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Tour highlights

  • See the incredible and humbling Registan in Samarkand.

  • Cross the mighty Amu Darya River.

  • Stay in small but warm and welcoming courtyard accommodation.

Price includes:

  • Scheduled international and domestic flights
  • In-destination transfers
  • Activities and excursions as detailed
  • All accommodation
  • 24-hour support while you travel
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Itinerary idea in detail

Includes international flights from a choice of UK airports, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

  • Today you begin your journey by boarding your international outbound flight to Tashkent.

  • On arrival into Tashkent this morning, you will be met by your local driver and guide and be taken to your hotel. Later, you will be given a half-day tour of the Uzbek capital city.

    • Statue of Amir Timur, Tashkent
      Statue of Amir Timur, Tashkent
    • Tashkent, Uzbekistan
      Tashkent, Uzbekistan
    • Kukeldash Madrassa, Tashkent
      Kukeldash Madrassa, Tashkent

  • Your guide and driver will meet you this morning and take you back to the airport for your flight over the vast and inhospitable Kyzylkum Desert to Urgench. From here, you will be driven to the infamous walled city of Khiva.

    • Khiva, Uzbekistan
      Khiva, Uzbekistan
    • Khiva, Uzbekistan
      Khiva, Uzbekistan
    • Khiva, Uzbekistan
      Khiva, Uzbekistan

  • Spend today exploring the alleyways, courtyards and mosques in the small city within Khiva's city walls with your private guide.

    • Khiva, Uzbekistan
      Khiva, Uzbekistan
    • Khiva, Uzbekistan
      Khiva, Uzbekistan
    • Khiva, Uzbekistan
      Khiva, Uzbekistan

  • A further day to explore Khiva at leisure.

    • Ulughbek Medressa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Ulughbek Medressa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Khiva, Uzbekistan
      Khiva, Uzbekistan
    • Man in Madrassah
      Man in Madrassah

  • Leaving Khiva this morning you will be driven through the endless sands of the Kyzylkum Desert to the Holy City of Bukhara today. En route, cross the mighty Amu Darya taking you into Transoxiana. .

    • The Kalon Minaret from inside the Kalon Mosque
      The Kalon Minaret from inside the Kalon Mosque
    • The Kalon Minaret from the Kalon Mosque
      The Kalon Minaret from the Kalon Mosque
    • Shapka hats for sale, Bukhara
      Shapka hats for sale, Bukhara

  • Explore the highlights of Bukhara with your private guide and driver today, including the ominous Ark where Conolly and Stoddart famously met their fate in 1848.

    • The Ark walls, Bukhara
      The Ark walls, Bukhara
    • Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
      Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
    • Bolohauz Mosque, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
      Bolohauz Mosque, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

  • From Bukhara, you will be driven to Samarkand today, breaking the journey at Tamerlane's former hometown of Shakhrisabz on the way. Arrive into Samarkand later this afternoon.

    • Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Samarkand majolica tilework
      Samarkand majolica tilework
    • Inside Tilla-Kari Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand
      Inside Tilla-Kari Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand

  • Spend today with your guide visiting the main sights of Samarkand including the Avenue of Tombs, the Bibi-Khanym Mosque and the humbling Registan Square.

    • Ceiling Detail, Gur Amir Mausoleum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Ceiling Detail, Gur Amir Mausoleum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Sherdor Madressah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Sherdor Madressah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Sherdor Madressah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Sherdor Madressah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

  • Today is at leisure in Samarkand to explore as you wish or to photograph this most photogenic of cities.

    • Ulghbek Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand
      Ulghbek Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand
    • Sher Dor Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand
      Sher Dor Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand
    • Sunset on the Sher Dor Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand
      Sunset on the Sher Dor Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand

  • Return to Tashkent today for your return flight. Your return flight will arrive the same day.

    • Gur Amir - Amir Timur's resting place, Samarkand
      Gur Amir - Amir Timur's resting place, Samarkand
    • Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Bibi Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Bibi Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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Tashkent
 
Khiva
 
Bukhara
 
Samarkand