Best of Uzbekistan: Samarkand and Tashkent
Summary of the itinerary:
3N Tashkent, 2N Samarkand
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: City Tour of Tashkent
Day 3: Charvak, Chimgan and Beldersay
Day 4: Intercity transfer to Samarkand and Samarkand guided tour
Day 5: Shakhrisabz tour
Day 6: Departure
Inclusion:
- Hotels 4star including Breakfast
- Sightseeing as per itinerary
- All intercity transfers with airport transfer and flight tickets
- GST
- Visa assistance
Key Exclusions:
-International Airfare and Domestic Airfare
- City Taxes at hotels
- Intracity transfers are excluded
- Lunch and Dinner
Activities
Day 1:
Arrival
Welcome in Uzbekistan! Arrive at Tashket International Airport and transfer to your hotel. Tashkent is Uzbekistan's capital city. It is known for its many museums and its mixture of modern and Soviet-era architecture. The Amir Timur Museum is home to Timurid manuscripts, arms and relics. Nearby there are centuries-old Buddhist relics in Uzbeks, a huge State Museum of History. Tashkent Tower, which provides views of the city from the observation deck, is a part of the city skyline. (Overnight in Tashkent)
Day 2:
City Tour of Tashkent
Today after breakfast go on a day tour of the Tashkent city with your guide and explore the major attractions. Visit the ancient museums and learn about their fascinating history. Cover all the major sightseeing like Minor Mosque, Tashkent TV Tower, Suzuk Ota Complex, Amir Timur Museum etc. (Overnight in Tashkent)
Day 3:
Charvak, ChimganandBeldersay
Post breakfast visit theChimgan Mountains in the morning. The road lying in picturesque surroundings full of local villages, gardens and streams will propel you. Take a 3 km long trip from BeldersayGorge to Kumble peak,in a cable car, where the longest ski track begins.After a mountain hike continue to Charvak reservoir shore, which is surrounded by green mountain flanks. With numerous resorts, beaches and summer camps for youngsters, Charvak Lake is a favourite place for locals and foreigners to enjoy out of town summer days. (Overnight in Tashkent)
Day 4:
Intercity transfer to Samarkand and Samarkand guided tour
Transfer to Samarkand , located in the valley of the river Zerafshan. It is the secondlargest city of Uzbekistan and is as old as the city of Babylon or Rome, also called "Rome of the East” by the poets of ancient times. Its profitable geological situation in the Zarafshan valley puts Samarkand to the primary spot among urban areas of Central Asia.Go on a full-day tour of this key trading city of the ancient Silk Route. You'll visit Tamerlane's Tomb and Registan Square, an architectural marvel of blue-tiled madrassahs on three sides. See also the Observatory of Ulugbek, the Necropolis of Shah-i-Zinaida, and the massive Bibi Khanum Mosque, designed by Tamerlane for his Chinese wife. (Overnight in Samarkand)
Day 5:
Shakhrisabz tour
Enjoy a day trip to Shakhrisabz, the origin of Tamerlane, encompassed by the Zerafshan Mountains. Appreciate phenomenal perspectives from the highest point of the gigantic entry of the Ak-Sarai Palace of Tamerlan and visit the Mausoleum and the Kuk Gumbaz Mosque. (Overnight in Samarkand)
Day 6:
Departure
Now your trip in Uzbekistan has come to a close. You will be transferred back to Tashkent Airport. If you are lucky to have a late flight, you can spend your final day in Samarkand by getting to know the city on your own and discovering the various delicacies it has to offer, before you’re transferred to the airport.