3 Days Private Train Tour from Tashkent to Samarkand

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Travel by train from Tashkent to Bukhara and have sightseeing in the city⌄

   The driver comes to the reception lobby of your hotel and picks you up. Tour starts at 07:00 am (starting time can be change by train time). (Please contact us to let us know the exact pickup location for the tour)

   Upon arrival outside of train station of Bukhara met by driver and transfer to hotel. Meet your local tour guide in the hotel and start sightseeing.

   The Citadel Ark (I-XX centuries) — the construction of the citadel is dated to beginning of the 1st millennium BC. During the history the fortress has been destroyed several times but has been restored again. All buildings of the citadel have been reconstructed mainly during the XVIII-XX centuries

   Poi Kalon complex (“The foot of tall” in Uzbek) from XII-XVI centuries. Consisting of mosque, madrassah and minaret, one of the great center of trade and scholarship along the Silk Road. The beauty of the minaret amazed Genghis Khan (Temuchin or Temujin)

   Magoki-Attari Mosque— Central Asia’s oldest surviving mosque. Prior to the Arab invasion there was a Buddhist monastery and then a Zoroastrian temple on the site. It now houses the dull Museum of the History of Carpet Weaving

   Labi Hauz Complex (“The edge of the pond” from Persian) constructed by Nadir Divan Begi, The Grand Vizier of Bukhara, around 1620

   XVI century Synagogue— to the south of Labi Hauz Square spreads the Jewish Quarter of the old town. Jews have been an important minority in Bukhara since their forced migration from Merv and Shiraz in the 14th century (the majority having emigrated to Israel and the US since 1970s). (Note: most of the time it is closed if it is open travelers can visit inside and see old Torah)

   Statue of Hodja Nasruddin— the homespun philosopher and humorist on his donkey. Elsewhere in the world he is generally accepted as Turkish, but Uzbeks claim he was born in Bukhara and is one of their own

   Overnight: Overnight in central located Hotel in Bukhara 3* or boutique hotel

2. 2Continue your visit in Bukhara and afternoon catch a train to Samarkand⌄

   Morning free time at leisure or optional tour 4 top Places Outside of Bukhara City

   Late afternoon transfer to Bukhara train Station 15 km and catch the train to Samarkand (subject to availability) upon arrival outside of train station of Samarkand met by driver and transfer to hotel

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight in central located Hotel in Samarkand 3* or boutique hotel

3. 3The sightseeing in Samarkand and in the late afternoon travel by train from Samarkand to Tashkent⌄

   Check out the hotel and load your luggage in the car and start sightseeing in Samarkand. Samarkand— a fairy tale city along the ancient Silk Road. “The Mirror of the World”, “The Garden of the Soul”, “The Jewel of Islam”, “The Precious Pearl of the Moslem World” are some the names given to this unique city. In ancient Greece, this city was known as Marakanda

   The Ulugbek Observatory, built by Amir Temur’s grandson astronomer-king Ulugbek in XV century

   The complex Shahi Zinda (“alive king” in Uzbek) from XII-XX centuries. Burial place of royal persons and nobles. One of the most spiritual place in Uzbekistan

   Bibi Hanim mosque XV century. The mosque was built in honour of Temur’s chief wife, Saray Mulk Khanum

   Gur-Amir mausoleum (“the tomb of the king” in Uzbek) from XV century

   Registan square (“sandy place” in Uzbek) from XV-XVII centuries. A spectacular architectural ensembles, with fantastic Islamic designs and calligraphy etched into the facades of its mosques and madrassahs

   In the late afternoon travel by train from Samarkand to Tashkent (subject to availability) upon arrival outside of train station of Tashkent met by driver and transfer to hotel in Tashkent

   Meals: Breakfast