Tour to Uzbekistan for Nauryz from Almaty in 2024

Arrival in Tashkent from Almaty / Astana / Shymkent.

Meet and transfer to the city center, the beginning of the excursion in Tashkent:

Visiting the old part of the city: complex Khast Imam, which consists of Barakkhan Madrasa, Kaffal  Shashi Mausoleum and the Library of Islamic Literature, where the original Koran Usman is located. After this, we will visit the Amir Temur Square , the square of the Opera and Ballet Theater. Navoi, Independence Square and the Monument "Courage"  - a monument to the victims of the earthquake of 1966, the Mausoleum of Kaldirgoch-Biya (Tole-Biya).

Transfer to the hotel. Resting time. Overnight.

Breakfast.

07:00 Transfer to the Tashkent railway station.

08:00 Departure to Samarkand on the high-speed train "Afrosiab"

10:10 Arrival in Samarkand. Meeting and transfer to hotel. If the rooms are free - check in. 

Excursion in Samarkand with a visit to the famous the largest medieval building in the city. Lunch at one of the national restaurants of Samarkand.

After lunch, continue the tour with a visit to the Observatory of Ulugbek, the Shahi Zinda Necropolis . At the request of guests, you can visit the paper workshop in the village of Konigil, near Samarkand.

Transfer to the hotel. Overnight.

Breakfast. Free time before lunch.

After lunch, transfer to Bukhara (270 km). On the way, an acquaintance with the workshop of the famous ceramic master Abdullo Narzullaev in the city of Gijduvan. Here you can see the process of creating pottery and tableware.

If desired, you can participate in a master class on painting ceramics (on request).

Arrival in Bukhara. Hotel accommodation.

In the evening, a master class on cooking pilaf in the restaurant "Doston House - National House".

Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00 Meet with a guide at hotel's lobby. Excursion through the old part of Bukhara: visiting the Mausoleum of Samanids, Bolo Hauz Mosque, - the ancient citadel, buildings of the beginning of the 1st century BC, Poi Kalon Square, consisting of the famous minaret and Kalyan mosque, Miri Arab Madrasa. Walk through the trade domes of Bukhara: Toki Saraffon, Toki Telpakfurushon, Toki Zargaron, where they used to trade in silk, headdresses, expensive jewelry and traders who came to Bukhara from distant countries. And now there you can see and buy various souvenirs, jewelry.

The excursion will continue to visit the Ulugbek and Abdullazizkhan madrasas; Tim Abdullahan; the caravan of saraydah Sayfiddina, where the craft development center of Bukhara is now located; Magoki Attari Mosque; the center of old Bukhara: the Lyabi-Hauz ensemble - the honako and the Nodir Divan Begi madrasah, the Kukeldash madrasah, and the monument of the well-known Khoja Nasreddin.

21.30 Transfer to the railway station.

22:40 Departure by night train No. 661 to Tashkent. Night on the train.

06:40 Arrival in Tashkent.

Transfer to the cafe, where you can order breakfast.

Visit to Chorsu bazaar and other attractions (car with driver will be provided).

11:00 transfer to the center of Plov.

In honor of the holiday Navruz, a tasting of the national Uzbek pilaf as a gift from the company Anur Tour.

12:20 Transfer to the airport.

14:20 Departure to Almaty by flight KS128 (Air Astana)

16:55 Arrival in Almaty.

End of the tour.