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Abdulaziz Khan Madrasa in Bukhara
Tour Director
Steve Mastin,
MA, PGCE, FHA
Steve studied history and classics before becoming a teacher and is Fellow of the Historical Association
Itinerary
Day
1
Depart London Heathrow 2135 on Uzbekistan Airways.
Day
2
Arrive Tashkent 0825 and transfer to hotel for overnight stay. Morning tour of the city: Independence Square, Amir Temur Park, Museum of Applied Art. Afternoon: Khast-i-Imam complex (group of mosques and madrasas dating from the 16th to 20th centuries).
Day
3
Morning in Tashkent: State Museum of History of Uzbekistan (archaeological and ethnographical) followed by visit to Chorsu Bazaar. Afternoon: domestic flight to Urgench and transfer to city of Khiva for two nights.
Day
4
Khiva: Ichan Kala (ancient citadel surrounded by crenellated clay walls), Juma mosque, Muhammad Amin-Khan madrasa, Kalta Minor minaret, Kunya Ark fortress.
Day
5
Drive through the Kyzylkum desert, occasionally sighting the River Oxus (now the Amu-Darya) crossed by Alexander the Great in 329 BC. Three nights in Bukhara.
Day
6
Bukhara: Poi-Kalyan complex, Mir-i-Arab madrasa, Kalyan minaret, Ulugh Beg and Abdulaziz Khan madrasas. Afternoon: Lyabi-Hauz, madrasas and Ark Citadel.
Day
7
Bukhara: Tchor Minor mosque, Sitorai Mokhi Khossa, Bolo-Hauz mosque, 10th century Samanid mausoleum, Chashma-Ayub mausoleum (‘Job’s Spring’) and Ark Fortress.
Day
8
Drive to Samarkand via Gijduvan (ceramic workshop, protected by UNESCO), Rabati Malik caravanserai and Sardoba, medieval water keeper. Three nights in Samarkand.
Day
9
Samarkand: famed Registan Square with 15th and 17th century madrasas, Guri Amir mausoleum (burial place of Timur), Bibi Khanum mosque and colourful Siyob Bazaar.
Day
10
Whole day excursion to Shakhrisabz, hometown of Timur: portal of Ak-Saray palace, Dor-us Saodat Memorial Complex, Dor-ut Tilavat Ensemble.
Day
11
Samarkand: Shakhi-Zinda tiled funerary complex, observatory built by Ulugh Beg. Afternoon at ancient site of Afrasiab (rare 7th century Sogdian fresco), before train transfer to Tashkent for overnight stay.
Day
12
Free time in Tashkent. Depart Tashkent 1620, arriving Heathrow 2000.
Tour Dates
11 Sep — 22 Sep 2020
Days
12
Cost
£2795
Tour Code
UZB2-20
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ALTERNATE DEPARTURE
We are also pleased to offer a departure of this tour from the 20 - 31 March, 2020. Learn More >>
Cost of £2795 includes: return airfare, accommodation based on sharing a twin or double bedded room, full board with water & tea, excursions & admissions, gratuities.
Not included: travel insurance, single room supplement £340.