Donkey cart , Bukhara Local market , Bukhara
DAY 9 • Bukhara & Ark Citadel Tour Bukhara , including the 18th-century Bolo Hauz Mosque , Chashma Ayub Mausoleum , and Old Town , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . We ’ ll also view the Ark Citadel , the city ’ s ancient fortress .
Meals : B , L | Amelia Boutique Hotel or similar
DAY 10 • Bukhara • A Day in the Life of Nayman village • Community lunch
Spend A Day in the Life of Nayman , a farming village outside Bukhara . Meet the chairman of the village who will enlighten us on some of the issues facing the community , then head to the home of a local family ,
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where we ’ ll spend some time helping out with the daily tasks of rural Uzbek life . We ’ ll have the opportunity to join our hosts for lunch and enjoy conversation over a shared meal before we leave the village .
Meals : B , L | Amelia Boutique Hotel or similar
DAY 11 • Bukhara • Overland to Khiva Experience the Silk Road the way centuries of merchants did , traveling across the Kyzylkum Desert on our way to Khiva . We ’ ll stop for a picnic-style lunch at a local tea house along the way .
Meals : B , L , D | Erkin Palace Hotel or similar
DAY 12 • Walking tour of Khiva ’ s Old Town Tour Khiva ’ s Old Town , a UNESCO World Heritage Site which exists today much as it did when travelers on the Silk Road visited centuries ago — sweeping , dun-colored walls , a towering main gate , bustling thoroughfares , and crowds of weary wayfarers await us . We ’ ll visit Tash Hauli Palace , the rebuilt 9th-century Dzhuma Mosque , and the original residence of the khans , Kunya Ark .
Meals : B , L | Erkin Palace Hotel or similar
DAY 14 • Nukus • Visit Savitsky Museum • Dinner with a local family
Visit the Savitsky Museum , also known as the State Art Museum of the Republic of Karakalpakstan . The museum represents the life work of Russian painter Igor Savitsky , which he kept hidden from the KGB in this remote desert location . Later , we ’ ll visit a private home to share dinner with a local family and hear a performance of traditional music .
Meals : B , L , D | Hotel Jipek Joli or similar
DAY 15 • Fly to Tashkent Transfer to the airport this morning for a short flight back to Tashkent . After a free afternoon , enjoy a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant .
Meals : B , D | Lotte City Hotel or similar
DAY 16 • Return to U . S . After breakfast , fly to the U . S . via Istanbul . Or , begin your post-trip extension to Highlights of Kyrgyzstan & Kazakhstan .
Meals : B
On Day 5 , visit Tamerlane ’ s Mausoleum in Samarkand , and admire the elaborate architecture of the final resting place of the legendary founder of the Timurid Empire
DAY 13 • Khiva • Overland to Nukus Enjoy a free morning to explore Khiva independently before our afternoon overland transfer to Nukus , capital of the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic .
Meals : B , D | Hotel Jipek Joli or similar
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