
Uzbekistan Grand Tour: 16 Days
Tashkent – Fergana Valley – Samarkand – Bukhara, Uzbekistan
16 Days / 15 Nights
Max 10 People
Easy
Description
A slow, complete journey through Uzbekistan: the silk and ceramic workshops of the Fergana Valley, the Timurid splendour of Samarkand and Shakhrisabz, the old town of Bukhara and the modern capital, Tashkent.
High-speed trains link Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara, and free days in Samarkand, Bukhara and Tashkent leave time to explore at your own pace.
Itinerary
Meet your driver at Tashkent International Airport and transfer to the hotel to rest after the flight.
Drive through the Fergana Valley to Margilan. Check in and rest after the journey.
In Margilan, the Yodgorlik silk factory, the local bazaar and traditional silk production. Continue to Rishtan to visit a ceramic master's workshop and learn about the region's blue-glazed pottery. Return to Margilan.
More of the Fergana Valley, such as Kokand, Fergana city or other craft workshops, depending on the route. In the afternoon, drive back to Tashkent.
Early train to Samarkand and sightseeing before check-in: Registan Square, the Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum and other highlights. Free time in the afternoon.
The Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Siyob Bazaar, the Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis and the Ulugh Beg Observatory, with lunch at a local restaurant. Free afternoon.
Drive over the scenic Takhtakaracha pass to Shakhrisabz: the Ak-Saray Palace ruins, the Dorut Tilovat complex, the Kok Gumbaz Mosque and the Dorus Saodat complex. Back in Samarkand by late afternoon.
Rest, explore the old city, visit cafés, shop for souvenirs or join optional activities.
On the way to Bukhara, stop in Gijduvan to visit a ceramic workshop, meet the masters and have lunch. Arrive in Bukhara in the afternoon.
A half-day walking tour: the Lyab-i Hauz ensemble, Nadir Divan-Begi Madrasah, the Magoki Attori Mosque, the trading domes, the Kalyan Minaret and Mosque, and Mir-i-Arab Madrasah. Free afternoon.
The Ark Fortress, the Bolo Hauz Mosque, the Samanid Mausoleum and the Chashma Ayub Mausoleum. Free afternoon.
The Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa summer palace, the Bahauddin Naqshband complex and the Chor Bakr Necropolis. Free afternoon.
Relax, walk the old town, shop, visit cafés or explore on your own.
Free morning in Bukhara, then the afternoon train to Tashkent and transfer to the hotel.
The Khast Imam complex, Chorsu Bazaar, Independence Square, Amir Timur Square and the Tashkent Metro stations.
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to Tashkent International Airport.
Tour Map
- 1Tashkent
- 2Margilan
- 3Rishtan
- 4Kokand
- 5Tashkent
- 6Samarkand
- 7Shakhrisabz
- 8Samarkand
- 9Gijduvan
- 10Bukhara
- 11Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa Palace
- 12Bahauddin Naqshband complex
- 13Chor Bakr Necropolis
- 14Return to Tashkent
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