Who can mention Samarkand, Bukhara or Khiva without conjuring images of the romance and intrigue of the Great Game, of skull caps and silk sashes, of fabulously coloured mosaic domes and minarets, or of a newly arrived caravan train of traders just out of the deserts of the east? This journey to the heart of Central Asia takes us back across the centuries but also reveals a modern Uzbekistan.The 28 September 2024 departure of this trip features extra inclusions to mark the occasion: a visit to the world’s second largest collection of Russian avant-garde art at the Savitsky Museum in Nukus, a local meal at Ayaz Kala and a special-edition Exodus kitbag.
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ID de la tour33254
Durée de la tournée11jours
LangueEnglish
Taille du groupe16
Tranche d'âge16 - 99
Exécuté par
Exodus Adventure Travels
Itinéraire
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Day 1: Start Tashkent; city tour
Day 2: Fly to Urgench; transfer to Khiva; city tour (breakfast)
Day 3: Visit the desert castles of Toprak Qala, Qizil Qala and Ayaz Qala
Day 4: Drive across Central Asian Plateau and through desert to Bukhara (breakfast)
Day 5-6: Two days to explore Bukhara, including the 12th-century Char Minar, Bolo Khauz Mosque and the old Summer Palace of the Emirs (breakfast)
Day 7: Drive via Gijduvan and Rabad Malik to our yurt camp in the desert (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
Day 8: Free time at Aidarkul Lake; visit Nurata, then continue to Samarkand (breakfast,lunch)
Day 9: Full-day tour in Samarkand visiting Registan Square, Ulugh Beg Observatory and Mausoleum of Tamerlane (breakfast)
Day 10: Free morning; return to Tashkent (breakfast)