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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.
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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 Madrasah, Tashkent
      Kukeldash Madrasah, 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.

    • Ancient city walls of Khiva
      Ancient city walls of Khiva
    • 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.

    • Khiva, Uzbekistan
      Khiva, Uzbekistan
    • Ulughbek Medressa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Ulughbek Medressa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Khiva, Uzbekistan
      Khiva, Uzbekistan

  • 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, which takes 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
    • The Ark walls, Bukhara
      The Ark walls, 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.

    • Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
      Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
    • Bolo Hauz Mosque, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
      Bolo Hauz Mosque, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
    • The Ark, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
      The Ark, 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 in Samarkand later this afternoon.

    • Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

  • 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 Madrassah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Sherdor Madrassah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Sherdor Madrassah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Sherdor Madrassah, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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

    • Gur Amir - Amir Timur's resting place, Samarkand
      Gur Amir - Amir Timur's resting place, Samarkand
    • Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • Majolica Detail, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Majolica Detail, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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

    • Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Samarkand, Uzbekistan
    • The Registan, Samarkand
      The Registan, Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Uzbekistan
      Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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Tashkent
 
Khiva
 
Bukhara
 
Samarkand