Mountain flowers in Uzbekistan (EUF - 1)

Arrival in Tashkent. Accommodation in hotel. Evening city tour.

Transfer to Ugam-Chatcal National nature park. Accommodation in hotel (90 km, 2 hrs) on Charvaq Lake shore.

In the evening transfer to Tashkent.

Transfer Tashkent – Samarkand through Zaamin National Nature Park (unique for Central Asia mountain- juniper forests). Walking and flower safari. In April tourists can find many kinds of flowers: Amygdalus bucharica, Amygdalus spinosissima, Anemone petiolulosa, Astragalus 2-3 kinds, Colchicum kesselringii, Colchicum luteum, Corydalis ledebouriana, Corydalis nudicaulis,Crocus alatavicus, Fumaria wailanthii, Juniperus seravschanica, Tulipa korolkovii, Tulipa turkestanica and etc. In may: Astragalus 5-6 kinds, Crambe cotchiana, Geranium rotundifolium, Heracleum lehmannianum, Impatiens parviflora, Ixiolirion tataricum, Juniperus serawschanica, Limonium otolepis, Morus alba, Psylliostachis suvorovii, Roemeria refracta, Rosa kokanica, Strigosella Africana, Tamarix hyspida.

Full day excursion in Samarkand: Registan square - the "heart" of Samarkand - ensemble of 3 majestic madrassahs (XIV-XVI c.c.) – Sherdor, Ulugbek and Tillya Qory, Bibi-Khanum the gigantic cathedral Mosque (XV c.), Gur-Emir Mausoleum of Timur (Tamerlan), his sons and grandson Ulugbek (XV c.). Tamerlan’s grandson Ulugbek’s the well-known ruler and astronomer-scientist observatory (1420 y.) - the remains of an immense (30 m. tall) astrolabe for observing stars position, Shakhi-Zinda – “The Living King” (XI-XVIII c.c.) Necropolis of Samarkand rulers and noblemen, consisting of set of superb decorated mausoleums, exotic Siab bazaar.

Transfer to Tashkent (350 km, 5 hrs). Excursion in city, shopping, souvenirs.

Flight home.