12-Day Zoroastrian & Buddhist Shrines Tour in Uzbekistan

Day 1: Arrival in Tashkent

Arrival in Tashkent in the afternoon/evening. Meet & greet at the airport. Transfer to hotel. If time allows, 5-hour sightseeing tour including:

• History Museum of Uzbekistan
• Ming Urik ancient site
• Chorsu Bazaar, Independence Square, Amir Temur Square

Meals: – | Overnight: Tashkent

Day 2: Tashkent – Termez

Morning flight to Termez. Start sightseeing:

• Kokildor-Ota Khanaka
• Kyrk-Kyz Fortress
• Sultan Saodat Complex
• Zurmala Tower (Buddhist stupa)
• Kara-Tepe, Fayaz-Tepe Buddhist sites
• Al-Hakim at-Termezi Mausoleum

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Termez

Day 3: Termez – Tashkent

Excursion continues:

• Kampyr-Tepe fortress (Greco-Bactrian ruins)
• Jarkurgan Minaret
• Surkhan Oasis & Friendship Bridge (Uzbekistan–Afghanistan border)
• Archaeological Museum of Termez

Evening flight to Tashkent.

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Tashkent

Day 4: Tashkent – Nukus – Ayaz-Kala

Morning flight to Nukus. Upon arrival:

• Visit Savitsky Museum (avant-garde & Karakalpak art)
• Nukus center: Berdakh statue, City Hall, Drama Theatre
• Drive to Ayaz-Kala yurt camp

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner | Overnight: Ayaz-Kala Yurt

Day 5: Ayaz-Kala – Khiva

Morning sightseeing in the desert forts:

• Gayur-Kala fortress
• Koi-Krylgan Kala
• Toprak-Kala royal residence

Drive to Khiva and check in to hotel.

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Khiva

Day 6: Khiva Full-Day City Tour

• Ichan-Kala: Ata-Darvaza, Kunya-Ark, Kalta Minor, Muhammad Amin Khan
• Tash-Hauli Palace, Allakuli Khan Tim, Caravanserai
• Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum, Islam Khoja Minaret
• Juma Mosque, Seyid Allauddin Mausoleum

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Khiva

Day 7: Khiva – Bukhara

Drive through the Kyzylkum Desert following the Silk Road route. Stop at the Amudarya River for photos.

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Bukhara

Day 8: Bukhara

• Lyabi Hauz Ensemble, Kukeldash Madrasa
• Magoki Attori Mosque
• Trading domes: Toki Sarrafon, Toki Zargaron, Toki Telpak Furushon
• Ulugbek & Abdulazizkhan Madrassas
• Poi Kalon Minaret & Mosque, Mir-i-Arab Madrasa
• Ark Fortress

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Bukhara

Day 9: Bukhara – Samarkand

• Sitorai Mokhi Khosa Palace
• Bahauddin Naqshbandi Mausoleum
• Stop at Rabati Malik Caravanserai en route

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Samarkand

Day 10: Samarkand

• Gur Emir Mausoleum
• Registan Square: Ulugbek, Sherdor, Tilla Kori madrasahs
• Bibi Khanum Mosque

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Samarkand

Day 11: Samarkand – Tashkent

• Shahi Zinda Necropolis
• Ulughbek Observatory
• Siyob Bazaar

Afternoon fast train to Tashkent.

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Tashkent

Day 12: Departure from Tashkent

Standard check-out. Transfer to airport for departure.

Meals: Breakfast