Begin the trip with your flight from your homeland to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Your scheduled arrival in Tashkent is listed as __, preserving the open timing exactly as provided. This international flight marks the first step of the seven-day program.

Upon arrival, receive a welcome from the local team at Tashkent International Airport. From the airport, continue with the included transfer arranged for your arrival. The airport welcome takes place before the transfer, keeping the day’s logistics in the stated sequence.

Tashkent is the largest city in Uzbekistan.

Accommodation:

• Standard: ART DELUXE HOTEL
• Comfort: Ramada Encore by Wyndham Tashkent
• Luxury: Hyatt Regency Tashkent

Meet the local team at 09:00 AM and begin in Tashkent’s historic heart at the Khast-Imam Complex. Visit Barak-Khan Madrasa, the Tilla-Sheykh Mosque, the Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, and the Islamic Civilization Center. Continue to Independence Square, one of the world’s largest public squares and a symbol of Uzbekistan’s sovereignty and independence.

Explore the legacy of Amir Temur, the renowned Central Asian conqueror and statesman, at the Amir Temur Museum and Square. Continue to Chorsu National Bazaar, one of Tashkent’s oldest and largest markets, with spices, textiles, handicrafts, souvenirs, fruits, vegetables, and local delicacies. Visit distinct metro stations featuring impressive architecture, artwork, and unique designs before the arranged return transfer.

The Tashkent Metro opened in 1977 as the first metro system in Central Asia.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard: ART DELUXE HOTEL
• Comfort: Ramada Encore by Wyndham Tashkent
• Luxury: Hyatt Regency Tashkent

Begin with breakfast, then meet the local team at 7:30 AM for your transfer to the railway station. Depart for Bukhara by train at 8:33 AM, with estimated arrival at 12:46 PM. Meet the driver and guide at Bukhara railway station. After lunch, start the excursion at Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum, Bolo-Khauz Mosque, and Ark Fortress. Continue to the Poi Kalon Complex, including Kalon Minaret, Kalon Mosque, and Miri-Arab Madrasa.

Visit Ulugbek Madrasa and Abdulazizkhan Madrasa before exploring the trade domes. See Toki-Sarrafon, formerly a Central Asian currency exchange hub; Telpak Furushon, originally a book market and later a headgear market; Tim Abdullakhan, specializing in carpets and fabrics; and Toki-Zargaron, known for jewelry trading. Continue to the 12th-century Magoki-Attori Mosque, one of the region’s oldest Islamic mosques, built over a Zoroastrian temple and illustrating the evolution of urban mosque architecture. Finish at the 16th and 17th-century Labi Hauz Complex, an ancient water supply area with three monumental structures: Kukeldash Madrasa, built in 1568–1569 to the north; Nodir Divan-begi Khanaka, built in 1619–1620; and Nodir Divan-begi Caravanserai to the west and east.

Bukhara’s historic center was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard: Mehrob Hotel Bukhara
• Comfort: Sahid Zarafshon
• Luxury: Mercure Bukhara Old Town

Begin with breakfast, then meet the local team at 09:00 for an excursion to the outskirts of Bukhara. Visit the Faysulla Khojayev National Style House-Museum, once home to the famous statesman and politician whose father was a wealthy 19th-century merchant. Continue to Chor-Minor Madrasa, built in 1807 and known as “Four Minarets,” where the towers’ decorative elements symbolically represent four major world religions.

Explore Sitorai Mohi-Khosa, the summer residence of Bukhara’s last emir, combining Eastern and Russian architectural elements. Visit Bakhouddin Naqshband Mausoleum, one of Central Asia’s most revered Islamic pilgrimage sites, attracting visitors from across the Muslim world. At 15:00, transfer to Bukhara railway station and depart for Samarkand at 16:11 on the high-speed Afrosiyob train. Arrive at 18:00, meet the local team, and take the arranged transfer. The Afrosiab may be replaced by the Sharq local train due to seat availability at booking or schedule changes that conflict with the planned program.

Bahauddin Naqshband is recognized as the founder of the Naqshbandiyya Sufi order.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard: Zilol Baxt Hotel
• Comfort: EAST STAR HOTEL
• Luxury: Mövenpick Hotel Samarkand

Begin with breakfast, then meet the local team at 09:00 to explore Samarkand. Visit Gur-Emir Mausoleum, the authentic sanctuary of Tamerlane and one of the city’s most majestic complexes. It originally included a khanaka and the madrasa of Muhammad Sultan, Timur’s grandson, before becoming the tomb of Amir Timur and his descendants. Continue to Registan Square, featuring the Ulugbek, Sher-Dor, and Tilla-Kari madrasas.

Visit Bibi Khanim Mosque, the largest 15th-century mosque in Central Asia, built in honor of Tamerlane’s wife. Continue to Siyab Bazaar, Samarkand’s oldest bazaar and a lively market where local products can be purchased. Finish at Shakhi Zinda Necropolis, a complex of blue-tiled mausoleums dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, including the revered tomb of Kusam Ibn Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad.

The name “Registan” translates as “sandy place.”

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard: Zilol Baxt Hotel
• Comfort: EAST STAR HOTEL
• Luxury: Mövenpick Hotel Samarkand

Begin with breakfast, then meet the local team at 09:00. Visit Ulugbek Observatory, the remains of a significant astronomical achievement of medieval Uzbekistan. Its base once held a massive sextant, or vertical circle, with a radius of 40.212 meters and an arc length of 63 meters. Continue to the Mausoleum of St. Daniel, where Muslims, Christians, and Jews come together to pray. The tomb of the prophet Daniel, also called Daniiel or Doniyar, is an important site of faith. At Afrosiab Museum, see artifacts illustrating ancient Samarkand’s history, culture, and evolution.

In the afternoon, depart for Konighil village near Samarkand and visit a paper mill that produces handmade paper using ancient methods, preserving a tradition once famous worldwide. At 16:30, transfer to Samarkand railway station. Depart for Tashkent at 17:35 aboard the high-speed Afrosiab train and arrive at 20:08. Meet the driver and transfer to a local restaurant, followed by the final arranged transfer. The Afrosiab may be replaced by the Sharq local train due to seat availability at booking or schedule changes that conflict with the planned itinerary.

Traditional Samarkand paper is made from mulberry bark.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard: ART DELUXE HOTEL
• Comfort: Ramada Encore by Wyndham Tashkent
• Luxury: Hyatt Regency Tashkent

Begin the final day with breakfast, with a breakfast box available as the stated alternative. This meal arrangement comes before the departure meeting and airport transfer, preserving the final morning’s planned sequence in Tashkent.

Meet the local team three hours before your flight. At that scheduled time, depart on the included transfer to Tashkent International Airport. This transfer is the final service listed in the seven-day program and is timed specifically in relation to your flight departure.

The IATA code for Tashkent International Airport is TAS.

Meals: Breakfast