Tour of three Central Asian countries

The tour includes:

Uzbekistan: Tashkent – Samarkand – Bukhara – Khiva – Tashkent

Turkmenistan: Dashoguz – Kunya Urgench – Ashgabat – Mary – Merv – Turkmenabat – Farab

Kazakhstan: Astana – Almaty

Tour program
Day 1: Tashkent
- Arrival in Tashkent
- Meeting at the airport
- Transfer to the hotel and check – in
- Tashkent city tour:
  - Chorsu Bazaar
  - Hazrati - Imam Complex
  - Amir Temur Square
  - Tashkent Broadway
  - Independence Square
  - Big state opera and ballet theater named after Alisher Navoi
- Dinner at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 2: Tashkent – Khiva
- Check – out the hotel and transfer to the Domestic airport
- Departure from Tashkent
- Arrival to Urgench
- Move to Khiva
- Early check-in the hotel and time for refreshment
- Walking tour in Khiva/Complex Ichan –Kala:
  - Kunya Ark
  - Calta Minar
  - Juma Mosque
  - Juma Minaret
- Lunch at the traditional restaurant within Ichan –Kala (at your own)
- Continue of the tour:
  - Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum
  - Islam Khodja Minaret
  - Tash Hauli Palace
- Dinner at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 3: Khiva – Dashoguz – Ashgabat
- Breakfast at the hotel and check – out
- Transfer to the border with Turkmenistan – “Dashoguz”
- Meeting at the border
- Transfer to Kunya Urgench:
  - Il Arslan and Soltan Tekesh Mausoleums
  - Turabek-Khanum Mausoleum (Sufi dynasty mausoleum of the 12th century) Kutlug Timur minaret
  - Mamun II minaret
  - Sultan Ali Mausoleum
  - Nadjmetdin al-Kubro Mausoleum
  - Portal Caravanserai
- Transfer to Dashoguz and flight to Ashgabat
- Meeting at the airport
- Transfer to the hotel and check – in
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 4: Ashgabat
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Tour around Ashgabat:
  - Nissa Fortress - the Parthian kings Sanctuary
  - Rukhiet Palace
  - Wedding Palace
  - Modern Yildiz Hotel
  - Ferris Wheel
  - Constitution Monument
- Lunch at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Continue of the tour:
  - Arch Neutrality
  - Monument and Independence Park
  - Ertogrul Gaza Mosque
  - Ashgabat Sport complex 2017
  - Turkmenbashi Ruhi Mosque
- Dinner at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 5: Ashgabat – Mary – Merv – Turkmenabat – Farab – Bukhara
- Breakfast at the hotel and check – out
- Transfer to airport
- Departure to Mary
- Upon arrival the trip to Bayramali city - ancient city of the Silk Road
- Visit to ancient Merv city:
  - Giz Gala and Oglan Gala
  - Complex of Askhabs
  - Gyaur Gala
  - Khoja Yusup Hamadani Mosque and Mausoleum
  - Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum
- Transfer to the border with Uzbekistan – “Farab” through Turkmenabat city
- Meeting at the border in Uzbekistan
- Transfer to Bukhara and check – in
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 6: Bukhara
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Tour around Bukhara:
  - Sitora-i Mokhi Khosa - the palace of the last Bukhara emir
  - Mausoleum of the Samanids
  - Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum
  - Ark Fortress
- Lunch at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Walking tour around old part of Bukhara:
  - Complex Bolo Havuz
  - Lyabi House Ensemble:
  - Kukeldash Madrasah
  - Madrasah and Honoka Nadir Sofa Run
  - Magoki Attori Mosque
  - Ulugbek Madrasah
  - Madrasah of Abdulaziz Khan
  - Minaret Kalyan
  - Kalyan Mosque
  - Mir-i-Arab Madrasah
- Dinner at the Nadir Divan-begi Madrasah with the show program (at your own)
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 7: Bukhara - Samarkand
- Check – out the hotel and transfer to railway station
- Departure from Bukhara by fast train
- Arrival in Samarkand and meeting at the station
- Transfer to the hotel and early check –in
- Leisure time
- Lunch at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Tour around Samarkand:
  - Ulugbek Observatory
  - Saint Daniel Mausoleum
  - Shahi Zinda Mausoleum
  - Mausoleum of the First President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov
  - Siab Bazaar and Bibi Hanim Mosque
- Dinner at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 8: Samarkand – Tashkent
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Tour around Samarkand:
  - Registan Square:
  - Ulugbek Madrasah, Sherdor Madrasah, Tilla Kari Madrasah
  - Gur Emir Mausoleum
- Check – out the hotel
- Lunch at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Visit Konigil Meros handmade paper factory or Silk Carpet Factory at your discretion
- Transfer to the railway station
- Departure from Samarkand by fast train
- Arrival in Tashkent and meeting at the station
- Transfer to the hotel and check –in
- Dinner at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 9: Tashkent – Almaty
- Check – out the hotel and transfer to the airport
- Departure from Tashkent (Uzbekistan airways)
- Arrival in Almaty
- Meeting at the airport
- Transfer to the hotel and early check – in
- Leisure time
- Lunch at the restaurant (at your own)
- Almaty city tour:
  - Central Mosque
  - The Golden room in the central historical Museum
  - Republic Square - the largest open public space in the city with a tall obelisk rising up from street level is the Independence Monument
  - Sunset on Kok-Tobe hill
- Dinner at the traditional restaurant (at your own)
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 10: Almaty
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Transfer to airport
Tour cost

The cost of the tour is available on request.