12 D a y s / 11 N i g h t s Food 34 M e a l s :
12 Breakfasts,
11 Lunches,
11 Dinners Season all the year around Route Almaty - Karakol - Issyk-Kul Lake -Bishkek - Tashkent - Bukhara -Tashkent

Day 1 -

Arrive Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Meeting at the airport, accommodation hotel "Otrar".You begin your unforgettable tour in Almaty, the southern capital ofKazakhstan.Upon arrival enjoy a welcome lunch in a restaurant of national disheswith your friends. Then you have a sightseeing tour, hosted by ourguide (Highlights include the Zenkov Cathedral in park of 28Panfilov's guardsmen, Oriental Bazaar, Museum of national Musicalinstruments, Historical Museum ). After lunch your adventure continueswith grandiose excursion to Medeo Complex - the largest Skating Rink inthe world. Then we return to Almaty and go on rope way to the mountainKok-Tyube (it is situated in the city), where you can see a fascinatingview of the city. Accommodation in hotel "Otrar".

  

Day 2 -

Almaty - Big Almaty gorge.

One day trip (including lunch) acquaints with nature and history of big Almaty gorge and mountain lake.For overnight you drive back to Almaty.Accommodation in hotel "Otrar".

  

Day 3 -

Almaty-Karakol town.

Your day is for transferring to Karakol town 400 kmfrom Almaty via Charyn Canyon (the small copy of American's Bryce orGrand or Zion Canyons) and Temirlan Stones, place where is legendary burialground of ancient Kyrgyz-Kazakh host, en-route.Accommodation in Yurt Camp Turkestan in yurt in the center of town.

  

Day 4 -

Karakol.

In the morning trip in picturesque Djety Oguz valley, where red cliffs are split to formthe "Seven Bulls" with lunch.Transfer (by army-jeep 6WD) Karakol town-Dgety Oguz valley till the junction with Western Telety valley. From this place you can see the highest ice-covered peak of this area - "Oguz-Bashi" (5168m).After lunch touring this serene town, being hosted by our guide, youwill learn the history of this pre-USSR town. You visit the Orthodox Church, Oriental Bazaar, Chinese Mosque, Regional Museum, Przhevalsky (the great and famous explorer of Tien-Shan) Memorial etc.Accommodation in Yurt Camp Turkestan in yurt. In the evening you will see the folklore concert program.

  

Day 5 -

Karakol - Bishkek.

Your day is for transferring Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan - 400km from Karakol, with short stop on the Issyk-Kul Lake shore via Boomgorge with intricate rock canyons and visiting Burana Tower (11th c)en-route. Accommodation in hotel Issyk-Kul is for overnight upon your arriving.

  

Day 6 -

Bishkek -Ala-Archa.

Begin your day with a sightseeing tour, hosted by our guide. Highlightsinclude the Orthodox Church, Oriental Bazaar, National Square, MuseumOf Arts etc. Afternoon is for car tour to Ala-Archa valley(National Park) and excursion along the river up to the end of trail.Then back to Bishkek, dinner and transfer to hotel Issyk-Kul.Evening is at your leisure.

  

Day 7 -

Flight Bishkek-Tashkent. Meeting at the airport.

Transfer to hotel. Accommodation.
HY 776 (1) 16:40 - 17:10
HY 780 (3) 07:00 - 07:30
HY 782 (4) 09:45 - 10:15
Possible sightseeing around Tashkent (3 hrs.) depends on the time of arrival to Tashkent.
City tour in Tashkent:
Barak-Khan madrasah (XVI c.), Khast Imam square with "Friday"mosque, Kaffal Shahy mausoleum ( XVI c.), Abdul Kasym madrasah(XVI c.), a museum of Applied Arts, "Courage" monument - memoryof the earthquake in Tashkent 1966 y.

  

Day 8 -

Breakfast. Transfer Tashkent-Samarkand (350 km, 5 hrs.).

Hotel accommodation. Sightseeing around Samarkand (6 hrs.):Afrosiyab historical-archeological reserve (VI b.c.- XII c.),Gur-Emir mausoleum (XV c.), Bibi Khanum mosque (XIV -XV cc.), Registan thesquare of three madrasah (XV - XVII cc.), Shakh-I-Zinda, Necropolis(XIV- XV cc.), Ulugbek Observatory (XV c.)

  

Day 9 -

Breakfast.

Am. Walking in Samarkand. Pm. Transfer toBukhara (270 km, 4 hrs). Accommodation in hotel.

  

Day 10 -

Breakfast.

Sightseeing in Bukhara *(6 hrs.).

  

Day 11 -

Breakfast.

Sightseeing in Bukhara* (6 hrs.). Eveningflight HY 1328 21:05 - 22:35 (everyday) to Tashkent. Accommodation in hotel.

  

Day 12 -

Breakfast.

 Departure to airport. Return home.

Tour price in euro: (?):

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This itinerary can be recosted to suit your specific requirements.
Additional group sizes available.

Tour includes

• meeting at the airport, transfer to hotel "Otrar"
• excursion to Ala-Archa valley, including entrance fees
• city-tour in Almaty and Medeo complex, including entrance fees
• city-tour in Bishkek, including entrance fees
• accommodation in hotel "Otrar", B&B, 3 nights, dbl
• accommodation in hotel Issyk-Kul, B&B, 2 nights, dbl
• accommodation in yurt in Yurt Camp "Turkestan", B&B, 2 nights,
• one day trip to Big Almaty Lake
• transfer Almaty- Karakol
• city tour Karakol, including entrance fees
• excursion to Djety-Oguz valley
• folklore concert
• transfer Karakol -Bishkek
• air-ticket Bishkek-Tashkent
• departure to airport in Bishkek
Food:
• Full board - (breakfast, lunch, dinner- whole program)
• interpreter
• guide
Uzbek Part
• Visa support for one-entry Uzbek visa;
• Airport transfers in Tashkent and Bukhara;
• Transport for the whole tour;
• Accommodation in hotels in dbl room with breakfast:
• Tashkent - Elena 3*
• Samarkand - Kamilla (or similar) 2*
• Bukhara - Sasha and Son (or similar) 2*
• Sightseeing in cities with local English-speaking guide and entrance
fees for monuments:
• Tashkent - 3 hrs;
• Samarkand - 6 hrs;
• Bukhara - 6 hrs + 6 hrs;
• Accompany English-speaking guide for the tour;
• Air-ticket Bukhara-Tashkent;

Not included

• Visa for Kazakhstan
• Visa for Uzbekistan
• Visa for Kyrgyzstan
• visa support for Kyrgyzstan
• visa support for Kazakhstan
• International flights to Almaty
• International flights from Tashkent
• Payment for using video and photo camera on monuments in Uzbekistan

Our  highlights

• Almaty city
• Charyn Canyon
• Temirlan Stones
• Medeo Complex
• Big Almaty Lake
• Karakol town
• Issyk-Kul Lake
• Przhevalsky Memorial
• Bishkek city
• Burana Tower
• Ala-Archa valley
• Tashkent city
• Samarkand city
• Bukhara city