PEARLS OF UZBEKISTAN
Tashkent, Bukhara, Shakhrisabs, Samarkand, St. Petersburg
Saturday-Monday, 10 days / 9 nights
This 10-day group tour has 3 nights in Tashkent, 2 nights in Bukhara, 2 nights in Samarkand, 1 overnight on plane on return followed by 2 nights in St. Petersburg. The tour is based on 3-star superior hotels in Uzbekistan and 4-star hotel in St. Petersburg. Full day sightseeing, full board in Uzbekistan and 2 lunches in St. Petersburg. Expert English-speaking local guides in every city. Flights to Uzbekistan are operated by Rossia airline by modern Airbus aircrafts, flight Tashkent – Bukhara by local airline.
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Day One |
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ST.PETERSBURG |
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Arrival to St. Petersburg by plane or train |
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Transfer to airport |
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Flight SPB - Tashkent (04 hrs 40 min) |
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Arrival from St. Petersburg |
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Transfer to hotel |
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Overnight |
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Day Two |
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TASHKENT |
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Late breakfast |
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Panoramic city tour of Tashkent: Independence Square, Navoi theatre |
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square, Museum of Amir Timur, Amir Timur Square |
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Lunch at local restaurant |
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Continue tour around Tashkent: visit the old part, museum of applied arts |
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Dinner at SIM SIM restaurant |
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Overnight in superior tourist class hotel |
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Day Three |
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TASHKENT-CHIMGAN-TASHKENT |
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Transfer to Chimgan - a mountain area north of Tashkent. Hiking by |
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comfortable path to Sand passes (1820 m) and back down to the canyon |
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Picnic lunch |
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Return along the shore of Chavrak reservoir |
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Dinner at local restaurant |
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Overnight |
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Day Four |
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TASHKENT - BUKHARA |
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Transfer to airport for morning flight to Bukhara |
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Flight to Buhara |
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Transfer to hotel, check-in / lunch |
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Full Day tour tour of Bukhara: Citadel Ark, Samanides Mausoleum |
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Bolo-Hauz Mosque, Coumpol Bazaar, Chashma Ayub and more |
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Dinner with folkshow at the Medrese Nodir Devan Begi |
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Overnight in superior tourist class hotel |
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Day Five |
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BUKHARA |
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Tour out of Buhara: Bahouddin Nakshbandi Mausoleum, Chor-Bakr, |
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summer residence Sitorai-Mokhi-Hossa |
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Dinner at local restaurant |
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Overnight in superior tourist class hotel |
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Day Six |
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BUKHARA-SHAKHRISABS-SAMARKAND |
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Drive Bukhara - Samarkand via Shakhrisabs (290 km, 4 hrs) |
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Tour of Shakhrisabs: ruins of Ak-Saray Palace, Dor-ut Saodat complex, |
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Jahongir mausoleum |
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Lunch at local restaurant |
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Dor-ut Tillavat complex |
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Continue to Samarkand (110 km, 2 hrs) |
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Dinner at local restaurant |
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Overnight in superior tourist class hotel |
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Day Seven |
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SAMARKAND |
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Full Day Tour of Samarkand: Registan, Medrese Ulugbek, Medrese |
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Shir-Dor, Tilla-Kori, Ulughbek observatory |
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Lunch at local restaurant |
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Excavations and museum of ancient city of Afro-Siab, Shakhi-Zindeh, |
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Gur Emir mausoleum, Tamerlan's Tomb, Bibi-Khaonum Mosque |
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Dinner at local restaurant |
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Overnight in superior tourist class hotel |
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Day Eight |
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SAMARKAND-PETERSBURG |
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Visit Imam Al Bukhariy Memorial complex (25 km) and free time |
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Lunch at local restaurant |
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Transfer to airport |
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Overnight flight Samarkand-St. Petersburg (05 hrs 10 min) |
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Day Nine |
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Transfer to hotel, check-in |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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Panoramic tour of St. Petersburg |
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Lunch at local restaurant or hotel |
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Tour of Hermitage |
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Transfer to airport |
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Departure from St. Petersburg |
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