Khiva City Tour
Itchan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan
1 Day (about 5 hours, on foot)
Max 10 People
Easy
Tour Guide
Description
Itchan Kala, the walled inner town of Khiva, feels like an open-air museum: minarets, madrasas, palaces and homes packed inside clay walls, and all of it a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1990. It is small enough to explore on foot in a day, and a local guide brings its stories to life.
Walk from the West Gate past the turquoise stump of Kalta Minor to the khans' fortress of Kunya-Ark, step into the Juma Mosque with its forest of carved wooden columns, see the tiled courtyards of the Tash Hauli palace and the blue dome of Pahlavan Mahmud, and climb the Islam Khoja minaret for the view over the rooftops.
Not included: the Itchan Kala entrance ticket, the minaret climb and lunch. Mornings and late afternoons are the most pleasant times in summer. For groups of more than 10 people, please contact us.
Itinerary
Meet your guide at the main gate of the old town, next to the city walls.
The unfinished minaret covered in turquoise tiles, and the largest madrasa in Khiva beside it.
The fortress-residence of the khans, with its throne room, mint and watchtower overlooking the town.
A hall of more than 200 carved wooden columns, some of them many centuries old.
Khiva's tallest minaret, and the mausoleum of the poet and wrestler who became the town's patron saint.
The 19th-century palace of the khans, famous for its blue-and-white tiled harem courtyards.
What's Included
- English-speaking guide
- Bottled water
Tour Map
- 1Ata Darvaza (West Gate)
- 2Kalta Minor
- 3Kunya-Ark
- 4Juma Mosque
- 5Islam Khoja Minaret
- 6Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum
- 7Tash Hauli Palace
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