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UZBEKISTAN – AN EASTERN TALE. History, Culture and Desert Adventure (MICE-6D)
An exciting cultural and educational tour will be an excellent gift for your employees and encourage them for excellent work. During the tour, you will get acquainted not only with the ancient history and culture of Uzbekistan, the world-famous ancient monuments of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, but also feel the exoticism of the Kyzylkum desert. You will find the unique bustle and color of oriental bazaars, fabulous legends, warm hospitality and ancient traditions of the local people, the unforgettable taste of real Uzbek pilaf, Uzbek fruits, watermelons and melons, oriental sweets, exclusive souvenirs from master craftsmen.
Tour program
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Arrival in Tashkent.
Arrival in Tashkent HY 604 (B-787-8) at 17.30. Transfer to the hotel. 19.00-20.00. Sightseeing tour of evening in Tashkent on the way to a restaurant (Independence Square, Amir Temur Square, Navoi and I.Karimov Avenues, Tashkent-CITY, Monument Courage, Opera House) with a guide. 20.00 Dinner in one of the best restaurants in Tashkent with live music (April , Sim Sim, IpakYuli, Queens, Steambar).
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Express tour through Tashkent.
Express tour of Tashkent: the architectural and religious complex Khast - Imam (Khazret - Imam), with a grandiose Friday mosque, Barak Khan madrasah, inspection of the Osman Koran (7th century), one of the oldest in the world, the eastern Chorsu bazaar (glutton rows ). Departure to Parkent district (50 km, 1 hour). Visit to the Solar Complex with the world's largest solar oven. Vineyards. Lunch with tasting of signature wines. Return to Tashkent to high-speed train 766F AFROSIAB to Samarkand. Departure at 18.45. Arrival in Samarkand at 20.55. Hotel accommodation. Dinner at the Samarkand restaurant with a show program.
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Excursion around the legendary Samarkand.
Excursion around the legendary Samarkand - a city with almost 3000 years of history: the “Heart” of Samarkand - Registan Square (XIV-XVI centuries) with 3 famous madrassas: Sherdor, Ulugbek and Tillya-Kori, the grandiose Bibi-Khanum Cathedral Mosque (XV century), the magnificent Gur-Emir mausoleum (XV century), in which Tamerlane, his sons and grandson Ulugbek are buried. The exotic Siab bazaar. Lunch at a workshop of hand-making the famous medieval paper, where we will learn about the process of its production. Continuation of excursions: Ulugbek Observatory (1420), Shahi-Zinda necropolis (XI-XVIII centuries). Visit to the winery named after Khovrenko-the oldest in Central Asia, founded in 1868 by the Russian merchant D. Dinner in a restaurant (Karimbek or Oasis Garden). It is possible to visit the historical costume theater.
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Transfer to Gijduvan.
Transfer to Gijduvan (240 km, 3.5 hours). Master class on cooking pilaf, flatbreads and pottery art (working on a pottery wheel, painting finished products). Lunch at the house-workshop of the Narzullaev dynasty (7 generations) of ceramicists. Transfer to Bukhara (50 km, 1 hour). Accommodation at a hotel. Excursion: Lyabi-Khauz complex (XVI-XVII centuries) - the “heart” of old Bukhara; Madrasah Nodir Divanbegi (XVII century); Kukeldash Madrasah (XVI century) with a bronze sculpture of the sage Khoja Nasreddin on a donkey; Chor-Minor Madrasah (XVIII century) - a complex with four minarets; the Poi-Kalyan complex (XII-XVI centuries), includes the Miri-Arab madrasah (XVI century), the Kalyan mosque (XV century) and the Kalyan minaret (XII century) 46.5 meters high; trading domes of Bukhara (XVI century).. Visit to a medieval bathhouse with a traditional Bukhara massage with oils and spices. Dinner at a restaurant with a show program.
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Continuation of excursions.
Continuation of excursions: Sitora-i-MohiKhosa (XIX century) – summer country residence of the last emir of Bukhara; ChashmaAyub mausoleum; Bolokhauz Mosque; Ark citadel (VII – XIX centuries) – the most ancient building of the city; Mausoleum of the Samanids (IX - X centuries) - tomb of the rulers of Bukhara; 14.00. Dinner. Departure to the Kyzylkum desert to the “BUKHARA DESERT OASIS &Spa” complex with a huge emir’s tent (50 km, 1.5 hours). Dinner. Overnight in yurts.
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Activities in the yurt camp and surrounding area. Departure to the airport for the flight to Moscow.
Activities in the yurt camp and surrounding area (camel rides, ATVs, climbing the Buron-Tepa hill). Departure to the airport for flight 16.40 HY 607 to Moscow. Departure at 19.05
