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Day 1 (Tashkent): Meet the clients at the airport and transfer to hotel for check in. After breakfast leisure time at hotel. After lunch at local restaurant proceed for city tour: visit Navoi theatre, Applied Arts Museum, Amir Temur Square and walk through Sailgoh street (Broadway). Also visit Barak Khan madrasah, Tillya Sheikh mosque and walk through Chorsu bazaar and visit Kukeldash madrasah. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 (Tashkent – Urgench by air, Khiva): After breakfast flight to Urgench. On arrival transfer to hotel for check in. Then drive to Khiva (30 km) and proceed for visit of historical town of Khiva. Visit Ichan Kala complex: Madrasah Allakuli Khan, Madrasah Muhammad Amin Khan, Kunya Ark, Kelte Minar. PM visit Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, Islam Khodzha Minaret, Madrasah Mukhammad Rahimkhan, Juma Mosque, Tash Hovli Palace. Lunch at local restaurant. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3 (Urgench – Bukhara 480 km, 8 hrs): After breakfast drive to Bukhara with box-lunch. Picnic lunch at Amudarya River. Continue driving to Bukhara. On arrival transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 4 (Bukhara): After breakfast proceed for a full day city sight seeing of Bukhara. Visit Nadir Divan Begi, Teki, Bolo Hauze Mosque, Ark fortress and Chor-Minor madrassah with four-cupola entrance. Lunch at local restaurant. Also visit Samanids Mausoleum, Labi Hauze complex, Ancient Silk Market, Madrassah Ulugbek, Minaret Kalyan (great minaret), Magoki Attori mosque. Enjoy dinner with Folk Show at Nadir Divan Begi Medrassa. Overnight at hotel.
Day 5 (Bukhara – Nurata – Yangikazgan, 250 km 4hrs): After b/fast drive to Nurata via Gijduvan village (60 km from Bukhara) where you will visit one of the ceramist master’s house and workshop. Then continue to Yangikazgan (75 km from Nurata). If desired sightseeing on foot the petroglyphs (more than 3500) of Bronze age in Sarmish (15 km far from Nurata-Navoi route). In Yangikazgan change to the special non A/C transport. Camel riding in the desert. Dinner with folk songs of “Akin” around the fire in the open air. Overnight in Yurts.
Day 6 (Yangikazgan -Samarkand, 230 km 4 hrs): After breakfast drive on special transport to Aydarkul lake (38 km). Relax along the Lake, swimming and fishing. Picnic lunch with fried fish and then drive to Samarkand. Arrive and transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 (Samarkand): After breakfast full day city tour of Samarkand. Visit Registan square (Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tilla Kari Madrassahs), Gur Emir Mausoleum, Bibi Khanum mosque and bazaar. Lunch at local restaurant. PM visit Shakhi Zinda necropolis, Afrasiyab Museum and hills, Observatory of Ulugbek. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 8 (Samarkand – Tashkent, 275 km, 5 hrs): After breakfast drive to Tashkent. Upon arrival lunch at local restaurant. Then visit Art Museum and Navoi theatre, Mardassah Kukeldash, Barak khana mosque, Tilla Sheikh mosque and walk through the Chorsu bazaar. Also visit Tashkent Metro. Farewell dinner is at one of the best local restaurants and transfer to the airport for return OZ flight.
