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Uzbekistan: An Eastern tale of Aladdin

By ASTOUR travel company
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$2,020 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Explore Khiva, Bukhara, and Samarkand's ancient heritage
  • Try plov made by an Uzbek family and learn how ceramics are made in real-time.
  • Cross the Kyzylkum Desert and capture the stunning Amu Darya panorama.
Activity location
    • Tashkent
    • Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Tashkent
    • Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan: An Eastern tale of Aladdin
  • Activity duration is 7 days7d
    7d
  • English
Starting time: 8:00 PM
Price details
NZ$2,020.29 x 2 AdultsNZ$4,040.58

Total
Price is NZ$4,040.58

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport for the entire itinerary, including pick-ups, drop-offs, excursions, and transfers
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Accommodation in hotels (rated 9.0) with double occupancy and breakfast
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guide service for the entire itinerary
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance fees to monuments during excursions
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunches in local restaurants in each city according to the itinerary (6 days)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Plov master class (Samarkand)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bread-making master class (Khiva)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Flight from Tashkent to Urgench (including luggag
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    International flights
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunches and dinners (except those specified in the itinerary)

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Alcoholic drinks in the vehicle, Making fire

What you can expect

7-Day, 6-Night Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel. City tour of Tashkent, including Independence Square, Amir Timur Square, and the Khast Imam Complex. Lunch at the Plov Centre. Free evening.
Day 2: Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva
Breakfast at the hotel. Flight to Urgench, then transfer to Khiva. Hotel check-in. City tour of Khiva, including Ichan-Kala, climbing the Ak-Sheikh-Bobo tower with a view of the Kalta Minor minaret, entering the old fortress to see the Muhammad Rahim Khan Palace and Tash-Khauli. Lunch and a bread-making master class. Free evening.
Day 3: Khiva – Bukhara through the Kyzylkum Desert
Early breakfast. Transfer to Bukhara through the Kyzylkum Desert with a stop for a panoramic view of the Amu Darya River. Arrival in Bukhara. Hotel check-in. Free evening.
Day 4: Bukhara
Breakfast at the hotel. City tour of Bukhara, including the Ark Fortress, Bolo Haouz Mosque, and Samanid Mausoleum. Free evening.
Day 5: Bukhara – Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel. Continue the Bukhara tour, including the outskirts and the summer palace of the last emir. Transfer to Samarkand with a stop at a ceramic workshop to learn about the ceramic-making process. Arrival in Samarkand. Hotel check-in. Free evening.
Day 6: Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel. City tour of Samarkand, including Registan Square, Shah-i-Zinda, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, and Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum. Plov master class and lunch with an Uzbek family. Free evening.
Day 7: Samarkand – Tashkent
Breakfast at the hotel. Final tour of Samarkand. Transfer to Tashkent with a stop in Jizzakh to try traditional samsa. Arrival in Tashkent. Free evening. Transfer to the airport for departure or hotel check-in (if needed).

Location

Activity location
  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Tashkent
    • Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Tashkent
    • Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan