B, D)
In the morning depart Bukhara and drive to Samarkand via Shakhrisabz to visit Mausoleum of Jakhongir in Dor-us Saodat Memorial Complex remains of Ak-Saray Palace, Dor-ut Tilavat Ensemble with Kok-Gumbaz Mosque and burial vault of Tamerlane’s father. In the afternoon continue driving to Samarkand. Overnight: Grand Samarkand Hotel or Malika Prime Hotel, Samarkand (2 nights) (B, D)
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Continue sightseeing: visit Afrosiyob Museum and the Tomb of Saint Daniel. Then drive to Koni Ghil village to explore traditional way of making Samarkand paper from mulberry. At 1600 hrs, transfer to the railway station. Take the fast-speed Afrosiyob train departing t...
Meet your guide to start sightseeing of the capital, the largest city in Central Asia. Visit Old City part of Tashkent with Khast-Imom Complex where the world famous Quran of Caliph Uthman – Ottoman has been preserved. In Khast-Imom visit Madrasah of Barak-Khan, Tilla...
Check-out by 1100 hrs. Transfer to the International Airport for your flight out. (B)
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