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start your walking tour in Bukhara. The most impressive site in Bukhara is Laby Hauz, the heart of Bukhara where
you will see chayhana, cafe, restaurants, water pond, mosques, madrasa, Hanaka of Nadir Divan Bgei, gallery,
workshop and Souvenir shops. Visit trade Domes of Bukhara: Taki Sarafan, Taki Telpakfurushon and Taki Zargaron
and ancient Jewish quarter with a school and synagogue. Continue to Ark Citadel dating back to 1-19 Centuries,
Kalyan Minaret and Kalyan Mosque. You will finish the tour at Ismail Samani mausoleum and Cashmai Ayub
mausoleum. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5. Bukhara and around
After breakfast in the hotel, Begin the visit to Summer Palace - Sitorai Mohi Hosa - one of the most
prominent sites in Bukhara where you will discover the mixture of local and russian-european
architecture style. The Palace was built outside of the city with a big garden and harem. Continue to
the mausoleum and necropolis of Bahauddin Naqshabandiy, the leader of Sufism in Bukhara. Since
old time pilgrims used to come and pay a visit to the holy place before going to Haj and those who
can not make a trip to Haj they come to this place as it is equal as you visit to Mekka. PM return to your hotel and
enjoy your free time. You may want to try local Bukhara Hammam or enjoy evening Folk Music and Dance show at
Nadir Divan Begi madrasah. Overnight.
Optional Evening out:
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Local Dinner at a private family .
Folk Music and Dance show at Nadir Divan Begi
Day 6. Travel to Khiva 500 km, 6 hrs drive through Kyzylkum desert
Following an early breakfast this morning we drive to Khiva, the ancient town of Khorezm.
Khwarazm is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on
the north by the Aral Sea, on the east by the Kyzylkum desert, on the south by the Karakum Desert,
and on the west by the Ustyurt Plateau. It was the center of the Iranian Khwarazmian civilization,
and a series of kingdoms such as the Persian Empire, whose capitals were (among others) Kath, Gurganj (the
modern Konya Urgench) and – from the 16th century on – Khiva. Today Khwarazm belongs partly to Uzbekistan ,
partly to Kazakhstan and partly to Turkmenistan .
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Day 7. Khiva full day city tour and evening fly back to Tashkent
Begin the day at Ichan Kala, the museum town in open air. Your hotel is located inside of Ichan kala
or just oppsoite to it and you will feel the atmosphere of living in the old town as the local people
who is still living in the old town. You will discover the city with its mosques, minarets, museums,
caravan Saray, workshops. Khorezm is famous for its wooden craft, wood carving and also Silk
carpet weaving. The most exciting site is Juma mosque with wooden pillars and mausoleum of
Pahlavan Mahmud. Evening you will be transferred to airport of Urgench for your flight to Tashkent. Overnight in
Tashkent.
Day 8. Departure
Transfer to international airport of Tashkent, Departure back home. End of Services