In supplier order. Some entries may cover multiple days; optional experiences are described by the supplier.
Sample itinerary. Choose a departure for its exact itinerary and hotel plan.
Day 1 — Fly to Tashkent
Fly overnight from London (regional connections available) to Tashkent with Uzbekistan Airways.
Day 2 — Tashkent
Transfer to your hotel early in the morning, then enjoy an afternoon tour of the capital, stopping at the medieval Khast Imaan Complex, and the newly appointed UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Chorsu Bazaar’s and the resplendent, Soviet-era Kosmonavtlar metro station.
Meals: breakfast, dinner
Day 2.1 — Transfer: Tashkent to Khiva
Day 3 — Fly to Urgench - Khiva
Transfer to the airport and fly to Urgench. Visit the ancient fortresses of AyazKala and Toprak-Kala before taking an afternoon’s drive to Khiva via Ulli Khovli, a well-preserved, antique mud-brick courtyard home.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4 — Khiva
Enjoy a full-day tour of Khiva, to see the Kunya Ark, Islam Khoja minaret, Tash Hauli palace and visit a local bakery.
Meals: breakfast, dinner
Day 4.1 — Transfer: Khiva to Bukhara
Day 5 — Bukhara
Take the Jaloliddin Manguberdi highspeed train to Bukhara. Later, check into your hotel.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6 — Bukhara
Tour of the city, visiting Chor Minor mosque, the Poi-Kalyan complex, the surviving trading domes, and Lyab-i-Hauz – once the city’s principal source of water. In the evening, enjoy dinner and a plov cooking demonstration.
Meals: breakfast, dinner
Day 7 — Bukhara
Continue your tour of Bukhara, with visits to The Ark, a vast fortress whose foundations date back 2,000 years; the summer palace of the city’s final emir; and the 10th century Samanid mausoleum, decorated with of Zoroastrian symbols.
Meals: breakfast
Day 7.1 — Transfer: Bukhara to Samarkand
Day 8 — Shahrisabz - Samarkand
Drive to Shahrisabz, birthplace of Timur, and visit the summer palace, mosques and mausoleums. Continue to Samarkand.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 9 — Samarkand
Take a full-day tour of Samarkand, visiting Registan Square, the Ulugbek observatory, Siyob Bazaar, Hazrat Khizr Mosque, and the Bibi Khanum mosque.
Meals: breakfast
Day 10 — Samarkand
Continue your tour of Samarkand. Visit the Gur-Emir mausoleum, the final resting place of several members of the Timurid dynasty, including Timur himself. Other sights include Afrasiab Museum, Shah-iZinda necropolis and the Khodja Doniyor mausoleum. After lunch, stop in at a silk carpet factory before returning to your hotel for the evening.
Meals: breakfast, dinner
Day 10.1 — Transfer: Samarkand to Tashkent
Day 11 — Tashkent
Enjoy a later start, then visit one of Samarkand’s renowned silk paper workshops and join a wine tasting. Later, travel by rail to Tashkent.
Meals: breakfast, dinner
Day 12 — Fly to London
Enjoy a morning at leisure. Later transfer to the airport and fly home with Uzbekistan Airways.
Meals: breakfast