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Classic route

Silk Road Classics

The country's four main cities in one trip, from the capital to a fortress in the desert.

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  • 8 days
  • Classic route

A route for a first visit to Uzbekistan. You will see modern Tashkent, Registan Square in Samarkand, the old town of Bukhara and Itchan Kala in Khiva.

Cities on the route

  1. Tashkent
  2. Samarkand
  3. Bukhara
  4. Khiva

Day-by-day programme

  1. Day 1

    Arrival in Tashkent

    Meeting, check-in, free time.

  2. Day 2

    Tashkent

    The old town, the Hazrati Imam complex, Chorsu Bazaar, metro stations.

  3. Day 3

    Tashkent — Samarkand

    Transfer to Samarkand. Registan Square and the Gur-e-Amir mausoleum.

  4. Day 4

    Samarkand

    Shah-i-Zinda, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Siab Bazaar, Ulugh Beg Observatory.

  5. Day 5

    Samarkand — Bukhara

    Transfer to Bukhara. Evening walk around Lyab-i-Hauz.

  6. Day 6

    Bukhara

    The Po-i-Kalyan ensemble, Ark Fortress, trading domes.

  7. Day 7

    Bukhara — Khiva

    Drive across the Kyzylkum Desert to Khiva.

  8. Day 8

    Khiva and departure

    Walk through Itchan Kala, transfer to Urgench airport.

What is included

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  • [Transport along the route — specify which]
  • [Guided tours — specify the language]
  • [Meals — specify what is included]

Paid separately

  • [International flight]
  • [Entrance tickets — if not included]
  • [Personal expenses and insurance]

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For example: 10–18 October or “in autumn”

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