Following in the footsteps of Ibn Battuta
Comprehencive historical journey in Uzbekistan

Day 1 (Sat): Tashkent

Option 1: 06:50 am arrive from Istanbul. Flight No. TK368. Transfer to hotel and immediate check-in. Rest after long flight.

Option 2: 08:05 am arrive from London. Flight No. HY202. Transfer to hotel and immediate check-in. Rest after long flight.

Option 3: 07:30 am arrive from Paris. Flight No. HY252. Transfer to hotel and immediate check-in. Rest after long flight.

13:00-14:00 Lunch.
14:00-19:00 Excursion.
19:00-20:00 Dinner. Overnight in Tashkent.

Excursion in Tashkent:

• Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre Square (1939-1947);
• The State Museum of History;
• Palace of the Grand Duke Nikolay Konstantinovich Romanov (outside) (1889-1890);
• The Independence Square (1991),
• Monument of Independence and Humanism,
• Square of "Memory and Honor" (grieving mother, eternal fire) (2005),
• Local "Broadway" - a walking street with street artists, paintings bazaar, boutiques, eatery places, entertainment complex, fountains and parks;
• Amir Temur (Tamerlane) Square (19th c.);
• Chiming Clocks (1947 & 2009);
• The Roman Catholic Church (1913-1917).

Day 2 (Sun): Tashkent – Nukus

07:00-08:00 Breakfast.
08:00-12:00 Excursion. Check-out from hotel till 12:00.
12:00-13:00 Lunch.
13:00-16:00 Excursion.
16:00 Transfer to the Domestic Airport to take evening flight to Nukus leaving at 17:40 (the time of flight can vary).
20:25 Arrive in Nukus. Transfer to hotel. Dinner. Overnight in Nukus.

Excursion in Tashkent:

• The architectural complex Khazret-Imam incl. necropolis of imam Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Kaffal Shashi (15th c.);;
• Barak-khan Medressa (15-16th cc.);;
• Tillya Sheikh Medressa (15-16th cc.);;
• Juma Mosque (15th c.); ;
• Imam Ismail al Bukhari Islamic Institute (16th c.);;
• Kukeldash Medressa (Foster brother) (16th c.);;
• Chorsu (Eski Juva) Bazaar (2nd - 1st century B.C.);;

Day 3 (Mon): Nukus

07:00-08:00 Breakfast.
08:00-12:00 Excursion.
12:00-13:00 Lunch.
13:00-16:00 Excursion.
16:00-19:00 Free time.
19:00-20:00 Dinner. Overnight in Nukus.

Excursion in Nukus:

• Museum of Art named after Savitskiy (1966);
• Mizdahkan – An Islamic complex in Hojeli village (15km.) (4th century B.C);
• Gyarur-Kala;
• Gyarur Mausoleum Mazlumkhan Sulgu (14th c.);
• Mausoleum of Shamun Nabig (12-13th c.);
• Madrassah Halika Erjep (9-13th c.);
• Old town ‘Ali Belgisiz(without name)’ (16-17th c).

Day 4 (Tue): Nukus – Ayaz-Kala Yurt Camp

07:00-08:00 Breakfast.
08:00-11:00 Drive to Ayaz Kala Yurt Camp (170 km, 3 hrs.).
11:00-13:00 Accommodation in Yurt camp. Lunch.
13:00-16:00 Excursion.
16:00-19:00 Free time.
19:00-20:00 Dinner. Overnight in Ayaz Kala Yurt Camp.

Excursion in Ellikkala Region:

• Chilpik-Kala – Zoroastrian monument (3-8th c.);
• Jampik-Kala;
• Kizil-Kala fortress (1-4th c.);
• Tuprak-Kala fortress (2-3rd c.);
• Ayaz-Kala fortress 1 (4-2nd cc. BC);
• Ayaz-Kala fortress 2 (1-4th c.);
• Visits to the ancient castles Bozor-Kala, and Kumbaskan-Kala.

Day 5 (Wed): Ayaz Kala Yurt Camp – Khiva

07:00-08:00 Breakfast.
08:00-09:30 Drive to Khiva (95 km, 1,5 hrs).
09:30-13:00 Arrive in Khiva. Excursion.
13:00-14:00 Lunch.
14:00-19:00 Check-in hotel. Free time.
19:00-20:00 Dinner. Overnight in Khiva.

Excursion in Ichan Kala, Khiva:

• Kunya-Ark (Old fortress) (17th c.);
• Kalta Minor Tower (Short minaret) (1850);
• Muhammad Amin-Khan (1845-1855);
• Djuma Mosque and Minaret (18th c.);
• Tash-Hauli (Stone courtyard) Palace (19th c.);
• Ak-Mosque (White Mosque) (17th c.);
• Necropolis of Pahlavan Mahmud (1810);
• Minaret and madrassah of Islam Khodja (1908-1910).

Day 6 (Thu): Khiva – Bukhara

07:00-08:00 Breakfast.
08:00 Drive to Bukhara (480 km, 10-12 hrs).
13:00-14:00 Lunch in the desert (lunch-boxes).
19:00 Arrive in Khiva. Check-in hotel.
19:30-20:30 Dinner. Overnight in Khiva.

Day 7 (Fri): Bukhara

08:00-09:00 Breakfast.
09:00-13:00 Excursion.
13:00-14:00 Lunch.
14:00-19:00 Continue excursion of Bukhara.
19:00-20:00 Dinner. Overnight in Bukhara.

Excursion in Bukhara:

• Mausoleum of the Samanids (9-10th cc.);
• The mausoleum of Chashma Ayub (14th c.);
• Complex Poi Kalon (Beneath the Great): Kalon Minaret (12th c.), Kalon Mosque (12th c.) and Miri Arab Medressa (16th c.);
• Ulugbeg Medressa (15th c.);
• Abdulaziz-Khan Medressa (17th c.);
• Magoki-Attari Mosque (10-16th cc.);
• Lyabi-Hauz ensemble: Khanaka and madrassah of Nadir Divan-Beghi (1620); Kukeldash Madrassah (Kulba-Kukeldash) (1568-69);
• Ark fortress (11-20th cc.): Ark citadel; Bolo Hauz Mosque; Balyand Mosque;
• Toki-Zargaron, Toki-Sarrafon, Toki-Tilpak-Furushon - shopping mall (15th-16thcc.).

Day 8 (Sat): Bukhara

08:00-09:00 Breakfast.
09:00-13:00 Excursion.
13:00-14:00 Lunch.
14:00-15:00 Continue excursion of Bukhara.
15:00-19:00 Free time.
19:00-20:00 Dinner. Overnight in Bukhara.

Excursion within and outside Bukhara:

• Chor Minor (18th c.);
• Sitorai Mokhi Khossa Palace, the summer residence of last Emir of Bukhara (late 19th c. - early 20th c.);
• The Jubariy Sheikhs' family cemetery Chor-Bakr (1563);
• Necropolis of Sheikh Bahaaddin Naqshband (16thc.);

Day 9 (Sun): Bukhara – Shakhrisabz - Termez

07:00-08:00 Breakfast.
08:00-12:00 Drive to Shakhrisabz* (295 km, 5 hrs).

12:00-13:00 Lunch.

13:00-16:00 Excursion.

16:00-20:00 Continue drive to Termez (287 km, 4 hrs). Upon arrival check-in hotel.

20:00-21:00 Dinner. Overnight in Termez.

Excursion in Shakhrisabz:

• Ruins of Ak-Saray Palace (14-15th cc.);
• Dor-ut Saodat complex: Khazrati Imam Mosque (14th c.), Jahongir mausoleum (14th c.);
• Dor-ut Tillavat complex: Gumbazi-Seiidan, Kok Gumbaz Mosque (Blue Dome) (15th c.).

* At the moment renovation works are held in Shakhrisabz till the end of 2015. The excavating machines are working there, so the places of visit can be mud or dust.

Day 10 (Mon): Termez

07:00-09:00 Breakfast.

09:00-13:00 Excursion.

13:00-14:00 Lunch.

14:00-18:00 Excursion.

18:00-19:00 Dinner. Overnight in Termez.

Excursion within and outside Termez:

• Termez archaeological museum (2001);
• Fayaztepa (the site of an ancient settlement of the 2-3rd c.);
• The Mausoleum of Hakim At Termezi (9-15th c.) (4 km);
• Zurmala Tower (1-2nd century AD) (7 km);
• Mausoleum Sultan Saodat (10-15th c.) (7,5 km);
• Honako Kokaldor Ota (16th c.) (4 km);
• The Kirk Kiz Womens Nunnery (9-10th c.) (4 km).

Day 11 (Tue): Termez – Denau – Samarkand

06:00-07:00 Breakfast.
07:00-10:00 Check-out and continue excursion.
10:00-10:40 Drive to Denau city (30 km, 40 min). Excursion.
12:00-13:00 Lunch.
14:00-15:00 Continue excursion.
15:00-19:00 Drive to Samarkand (385 km, 5-6 hrs). Check-in hotel and have some rest.
19:00-20:00 Dinner. Overnight in Samarkand.

Excursion within and outside Termez:

• Jarkurgan's minaret (12th c.) (50 km from Termez);
• Bridge of Iskandar (16th c.) (45 km from Jarkurgan);
• Dalverzintepa archeological dig (2-3rd c.);
• Madrassah Sayid Atalik in Denau (16th c.).

Day 12 (Wed): Samarkand

07:00-08:00 Breakfast.
08:00-12:00 Excursion.
12:00-13:00 Lunch.
13:00-17:00 Continue excursion.
17:00-19:00 Free time.
19:00-20:00 Dinner. Overnight in Samarkand.

Excursion in Samarkand:

• Gur Emir Mausoleum (Tamerlane’s Tomb) (14-15th cc.);
• Ruhabad Mausoleum (House of Spirit) (14th c.);
• Registan Square (A sandy place): Ulugbeg Medressa (15th c.), Sher-Dor Medressa (Having tigers) (17th c.), Tillya-Kari Medressa (Coated by gold) (17th c.);
• Cathedral Mosque Bibi-Khanym (14th c.);
• Siyab bazaar;
• Hazret-Hyzr Mosque (19th c.);
• The architectural complex Shakhi-Zinda (Alive king) (11-19th cc.);
• Ulugbek Observatory (15th c.)

Day 13 (Thu): Samarkand – Tashkent

07:00-08:00 Breakfast.
08:00-12:00 Morning is free. Check-out hotel by 12:00.
12:00-13:00 Lunch.
13:00-16:00 Excursion out of Samarkand.
16:00 Transfer to the train station to take speed-train “Afrosiyob” to Tashkent leaving at 17:00.
19:30 Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation, dinner and overnight in Tashkent.

Excursion out of Samarkand city:

• Excavation and museum of the ancient city of Afrosiyob;
• Old Samarkand Paper Mill in Konigil village;
• Imam Al Bukhari Complex (16th c. & 1998);
• Mausoleum of Khodja Daniyar (Saint Daniel) (beginning of the 20th c.).

Day 14 (Fri): Tashkent

Option 1: 04:00 am transfer to the Airport. Depart to Istanbul by TK369 at 06:50 am.

Option 2: Free morning. Lunch. Check-out by 12:00. At 13:30 transfer to the Airport. Depart to London by HY201 at 16:30.

Option 3: Free morning. Lunch. Check-out by 12:00. At 12:00 transfer to the Airport. Depart to Paris by HY251 at 15:05.