Uzbek dastarkhan (GUD - 1)

Name: Uzbek dastarkhan
Brand: Asia Adventures
SKU: GUD - 1
Price: 960.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Pilaf... Just at the mere mention of it, one immediately imagines a pile of aromatic rice steaming on a ceramic platter with pieces of the most tender lamb meat, yellow carrots, and spicy spices. Where is the most delicious pilaf in the world? Of course, in his homeland - UZBEKISTAN.

We invite you to sunny Uzbekistan, where we will show you not only the world-famous fairy-tale cities of the ancient East - Samarkand, Bukhara Khiva, its culture and traditions, but also original Uzbek cuisine.You will enjoy the tastes of Uzbek dishes (lagman, shurpa, chuchvara, kazan-kabob, Naryn, kazy, manti, mastava, somsa, tandoor-kabob, tukhum-barak, dymlyama), taste several types of real Uzbek pilaf and shish kebab, and not only learn the technology and the secrets of cooking Uzbek cuisine, but also learn how to cook pilaf, Uzbek flatbreads, manti with the help of professional chefs. And what would an Uzbek dastarkhan be without oriental sweets, fruits, and aromatic tea! You can also make an Uzbek bowl or paint a lyagan in a ceramicist’s workshop and bring home original souvenirs that are useful for the household and interior.

Tour program

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Arrival in Urgench.

Arrival in Urgench at 19.10 on flight HY 616. Meeting and transfer to Khiva (30 km 40 min), accommodation and dinner at the hotel.

City tour.

City tour: Ichan Kala fortress - an open-air city-museum, UNESCO-protected Kalta Minor minaret (19th century) - the only minaret in Central Asia completely covered with colored ceramic mosaics; KunyaArk fortress (XVII century) - the former official residence of the Khiva khans. It contained: an office, a mint, a reception hall, an arsenal, and a prison. Complex of Pakhlavan Mahmud (XIV-XIX centuries) - the mausoleum of the national hero and poet, richly decorated with azure tiles; Islam Khoja minaret (1908) is a symbol of Khiva, the most beautiful minaret in Uzbekistan.Departure for lunch at an eco-camp in the Kara-Kum desert on the Lake “Kara-Kul” (dishes from freshly caught fish: Khorezm-style fish soup, kazan-balyk ( fish fried in a cauldron). Return to Khiva (7 km). Continuation of excursions: Juma mosque (X-XVIII centuries) - a huge Friday mosque with 212 wooden carved columns; Tash-Khauli Palace, (XVIII-XIX centuries) - The Khiva khans lived here, there was a harem and a ceremonial courtyard for official receptions. The facade of the courtyard and the internal walls are covered with amazing blue majolica; the Khiva bazaar, where you can buy the world famous Khiva carpets. Dinner at the Yasaul Bashis restaurant with a folk concert (main course - Khorezm kebab, shivit-oshi (lagman with herbs), tukhum-barak (Khorezm dumplings).

Transfer to Bukhara through the Kyzylkum desert (500 km, 8 hours).

Transfer to Bukhara through the Kyzylkum desert (500 km, 8 hours). Lunch on the road - lunch boxes. Arrival in Bukhara. Free time. Dinner at the restaurant "ADRAS" (main course - the most tender lamb from the restaurant's chef).

Excursion around Bukhara.

Excursion around Bukhara: - Lyabi-Khauz complex (XVI-XVII) - the “heart” of old Bukhara, a favorite vacation spot for residents and guests of the city, includes the madrasah and khanaka of Nadir Divanbegi (XVII century), Kukeldash madrasah (XVI century), the oldest artificial pool (hauz) - in Central Asia (XVII century), surrounded by centuries-old shady plane trees. There is also an original bronze sculpture of the legendary merry fellow and folk sage Khoja Nasreddin sitting on a donkey; the Poi-Kalyan complex (XII-XVI centuries) is the visiting card of Bukhara with the Miri-Arab madrasah (XVI century), the Kalyan mosque (XV century) with the original multi-domed gallery and the Kalyan minaret (XII century) - one of the most ancient, 69-meter-high structure that miraculously survived wars, invasions and earthquakes; Ayub Mazar (XIV - XIX centuries), - a mausoleum - a sarcophagus over an ancient sacred spring, “appeared at the behest of the biblical Ayub (Job)”; Ark fortress (VII - XIX centuries) - the most ancient building of the city, the residence of the Bukhara emirs with a mint, a jewelry workshop, the vizier's office, a prison, the emir's harem; trading domes Toki-Zargaron, Toki-Sarrofon, Telpak-Furushon (XV - XVI centuries), where local craftsmen sold their products from ancient times. And today tourists can buy magnificent souvenirs and products of folk craftsmen here: gold embroidery, carpets, suzani, ceramics, embossing and much more. Lunch at the OLD CITY restaurant. Afternoon tea - tea at the "Silk Road Spices" tea house - with various herbs, spices and traditional Bukhara sweets. Folklore show in the Nodir-Devon-Begim Madrasah. Dinner at the national house “Doston House” (main dishes: Bukhara pilaf, Bukhara somsa).

Continuation of excursions.

Continuation of excursions: Mausoleum of the Samanids (IX - X centuries) - a pearl of ancient architecture, the family tomb of the rulers of Bukhara and one of the first monuments in Central Asia, built of baked brick; Chor-Minor minaret (XVIII century) - a small mosque of an original shape with four minarets, which has no analogues in Muslim architecture; Sitora-i-MohiKhosa (XIX century) – summer country residence of the last emir of Bukhara.The interior of the palace rooms is richly decorated with magnificent paintings, stucco, wood and ganch carvings. Transfer to Samarkand with a stop for lunch at the Narzullaev ceramics workshop. (The main dish is tandoor-kabob and gizhduvan kebabs, a master class on preparing flatbread in a tandoor and making and painting pottery (platters, bowls, jugs). Upon arrival in Samarkand - an excursion to the magnificent Gur-Emir mausoleum (XV century), in where Tamerlane, his sons and grandson Ulugbek are buried. Tasting of wines and cognacs at the Khovrenko winery - founded in 1868 by the Russian merchant Filatov. Dinner at the KARIMBEK restaurant (main dish - assorted Samarkand kebabs).

Excursion around Samarkand.

Excursion around Samarkand: “Heart” of Samarkand – Registan Square (XIV-XVI centuries) with 3 famous madrassas: Sherdor, Ulugbek and Tillya-Kori, the grandiose cathedral mosque of Bibi-Khanum (XV century), Ulugbek Observatory (1420). .) - the grandson of Tamerlane, a famous ruler and astronomer, Shahi-Zinda (XI-XVIII centuries) - a necropolis of the rulers and nobility of Samarkand, consisting of many magnificently decorated mausoleums, an exotic Siab bazaar. Lunch in a family house-restaurant of national cuisine ( main dishes - braised meal, manti). Departure from Samarkand by a high-speed branded train “Afrosiab” (17:00-19:10). Arrival in Tashkent. Meeting at the station. Transfer and hotel accommodation. Dinner at the restaurant (main dish – kazan-kabob).

Excursion around Tashkent.

Tour of Tashkent: the old city, the architectural and religious complex Khast - Imam (Khazret - Imam), with the grandiose Friday mosque, the medieval mausoleum Kafal-Shashi (XVI century), Barak Khan and Kukeldash madrassas (XVI-XVII centuries), Islamic University, library in the Tila Sheikh Mosque with one of the original Korans of Caliph Osman (7th century), the oldest in the world; "Istiklol" square with the Abdul Kasym madrasah of the 16th-17th centuries (artisans now work and sell their original products and souvenirs here), a monument to Alisher Navoi; Amir Temur (Tamerlane) Square with a park, an equestrian statue of Tamerlane, surrounded by historical and administrative buildings - the Palace of Forums, the Temurids Museum, Tashkent chimes, etc.; the monument “Courage” - a monument to the victims of the devastating Tashkent earthquake of 1966; Opera and Ballet Theater, built by Japanese prisoners of war in 1945. And a light and music fountain; Mustakillik (Independence) Square with the Independence Monument, Ezgulik Arch, eternal flame, fountains; Lunch at a restaurant serving Uzbek cuisine, main course – Tashkent festive pilaf. After lunch, visit the old city Chorsu bazaar. Transfer to the airport for flight HY-601 (19:00-21:15).