Tuesday, February 9, 2010

MUSLIM TOUR TO UZBEKISTAN

Uzbekistan 8D6N Muslim Tour


TASHKENT - BUKHARA - SAMARKAND - TASHKENT


Tentative Itinerary •••

Discover Tashkent - the bustling capital of Uzbekistan and gateway to Central Asia

Visit Bukhara - an ancient city of monuments and richly decorated mosques

Explore Samarkand - home of famous Registan Square


Day 1: Arrival to Tashkent.

Arrive in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Meet in airport and transfer to the hotel. Briefing information about tour and dinner at the hotel.


Day 2: Tashkent - Bukhara.

Morning departure by train to Bukhara, former capital of the once powerful Emirate of Bukhara, with more than 140 architectural monuments, is a “town museum” dating back to the Middle Ages 2300 years. The city was once a big commercial center of the Great Silk Road. Arrive in Bukhara and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon we visit central Lyabi Hauz square, one of the few plazas in the city with its shady pool still intact. This is one of the most interesting spots in town and an ideal place to sit in a tea shop and watch the world go by. Dinner in local restaurant.


Day 3: Bukhara

A full day to explore the beauty and history of Bukhara. Here, historic monuments are strewn more densely and widely than anywhere else in the region. Our full day tour includes the, the Chasma-i-Ayub Mausoleum, the Bolo-Hauz Mosque, the ancient Fortress Ark, the Poyi- Kalyan complex, the Ulugbek Madrasah, the Moghoki-attar Mosque and the Summer Palace of the Last Emir, the Sitorai-Mokhi-Khosa. Dinner in local restaurant.


Day 4: Bukhara

Morning tour in Bukhara continues and today we visit Cho-Bakr and Bahauddin Naqshband Mausoleums. The afternoon is free. Dinner in local restaurant.


Day 5: Bukhara - Samarkand

Drive to Samarkand, en route visit Gijduvan ceramic centers, famous Vabkent minaret and old caravanserai. Rabati Malik. Arrive in Samarkand and transfer to the hotel. The afternoon is free to begin to explore the city on your own. Samarkand was founded at the same time as Babylon, almost 2500 years ago and was called the “Rome of the Orient”. Tamerlane made it his capital and named it the “Center of the Universe”. Its period of greatest glory was at the height of the trade on the Silk Road at the beginning of 2nd century until the 16th century. Dinner at the hotel.


Day 6: Samarkand

After breakfast you start the tour from the Ulugbek Observatory, and then the Shakhi-Zinda ensemble of Mausoleums, this unusual necropolis has monuments of the 14th and 15th centuries. Visit the great central square of Samarkand- the Registan. See the magnificent tile decorated brick buildings, - the Ulugbek, Sher-Dor and Tilly-Kari madrassahs from the 15th to 17th centuries. Visiting the Bibi Khaum Mosque, which was built as a gift for Tamerlane by his Chinese wife. The Gur-Emir mausoleum is the central part of a major architectural complex erected by Tamerlane in honor of his grandson Mukhammad Sultan. Tamerlane himself is buried here along with other important people of that time. Finally, you visit the Khodja Akrar Madrasah, beautifully restored to show its beautiful mosaic. Dinner in local restaurant.


Day 7: Samarkand - Tashkent

Drive to Tashkent, en route visit Imam Al Bukharyi memorial complex of buildings. Arrive in Tashkent and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon city tour Tashkent and visit the Museum of Applied Arts to see some beautiful embroidery, wall hangings, carved furniture, ceramics and more. Later you will visit the old city, which has mosques and madrassahs (Islamic schools) with workshops of craftsmen (14th century). Next, you explore Kukeldash and Abul Khasim Madrasahs (16th century Islamic schools) and the Chorsu Bazaar, a huge open market beside Kukeldash with crowded people from the countryside; most of them are traditionally dressed. In the evening, experience the rich traditions and modern of Uzbek folk songs and dances as well as you enjoy a farewell dinner.


Day 8: Departure from Tashkent

Departure. Transfer to airport for flight home (KLIA).


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