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CENTRAL ASIA • UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan:
Heart of Central Asia
Duration • 12 days & 10 nights
Category • Discovery
Small-group tour • From £2,695 (incl. flights)
Private tour • From £3,379 (incl. flights)
This group tour features…
Small group size – average 18
people (max 20)
3- & 4-star accommodation
Flexible – extensions & flight
upgrades available
International flights
Internal flights as specified
Transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
Experienced local tour manager
10 breakfasts, 3 lunches & 8 dinners
Guided sightseeing & entrance
fees included
Porterage at all hotels
High-speed rail between
Samarkand and Tashkent
Weather
Tashkent
J F M A M J J A S O N D
A 6 8 15 22 28 34 36 34 29 21 14 9
B -3 -1 4 10 14 18 20 18 13 8 4 0
C 60 57 79 73 47 11 7 2 6 44 56 60
Samarkand
J F M A M J J A S O N D
A 6 8 13 21 26 32 34 32 28 21 14 9
B -4 -2 3 9 13 16 18 16 11 6 2 -1
C 39 35 59 62 34 4 3 1 3 21 22 35
A: Maximum average temperature (°C)
B: Minimum average temperature (°C)
C: Average rainfall (mm)
Set on the Silk Road, Uzbekistan has played
host to waves of conquerors and nomads.
See the legacy they left behind in the
towering fortresses of Khiva and Bukhara,
and the Islamic architecture of Samarkand.
The remnants of more recent Soviet history
are evident in the capital city, Tashkent.
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
Comprehensive tours of the mosques,
madrasas and mausoleums of Khiva,
Bukhara and Samarkand
Learn how to prepare traditional Uzbek
cuisine with a cooking demonstration
Excursion to Shahrisabz, birthplace of
Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur
Travel by Uzbekistan’s famous
Afrosiyob train from Samarkand
to Tashkent
Day 1: Fly to Tashkent
Fly overnight from London (regional
connections available) to Tashkent with
Uzbekistan Airways. (N)
Day 2: Tashkent
Arrive and transfer to the Mercure Tashkent
(or similar) for 1 night. Afternoon tour of the
old city, stopping at the Kukeldash mosque
and madrasa. (D)
Day 3: Fly to Urgench • Khiva
Transfer to the airport and take a one-hour
morning flight to Urgench. Visit the ancient
Gur-Emir mausoleum, Samarkand
fortresses of Ayaz-Kala and Toprak Kala before
an afternoon drive to Khiva via Ulli Khovli.
Stay 2 nights at the Malika Kheivak Hotel
(or similar). (B, L, D)
Day 4: Khiva
Full-day tour of Khiva, including Kunya Ark,
Islam Khoja minaret, Tash Hauli palace and a
local bakery. (B, D)
Day 5: Bukhara
Full-day drive to Bukhara (7-8 hours) through
the Kyzylkum Desert, stopping at the Amu
Darya River for photos. Stay at the Minorai
Kalon (or similar) for 3 nights. (B, L, D)
Day 6: Bukhara
City tour of Bukhara, including visits to
Chor Minor mosque, the Poi-Kalyan complex,
the surviving trading domes, and Lyab-i-Hauz
– once the city’s principal source of water.
This evening enjoy dinner and a cooking
demonstration. (B, D)
Day 7: Bukhara
After breakfast, continue your tour of Bukhara,
including visits to The Ark, a vast fortress
whose foundations date back 2,000 years; the
Summer Palace; and the Samanid mausoleum,
built in the early 10th century with a facade
incorporating Zoroastrian symbols. (B)
Day 8: Shahrisabz • Samarkand
Drive to Shahrisabz, birthplace of Timur,
and visit the summer palace, mosques and
mausoleums. Continue to Samarkand for
3 nights at the Hotel Royal (or similar).
(B, L, D)
Day 9: Samarkand
Full-day tour of Samarkand, including visits
to Registan Square, the Ulugbek observatory,
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