The Great Silk Road
11 Breakfasts,
10 Lunches,
10 Dinners Season April- October Route Torugart Pass (China) - Tash-Rabat -Karakol - Bishkek - Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara - Tashkent
| Day 1 - | Torugart Pass (from China) - Tash-Rabat. |
Today you are welcome met on the border between hige China and smallKyrgyzstan - Torugart Pass. After all checkings on the border you are drivingto Tash-Rabat place for your firts overnight in Kyrgyzstan. Here you'll findan ancient building - it used to be the inn for caravan travellers in thetimes of Great Silk Road.
| Day 2 - | Transfer from Naryn to Karakol. |
Today we transfer from Naryn to Karakol along the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul.The drive will take 6-7 hours. En route we will pass through some small Krygyz villages.Upon arrival in Karakol you accommodate at the "Turkestan" Yurt Camp.
| Day 3 - | Karakol - Djety Oguz. |
Full day trip in Djety Oguz valley with lunch, including Eagle show"Golden Eagle"(duration of the program is 1 hour).Transfer (by army-jeep 6WD) Karakol town-Dgety Oguz valleytill the junction with Western Telety valley. From this place you cansee the highest ice-covered peak of this area - "Oguz-Bashi" (5020m).Then you go to Karakol. Accommodation in Yurt Camp Turkestan (guesthouse). After dinner concert of national folklore music (1 hour).
| Day 4 - | Karakol - Bishkek. |
Karakol, a beautiful town which captures the grace and elegance ofthe south region of Kyrgyzstan. Touring this serene town in the morning,being hosted by our guide, you will learn the history of this pre-USSR town.You visit the Orthodox Church, Oriental Bazaar, Chinese Mosque,Museum Of Arts, Przhevalsky (the great and famous explorer of Tien-Shan)Memorial etc. Afternoon you drive to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan- 400 km from Karakol, with short stop on the Issyk-Kul Lake shorevia Boom gorge with intricate rock canyons and visiting Burana Tower(11th c) en-route. Hotel accommodation is for overnight upon your arriving.
| Day 5 - | Bishkek -Ala-Archa. |
Today in the morning you will go for car tour to Ala-Archa valley (National Park) and excursionalong the river up to the end of trail. Then back to Bishkek, lunch. In the afternoon you begin a sightseeing tour, hosted by our guide.Highlights include the Orthodox Church, Oriental Bazaar, National Square,Museum Of Arts etc. Accommodation in hotel.
| Day 6 - | Flight Bishkek-Tashkent. Meeting at the airport. |
Transfer to hotel. Accommodation.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 7 - | 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 8 - | Breakfast. |
Am. Walking in Samarkand. Pm. Transfer toBukhara (270 km, 4 hrs). Accommodation in hotel.
| Day 9 - | Breakfast. |
Sightseeing in Bukhara *(6 hrs.).
| Day 10 - | Breakfast. |
Sightseeing in Bukhara* (6 hrs.). Eveningflight HY 1328 21:05 - 22:35 (everyday) to Tashkent. Accommodation in hotel.
| Day 11 - | Breakfast. |
Departure to airport. Return home.
A program of city tour: Tour price in euro: (?):
in Bukhara: Ismoil Samani mausoleum ( IX -XIV cc.), Chashma Ayubmausoleum (XII - XVII c.) Poi- Kalyan ensemble (XII - XVI cc.), Ark fortress - theformer winter residence of Bukhara Emirs (V - XIX cc.), Lyabi-Khauzensemble ( XVI - XVII cc. ). Abdulaziz Khan madrasah (XVII c.)
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This itinerary can be recosted to suit your specific requirements.
Additional group sizes available.
Tour includes
• excursion to Ala-Archa valley, including entrance fees
• city-tour in Bishkek, including entrance fees
• accommodation in guest house in Naryn (1 night)
• accommodation in hotel Issyk-Kul (2 nights), B&B, dbl
• accommodation in Yurt Camp "Turkestan", B&B, 2 nights, dbl
• city tour Karakol, including entrance fees
• transfer Torugart-Naryn - Karakol
• transfer Karakol -Bishkek
• excursion to Burana Tower, including entrance fees
• departure to airport in Bishkek
• flight tickets Bishkek-Tashkent
• guide-interpreter
• folklore concert
• one day excursion to Djety-Oguz valley by army jeep 6WD
Food:
• Full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner - whole program)
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 Uzbekistan
• Visa for Kyrgyzstan
• visa support for Kyrgyzstan
• International flights from Tashkent
• Payment for using video and photo camera on monuments in Uzbekistan
Our highlights
• Torugart pass
• Tash-Rabat
• Naryn town
• At-Bashi village
• Balykchi town
• Karakol town
• Djety-Oguz valley
• Issyk-Kul Lake
• Przhevalsky Memorial
• Boom Gorge
• Bishkek city
• Burana Tower
• Ala-Archa valley
• Tashkent city
• Samarkand city
• Shahrizabs city
• Bukhara city
