CENTRAL ASIAN ADVENTURE TOUR
CENTRAL ASIAN ADVENTURE TOUR
Ashgabat–Mary (Merv) - Dashauz ( Kunye Urgench) - Khiva – Bukhara - Samarkand –Tashkent – Bishkek -Almaty
Duration: 14 days/ 13 nights
ITINERARY
| Days | Destinations | ITINERARY |
| Day 1 | Ashgabat | Arrival at Ashgabat airport. Meet at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation in the hotel. Overnight in Ashgabat. |
| Day 2 | Ashgabat | Breakfast Morning sightseeing in Ashgabat: Nisa - the residence of Parthian Kings ( 3rd century BC – 3rd century AD) National History Museum(optional -$20), Lunch Afternoon sightseeing: Carpet Museum, Arch of Neutrality, Presidential Square, Monument of Independence, New Grand Mosque in Kipchak. Dinner Overnight in Ashgabat |
| Day 3 | Ashgabat- Mary- Ashgabat | Early Breakfast Transfer to aitport to catch the domestic flight to Mary (350 km east of Ashgabat). On arrival transfer to Old Merv ( 20km) Sightseeing in Old Merv: Erk Kala – an Achaemenid city (6th century BC) Gyaur Kala fortress ( 3rd century BC), 38m-high mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar – the best remaining testimony of Seljuq power (12th century), Mohammed ibn Zeid Mausoleum ( 12th century),Large and Small Gyz Kala - two fortresses-palaces of the 7th century, Yusuf Hamadani Mosque constructed above the tomb of the 12th century dervish – a pilgrimage site. Lunch in Mary Return flight to Ashgabat Dinner Overnight in Ashgabat |
| Day 4 | Ashgabat- Dashoguz- Khiva | Early Breakfast. Flight to Dashoguz (650 km north of Ashgabat across the Karakum desert). Meet in the airport and transfer to Kunye Urgench (150 km north-west from Dashoguz). Sightseeing in Kunye Urgench: Dash Kala Caravanserai (14th century); Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum (12th century); Il-Arslan Mausoleum (12th century) – Konye-Urgench’s oldest standing monument; the 14th century minaret of Kutlug Timur – the highest minaret in Central Asia (67 m); Turabek Khanum Mausoleum (mid-14th century) Lunch en route ( lunch box) Transfer to the Uzbek border .Crossing the Turkmen-Uzbek border Transfer to Khiva. Accommodation in the hotel Dinner Overnight in Khiva |
| Day 5 | Khiva | Breakfast. Morning sightseeing in Khiva: Visit to the oldest part of the city: Kunya-Ark fortress, including Kurinish Khana (17th century); Mohammed-Amin-Khan Madrassah (19th century), Islam Khodja Minaret; Palvan-Kari complex, Abd Al Bobo complex (18th century), Rafanek Madrassah, Mohammed Rakim Khan (19th century), Amir-Tur Madrassah, Sho-I-Kalandar Bobo Mausoleum. Lunch Afternoon sightseeing in Khiva: Uch Avlioli («three saints») Mausoleum, Jami Mosque (18th century), Kutluq-Murad Inaq Madrassah (19th century), Pakhlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum, Tash Hauli Palace, Alla-Kuli-Khan (18th century), Arab Mohammed Khan (18th century) Madrassahs. Dinner Overnight in Khiva |
| Day 6 | Khiva-Bukhara | Breakfast Transfer to Bukhara ( 450km south-east of Khiva across the Kyzylkum desert) Lunch en route On arrival to Bukhara accommodation in the hotel. Dinner. Overnight in Bukhara |
| Day 7 | Bukhara | Breakfast Morning sightseeing in Bukhara: Ismael Samani mausoleum (9-10th centuries), Chashma-Ayub Mausoleums (14th century), Registan ensemble, Ark Fortress (16th century) and Bolo-Hauz complex (18th century). Lunch Afternoon sightseeing: Poli-Kalon ensemble (including Minaret (12th century), Mosque (15th century), functioning Madrassah Miri-Arab (16th century), Amir-Alim-Khan Madrassah (14th century), Taqi (trading domes), Kukeldash Madrassah (16th century)), Lyab-i-Hauz (17th century), Nadir Divanbegi (17th century), Magoki Attari (16th century), Ulugbek Madrassah (15th century), Abdul Aziz Madrassah ( 17th century). Chor-Minor National dinner with folklore show Overnight in Bukhara |
| Day 8 | Bukhara-Samarkand |
Breakfast Transfer to Samarkand along “The Royal Road” – the major Silk Road thoroughfare uniting the foremost cities of Transoxiana ( 250 km east of Bukhara along the Zerafshan Valley, steppe landscape) Intervening sites: Vabkent: 39-metre Minaret ( 12th century) City of Gijduvan, an important trade and craft centre since the ancient times - Ulugbek Madarssah ( 1433) Town of Karmana- 11th century Rabat-i-Malik caravanserais Lunch in Gijduvan On arrival to Samarkand accommodation in the hotel Dinner Overnight in Samarkand |
| Day 9 | Samarkand |
Breakfast Morning sightseeing: Gur-Emir Mausoleum (15th century) , Shahi- Zinda necropolis (14-15th centuries), Bibi Khanum Mosque (15th century), Visit to the local bazaar. Lunch Afternoon sightseeing: Ulugbek observatory(15th century), Registan Ensemble (including Ulugbek Madrassah (15th century), Shir Dor and Tillya-Kari Madrassahs (17th century)) Dinner. Overnight in Samarkand |
| Day 10 | Samarkand -Tashkent |
Early breakfast Transfer to Tashkent ( 315 km north-east of Samarkand; the road runs through the rocky Pass of Jilanuti and then down to the valley between the Nurata and Turkestan hills, with cotton or wheat fields and gardens as main landscape) Lunch on route On arrival to Tashkent – accommodation in the hotel Afternoon sightseeing of Tashkent: Barak-Khan and Kaffal-Shashi mausoleums (16th century), Friday Mosque, Kukeldash Madrassah ( 16th century) Dinner Overnight in Tashkent |
| Day 11 | Tashkent -Bishkek | Breakfast. Transfer to airport and flight to Bishkek ( 2. 5 hours) Meet in the airport and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Lunch in Bishkek Afternoon sightseeing tour: Ala -Too Square, State Historical museum, Osh bazaar, handicraft shops Dinner Folklore show Overnight in Bishkek |
| Day 12 | Bishkek-Almaty |
Breakfast. Transfer to Almaty ( 250 km north-east of Bishkek along the Lesser Almaty mountains over the Korday Pass) Lunch on route ( lunch box) Crossing the Kyrgyz –Kazakh border. On arrival to Almaty accommodation in the hotel Dinner Overnight in Almaty |
| Day 13 | Almaty |
Breakfast Trip to Central Asia top skiing centre Shymbulak located about 15 km south-east of Almaty . Ascent to the altitude of 3200m by chair-lifts. Visit to Medeo - the world-known 10,500-square- metre mountain ice Rink located at 1690 m above sea level in the picturesque Lesser Almatinka canyon. Lunch at the “Kazakh Aul” restaurant with folklore show Sightseeing in Almaty: Central Panfilov Park with Zenkov Cathedral (construction made in 1904 completely of wood without nails); State Historical Museum, Museum of Kazakh Musical Instruments, Central Mosque (20th century). Dinner Overnight in Almaty |
| Day 14 | Almaty |
Breakfast. Transfer to airport Flight home |
| Services included: | Services excluded: |
| • Double accommodation • Full board • Multilingual speaking guide service • Transport service all over tour by luxury a/conditioned bus • Portages charge at airports and hotels (1 piece of luggage per pax) • Tips at the airports and hotels • Bottle of mineral water not sparkled throughout • Entrance fees • Folklore shows in Bukhara and Tashkent |
• Airfare due to the program (international and local) • All optional deviations from the main itinerary • Beverages and meals not included in main menu • Photo-and video charges • All personal expenses (extra luggage fee, room service, medical expenses/insurance, etc.) • Trip cancellation / accident insurance • Tips to the guides and drivers |
Note: The above general itinerary is subject to some alterations due to the changes in airline schedule.
| Services included in tour price: | Services NOT included in tour price: |
| • Accommodation in double room with private facilities • Full board (as specified on the tour programme) • All entrance fees • All sightseeing with multi-lingual guide ( as specified on the tour programme) • All overland transportation by luxurious bus, minivan or car with air-condition • All airport-hotel-airport transfers • Professional multi-lingual (English / German / Spanish / Italian / Japanese/ Chinese-Mandarin) escort touring guide for whole tour itinerary • All sightseeing as specified in the itinerary • Folklore shows as specified in the itinerary • Visa support to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan |
• Airfare Ashgabat – Mary –Ashgabat Ashgabat – Dashoguz Tashkent- Bishkek(economic class) • Immigration fee on arrival to Ashgabat international airport • All optional deviations from the main itinerary • Beverages and meals not included in the itinerary or main menu • Photo-and video camera charges during sightseeing • All personal expenses (extra luggage fee, room service, medical expenses/insurance, etc.) • Foreign airport taxes and surchages • Trip cancellation / accident insurance • Tips to the guides and drivers • Porterage at the airports and hotels • Visa Cost and consulate fee • Evening entertainment not specified in the itinerary |
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