UZBEKISTAN-TURKMENISTAN GRAND SILK ROAD JOURNEY

Day 1 – Arrival in Tashkent Arrival in Tashkent, transfer to hotel and rest. Day 2 – Tashkent City Tour Khast Imam Complex, Chorsu Bazaar, Independence Square, Amir Timur Square. Day 3 – Chimgan Mountains & Amirsoy Resort – Khiva Excursion to Ugam-Chatkal National Park, Amirsoy Mountain Resort and Charvak area. Evening flight to Urgench and transfer to Khiva. Day 4 – Khiva Full-day exploration of UNESCO-listed Itchan Kala: Kalta Minor, Kunya Ark, Juma Mosque, Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum and local handicraft market. Day 5 – Khiva – Kunya Urgench – Darvaza Cross into Turkmenistan via Shavat/Shabat border. Visit Ancient Kunya Urgench (UNESCO). Continue to Darvaza Gas Crater (“Gates of Hell”). Dinner and overnight at desert camp. Day 6 – Darvaza – Ashgabat Drive through the Karakum Desert to Ashgabat. Visit Independence Park and the Arch of Neutrality. Day 7 – Ashgabat City Tour National Museum, Carpet Museum, Old Nisa (UNESCO), Ahal-Teke Horse Farm and city highlights. Day 8 – Ashgabat – Mary – Merv – Bukhara Visit Ancient Merv (UNESCO). Cross Farab/Alat border and continue to Bukhara. Day 9 – Bukhara City Tour Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Ark Fortress, Bolo Hauz Mosque, Poi Kalon Complex, trading domes and Lyabi Hauz. Day 10 – Bukhara – Samarkand Visit Bahauddin Naqshbandi Complex, Sitorai Mokhi Khosa Palace and Chor Bakr Necropolis. Afrosiyob train to Samarkand. Day 11 – Samarkand City Tour Registan Square, Bibi Khanum Mosque, Shah-i-Zinda, Gur Emir Mausoleum and Siab Bazaar. Day 12 – Samarkand – Tashkent Ulugh Beg Observatory, Samarkand Paper Factory and Khoja Daniyar Mausoleum. Afrosiyob train to Tashkent. Day 13 – Departure Transfer to Tashkent International Airport. End of the tour.