Uzbekistan Silk Road

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arrival in Tashkent⌄

   Arrival in Tashkent the meeting with the guide and the driver for transfer to coffee for breakfast Hotel check-in (standard check in at 14:00) The beginning of the visit of the Khasti Imom complex in particular interest is the Tillya Sheykh Mosque, of the sixteenth century, which preserves what is considered the oldest existing Koran, marked with the blood of the same Caliph Osman, murdered in 655, the madrassa Barak Khan, founded in the sixteenth century. from a descendant of Tamerlane, the mausoleum Kafal Shashi, tomb of the namesake poet and philosopher of Islam who visited from 904 to 979. Bazar Chorsu is one of the great markets of Tashkent. There visit concludes with a visit to Independence Square. Overnight at Hotel

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at Shodlik Palace 3 * hotel or similar hotel

2. 2Discovering the city of Khiva⌄

   Breakfast at hotel Transfer to the airport and internal flight on Urgench. Arrival in Urgench and transfer to Khiva (30 km) Visit to the Ichan kala center in Khiva, a World Heritage Site UNESCO "and one of the most important monumental complexes in Asia Cetrale, considered an "open-air museum", includes the Citadel the ancient Kunya Ark Fortress, the many-columned Juma Mosque wooden, the Minaret of Islam Hodja, the Bagbanli Mosque, the Caravanserai, the Mausoleum of Seyid Allauddin, the Tash Palace Khauli, the Madrassa Alla Kuli Khan, the Mausoleum of Pakhlavan- Makhmud, the imposing Kalta Minaret. Free time available Overnight at Hotel

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at Malika Khiva 3 * hotel or similar hotel

3. 3Khiva - Bukhara⌄

   Departure for Bukhara (450 km). The route leads through the Amu-Darya river and the Red desert (Kyzilkum). In Uzbekistan there are two great rivers: the Amu-Darya in classical antiquity was known by the Greek name of Oxus and the Syr-Darya, known by the Greeks as Jaxartes or Yaxartes. The Kizilkum desert (also Kyzyl Kum and Qyzylqum) is a large desert that extends between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, in Central Asia. Lunch box along the way Arrival in Bukhara and hotel accommodation

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight in Basilic 3 * hotel or similar hotel

4. 4Bukhara Nobile⌄

   Visit the main monuments of Bukhara, in particular the main square Lyabi-Hauz built around a pool in 1620. To the east of the statue is the Madrassa by Nodir Devan Beghi (1622), originally built as a Caravanserai. To the north is the Madrasa Kukeldash (1568-1569) - which is the oldest and largest complex in the Piazza. One of the oldest mosques in Central Asia is located in Bukhara - The Magoki-Attari mosque (10th - 12th-16th centuries). Visit to the summer palace of "Mokhi Xosa" and the Minaret Kalyan "the Great Minaret", with a height of 47 m. Near the Kalyan Minaret is the Kalyan Mosque, connected to the Minaret by a small bridge. Continuation in the Ark citadel (XVIII-XIX century) is a real city, center of the State Organization of Bukhara. Next to the pool in front of the entrance to the Ark is the Bolo-khauz Mosque (1712) - an official place of worship for the Emir, a place of special beauty. The Mausoleum of the Samanids (10th century) was built during the period of Ismail Samani (892-907) and became the family tomb of the Samanids.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight in Basilic 3 * hotel or similar hotel

5. 5Bukhara - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand⌄

   Transfer to Shakhrisabz "the green city". Visit the splendid ruins of this ancient and glorious city, with over two thousand years of history. It was built according to a model typical of the early Middle Ages with a central structure similar to those of Samarkand and Bukhara and continued to develop during the 9th and 10th centuries despite the continuous conflicts between the Samanid dynasties and the Turks. It is the birthplace of Tamerlane and once, probably, his fame even obscured that of Samarkand. Visit the Ak-Saray Palace (1379-1404) "the white palace", the mausoleum of Doru Tilavat and visit of the Mosque of Kok -Gumbaz. Arrival and hotel accommodation.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at Zilol Baht 3 * hotel or similar hotel

6. 6Samarkand⌄

   Day dedicated to the excursion to the city. Discover the capital of the Tamerlane empire with its twenty-five-century history. Samarkand is a veritable "threshold of paradise", has a somewhat mysterious magic name, a long invitation to travel for artists and dreamers, who brought his enamelled glass domes, brightly colored walls and mausoleums that constitute the treasure of Central Asian architecture. Visit to the Gur-Emir mausoleum (15th century) - meaning "the tomb of the Emir" where Tamerlane and his followers are buried The Registan square is the symbol of Samarkand (15th-17th century) and surrounded by meravegliose madarase of Ulughbek, Sher Dor and Tilla - Kari, decorated with dazzling majolica, the testimony of the evolution of the architecture of the Temurids. Furthermore, a visit to the Bibi-Khanim mosque (15th century) represents a gigantic architecture. Near the mosque is the oriental bazaar Siab is the most lively and colorful part.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight in hotel Zilol 3 * baht or similar hotel

7. 7Samarkand - Tashkent⌄

   The beginning of the visit of the Shakhi-Zinda complex is a unique jewel of XIV-XV architecture in Samarkand, where you can find all the artistic processes of Islamic decoration. Continuing north, one reaches the remains of the Ulughbek Observatory, one of the great archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Free time for expenses. At 16.30 Transfer to the station. At 17:10 Departure for Tashkent with the Afrosiab high-speed train " At 7.10 pm Arrival in Tashkent and transfer to the hotel. NOTE 'It is possible to replace the train

   Overnight: Overnight at Shodlik Palace 3 * hotel or similar hotel

8. 8Return to Italy⌄

   Transfer to the airport 3 hours in advance and return to Italy. Have a good trip

   Meals: Breakfast