Fairy-tale Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara)
- Duration
- 4 days
- Season
- Year-round
- Language
- English 🇬🇧, Chinese 🇨🇳, Korean 🇰🇷, Arabic 🇸🇦, German 🇩🇪, French 🇫🇷, Italian 🇮🇹, Japanese 🇯🇵
Discover the architecture, Silk Road heritage, and living traditions of Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara in four days.
- Description
- Tour route
- What's included
Description
Discover Uzbekistan through the legendary Silk Road cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara. Explore ancient monuments, mosques, and madrasahs, visit lively bazaars, and experience Uzbek hospitality. This four-day journey combines city tours, train travel between cities, and workshops introducing local culinary and textile traditions.
Tour route
Day 1Tashkent
09:00Airport pickup; arrival time and itinerary can be adjusted to your wishes
10:00Hotel check-in and one hour of free time
11:00Tashkent city tour: Hast Imam architectural complex, Minor Mosque, and Tole Bi Mausoleum
13:00Lunch at the Besh Qozon Plov Center
14:00Continue the city tour: Mustakillik (Independence) Square, Arbat, the Timurid Museum, and Chorsu Bazaar
19:00Dinner and a visit to Magic City amusement park
22:00Return to the hotel and free time
Day 2Tashkent — Samarkand
07:00Breakfast at the hotel
07:45Transfer to the train station
08:59Train departure for Samarkand
11:00Arrive in Samarkand
11:40Hotel check-in
12:30Begin the city tour: Gur-e-Amir, the 15th-century mausoleum of Timur with ornate tilework, and the peaceful Rukhabad complex
14:00Lunch at a national restaurant
15:00Continue the tour: Registan Square with its three mosaic-covered madrasahs, the grand Bibi-Khanym Mosque, and Siab Bazaar with spices, textiles, and local delicacies
19:00Dinner, free time, and an evening walk through Samarkand with its illuminated landmarks
Day 3Samarkand — Bukhara
07:00Breakfast
08:00Continue sightseeing: the turquoise-tiled Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, the 15th-century Ulugh Beg Observatory, Saint Daniel’s Mausoleum revered by Christians and Muslims, and Islam Karimov’s Mausoleum
11:00Depart for Bukhara
14:00Arrive in Bukhara and check in at the hotel
15:00Late lunch at a national restaurant
16:00Plov cooking masterclass with Bukharan master Usta Shogird, followed by a workshop on traditional textile painting and dyeing
19:00Evening walk through Bukhara’s old city: lantern-lit streets, the evening bazaar, street musicians, the medieval bathhouse, and illuminated monuments
22:00Free time
Day 4Bukhara — Tashkent
08:00Breakfast
09:00Begin the Bukhara tour: the 16th-century Lyabi-Hauz ensemble around a pool, the ornate 17th-century Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah, and the historic trading domes once used for silk, spices, and skullcaps
13:00Lunch at a national restaurant
14:00Continue sightseeing: the Poi-Kalyan ensemble with the 47-metre Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque, and Miri Arab Madrasah; Ark Fortress, now an open-air museum; and the 10th-century Samanid Mausoleum
18:00Depart for Tashkent
22:00Late dinner and transfer to the airport or border
What's included
- Accommodation in 3-star hotels
- Breakfasts
- Professional guides
- Transfers within the cities
- Train transfers between cities
- Admission tickets
- Workshops
- Tours of three cities