One-Day Khiva City Tour
Tour Details
1 day
from $55 / per person
Description
While the city of Khiva attracts travelers from around the world, it’s typically free from the bustling, lively atmosphere of well-traveled Samarkand and Bukhara, a pleasant mix of noteworthy attractions surrounded in desert stillness. The Islamic architecture and massive city walls are definitely worth the trip out here, and the traditional arts of carpet-making, wood carving and embroidery can still be observed within this ancient fortress.
The one-day Khiva City Tour is perfect for travelers with limited time to tour the region, as it will introduce you to all of the must-see sites and most popular landmarks within the city’s famous walls at a pace that is well-planned yet relaxed.
Program
Tour Itinerary
Begin your city tour of Khiva, a.k.a. the "Museum Under the Open Sky", a city that has been almost completely preserved from the past 1500 years up to the present day. You’ll take a walking tour around the architectural complex Ichan Kala, the historical center of Khiva and UNESCO World Heritage Site, with one of our knowledgeable local guides.
Your guide will meet you at your hotel, and after beginning your excursion at Kunya-Ark fortress, the inner citadel of Ichan Kala (Ichan-Qala), you’ll continue on to some of Khiva’s most famous sites:
- Kalta Minor Tower, once destined to be one of the tallest minarets in Central Asia;
- Muhammad Amin-Khan, the biggest medieval madrasa (educational institution) in Khiva;
- Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrasa;
- Juma Mosque, built with 212 wooden columns and a minaret 32.5 m high;
- Tash-Hauli Palace (Stone Courtyard Palace), which resembles a fortress with high battlements, towers and fortified gates;
- Necropolis of Pahlavan Mahmud, ancient religious center of Ichan Kala;
- Residence of Islam Khodja, personal advisor of the last khan. The complex consists of a madrasa and a minaret whose top platform has a height of 45 m, the highest observation point in town. Climb the minaret yourself to enjoy the breathtaking panoramic view!
End of the Khiva City Tour.
Tour duration: approximately 6 hours
Includes
Price includes:
- Private, local guide;
- Entrance fees to the sights as per itinerary.
Prices
| Persons | Economy |
|---|---|
| 1 person | $170 |
| 2 persons | $105 |
| 3 persons | $80 |
| 4 persons | $70 |
per person
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Reviews
We very much enjoyed the excursions. The trip to Khiva was a bit difficult because we needed to leave very early and our flight was returing at 23:00 pm. It was tough becasue the weather was cold - 6. But the quality of the tour was excellent, the guides and drivers were very nice. Many thanks for your kind attention, we really appreciated it! Best wishes for a happy new year.
(Samakand guide - Otabek and Khiva guide - Shohruh).
Everything was as good as in my expectations in my city tours. A particular mention goes to the guides in Bukhara and Samarkand. If i will return to Uzbekistan i know who to contact. Best regards and thank you again for all your assistance.
Tashkent - guide Flora, Khiva - guide Аlimardan, Bukhara - guide Saodat, Samarkand - guide Farida.
Our tour guide Nusrat in Tashkent was also very good and a very jolly and knowledgeable person.
The guide Temur today in Samarkand was very good and very friendly. We are looking to our tour on Friday.
Thanks the guide Jahongir in Khiva arrived and was very good thank you.
The guide Maksad in Bukhara was also very good and a lovely person.
Thank you very much for organizing our tours. We had a great time in Uzbekistan!
We just got back home after our beautiful trip in Uzbekistan. I'd like to thank you because everything was well organized. If I have the chance, I'll suggest your agency for trips in Uzbekistan. Thank you and all the best
Guide: Mansur in Bukhara and Alimardan in Khiva.
Hotel: Sharq in Tashkent, Bek in Samarkand, Komil Boutique in Bukhara, Euro Asia in Khiva.
We were very pleased with our trip to Uzbekistan and your services were excellent: everything was Ok, we had a wonderful guide from Nukus to Ayaz Qala and the hotels in Khiva and Samarkand were perfect.
I do hope you and everyone in the office are fine and business booming. First of anything, THANK YOU very much for your assistance and support during my recent visit to your country. It was a wonderful experience travelling through Uzbekistan.
The trip was well organized in every aspect and allowed me time to learn about Uzbekistan and its attractions, culture, people. It would be difficult for me to highlight one specific point of this trip it was overall great. Mr. Rafshan was an excellent driver and companion, the local guides in each city were exceptional. Specially in Shakhrisabz and Khiva. All of them were very accommodating to my requests during the tours and provided with a good wealth of information. Again, thank you very much for all your assistance and attention.
In September, Ruth and I made a great trip to the Silk Road in Uzbekistan. It was a great adventure for us especially for me since I always wanted to retrace Marco Polo's travels. The cities of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand are real jewels and bring the stories of 1001 nights to life. The Mosques and Madrasassah's are wonders of Islamic architecture and rival the Taj Mahal in India.