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Archaeological Tour in Uzbekistan
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Key Information:
Tour Duration: 12 day(s)
Group Size: 2 - 10 people
Destination(s): Uzbekistan
Specialty Categories: Archeology/History Cultural Journey
Season: March - October
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 3499 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 3999 US Dollar (USD)

Experience 5000 years of history, from the earliest settlements through the time of Tamerlane and Alexander the Great. Admire the remains of countless palaces, fortresses and monuments, blue copolas on minarets and the lace-like ornamentation and brilliant ceramics of mausoleums and mosques. Meet with local archaeologists and enjoy the traditions and culture that survive to this day.

Tour Itinerary:

Day 1: Tashkent - Tashkent Palace 4-Star. Arrival in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Ceremonial dinner.

Day 2: Tashkent-Urgench - Khorezm Palace 4-Star. City tour. Flight from Tashkent to Urgench. Transfer to hotel.

Day 3: Khiva. Drive to Khiva (35 km). Excursion to Ichan Kala (Old city). Return to Urgench.

Day 4: Urgench-Ayaz Kala - Yurts. Drive to Ayaz Kala, accommodation in traditional Yurts. Excursion to Ayaz Kala, Toprak Kala, Koykirilgan Kala, Kizil Kala (Fortresses from Zoroastrian period), meet with local archaeologists.

Day 5: Ayaz Kala-Bukhara - Bukhara Palace 4-Star. Drive to Bukhara (450 km). Picnic in Uzbek Chaykhana (tea –house) in Kizilkum desert. Accommodation in hotel.

Day 6: Bukhara. Sightseeing tour.Dinner with folk-show in Medreseh Nodir Divan Begi.

Day 7: Bukhara. Drive to Paykent (60 km), remains of ancient city. Return to Bukhara. Continuation of city tour: Fortress-Ark (I c.), Ismail Samani mausoleum - the "Pearl of the East (IX c.) and Chashma- Ayub (XII-XVI c.) mausoleum.

Day 8: Bukhara-Samarkand - Afrosiab Palace 4-Star. Sightseeing day drive to Samarkand (300 km). Accommodation in hotel. Afrosiyob Ruins (VI c) and museum (VI-XIII c.).

Day 9: Samarkand. Samarkand sightseeing tour: Ulugbek’s Observatory (XV c.), Registan Square: Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tilla Kori Medreseh (XV-XVII c.), Mausoleum of Guri Emir ( XV c.) and Bibi Khanum Mosque ( XV c.). Visit to Sinagogue and Jewish Quarters.

Day 10: Samarkand - Shakhrisabz. Sightseeing drive to Shahrisabz (150 km.). Excursion to Shahrisabz: Ruins in summer residence of Tamirlane “Ak-Saroy” ( XV c.), the Mosque Hazrati Imom and Kok Gumbaz – the mosque with blue dome (XV c.) and Darut-Saadat (XV c.). Return to Samarkand.

Day 11: Samarkand. Samarkand sightseeing: Shahi Zinda Ensemble (IX-XIX c.) with more than 20 mausoleums, Medreseh Hodja Ahrar ( XV c.). Visit the bazaar. Free time.

Day 12: Samarkand-Tashkent. Drive to Tashkent. Flight from Tashkent.

Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.

Land Cost: $3499-$3999.

Price Includes:
- Visa support
- Local air tickets from Tashkent to Urgench
- Ground Transportation (air-condititioned coach bus)
- English-speaking guide/escort
- Hotel accommodation in double room
- Meals on a full board basis: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Entrance fees to museums and monuments
- Folklore Show in Bukhara (Samarkand)
- Travel Insurance
- Pre departure travel package.

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