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The tour includes following cities:
Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara
Day 1 Tashkent
We begin in this capital city, where you are first introduced to the charming culture of Uzbekistan.
City sightseeing in Tashkent will include a visit to the Museum of Applied Arts and the State Art Museum to see embroideries and other fine crafts, visit Abdul Khasim Medrassah with its hujra cells used as metalwork craft workshops to produce jewelry and other goods.
Lunch at a nice local restaurant.
After lunch we’ll visit the exciting Chor-Su market to see cradles, hand-made musical instruments, and fruit and vegetable market.
In the evening depart by road on to legendary Samarkand, the grand capital of the emperor Tamerlane.
The road goes through Tashkent, Sirdarya regions and mountainous countryside of Jizzah region of Uzbekistan.
Accommodation in a small private hotel.
Day 2 Samarkand
After breakfast, visit the great central square of Samarkand, the Reghistan. Continue to Gur-Emir, where Tamerlane is buried, to Bibi-Khanum Mosque and also visit the nearby market. After lunch visit Shaki -Zinda ensemble of the Mausoleums. This unusual necropolis has monuments of the 14th and 15th centuries, reflecting the development of the monumental art and architecture of the Timurid dynasty.
Dinner at a local restaurant . After dinner we’ll drive on to holy Bukhara.
Accomadation in a small private hotel.
Day 3 Bukhara
After breakfast we’ll start full day walking tour of Bukhara to include a visit to the 2000 year-old Fortress Ark where Emirs once lived. Visit Poi-Kalon, or "Pedestal of the Great", the heart and focal point of all Bukhara then continue to the Ismail Samani Mausoleum, dating from the early 10th century and to Chashma Ayub - the Spring of Job, where according to the old Testament, Job caused water to gush from the desert. After lunch in a local teahouse or restaurant, continue sightseeing to Magoki - Attori mosque, dating from 12th century, Medressahs of Ulug-Bek and Abdul-Aziz Khan, Visit Magoki - Attori mosque, dating from 12th century, Medrasahs of Ulug Bek and Abdul-Asis Khan. You will also see Lyabi-Khaus otherwise known as The Shore of the Pool, an architectural complex consisting of the 16th century medrassah and a mosque and the nearby dome covered markets.
Evening flight to Tashkent.
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