Interesting combined wine-gastronomic and culture-historical tour is prepared for the lovers of history, wine and uzbek national cuisine. You will get acquainted not only with world-famous fairy cities Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Tashkent, but also will enjoy tastiest dishes of uzbek cuisine: plov, shurpa, lagman, samsa, kabob, eastern sweets and of course natural uzbek wine.
Tour program
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Arrival to Tashkent. Accommodation in hotel.
Arrival to Tashkent. Accommodation in hotel. Walk in the evening Tashkent - square of Amir Temur (Tamerlane) with park, horse statue of Tamerlane surrounded by historical and administrative buildings - Palace of Forums, Temurids museum, Tashkent Big Ben etc.; monument "Courage" - monument to the victims of destructive Tashkent eqrthquake of 1966; theatre of Opera and Ballet, built by japanese prisoners of war in 1945 and light musical fountain; independence square.
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Tashkent City tour with visit of old town.
Tashkent City tour with visit of old town, culture-architectural complex Khast–Imam (Khazret–Imam ) with grand Friday mosque, medieval Yunus-khan and Kafal-Shashi mausoleums (XVI c), Barakh – khan and Kukeldosh madrasahs (XVI-XVII c), Islamic University, library in Tillya Sheykh mosque with one of Osman caliph’s (VII c) original Korans, the oldest in the world; Chorsu bazaar and "gluttonous rows". Here you can try more than 30 different dishes. Transfer to Parkent district of Tashkent region (50 km, 1 hour). Inspection of vineyards, degustation of author wines of local farmer.
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Transfer to Kokand by train.
Transfer to Kokand by train. Excursion to the vineyards of Kokand winery (established in 1922). Lunch with degustation of local wines Bayan Shirey, Muskat, Kagor. Ancient Kokand city tour - capital of pawerful Kokand khanate (XVII-XX): Palace of Khudoyarkhan, Modarikhon Mausoleum, friday mosque. Return to Tashkent by car through picturesque mountain pass Kamchik (240km, 3.5 hours).
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Transfer to Samarkand by high-speed train Afrosiab.
Transfer to Samarkand by high-speed train Afrosiab (08:00-10:10).Excursion to famous vineyards. Lunch and degustation of wines Bagizagan (Merlot, Chardonnais, Isabella, Nargiz etc.) Return to Samarkand. Accommodation in hotel. Excursion "Heart of Samarkand" - Registan square (XIV-XVI centuries) with 3 famous madrassa: Sherdor, Ulugbek and Tillya-Kori, grandiose cathedral mosque Bibi-Khanum (XV century).
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Sightseeing in Samarkand.
Sightseeing in Samarkand: Ulugbek Observatory (1420 y.) – grandson of Tamerlane, famous governor and scientist-astronomer, Shakhi-Zinda (XI-XVIII centuries) - necropolis of governors and aristocracy of Samarkand, consisting of many wonderfully decorated mausoleums. Excursion to oldestin Central Asia winery named after Khovrenko, established in 1868 year mechant D. Filatov. Wine degustation in winery. Dinner in restaurant of national cuisine.
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Departure to Bukhara
09:20 - transfer to railway station and departure to Bukhara by high-speed train Afrosiab (10:10-11:40) By arrival, accommodation in hotel. Master-class of Bukhara Plov-sofi-oshi cooking in Mavrigi restaurant. Bukhara city tour: Lyabi Khauz complex (XVI-XVII) – “heart” of ancient Bukhara, favorite place for rest of guests and local citizens, including madrasah and hanaka Nadir Divanbegi (XVII century), Kuleldash madrasah (XVI century), oldest artificial pool (khauz) - in Central Asia (XVII century), surrounded by centuries-old chinara (platan); Poi-Kalyan complex (XII-XVI centuries) – main sight of Bukhara with madrasah Miri-Arab (XVI century), Kalyan mosque (XV century) with original multi dome gallery and minaret Kalyan (XII century) – one of the most ancient, saved by miracle during wars, earthquakes and invasions, construction with a height of 46,5 meters. Dinner with Bukhara wines - Muskat, Saperavi, Okmusalas and others.
