Uzbekistan
The cities of the Silk Road in a small group of sixteen
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan in a group of 16 at most: Khiva behind its ramparts and the Kalta Minor minaret, the train across the Kyzylkum desert, two days in Bukhara (the Kalon minaret, the trading domes, the Ark citadel, the Ismail Samani mausoleum), the ceramics of Gijduvan and a night in a yurt camp near Lake Aydar, Samarkand (the Registan, Ulugh Beg's observatory, the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, the Bibi-Khanym mosque), then Tashkent.
When
Apr-May, Sept-Oct
Price
From 2 443€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
10 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-3
The museum city behind its ramparts.
Day 1
Flight to Uzbekistan
Flight to Urgench. Night on board.
Day 2
Urgench – Khiva
Welcome and drive to Khiva, an old Silk Road city surrounded by high walls.
Day 3
Khiva
The Kunya-Ark fortress, the blue Kalta Minor minaret, the Mohammed Rakhim Khan madrasa and a woodcarving workshop.
Days 4-7
The holy city, then a night in a yurt.
Day 4
Khiva – Bukhara by train
Train across the Kyzylkum desert (or the road along the Amu Darya) to Bukhara.
Day 5
Bukhara
The Poi-Kalon ensemble and its minaret, the Mir-i-Arab madrasa and the jewellers' trading domes.
Day 6
Bukhara
The Ark citadel, the Bolo Hauz mosque, the mausoleums of Ismail Samani and Chashma Ayub, then the market.
Day 7
Gijduvan – yurt camp
The Vobkent minaret, the ceramics workshop of a Gijduvan master, then a night in a yurt camp.
Days 8-12
Tamerlane's capital, then today's capital.
Day 8
Samarkand
Drive to Samarkand and Registan Square.
Day 9
Samarkand
Ulugh Beg's observatory, the Afrasiab museum, the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis and the Bibi-Khanym mosque.
Day 10
Samarkand – Tashkent
The Ak-Saray mausoleum and the Khoja Akhrar ensemble, then the train to Tashkent.
Day 11
Tashkent
Independence Square, the Courage monument, the Opera and the Tilla Sheikh mosque.
Day 12
Tashkent – flight home
Transfer to the airport and fly to France. Arrival the same day or the next.
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