ANKARA - TASHKENT
We meet at the International Departures Terminal of Ankara Esenboğa Airport. Following check-in, baggage, and passport procedures, we depart for Tashkent on an AJet flight. Upon arrival, after breakfast, our tour of the old part of Tashkent begins with our waiting vehicle. We will visit the Khazrati Imam Complex, consisting of the Barak Khan Madrasah; the Muyi Mubarak Mosque, which houses the Quran handwritten by Caliph Uthman and a sacred golden hair of the Prophet Muhammad; the Friday Mosque of Khodja Akhrar Vali; and the Kukeldash Madrasah. We will have free time for shopping at Chorsu, Tashkent’s liveliest oriental bazaar. In the afternoon, our tour will continue in the modern part of Tashkent, where we will visit Independence Square, the Amir Timur Monument, the Tashkent Metro, the Monument of Courage, and the Tashkent TV Tower from the outside. We then transfer to our hotel and spend the night there.
Tashkent-Samarkand
After breakfast at our hotel, we will transfer to Tashkent Railway Station to travel to Samarkand by high-speed train. Upon arrival in Samarkand, we will begin our city tour. Our first stop will be Registan Square, one of the rare examples of Central Asian Turkish architecture. Registan Square consists of three madrasas: Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Sher-Dor Madrasa, and Tilla-Kari Madrasa. After visiting Registan Square and taking a photo break, we will continue our tour. The legendary Shah-i-Zinda Complex, which also houses the tomb of Qusam ibn Abbas, who brought Islam to Central Asia, as well as the Central Bazaar and the Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, are among the places we will see during the city tour. After the tour, we will transfer to our hotel and spend the night there.
Samarkand
After breakfast, the city tour of Samarkand continues. The Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Ulugh Beg Observatory, and Afrosiyob Museum are visited. Later in the day, Konigil Village is visited, where information is provided about the production of traditional Samarkand paper. Following the program, enjoy free time in the city center, followed by an overnight stay at our hotel.
Samarkand - Bukhara
After breakfast, enjoy some free time in Samarkand. At 10:59, depart from Samarkand by high-speed train to Bukhara. Arrive in Bukhara at 12:41. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, during our city tour of Bukhara, we will visit Lyabi Havuz, the Trading Domes, Magoki Attori Mosque, Kalyan Minaret, and Kalyan Mosque. Following the tour, transfer to our hotel and overnight stay.
Bukhara
After breakfast at our hotel, we begin our city tour of Bukhara. The sights to be visited during the tour include the Bahá’uddin Naqshband Mausoleum, Sitora-i Mokhi-Khosa Summer Palace, Chor Bakr Necropolis, the Ismail Samani Mausoleum, part of the Poi Kalyan Ensemble, Chashma-i Ayub Mausoleum, Bolo Haouz Mosque, Ark Fortress, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque, Mir-i Arab Madrasa, Toki Zargaron Bazaar, and Toki Telpakfurushon Bazaar. The Magoki Attari Mosque, Lyabi-Hauz Complex, Khoja Nasreddin Monument, and Nodir Divan-Begi Madrasa are also among the sights to be visited. Transfer to our hotel and overnight stay.
BUKHARA - TASHKENT
After breakfast at our hotel, we continue our city tour of Bukhara. Following the tour and free time, we transfer to Bukhara train station. Upon arrival in Tashkent, we transfer to our hotel, where we will stay overnight.
TASHKENT - ANKARA
Early-morning transfer to the airport. Departure from Tashkent to Ankara at 07:20 on flight VF 584 (AJet). Arrival in Ankara at 11:10, marking the end of the program.