Fergana Valley
Samarkand,Uzbekistan
Duration
14 Days 13 Nights TripTour Code
TP1710Description
Day 1| Tashkent Day 2 |Tashkent – Kokand – Rishtan – Fergana Day 3 |Fergana – Margilan – Tashkent Day 4|Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva Day 5|Khiva Day 6|Khiva – Bukhara Day 7|Bukhara Day 8|Bukhara Day 9|Bukhara – Nurata – yurt camp Day 10|Yurt Camp – Samarkand Day 11|Samarkand Day 12|Samarkand – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand Day 13|Samarkand – Tashkent Day 14|Tashkent
Highlights
- No highlights available.
Included
- Accommodation in the above or similar hotels in double rooms (except yurts: 4-6 people in a yurt) Meals: 14 breakfasts; 2 lunches on days 9 and 10; 1 dinner in yurt camp on day 9 Services of local english-speaking guides (except Yurt Camp – no guide) Entrance tickets to the objects indicated in the program Transportation A/C for the whole period of stay Train tickets Tashkent – Kokand day 2 of the program Domestic flight Tashkent – Urgench day 4 of the program Uzbekistan tourist fee 54$ per person.
Not Included
- Insurance International flights Uzbek visa Single room supplement Meals: lunches and dinners (except 2 lunches on days 9 and 10; 1 dinner at the yurt camp on day 9) Personal expenses, including on-site photo and video rights Excess baggage Recommended tips for guides and drivers
Itinerary
Day 1
- Arrival in Tashkent.
- Transfer from the airport to the hotel for baggage drop-off and additional breakfast.
- Check-in to the hotel at 14:
- At 09:00 we start the tour.
- Visit to the “Ancient” city of Tashkent and Hast Imam complex, where you will see the famous book Koran of Osman caliph Uthman.
- Visit to Chorsu Bazaar.
- Then by Tashkent subway to the city center to visit the Museum of Applied Art.
- Visit to Tashkent City amusement park.
- Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2
- Breakfast.
- At
- 30 am transfer to the train station for a train, which departs at
- 55 am and arrives in Kokand at
- 10 pm.
- Meeting at Kokand train station and start the tour with a visit to Khudoyar Khan’s palace, Jami mosque, Kamol Kazi and Norbutabek madrassahs.
- In the afternoon we will visit the pottery workshop of a famous ceramist in Rishtan.
- Transfer to Fergana (80 km), Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3
- Breakfast.
- Transfer from Fergana to Margilan to visit Said Ahmad-Khoja Madrasa and “Yodgorlik” silk factory in Margilan, where you can see the process of silk production with traditional “ikat” patterns.
- If the tour is on Thursday or Sunday, we will go to Kumtepa Suk, the largest market in the Fergana Valley.
- Return to Tashkent.
- Transfer to the hotel.
- Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4
- Breakfast.
- At 11:00 Transfer to Tashkent airport for flight HY – 055 to Urgench (departure at 13:00/arrival at 14:30) Transfer to Khiva.
- The rest of the time is free.
- Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- At 09:00 start of the tour to the ancient complex of Ichan Kala: Kunya Ark, Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud, Minaret and Madrasah of Ichan Kala, Minaret of Kalta Minor, Tash Khovli Palace, Ak Mosque, Anush Khan Baths, Muhammad Rahimkhan Madrasah, Friday Mosque.
- Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Long transfer to Bukhara (450 km, 7-8 hours) through Kizilkum desert (red sands).
- Arrival and accommodation at the hotel.
- Free time for a walk through the narrow streets of the old city.
- Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Start of Bukhara sightseeing: Ismail Samani Mausoleum, built in the X century, a masterpiece of Arab geometry, including a mosque (XVIII century).
- Chashma Ayub Mausoleum.
- Bolo House complex, Visit to the majestic Ark Citadel, which was the residence of the Emir until
- Visit to the magnificent architectural complex Poi Kalon (XII-XVI centuries.), including the mosque Masjidi Kalon, Miri Arab Madrasah and the highest minaret of its time in the East.
- Visit to Ulugbek Madrasah, built by Tamerlane’s grandson in 1417, Abdul-Aziz Khan Madrasah (XVII century), Abdullah Khan Tim Madrasah (XVI century), built in 1577 and used by Afghan silk and wool traders, Visit to the 16th century covered market known as “merchant domes”.
- Gold embroidery, copper, blacksmith and weaving workshops are discovered during the visit.
- Walk around the old city of Bukhara: tour of Lyabi Hauz complex of XVI-XVII centuries with Nodir Divan-Begi Madrasah, Kukeldash Madrasah and Nodir Devon-Begi Khanaka.
- Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8
- Breakfast.
- Departure for country excursion: Sitorai-Mokhi-Khosa Palace is a country residence of Bukhara Emir, built in the late XIX – early XX century.
- Nowadays it houses a museum of decorative-applied art.
- Visit to the Bahauddin Naqshband Memorial Complex is a cult ensemble located in the vicinity of Bukhara.
- It is located at the burial place of the head of the Naqshbandi dervish order.
- It consists of a madrasa, two mosques and a minaret.Lunch – not included.
- Visit to Romitan Varnet greenhouse.
- Visit to the house-museum of Faizulla Khodjaev.
- Visit to Chor Bakr necropolis.
- Dinner – not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 9
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Departure to Nurata (180 km).
- On the way visit Gijduvan and ceramists’ workshop.
- Continuation of the trip to Nurata.
- Tour of Nurata: well, pool with sacred fish – its magical and religious origin.
- Historians connect the formation of the city with the fortress Nur (translated as “ray”, “ray of light”), built here by Alexander the Great in the IV century BC.
- The fortress served as a border between the wild steppes and agricultural areas.
- The ruins of the fortification have survived to this day and are one of the sights of Nurata.
- Lunch at the house of one of the locals in Nurata.
- Nurata was the northern gate to the Zerafshan valley.
- After lunch transfer to the yurt camp (approx.
- 70 km).
- First acquaintance with the life of nomads.Dinner in the restaurant of the camp accompanied by traditional songs.
- Overnight in yurts (traditional tents of nomads).
Day 10
- Breakfast.
- Camel ride (10-15 min).
- Transfer to Aydarkoul lake, swimming (depending on weather).
- Lunch in yurt camp.
- Departure to Samarkand (240 km, about 3-4 hours drive).
- Arrival and accommodation.
- Dinner is not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 11
- Breakfast.
- The Great Silk Road has long passed through this city, and the famous conqueror Tamerlane, a descendant of Genghis Khan, in the XIV century made it the capital of his vast empire and built here many architectural masterpieces, many of which have survived to this day.
- The tour starts at the famous Registan Square, where Ulugbek, Tilla Kori and Sherdor madrassahs are located.
- Visit to the Gur-Emir Mausoleum.
- We resume our tour of Samarkand with a visit to the necropolis of Shahi-Zinda.
- Visit to Ulugbek Observatory, Bibi Khanim Mosque and Siab Market, the busiest in the city.
- Visit to Konigil Meros paper factory.
- Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 12
- Breakfast.
- Departure to Shakhrisabz (150 + 150 km), the birthplace of Tamerlane.
- Then city tour (about 2-3 hours), including Tamerlane’s palace Ak-Saray, which means “white palace”, the construction of which was left unfinished after his death.
- Visit to the complex: Friday mosque Kok-Gumbaz, built by Ulugbek in 1432 in honor of his father.
- Imam Hazrati Mosque with a shady summer terrace; Darus Siadat – the tomb of Timur’s eldest son Jahangir.
- Dorut Tilovat – memorial complex of the era of Amir Temur and his successors (XIV-XV cc.), tomb of the House of Temurid.
- Return to Samarkand.
- Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 13
- Breakfast.
- We continue our journey to the capital of Uzbekistan – Tashkent (300 km/5 hours drive).
- It is a very dynamic and modern city with its own history.
- Continuation of the visit to religious sites: Catholic and Orthodox churches, visit to the Minor Mosque.
- A visit to the most beautiful subway stations.
- Panoramic tour of Tashkent: Independence Square, Opera and Ballet Theater Square, Amir Temur Square.
- Visit to Magic City amusement park.
- Lunch and dinner are not included.
- Overnight at the hotel.
Day 14
- Breakfast.
- Transfer to the airport.
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