Central Asia Group tour
14 days 13 nights
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
day 1. Almaty - Arrival (Kazakhstan)
Arrival in Almaty. Our driver will meet tourists and take them to the hotel. Check-in after 14:00. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.
day 2. Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Breakfast. Tourists will visit: Park named after 28 Panfilov Guardsmen, Zenkov Cathedral, Republic Square and Almaty City Museum. Ski resort Chimbulak. Dinner. Free time. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
day 3. Almaty – Bishkek (Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan)
Breakfast. Departure by plane to Bishkek. Transfer to the hotel to leave your luggage. This will be followed by a 3-4-hour sightseeing tour: visiting the Oak Park, Ala-Too Square, Manas monument, the National Museum of Fine Arts, the Philharmonic building and the Victory Monument. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel
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3 500$
day 4. Bishkek – Burana – Don Aryk – Bishkek – Tashkent (Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan)
Breakfast. Departure from Bishkek. Burana Tower, participation in the Kyrgyz national equestrian game called "Ulak Tartysh". Transfer to the village of Don Aryk and lunch at the house of a local Kyrgyz family. Demonstration of the construction of a yurt. Transfer to Bishkek airport, flight to Tashkent. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
day 5. Tashkent – Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
Breakfast. Excursion around Tashkent: Khast-Imam complex, Chorsu bazaar, Tashkent metro to the center, museum of applied arts, Navoi theater, Amir Timur square. Dinner. At 18:00 transfer to the railway station to Samarkand. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
day 6. Samarkand – Seven Lakes (Uzbekistan/Tajikistan)
Breakfast. Departure to Tajikistan, crossing the border. Transfer to the Seven Lakes. Lunch at the guest house. Free time. Dinner at seven. Overnight at the home of local residents.
day 7. Seven Lakes - Penjikent - Samarkand (Tajikistan/Uzbekistan)
Breakfast. Trip to ancient Penjikent: local bazaar, mosque, Rudaki museum, ancient ruins of the city. Dinner. Return to Uzbekistan and crossing the border. Departure to Samarkand. Dinner. Free time in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
day 8. Samarkand – Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
Breakfast. Tour of Samarkand: Registan Square, Gur Emir mausoleum, ruins of Bibi-Khanum mosque and Shakhi-Zinda necropolis. Dinner. A trip to the village of Konigil (paper-making master class). Free time. Dinner. Transfer to the railway station and departure to Bukhara. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
day 9. Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
Breakfast. Visit to the old city of Bukhara. Main attractions: Lyabi Khauz Ensemble, Magoki-Attori Mosque, Chor-Minor Madrassah, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque, Miri-Arab Madrassah, Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan Madrassas, Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khauz Mosque, Ismail Samani and Chashma-Ayub mausoleums, and also trade domes. Dinner. Free time. Dinner with a national show in the madrasah. Overnight at the hotel.
day 10. Bukhara – Mary – Merv – Ashgabat (Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan)
Early breakfast. Passage of the border between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Then departure to the ancient city of Merv: Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar, Big and Small Kyz-Kala, Erk-Kala, Gyaur-Kala, Keshk fortress, etc. Lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to Mary airport and Ashgabat. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
day 11. Ashgabat - Gas crater Darvaza (Turkmenistan)
Breakfast and then a sightseeing tour of Ashgabat: the archaeological excavations of Old Nissa, the Spiritual Mosque of Turkmenbashi, the National History Museum, the Arch of Neutrality, the Ertugrul Gazi Mosque and Independence Park. In the afternoon there will be a trip through the Kara-Kum desert to the famous Darvaza gas crater. There will be a camp. Dinner. Overnight in tents.
day 12. Gas crater Darvaza - Khiva (Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan)
Camp style breakfast. Crossing the border and returning to Turkmenistan. Dinner. Free time. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel
day 13 Khiva - Urgench - Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Breakfast and check out from the hotel. Excursions: Ichan-Kala fortress, Muhammad Amin-khan madrasah, Muhammad Rakhim-khan madrasah, Kalta Minor, Juma mosque, Tash-Khovli palace, Pakhlavan Mahmud mausoleum and Islom Khoja minaret. In the evening there will be a master class on cooking tukhumbarak (egg dumplings, typical for Khiva cuisine). Farewell dinner. Transfer to Urgench airport. Flight to Tashkent. Hotel in Tashkent
day 14 Tashkent - the end of the tour (Uzbekistan)
Departure from the hotel at noon. Free time until transfer to Tashkent International Airport. Departure. End of the tour.