Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan

Day

Detailed Itinerary

Tue

TASHKENT

Arrival of the clients at Tashkent International Airport by TK-368 flight from Istanbul at 08:05am. Meet and transfer to hotel (early check-in after 09:00am is included). Afternoon start half day city tour of Tashkent. Visit Khastimom complex (Kaffal Shashiy Masoleum, Barak Khan Medressah, Library with holy Koran), Kukaldosh Medressah, Chorsu Bazaar. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

Wed

TASHKENT–URGENCH (by air) -KHIVA (30 km)

After early breakfast take morning flight HY-055 (07:00-08:30) to Urgench. Upon arrival meet and transfer to Khiva. Full day city tour of Ichankala (inner town). Visit Kalta Minar, Muhammad Aminkhan Medressah, Kunya Ark, Muhammad Rakhimkhan Medressah, Juma Mosque and Minaret, Pahlavan Mahmud Masoleum, Islamkhodja Medressah, Toshhovli Palace, Allakulikhan Medressah and Ceravanserai. Visit local bakery to see the (non) bread baking process. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

Thu

KHIVA

After breakfast continue exploring of Khiva. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

Fri

KHIVA - BUKHARA (480 km, 8-9 hrs)

After breakfast drive to Khiva via Kizilkum desert. En route photo stop at Amu Darya river bank. Upon arrival free time to rest. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

Sat

BUKHARA

After breakfast full day city tour of Bukhara. Visit Samanid’s Mausoleum, Chashma Ayub, citadel Ark, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, Kalyan complex including Kalyan Mosque, Kalyan Minaret and Mirarab Medressah, Trade domes, Abdulazizkhan and Ulugbek Medressahs, Nadir Devonbegi Madrassah, complex, Lyabi-Khauz complex. Visit Puppet workshop. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

Sun

BUKHARA-SHAKHRISABZ (275 km, 5 hrs)-SAMARKAND (130 km, 3 hrs)

After breakfast drive to Samarkand via Shakhrisabz. Shakhrisabz is birthplace of Great Amir Temur. Visit ruins of Ak Saray Palace, Dorut Saodat complex (Khazratiy Imam Mosque), Jahongir mausoleum, Dorut Tillovat complex: Gumbazi-Seyidon, Kok Gumbaz Mosque. Then continue driving to Samarkand. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

Mon

SAMARKAND

After breakfast full day city tour of Samarkand. Visit Guri Emir Masoleum, Registan Square, Siyob bazaar, Bibihanym Mosque, Shahi Zinda Necropolis. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

Tue

SAMARKAND-TASHKENT (by train)

After breakfast continue city tour of Samarkand. Visit Afrosiyob Museum and ruins, Ulugbek Observatory, St. Daniel’s Masoleum. Also visit Konigil ancient silk paper making center. Take evening Afrosiyob train (17:00-19:10, 18:00-20:10) to Tashkent. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

Wed

TASHKENT

After breakfast full day excursion of Tashkent. Visit Independence Square, Amir Timur Square, Navoi Theatre Square, Monument to Courage, some metro stations, TV Tower area (not enter) including visit to Repression Victims Square and museum located nearby. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

D10

Thu

TASHKENT-BISHKEK (by air)

After early breakfast take HY-779 (13:00-15:10) flight to Bishkek. Upon arrival, immigration and customs clearance at airport. (Check-in after 14:00). Start sightseeing tour covering the main city highlights: main square Ala-Too, Old Square, Manas Square called after Kyrgyz legendary hero Manas, open air Art Gallery, Oak and Panfilov Parks, Erkindik Boulevard, Osh Bazaar and the Frunze house Museum. Overnight at hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

D11

Fri

BISHKEK

After breakfast excursion to Ala Archa National Park, is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, established in 1976 and located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek. The Park, which includes the gorge of the Ala-Archa River and the mountains surrounding it, is a popular destination point for weekend picnickers, hikers, horse trekkers, skiers as well as mountain climbers looking for challenging ice, rock and mixed routes. PM. Free time for own exploration of Bishkek. Overnight at hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

D12

Sat

BISHKEK-ISSYK KUL (250 km, 5 hrs)

After breakfast depart to Issyk-Kul. En route stop near Tokmok town to visit Burana Tower and the remains of the ancient city of Balasagyn (XI-XIII) from the period of the dynasty Kara-Khanid Khanate. The Burana Tower is a minaret located in the Chuy Valley: tower, tomb inscriptions, embankments, ruins of a castle and three mausoleums are all that remains of the ancient city of Balasagun, a settlement that was founded by Kara-Khanid Khanate in the late ninth century. Following a restoration carried out in Soviet times the tower can still be visited. The entire site, including the mausoleums, the foundations of the castle and the grave inscriptions, they work today as a museum and is present building contains historical information and artifacts found on site and in the surrounding area. Access to the tower is allowed by a spiral staircase inside the building that comes to the top.

Optionally: Stop at Tamchy village before reaching Cholpon-Ata town to visit a local Kyrgyz family’s house to see and participate in felt craft making show. Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

D13

Sun

ISSYK KUL - KARAKOL (150 km, 3 hrs)

After breakfast Morning continue to the Russian town of Karakol.

Karakol was founded as a Russian military outpost in 1869; the population surged during the 1880s when thousands of Chinese Muslims (called Dungan in Kyrgyzstan or Hui in China) settled here, fleeing persecution in China.

The name of the town has alternated between Karakol and Przhevalsk several times over the past century. The Russian explorer, Nikolai Przhevalsky died here in 1888 of typhoid, while preparing for an expedition to Tibet, thus the city was renamed Przhevalsk in his honour. After local protests, the town returned to its original name in 1921, then again to Przhevalsk in 1939 and finally restored to Karakol in 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union.

En route visit Petroglyph’s site, an open-air gallery of rock engravings that covers 42 hectares and contains prehistoric monumental structures (stone circles, tombs, the remains of a boundary stone wall,) and petroglyphs, date from 500 BC to 600 AC and explore the unique Museum of Nikolai Przhevalski, where you can see results of the great expeditions in Central Asia and West China.

Upon arrival to Karakol visit of wooden Russian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral. It was completed in 1895 and used as an officers’ club during Soviet times; it is now restored and in use again as a church; and a very pretty wooden mosque built entirely without nails by Chinese artisans between 1907 and 1910 for the local Dungans. (Muslims of Chinese origin who fled China during the aftermath of the 19th century Hui Minorities' War). Overnight at Hotel.

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

D14

Mon

KARAKOL - ALMATY (420 km, 7-8 hrs)

After breakfast drive to Kyrgyz-Kazakh border (KPP Kegen) early morning. On the way, visit San Tash burial mounds of the Sake tribe leaders from the 6th – 1st centuries BC. After border formalities meet KZ car and guide and continue drive to Almaty

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

D15

Tue

ALMATY

After breakfast full-day sightseeing tour of Almaty starting from Panfilov Park, Zenkov Cathedral, Green Bazaar, Rahat Chocolate fabric, Central State Museum(except TUE) and the Monument of Independence.

In the afternoon excursion to Kok-Tobe Gorge and take a cableway to reach the Almaty Tower to see the panoramic view of the city.

Evening free time. Overnight: Almaty

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel. Dinner at local restaurant.

D16

Wed

ALMATY – AIRPORT

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport for departure flight to Istanbul by TK-351 departing at 06:35

Meals: Breakfast at Hotel.

Proposed Hotels:

Cities	Nights	Standard Hotels	Superior Hotels
Tashkent	3	Reikartz Amirun/Corner 3* or similar	Panarams by Radisson Individuals/Qushbegi Plaza 4* or similar
Khiva	2	Grand Vizir/Khiva Palace 3* or similar	Farovon /Reikartz Residence Khiva 4* or similar
Bukhara	2	Anor/Imperial Palace 3* or similar	Sahid Zarafshon/Wyndham 4* or similar
Samarkand	2	Marakanda/Malika Classic 3* or similar	Dilimah/Emirhan 4* or similar
Bishkek	2	Bridges 3* or similar	Jannat Regency 5* or similar
Issyk Kul	1	Caprice 3* or similar	Karven 4* or similar
Karakol	1	GH Green Yard or similar
Almaty	2	Kazzhol Park 4* or similar	Rixos Almaty 5* or similar

All rates upon request

Services included:

Accommodation (DBL/TWIN shared)
Meals: half board as per itinerary
Entrance fees and porterage at hotels
Escorting French/German guide in each country.
Map of Uzbekistan
1L p.p per day (water will be served in big bottles, tourists should keep own individual bottles)
A/C Transport in Uzbekistan: 2 pax- a/c sedan car, 4-12- a/c minibus (16-17seats), 14-30-a/c bus (45seats)
A/C Transport in Kazakhstan: 2 pax – sedan (3 seats), 3 pax – minivan (5-6 seats), 4-9 pax – minibus (12-16 seats), 10-35 pax – bus (35-45 seats)
A/C Transport in Kyrgyzstan: 2 pax- a/c sedan car, 3-9pax – minibus (16seats), 10-35pax – bus (45seats)

Not included: Airfares, Early check in/Late check out, Alcohol/soft drinks, Minaret climbing in Khiva & Samarkand, boating in Issyk Kul (120$ per group), folklore show in Biskek/Karakol (160USD/group-Bishkek; 145USD/group-Karakol), Horse games near Burana, Felt making procedure - Tamachy, tips and gratuities, porterage, visa fees, and any personal expenses, any services not included in the above program.

IMPORTANT:

If a place of visit is closed to visitors, it will be replaced with an alternative. During major events, accommodation may be changed and replaced with a similar category.
The sequence of itinerary and hotels given is subject to changes without prior notice.
Hotel accommodation is subject to availability. No reservations are made before confirmation received from client. If mentioned hotels are not available, we will substitute them with other hotels of similar class.

Payment:

Tour payment should be made not less than 15 days prior to tourist group arrival to our bank account as per invoice.

Cancellation fees:

Cancellation prior 45 days – No charges apply.
Cancellation prior 20 days – 50% charge of the tour price
Cancellation prior 10 days – 100% charge of the tour price

Khastimom Complex in Tashkent

the holiest place of Tashkent dwellers

Ichankala

Open air museum in mysterious Khiva

Khudayarkhan Palace in Kokand

the residence of rulers of Kokand Khanate

Masterpiece of Uzbek woodcarving

Amir Timur Square

Independence Square