Uzbekistan Bukhara Samarkand Tour
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY * Istanbul è Bukhara
Our group meets at Istanbul airport at 22:00. Passport and baggage handling.
DAY 2: THURSDAY * Bukhara
We take a direct flight to Bukhara Shah at 01:00 with Atlasjet airlines flight number KK 6776 and we arrive at 07:05 local time (+2 hours currently). Starting at 07:45 from Bukhara airport, our local English guide will pick us up in a new model bus to take us to the restaurant for breakfast. Our program starts with breakfast from 08:30 to 09:30 in Bukhara city tour;
We will see the Leb-i Havuz, Poyi Kalon Complex, Kalon Minaret, Mir Arab Madrasa, Ark Fortress, Lebi Havuz Mosque, Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Prophet Job Mausoleum, and Chashma Ayub Mausoleum, Taki Telpak Furushan, Taki Zergeran, Taki Sarrafan statue and then head to our hotel a little early to rest until the dinner at 15:30. 20:00
Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Bukhara.
DAY 3: FRIDAY * Bukhara – Gijduvan – Bukhara
After breakfast in Bukhara, we begin our visit to the chain of the Golden Chain Imams in order:
Hz. Abdulhalik-i Gijduvani (ks), Hz. Arif-i Rivgari (ks), Hz. Mahmud Injir-i Faghnevi (ks), Hz. Ali Ramitani (ks), Hz. Muhammad Baba-ı Semmasi (ks) and afterward, upon the testament of Hz. Shah Nakhshbandi, we first visit the mausoleum of his teacher Emir Kulal Hz., then we visit the mausoleum of his honorable mother Arifa hanım and finally the perhaps most significant point of our visit, the tomb and complex of Hz. Shah Nakhshbandi.
* According to the program's flow, Friday prayer will be held in Bukhara-i Sharif.
Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Bukhara.
DAY 4: SATURDAY * Bukhara – Samarkand
After breakfast, we depart for Samarkand (290km 4 hours)
On the way, we first visit Hz. Hoca Arif Deggoroni in Navoi province and then beside Samarkand visit the mausoleum, complex, and newly built Hadith Science Center of the most famous of the six great Hadith imams, Imam Bukhari Hz.
We check into our hotel in Samarkand, have dinner, and rest.
DAY 5: SUNDAY * Samarkand
After breakfast, we leave the hotel with our luggage and begin our last day tour;
We visit the mausoleum of Ubeydullah-i Ahrar Hz. (Ks.), which is the link of the golden chain in this city, the three madrasas located at Registan Square: Ulugh Beg, Tilla Kari, and Shirdar Madrasas, Ulugh Beg Observatory, the tomb of our companions 'Shah-i Zinda (Kusem bin Abbas) (RA), Hz. Hızır Mosque, Bibi Khanum Mosque, and the mausoleum of our belief imam Imam Maturidi Hz. as we complete our visits.
Before the return, we will have shopping at the most famous local market in Samarkand, Siyob Bazaar; guests interested can find various types of dried fruits like seedless black grapes, thin-skinned almonds, and also originals of clothing accessories like ‘dobbi’, ‘karakul’, and ‘kalpak’ at very reasonable prices in this market.
After shopping, we will have dinner at our hotel in Samarkand before our gathering.
DAY 6: MONDAY * Samarkand è Istanbul
In the morning, we check out of our hotel and transfer to the international Samarkand airport. Our flight with Atlasjet airlines flight number KK 6777 will depart at 08:05 local time and will end at Istanbul airport at 10:45 local time.
- Accommodation in 4-star hotels like Grand Buhara and Atlas with half board (including breakfast and dinner)
- Guided services in Turkish
- All transfers by 2019 model Yutong 53-seat air-conditioned buses
- Entry fees for the museums and archeological sites included in the program
- Visits to the Golden Chain, 8 pirs (including out-of-town trips)
- Round-trip international flight ticket fee from Istanbul to Buhara - Samarkand with Atlasjet airlines
- Travel Health Insurance
- Lunch meals
- International exit fee
- Domestic transportation up to Istanbul
- All extras not specified in the program
- Tips for the guide and driver