Day 0 (Sun.): Departure to Tashkent Departure to Tashkent by flight HY 102 at 21:25. Day 1 (Mon.): Tashkent - arrival Arrival to Tashkent at 14:35. Meeting at the Airport in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Check in and overnight at the hotel. Free time for rest after a long flight. Day 2 (Tue.): Tashkent - Samarkand Breakfast. Morning transfer Tashkent - Samarkand. Accommodation in hotel. City tour. Sightseeing you explore this day:  Day 3 (Wed.): Samarkand Breakfast. City tour. Sightseeing you explore this day: Overnight in the city that is a contemporary of ancient Rome and has a history of more than 2500-years. Day 4 (Thu.): Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Bukhara Breakfast. Morning transfer to Bukhara via Shakhrisabz (90 km, 1.5 hrs). Excursion in Shakhrisabz. Driving to Bukhara (270 km, 3.5 hrs). Late afternoon arrival to Sacred Bukhara - one of the most esteemed cities of Islamic civilization. Accommodation in the hotel. Sightseeing you explore this day: Dinner with folklore concert in Nodir Divan Begim Madrasa. Free time for rest and walking through the old streets of Bukhara. One of "1000 & 1 nights" in Bukhara. Day 5 (Fri.): Bukhara Breakfast. City tour Sightseeing you explore this day: Overnight in a quiet and cozy Bukhara hotel. Day 6 (Sat.): Bukhara - Farab - Mary Breakfast. Morning drive to the border pass "Farab-Alat" (100km, 2hrs) to cross into Turkmenistan. Border Passing & Customs formalities. Walk via the neutral zone (~600 meters). Drive to Mary via Turkmenabat city (It is around 300km and takes 5 hours driving). Arrival to Mary. Hotel accommodation. Overnight. Day 7 (Sun.): Mary - Merv - Mary Breakfast. Drive to Old Merv known as Mary Shahu Jahan-King of the World for about 300 years became the biggest city in Asia & 8 years Capital of Khalifat. Sightseeing you explore this day: - Gyz Gala & Oglan Gala;
- Complex of Askhabs;
- Giaur Gala;
- Buddist Complex;
- Beni Makhan Mosque;
- Erk Gala;
- Soltan Gala;
- Soltan Sanjar Mausoleum;
- Ibn Zeid Mausoleum.
Overnight in Mary. Day 8 (Mon.): Mary - Ashgabat Breakfast. Drive to Ashgabat. (It is around 380 km and takes about 4,5 hours driving). On route stop to visit the ruins. Sightseeing you explore this day: - Medieval Bagabat Town;
- Anew Mosque;
- Abiverd Medieval Town Ruins & Kone Gala.
Overnight in Ashgabat. Day 9 (Tue.): Ashgabat Breakfast. Ashgabat city tour. Sightseeing you explore this day: Overnight in Ashgabat. Day 10 (Wed.): Ashgabat - Dashoguz - Kunya Urgench - border point Dashoguz - Khiva Early breakfast. Morning flight to Dashoguz. Arrival to Dashoguz, drive to Kunya Urgench. City tour. Return drive to Dashoguz. Transfer to Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan border point. Border formalities on both sides. On Uzbekistan side meet the driver and drive to Khiva- the only "Museum under the open sky" in Central Asia that has been completely preserved up to the present day. Arrival to Khiva, check in to the hotel, located inside or nearby Ichan-Qala" - the historical center of Khiva which has been inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List. Sightseeing you explore this day: Overnight at the hotel in Khiva. Day 11 (Thu.): Khiva - Tashkent Breakfast in the hotel. City tour around the architectural complex "Ichan-Qala" (12-19thcc.). Ensemble consists of the smallest medressa in Khiva and a minaret whose top platform has a height of 45m and is the highest observation point in town. Drive to Urgench for evening flight to Tashkent HY 1058 at 21:30. Sightseeing you explore this day: Overnight in Tashkent. Day 12 (Fri.): Tashkent - Charvak / Chimgan / Beldersay - Tashkent Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Charvak-Chimgan Mountains (2 hrs, 100km from Tashkent). Proceed to Beldersay Gorge for chair elevator lift. Visit Charvak Lake (possible water activities in summer time), Chimgan mountain resort (possible horse riding or quad biking). Departure to Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel for overnight. Day 13 (Sat.): Tashkent Breakfast. City tour. Sightseeing you explore this day: Late check out from the hotel. Transfer to Tashkent Airport at 00:40 (Sunday) for night flight to New York via Riga (HY 103 at 03:40). Depart Uzbekistan with sweet memories and the longing to return again!  We hope you like the program and assure you that we are absolutely open to any suggestions to increase the range of our services for the complete satisfaction of our clients and are happy to meet your special requirements. You can alter the duration of your tour and places of visit by adding one of our extensions. Our tour operator will work closely with you or your travel agent to carefully prepare an itinerary based on your stated interests.
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