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Arrival to Tashkent.
Pick up and transfer to hotel. Accommodation. Breakfast. Rest.
Lunch in the restaurant “Afrasiab”.
Sightseeing of Tashkent. The strong earthquake in Tashkent in 1966 completely destroyed Old City, but the rest was saved makes a strong contrast with the architecture of modern Tashkent.
Old City:
- Khazrat Imam Square (16 c.)
- Kafal al-Shashi mausoleum (16 c.)
- Madrassah of Barak Khan (15-16 c.)
- Mosque Namazgoh (19 c.)
- Mosque Tillya Sheik (19 c.)
Modern City:
- Memorial of the victims of repressions
- Kukeldash Madrassah (16 c.)
- Abul Kasim Sheik mausoleum (19 c.)
- Monument to Alisher Navoi and the park with lake
19:00 transfer to railroad station of Tashkent.
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At 06:30 am - arrival at the railroad station “Bukhara-1” (Kagan town).
Meet and transfer to Bukhara (10 km). Accommodation.
Accommodation in hotel. Rest.
Breakfast.
Walking-excursion to Old City (all monuments are close to each other). Bukhara has kept a medieval style-that finds attraction in each building and house with its narrow streets has own charm of ancient time. You will be amazed by feeling the presence of old city, you loosing sensation of time.
The architecture of city includes acquaintance with monuments such as:
- Ensemble Lyabi House: honako and madrassah Nodir Divan Begi (16 century), madrassah Kukeldash (15 century), a monument in honor of Khodzhe Nasreddin.
You can visit the center of craft development which is located in caravan- saray Sayfiddin, Bukhara city. Crafts, such as: a weaver's workshop, woodcarving, stamping, a list on a tree, the Central Asian miniature, and carpet craft (from time immemorial, from generation to generation, secrets of skilled handicraftsmen were transferred. This tradition is alive till now).
Walk under trading domes (16 century): Toki Sarrofon, Toki Telpak, Toki Zargaron, where handicraftsmen (jewelers and others) sell their products.
- Mosque Magokki Attori (12 century) is constructed on a place of a temple of pagans - one of 3 monuments in Bukhara which had escaped after Chingizkhans invasion.
- Ensemble Gau-Kushon (16 century)
- The Caravan-sarays (sheds) of Bukhara
- Tim Abdullakhan (16 century), covered market used for trade of expensive silk fabric.
- Medrese of Ulugbek (15 century), constructed by grandson of Tamerlan, on its entrance you can see Arabian inscription belonging to prophet Mohammed: ” Aspiration to knowledge - a duty of each Muslim”
- Medrese of Abdullazizkhan (17 century)
- Mosque Kalon (16 century)
- Operating madrassah the Mir-i-Arab (16 century) where the head of Russian Muslims Ravil Gaynuddin had his studies and died president of the Chechen Republic of Ahmad Kadyrov, was a mufti.
- Minaret Kalyan - a symbol of Bukhara during the centuries, served as a beacon for arriving from desert caravans nearer to Bukhara. The other name of a Minaret is “a tower of death”. According to one of the legend the unfaithful wives and open minded people were dumped from the top of tallest tower.
Lunch at national restaurant “Ismail” (tandir-kabob– the meat of the young lamb baked in the national clay oven- tandir).
Continuation of Sightseeing:
- Fortress Ark - a majestic citadel, place of dwelling of governors of Bukhara, a stronghold of authority and power (1 century up to b.c - 19 century).
- A mosque and honaka of HodjaZaynuddin - a monastery of dervish people and their place of birth.
- Mosque Bolo-hauz (18 century).
- Mausoleum Chashma Ayub (12 - 16 centuries), inside is a source of sacred water from sacred Iova.
Visiting of local market is one of the exciting parts of our program: fruits, dried fruits, nuts, spices, gold-embroidery products.
- Mausoleum of Samanids (10 century) - a family tomb of Samanid dynasty. The monument is recognized by a pearl of architecture of Central Asia.
Dinner in the restaurant "Karavan".
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Breakfast.
City tour:
- Necropolis of Bahauddin Nakshband (10 km from Bukhara) – is a buried place of Sufi mystic of an award “nakshbandia”Bahauddin Nakshband, admired in all Muslim world as sacred.
- Sitora-i-Mohi Hosa (4 km from Bukhara) - a summer palace of last emir of Bukhara (19 century).
Lunch in chaykhana “Chor-Bakr” (some kinds of shish kebabsballaza-nakhot- Bukharin shurpa (soup) which cooks all the night long).
Continuation of excursion:
- Necropolis Chor-Bakr (10-16 c.) – “City of shadows”, a family residency of spiritual leaders of an award of “nakshbandia” (4 km from Bukhara).
- Madrassah ”Chor Minor” (19 century) – is a tiny madrassah with four different minarets.
- Hanaka Fayziabad (16 century)- a dervish monastery .
- Hanaka Baharziand and Buyan Kuli Khan (13 century) - uniquely saved monument of 13-th century - the mausoleum of sufy and its student - the Mongolian khan who converted to Islam.
Serving a dinner in one of the oldest madrassah “Nodir Divan Begi” and watching folklore concert.
The ancient building of 16 centuries where you can have a dinner and a concert is one of the most beautiful and richly decorated madrassah. During the dinner you can have a pleasure to watch presentation of a national philarmonic society performing the national Uzbek dancing in original music underneath. You also will see display of modern models with national elements on fabrics of manual work, implemented by theatre of fashion “Ovacia”. National kitchen.
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Breakfast. Transfer to Shakhrisabz (298 km).
City tour:
- Ak – saray palace (1380-1404 yy.)
- Doru Saodat Ensemble (14 c.)
- Khazrati Imam Ensemble (14 c.)
- Djakhongir’s Mausoleum (14 c.)
- Architectural complex Dor-ut-Tilovat: Kok Gumbaz mosque (1345 y.), Shumbazi Saidon (15-17 cc.)
- Mausoleum and necropolis of Sahamsiddin Kulyal (15 c.)
Lunch in mountain chaykhana.
Transfer to Samarkand through picturesque mountain mouting pass (100 км).
Sometimes this road is closed. In this case we have to ride to another road (140 km). This way you can visit handicraftsman Shariff Bobo. You will visit his hospitable house, drink tea and will be introduced to karshi carpets weaving technical. Also you can buy handmade wool rugs.
Accommodation in the hotel in Samarkand.
Dinner in the national restaurant “Platan”.
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Breakfast.
Sightseeing of Samarkand one of the most majestic cities of Uzbekistan,favorite capital of great Tamerlan:
- Gur Emir mausoleum (14-15 c.), grave of Tamerlan and his family
- Ragistan square (15-17 c.): Ulugbek Madrassah, Tilla-Kori Madrassah, Sherdor Madrassah
- Shakhi Zinda mausoleum (12-15 c.):one of the supposed graves of cousin of the muslim prophet Mokhammad Kusam ibn Abbas.
Lunch in house of tea on the canal – bank.
- Bibi Khanim mosque (14 c.) was built in honor to the favorite wife of Tamerlan.
- Ulugbek observatory (15 c.) – astronomer, scientist, lovely grandchild of Tamerlan who was killed by his son’s order.
- Saint Daniil mausoleum. The legend says that Tamerlan during his campaign to Asia Minor pilgrimaged to the grave of the saint and decided that Samarkand, capital of the Tamerlan empire, must become rich and prosperity and the part of Saint’s remains sent to Samarkand.
Dinner in national restaurant.
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