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6 Days Luxury Private Tour in Uzbekistan
By Silk Tour Ltd
Free cancellation available
per adult*
*Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 6d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
Welcome to the heart of Central Asia! Discover ancient cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva & Tashkent along the great silk road.
Our city guides will show you highlights of country’s cultural, historic & naturae. You will have the chance to experience local cuisine, mingle with local people & feast your eyes on marvels of Oriental Bazaars.
Our dedicated & qualified team of reservation, guide & drivers will ensure you having a memorable positive experience and can assist you even in last minute request to customise this tour.
Pick up at Kazach-Uzbek or Tajik-Uzbek boarder point for minimum extra cost.Airplane & train tickets are electronic and will be sent to you in advance.
No hidden fees or extra charges, satisfaction Guaranteed.
Activity location
- Tashkent
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Tashkent
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Check availability
Standard Price in Multilingual
- 6d
- Opening hours: Tue 00:00-23:59
- English
Pickup included
Price details
€1,607.55 x 1 Adult€1,607.55
Total
* Select 8 adult tickets to get our lowest price of €895.64 per adult
Until Mon, 4 Nov
What's included, what's not
- Train ticket Khiva - Bukhara-Samarkand-Tashkent Business Class
- Accommodation twin rooms in high rated 4 star hotels centrally located
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Local licensed experienced Guide in each city
- All entrance tickets to Musuems & Sites
- single room supplement $40/single room/night
- photo & video Museum charge to be paid cash at entrance $1-2/Museum
Know before you book
- Specialised infant seats are available
- Public transport options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Transport options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour is customisable at no or small charge, pls email us your desired changes.
- none
- In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
Activity itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Tashkent
- 1 stop
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Overnight in high rated centre located Tashkent 4 star hotel
Tashkent
- 30m
Enjoy the view of Tashkent upon arrival while transport takes you to your hotel.
Day 2: Fly Tashkent-Urgench, transfer Urgench-Khiva, sightseeing khiva
- 8 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Overnight in high rated 4 star hotel or highly rated centre located boutique hotel (you choose)
Urgench
- 2h
transfer to Tashkent Airport Domestic Termina, Fly Tashkent-Urgench
Itchan Kala
- 30m
- Admission ticket included
Upon arrival in Urgench, transfer to old city khiva (Itchan Kala) which has a history that spans over two millennia. The inner town has 26 hectares and was built according to the ancient traditions of Central Asian town building, as a regular rectangle (650 by 400 metres) elongated from south to north and closed by brick fortification walls that are up to ten metres high. Ichan Kala was the site of the khan's palace. High officials and clergy and rich merchants used to live here. The ordinary people, small merchants, craftsmen and peasants lived in Dishan Kala.
Citadel Kunya-ark
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
The Kunya Ark is a fortified citadel at the heart of Khiva, nestled against the western ramparts of the Ichan Kala immediately north of the city's west gate. Originally built as early as the 12th century, the nucleus of its current layout was first constructed by Arang Khan (r. 1688-94). The Ark is the largest of Khiva's myriad buildings.
Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum
- 40m
- Admission ticket included
Pahlavan Mahmud is a local poet and philosopher who was famous for his heroic strength and the ability to heal people. Originally the construction of the mausoleum was very modest but soon there was built khanaka and mosque where pilgrims said their prayer. Later the building was rebuilt into a magnificent construction with the largest dome in the city, covered with blue tiles.
Friday Mosque (Juma Mosque)
- 20m
- Admission ticket included
Khiva's Juma, or Friday Mosque is located almost at the heart of the Ichan Kala (old city)—a fitting location as the name of the ruling Khan would have been read aloud here during Friday prayers.
Islam Khoja Minaret
- 40m
- Admission ticket included
The Islam-Khodja complex stands to the southeast of the main east-west street in Khiva's Ichan-Kala (old city) and includes a madrasa and minaret. The site is named after Islam Khodja, the grand vizier (and also first cousin) of Muhammad Rahmi Bahadur II.
Stone Palace (Tash Khauli)
- 40m
- Admission ticket included
Located in the eastern part of Ichan-Kala, Tash-Khauli Palace built in 1830 - 1838 is an example of Khorezm architectural grandeur of those times. The palace was built by order of Allakuli-Khan.
Kalta Minor Minaret
- 30m
- Admission ticket included
The minaret is well regarded, thanks to its unique decor and its incompleteness. The Kalta-minor is a unique minaret completely covered with glazed tile and majolica.
It was commissioned in 1851 by Mohammed Amin Khan, the ruler of Khiva, as an architectural marvel intended to rise over 70 metres. But the construction stopped at a height of 29 m, which is why the name the Kalta-minor (or Short minaret) was assigned to it.
Day 3: Khiva-Bukhara by train (you choose)
- 1 stop
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Overnight in high rated centre located Bukhara 4 star hotel
Bukhara
- 6h
Free time in Khiva, afternoon train Khiva-Bukhara business class
Day 4: sightseeing Bukhara, Afternoon train to Samarkand
- 6 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Overnight in high rated centre located Samarkand 4 star hotel
Lyab-i-Hauz
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Built in the 16th - 17th centuries, Lyab-i Hauz Ensemble is still one of the major Bukhara squares.
Lyab-i Hauz Ensemble is probably the most popular Bukhara tourist attraction, often used as a rest stop, thanks to its grandness, tranquility and old age. Lyab-i Hauz is located in the southeast shakhristan near the main Bukhara trade street.
Great Minaret of the Kalon
- 1h 30m
- Admission ticket included
The Kalyan Minaret is the last surviving fragment of the Kara-khanid era mosque built by Mohammad Arslan Khan in 1127, predating the Mongol conquests. Standing tall at 45.6 metres, this unlikely survivor of the city's early days—which so astonished Genghis Khan that he refused to order its destruction—continues to serve as the centrepiece of the city at the Po-i-Kalyan square.
Moschea Bolo-khauz
- 20m
- Admission ticket included
The Bolo Hauz stands opposite the Ark Fortress in a Kosh arrangement with the resistance between them. Its name means "above the pool", referring to the octagonal hauz, or artificial pond, located directly in front of it. Begun in 1712, early in the reign of Abu'l-Faiz Khan (r. 1711-47), it is one of the last and finest of Bukhara's major buildings prior to the modern era.
Ark of Bukhara
- 1h 30m
- Admission ticket included
The Ark, a royal town-within-a-town, is Bukhara’s oldest structure, it was home to the rulers of Bukhara for over a millennium. The Ark is as old as Bukhara itself. The founding of the original fortress is blurred in antiquity, but it was certainly the focus around which developed the medieval town.
Lyab-i-Hauz
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Late afternoon transfer to Bukhara train Station in Kagan 15km, train to Samarkand, upon arrival transfer to hotel
Samarkand
- 2h
Late afternoon transfer to Bukhara train Station in Kagan 15km, bullet train to Samarkand business class, upon arrival transfer to hotel
Day 5: Sightseeing Samarkand
- 6 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Overnight in high rated centre located Samarkand 4 star hotel
Gur Emir Mausoleum
- 40m
- Admission ticket included
Gur Emir Mausoleum – As a conqueror there are few that are Tamerlane’s equal, both in territory and legacy left. Today one can visit his tomb in the beautifully reconstructed Gur-Emir Mausoleum (1404-1405, 15-17 centuries) and reflect on his life while looking at the largest piece of jade (greenstone) in the world.
Registan
- 1h 30m
- Admission ticket included
Registan became the city square when life in Afrosiab stopped. Since that time Registan was reconstructed several times. Today it is surrounded by the three medreses Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillokori.
Bibi Khanym Mosque
- 30m
- Admission ticket included
Bibi-Khanym Mosque – named after the wife of Temur and built between 1399-1404 – is one of best-known architectural attractions of Central Asia. The Mosque was erected on Timur's order after his combat of Delhi. The Minaret of the Mosque was supposed to be the tallest.
Siab Bazaar
- 40m
Siab Bazaar in Samarkand is still as impressive as it was many years ago. Its abundant produce and handicrafts is evidence of the natural wealth of Uzbekistan and its people’s talents and diligence.
Shah-i-Zinda
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Shakhi-Zinda Ensemble – (IX) situated on southeastern mound of Afrosiab. This architectural complex consists of 44 tombs in more than 20 mausoleums. The greatest significance of Shah E Zinda is that he was the First cousin of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and resembles the Prophet the most.
Ulugh Beg Observatory
- 50m
- Admission ticket included
Ulugbek's Observatory – observatory of Timur's grandson. Only the foundations remain but it is truly extraordinary. Ulugbek was an astronomer, scientist and architect. His scientific and astronomical discoveries greatly advanced knowledge in these fields. The only thing that was preserved is a part of huge sextant – major astronomic instrument, the lowest part of which was in a deep trench (11km).
Day 6: Train Samarkand-Tashkent, Sightseeing Tashkent, Depart to final destination
- 7 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Not included
Tashkent
- 2h
Transfer to Samarkand train station, early morning bullet train to Tashkent business class, upon arrival meet your guide & driver and start Tashkent sightseeing
Navoi Opera Theater
- 20m
Designed by Alexey Shchusev, the building of the theatre was built in 1942-1947 and was opened to the public, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Alisher Navoi.
A tour of this facility is conducted outside the building.
Hazrati Imam complex
- 1h 30m
- Admission ticket included
One of the spiritual monuments of Tashkent is the Khazrati-Imam ensemble, popularly called Khast-Imam. The square is located in the heart of the old city.
The complex consists of Tillya Sheikh mosque, Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, Barak Khan madrasah and Imam al-Bukhari Islamic Institute.
Tashkent
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
The Tashkent metro was the first underground in Central Asia. It was completed and opened in 1977.
All stations have their own unique architectural appearance: marble, granite, rows of columns, colourful bas-reliefs, ganch, etc.
Amir Temur Square
- 40m
Central to the modern city, Amir Timur Square is a lush, green space with plenty of flowers and fountains. In the centre of the square you will find a statue of Tamerlane on horseback.
State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
The State Museum of History of Uzbekistan, previously known as the National Museum of Turkestan, was founded in 1876 and is one of the oldest museums of the Central Asia.
At the end of the XX century, the building was restored and is now used as the Reception House of the MFA of Uzbekistan.
Currently, the tour is only conducted from outside.
Tashkent
- 15m
Transfer to Tashkent International Airport for outbound flight
Location
Activity location
- Tashkent
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Tashkent
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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