7
days
Pearls of the East
- Bukhara Nurata Samarkand
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Visit the most beautiful architectural sites and jewels of Uzbekistan. Enjoy the view by riding a camel and spend a night like no one else in a yurt.
Visit the most beautiful architectural sites and jewels of Uzbekistan. Enjoy the view by riding a camel and spend a night like no one else in a yurt.
Departure from Moscow on flight HY 608 (3.05pm-8.55pm) to Bukhara. Meet and greet at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner and night at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with your guide and departure for the visit of Bukhara: you will discover Liabi-Khauz "the Bank of the basin", the madrasas (mulsumane theological schools) Koukeldach and Nadir Divan Beghi, as well as the Khanaka, a caravanserai, former residence of the dervishes.
You continue by visiting the magokki Attari mosque, the madrasa of Abdoulaziz Khan as well as the POI Kalon ensemble dominated by the "minaret of death" and integrating the mosque and the madrasa of Miri Arab. Finally, you will go deep into the streets of the city to discover the "four Minarets" of Tchor Minor.
Dinner at the local's house and night at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with your guide for a morning tour in Bukhara : citadel Ark, the whole Bolo Khaus, Chashma-Ayub,and the mausoleum of the Samanides. Walk under the commercial cupolas of the hatters and jewellers of the 16th century, then walk in a local market.
Free afternoon.
Dinner in a city restaurant and overnight in hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
In the morning, departure for Nurata (160 km – 3 hours) and visit of the workshop of ceramists in Guijduvan. Visit of the fort of Alexander the Great, then visit of Chashma, a miraculous spring venerated already in the Sogdian era, as well as the pond with the sacred fishes of the mosque.
Lunch. In the afternoon, transfer to yurt camp (180 km).
Dinner with local songs in the camp restaurant. Night in a yurt (4/5 people per yurt).
Breakfast at the camp.
Morning camel ride (10-15 min).
Then departure to Samarkand (220 km). Accomondation at the hotel and departure for afternoon visits : the Gour Emir mausoleum, the outside of the Rukhobod Mausoleum and the Ulug Begh observatory, built in the 15th century by this eminent astronomer.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with your guide and continuation of the visit of Samarkand: Registan square with its three madrasas (Ulug Begh, Tillya Kori, Dear Dor), the mosque Bibi-Khanym. Walk in a local market and visit the Shakhi-Zinda necropolis. You will enjoy a panoramic view of the Archaeological Site Afrosiab before visiting the city Foundation Museum.
Dinner at the local's place. Overnight at the Hotel.
Breakfast and transfer to the airport. Departure to Moscow by flight SU 1875 (9am-11.10 am).
. Accommodation (as mentioned or similar) in standard room on double basis (unless your quotation indicates another room category)
. Breakfasts
. Transport mentioned
. Guided tours mentioned with an English-speaking guide and entrance tickets
. Air / train tickets
. Unsigned meals (lunch, dinner)
. Possible public transport costs
. Tips and personal expenses
. Optional tours and services
. Eventual expenditure related to tourist visa
. Deposit of 30% of the total amount of the tour when booking it
. The rest of amount (70%) 45 days before departure
. The order of the visits may be modified according to the confirmation of the touristic sites or for any other technical reasons
. Non-contractual photos
. In case of a delay in the delivery of luggage at the airport, and according to the Warsaw Convention, the recipient (the passenger) must personally send a written protest to the actual carrier (the company operating the flight, which may be different from the company selling the ticket in the case of a code-share flight) within 21 days from the day on which the luggage was placed at his disposal.
. PLEASE NOTE: In case of an order and after checking availability and fares, it will be the subject of a travel contract. The order of the visits can be modified according to the confirmation of the museums.
. If the cancellation occurs more than 45 days before your departure, the cancellation fee is 15% of the total amount of the trip.
. Between 45 days and 31 days before departure, it amounts 30% of the total amount of the trip.
. Between 30 days and 15 days, it amounts 50%.
. Between 14 days and 8 days, it amounts 75%.
. If the cancellation occurs less than 7 days before departure, the cancellation fee is 100% of the total amount.
Special cases: 100% cancellation fee may be applied upon registration on certain services, including, unless otherwise stated, on all plane tickets, train tickets and show tickets. These charges are calculated in addition to the general cancellation fee.
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