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12 DAYS / 11 NIGHTS
Tashkent / Chimgan Mountain / Charvak - Beldersay / Yangikazgan /
Samarkand / Shakrisabz /
Bukhara /
Ayaz Kala /Khiva / Nukus /Muynak / Aral Sea / Kukus / Tashkent
Total Driving Distance: 3000 km
Road Condition: 60% paved road, 40% sands
You will drive across the boundless deserts, immense steppes, little oases, beautiful mountain ranges, the dried bottom of the Aral Sea, the plateau Ustyurt, local villages and national settlements. The route you are going to cover was carefully researched. Our professional and experienced drivers will assist you in your journey.
Besides, you will visit the pearls of Uzbekistan – ancient cities Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrisabz, included in UNESCO World Heritage list.
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The vehicle offered for this journey is Jeep Chevrolet (six vehicles). The leading jeep is supplied by GPS navigation system. The groups will be sized up to 17 people (3 passengers per vehicle). In 12 days you will cover the route of hundreds kilometers from the modern capital Tashkent to the shore of the Aral Sea. You will be escorted by professional local guides throughout the entire tour. During your journey you will stay in quality hotels, as well as in traditional yurt camps. Besides, you will be provided with necessary camping equipment for certain part of your itinerary. |
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Sightseeing spots in Tashkent:
• Kukeldash Madrassah,
• Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum,
• Barak Khan Madrassah,
• Mosque on Khasty Imam Street,
• Visit to Chor-Su (handicraft bazaar),
• Museum of History of Uzbekistan,
• Museum of Applied Arts,
• Alisher Navoi Theater and square,
• Amir Temur Monument
Sightseeing spots around Tashkent:
• Beldersay
• Chimgan
• Charvak
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Sightseeing spots in Samarkand:
• Shahi-Zinda necropolis (14-15c),
• “Stars above Samarkand” – Ulugbek observatory (15c),
• “Ruines of Afrosiab” – the excavation and museum
of the ancient town (6 BC-13 AD),
• Gur-Emir Mausoleum (15c),
• Registan Ensemble (including Ulugbek (15c), Shir Dor (17c), Tillya-Kari Madrassahs (17c)),
• Bibi Khanum Mosque,
• Visit to Samarkand local bazaar. |
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Sightseeing spots in Shakhrisabz:
• Ak-Sarai Palace (14-15c),
• Kok-Gumbaz Mosque (15 c),
• Dorus-Siadat: the Djakhangir Mausoleum (14c),
• Timur’s vault (15c).
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Sightseeing spots in Bukhara:
• Visit to Ismael Samani mausoleum (9-10c),
• Chor-Minor,
• Chashma-Ayub Mausoleums (14 c),
• Poli-Kalon ensemble
• Amir-Alim-Khan Madrassah (14c),
• Taqi (trading domes),
• Kukeldash Madrassah (16c),
• Lyab-i-Hauz (17c),
•Nadir Divanbegi (17c),
• Magoki Attari (16c),
• Ulugbek Madrassah (15c),
• Abdul-Aziz Khan Madrassahs (17c),
• Registan Ensemble,
• Ark Fortress (16c),
• Bolo-Khauz complex (18 c),
• “Sitora-I-Mokhi-Khosa” (1911) – summer residence of Emir. |
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Sightseeing spots in Karakalpakstan:
• Karakalpak State Art Museum named after Igor Savitsky (observe the collection of Russian and Soviet avant-garde art),
• Topraq-Kala – a fortified town of the 2nd–5th cc,
• Ayaz-Kala – an aggregate of country estates and fortresses of Khorezmian agricultural aristocracy (at the edge of the Kyzyl Kum desert)
• Jambas Kala – fortress of the Hellenic period,
• Koykrylgan Kala – cult structure of the 4th century BC–4th century AD),
• Guldursun fortress (1st– 4th centuries). |
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Sightseeing spots in Khiva:
• Kunya-Ark fortress:
• Mohammed-Amin-Khan Madrassah (19c),
• Islam Khodja Minaret,
• Palvan-Kari complex,
• Abd Al Bobo complex (18c),
• Rafanek Madrassah,
• Mohammed Rakim Khan (19c),
• Amir-Tur Madrassah,
• Sho-I-Kalandar Bobo Mausoleum,
• Uch Avlioli (“three saints”) Mausoleum,
• Jami Mosque (18c),
• Kutluq-Murad Inaq Madrassah (19c),
• Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum,
• Tash Hauli (“stone yard”) Palace,
• Alla-Kuli-Khan Madrassah (18c),
• Arab Mohammed Khan Madrassah (18 c). |
JEEP SAFARI SILK ROAD ITINERARY
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