“Silk Road Journey”
Central Asian Crossroads
21 DAYS – 20 NIGHTS
Tashkent – Almaty – Charyn – Karakol – Altin Arshan – Jety Oguz –Tamga – Bishkek – Khiva – Kunya Urgench – Ashgabat – Nisa – Mary – Bukhara – Nurata – Yangi Gazgan – Aydar Kul – Samarkand – Shakhrisabz – Penjikent – Tashkent
You Can Join us from any part of the world …. But we would prefer to join us in Bangkok …
Day / Cities / Km / Program1
Fri / Bangkok
Tashkent
Almaty /
HY
532
HY
761 / 08:50 – Departure from Bangkok to Tashkent (the republic of Uzbekistan).
13:10 – Arrival at Tashkent.
16:10 – Departure from Tashkent to Almaty (the republic of Kazakhstan).
19:50 – Arrival at Almaty. Meet with Kazakh guide in the Almaty International Airport. Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner in the hotel.
Overnight in Almaty.
2
Sat / Almaty / Breakfast.
sightseeing tour around Almaty: Panfilov park, Zenkov Cathedral, Museum of Kazakh Musical Instruments, Central State Museum.
Lunch.
Visiting of Green bazar and Medeo.
Dinner.
Overnight in Almaty.
3
Sun / Almaty
Charyn
Karakol /
450
km / Breakfast.
Transfer to Karakol via Charyn Canyon (the republic of Kirgizstan).
Lunch en'route.
Arrival and accommodation in the hotel.
Dinner.
Overnight in Karakol.
4
Mon / Karakol
Altin Arshan
Karakol /
60
km / Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour in Karakol– dungan mosque (XIX), Orthodox church (XVIII), Historical Museum, Prezhevalsky Museum.
Lunch.
Then one day trip to Altyn Arashan gorge The Altyn Arashan («Golden Spa») valley leads up from the Ak Suu valley, just South of the village of Teplokluenchka, to a Spartan «hot spring» complex. The area includes the Arashan State Nature Reserve which is a special botanical research preserve.
Dinner.
Overnight in Karakol.
5
Tue / Karakol
Jety Oguz
Tamga
Cholpon Ata /
240 km / Breakfast.
Visiting of Jety-oguz gorge (40km)
Lunch.
Drive to hotel "Issyk-Kul Avrora" on the nothern shore of Issyk-Kul lake (200km)
Dinner.
Overnight in Issik Kul.
6
Wed / Cholpan Ata
Bishkek /
250
km / Breakfast.
Transfer to Bishkek. On the way visiting of Burana Tower (XIc). Arrival and accommodation at the hotel.
Lunch.
Sightseeing tour around Bishkek – Ala-Too sqaure, Historical Museum, Victory square, Kyrgyz Philarmony.
Dinner.
Overnight in Bishkek.
7
Thu / Bishkek
Tashkent /
R8
143 / Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour.
Lunch.
Transfer to the airport.
15:50 – Flight to Tashkent (the capital of the republic of Uzbekistan).
16:50 – Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at the hotel.
Dinner in the restaurant.
Overnight in Tashkent.
8
Fri / Tashkent
Khiva
(Urgench) /
HY
1059
50
km / Breakfast.
08:10 - Transfer to Tashkent Domestic Airport for flight to Urgench (Khiva).
09:50 - Arrival to Urgench and transfer to Khiva city.
Accommodations at hotel.
Sightseeing tour in Khiva - Kunya Ark fortress.
Lunch in the restaurant.
Sightseeing tour in Khiva - Feruz madrasah, Pakhlavan Mahmud mausoleum, Juma mosque, Kalta Minar minaret, Allakuli Khan Madrasah, Muhammad Amin Khan madrasah, Tash Houli Palace. Tomb of Sayed Allauddin (XIVc), Shir Gazi Khan Madrassah, Islam Khadja Minaret and Mosque, excursion inside Kunya Ark.
Dinner.
Overnight in Khiva.
9
Sat / Khiva
(Urgench)
Kunya Urgench Ashgabad /
275
km / Breakfast.
Route to Kunya Urgench (the republic of Turkmenistan). Meeting at the border. Formalities. Drive to Kunya Urgench. Visit Kunya Urgench monuments – Mausoleums of Turabek Khanym. Discover minaret of Kuluk Timur, mausoleums of Khoresm Shakh Il Arslan, Tekesh, mausoleum of Nadjem din Kubra, Sultan Ali, Kyrk Molla.
Lunch.
Return to Dashoguz & flight to Ashgabat. Arrival and accommodation at hotel.
Dinner.
Overnight in Ashgabat.
10
Sun / Ashgabad
Nisa
Ashgabad /
160
km / Breakfast.Visit the National Museum of History & Ethnography of Turkmenistan.
Lunch.
Continue to the archeological site “Old Nisa”. Visit Private Horse Farm near Geok Depe.
Dinner in the restaurant.
Overnight in Ashgabat.
11
Mon / Ashgabad /
80
km / Breakfast.Visit Carpet museum & sight seeing in Ashgabat visit Ertogrul Gazi mosque.
Lunch.
Independence park, monuments of Neutrality & Earthquake monument.
Dinner.
Overnight in Ashgabat.
12
Tue / Ashgabad
Mary /
350
km / Breakfast.Drive to Mary. On the route visit the remains of Abiverd city.
Lunch.
In the afternoon drive to Merv Historical Park (32 km) & visit its heritage – Alexandria, Antiokhia, Sultan Kala, Mausoleums of Sultan Sanjar, Mukhammed ibn Zaid, tombs of Guifari & Bureida, VIth-VIIth centuries castles “Keshk”. Return in Mary.
Dinner.
Overnight in Mary.
13
Wed / Mary
Bukhara /
400
km / Breakfast.
Route to Bukhara (the Republic of Uzbekistan).Discover on the route Karakum desert & cross Amudarya river. Border formalities. Continuation of the Route.
Lunch en route.
Route continuation to Bukhara. Arrival and accommodation at hotel.
Dinner in the hotel.
Overnight in Bukhara.
14
Thu / Bukhara / Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour in Bukhara - Lyabi Haus Ensemble, Nadir Divanbegi Madrassah (XVIIc), Nadir Devanbegi Khonako, Kukeldash Madrassah (XVIc), Poli-Kalon Minaret (XIIc), Mosque (XVc), Madrassah Miri-Arab (XVIc), Amir-Alim-Khan Madrassah (XIVc), Taqi (trading domes), Toki Sarafon Toki Telpak Furushon, Toki Zargaron, Magoki Attari (XVIc), Ulug Beg (XVc), Abdul Aziz (XVIIc) Madrassah.
Lunch.
Sightseeting tour in Bukhara - Excursion to Ismael Samani mausoleum (9-10c)- vault of Bukhara rulers' dynasty, Chor-Minor, Chashma-Ayub Mausoleums (14c), Visit to Registan Ensemble, Ark Fortress (16c) and Bolo-Hauz complex (18c).
Dinner with traditional folk show in Nadir Devan-Begi Madrassah.
Overnight in Bukhara.
15
Fri / Bukhara /
70
km / Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour in Bukhara - Visit to Bakhauddin Naqshbandi Mausoleum and memorial complex.
Lunch.
Sightseeing tour in Bukhara - Excursion to Summer Residence of Last Bukharian Emir (12 miles), old Ruin Walls of ancient Bukhara city.
Dinner.
Overnight in Bukhara.
16
Sat / Bukhara
Nurata
YangiGazgan / / Breakfast.
Route to Yangi Gazgan via Nurata. Visit en route family run ceramic factory in Gijdivan. Arrival in Nurata. Visit in Nurata: Mosque Chil Ustun with Sacred Spring, remains of ancient fortress of Alexander the Great.
Lunch in Nurata.
Continuation of the route right to the Yangi Gazgan village which is located in the KizilKum Desert. Arrival and accommodation in the Yurta (houses of nomads). Light camel trekking around the yurta camping.
Dinner.
National music around the flame in the Kizil Kum deser..
Overnight in YURTA camping.
17
Sun / YangiGazgan
AydarKul
Samarkand / / Breakfast.
Camel trekking up to the lake AydarKul (20 km).
Lunch at the bank of the lake.
Route to Samarkand. Arrival and accommodation in the hotel.
Night view of Samarkand city: Boulevard street. Amir Temur’s sculpture, Samarkand State park.
Dinner.
Overnight in Samarkand.
18
Mon / Samarkand /
70
km / Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour in Samarkand - Gur-Emir Mausoleum (XIVc), Rukhabad Mausoleum, Registan Ensemble (including Ulugbek (XIVc), Shir Dor (XVIIc), Tillya-Kari Madrassahs (XVIIc)).
Lunch.
Bibi Khanum Mosque and Bibi Khanum’s Mausoleum, excursion to Samarkand local Siyab bazaar, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis (XIV-XVc), “Stars above Samarkand”: tour to Ulugbek observatory (XVc), “Ruins of Afrosiab” State archaeological reserve (VI BC-XIII AD).
Dinner.
Night view of Registan with panorama show.
Overnight in Samarkand.
19
Tue / Samarkand
Shakhrisabz
Samarkand /
150
+
150
km / Breakfast.
Route to Shakhrisabz (homeland of great conqueror Amir Timur).
Sightseeing tour in Shakhrisabz: Excursion to Ak-Saray Palace, birth place of Tamerlane, Dorus Siadat – Crypt of Temurids graves of two sons of Tamerlane (Jehangir and Umar Sheikh).
Lunch in Shakhrisabz.
Sightseeing tour in Shakhrisabz - Dorut Tilovat (14c), Kok Cumbaz Mosque, Mausoleums of Amir Taraghay – And four Termez Syeds.
Transfer back to Samarkand.
Arrival at Samarkand and accommodation at hotel.
Dinner.
Overnight in Samarkand.
20
Wed / Samarkand
Penjikent
Samarkand /
150
+
150
km / Breakfast.
Transfer to the Penjikent (the republic of Tajikistan). Border formalities. Continuation of the route. This destination once considered the Land of Sogds or Sogdiana.
Lunch.
Sightseeing tour in Penjikent. Walk in the town. Visiting of the hills of ancient city Sogdiana, the museum of Rudaki. Drive back to Samarkand. Arrival and accommodation in the hotel.
Farewell Dinner in traditional Uzbek House..
Overnight in Samarkand.
21
Thu / Samarkand
Tashkent
Bangkok /
350
Km
HY
531 / Breakfast.
Route to Tashkent.
Lunch in the restaurant “BEK”.
Sightseein tour in Tashkent: Madrassah Kukeldash, Mosque Juma, Chorsu market, Madrassah Barak Khana and Mosque Tilla Sheikh, Mausoleum Kafal Shashi, Mosque Khasti Imam.
Coach tour in the modern Tashkent city: Mustakillik Square, monument of the Alisher Navoiy, Khalklar Dustligi Square, Amir Timur Square, monument Shaakhmad Shammakhmetov.
Dinner.
23:20 – Transfer to the airport. Final Departure flight to Bangkok.
07:20+1 – Arrival at Bangkok.
Tour Price
Group / Price per person2 pax / 2847 Euros
4 pax / 2498 Euros
6 pax / 2226 Euros
8 pax / 2090 Euros
10+1 pax / 2200 Euros
15+1 pax / 2039 Euros
20+1 pax / 1928 Euros
Single Supplement / 301 Euros
Please note: the price of the tour is net price,
Prices Include:
- Accommodation based on DBL Room:
Cities / 3 & 4 star Hotels
Almaty / HTL “OTRAR”
Karakol / HTL “AMIR”
Cholpan Ata / HTL “Issyk-Kul Avrora”
Bishkek / HTL “Ak Kema “
Tashkent / HTL “Le Grande Plaza“
Khiva / HTL “Asia Khiva”
Ashgabat / HTL “Nebitchi”
Mary / HTL “MARY”
Bukhara / HTL “Bukhara Palace”
Samarkand / HTL “Afrosiab Palace”
- Full Board Meals according the program;
- Overland Transportation
- English Speaking guide in Uzbekistan, Kirgizstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan;
- Excursions and entrance fees;
- Domestic flights: Bishkek - Tashkent; Tashkent – Urgench; Dashoguz – Ashgabat;
- Folk Shows in Khiva, Bukhara and Panoramic show in Samarkand;
- Tajikistan Visa;
Prices Exclude:
- International flights: Bangkok – Tashkent – Almaty, Tashkent
Bangkok;
- All Visa Fees;
- Alcoholic drincs;
- Personnal expenditures;
We can also arrange for extra fees:
- Folk Show in Bishkek;
- Hunting Show in Jety-Oguz