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CENTRAL ASIA TOUR (TURKMENISTAN - UZBEKISTAN - TAJIKISTAN - KYRGYZSTAN - KAZAKHSTAN)
15 days / 14 nights
Day 1 / Fly to Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Flight to Ashgabat.
Arrival and transfer to Hotel
Day 2 / Ashgabat
Breakfast at the hotel
Depart for full day touring Ashkabad
Morning: Visit Tolkuchka Bazaar (Oriental Market (The Tolkuchka Bazaar) in Ashgabat should not be missed. This colorful bazaar is where practically the entire country comes together to trade on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Anything and everything is sold here from camels and cars to antiques, carpets, and jewelry.)
Lunch at a local restaurant
Afternoon: Sightseeing tour of Ashgabat, including National Museum of History and Ethnography
Dinner at a local restaurant
Overnight at Hotel
Day 3 / Ashkabad
Breakfast at the hotel
Depart for morning tour then day trip
Morning: Lenin Monument, mosque, local bazaar, Berzenghee Settlement, Carpet Museum.
Lunch at a local restaurant
Visit sites at Ancient Nisa (Old Nisa, the capital of the Parthian Empire (25 km from Ashgabat), mentioned in the Zend-Avesta - holy book of Zoroastrianism. In the 4th century B.C., Parthia was a part of Alexander the Great's Empire. Then it became an independent state. It was a large city and the family residence of kings. The peak of Parthia's military success and political might was achieved in the second and first centuries B.C. Its territory stretched from Syria to India. The Parthian army defeated the army led by the Roman commander Crassus, famous for his defeat of a slaves' revolt headed by Spartacus. Now you can see the remains of the royal fortress.)
Special Dinner with folklore show (only for groups 10+ pax)
Overnight at Hotel
Day 4 / Ashgabat - Dashoguz - Khiva (Dashoguz)
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Transfer to the airport
Flight: Ashkabad - Tashauz
Transfer to Dashoguz border (Shavat)
Uzbek Driver & Guide meet tourists at border
Dinner at a local restaurant in Khiva
Overnight at Hotel
Day 5 / Khiva
Breakfast at the hotel
Depart for morning tour
Morning: Walking tour/Tash Hauli Palace, Dshuma Mosque, Well of Kveivak (if possible), etc
Lunch at a local restaurant
Continue touring if sites / time permit
Dinner at local restaurant
Overnight at Hotel
Day 6 / Khiva - Bukhara
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Drive to Bukhara
Lunch en route or packed
Stop en route to observe Amu Darya River
Arrive Bukhara
Dinner at a local restaurant
Transfer to hotel, check in
Overnight at Hotel
Day 7 / Bukhara
Breakfast at the hotel
Depart for full day touring
Visits: Old town, Kalon Assembly, Zindan Prison, Ark Citadel, Lyab-I-Haus Plaza, Kukeldash Madrassah
Lunch at local restaurant
Afternoon: Summer Palace, Museum of National Crafts, Palace of Moon and Stars
Dinner at Gau-Kushon Madrassah with music/dancer
Evening: Costume show in Divan Begi Madr.
Transfer to hotel and overnight
Day 8 / Bukhara - Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Drive to Samarkand
Arrive Samarkand
Lunch at a local restaurant
Afternoon: Tour Old Samarkand, Registan Square, etc.
Transfer to hotel, check in
Dinner at a local restaurant
Overnight at Hotel
Day 9 / Samarkand - Penjikent (Tajikistan) - Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel
Drive for day tip to Penjikent
Lunch at a local restaurant en route to or in Penjikent
Tour sites in Penjikent: Archaeological dig site, Shakristan, Zoroastrian temples, the citadel, Rudaki Museum of History and Regional studies, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, others
Return in evening to Samarkand
If there is time, visit Ulg Bek's Observatory before dinner.
Late evening dinner at a local restaurant
Overnight at Hotel
Day 10 / Samarkand - Tashkent
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Drive to Tashkent
Arrive Tashkent
Lunch at a local restaurant
After lunch, check in to hotel
Afternoon: Introductory walking tour of Tashkent, including an art gallery and Tashkent metro
Evening is independent.
Overnight at hotel
Day 11 / Tashkent - Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Half day city tour before flight to Bishkek
Morning: Half day tour, Square of Independence, Navoi Theatre, Palace of People's Friendship, Kukeldash Madrassah, Kaffal-Shashi Mausoleum, Tashkent Museum of Applied Arts.
Lunch at a local restaurant
Transfer to airport
Late afternoon flight: Tashkent - Bishkek
Arrival at Bishkek airport in early evening, met by driver and guide.
Transfer to hotel, check in
Dinner at local restaurant
Overnight
Day 12 / Bishkek - Lake Issyk-Kul
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Half day city tour
Visit Victory Park, Frunze House Museum, State Museum of Fine arts, Oak Park, Village of Manas
Lunch at a local restaurant
Drive to Lake Issyk-Kul, ,make a stop at Burana tower
Arrive Lake Issyk-Kul
Dinner at a local restaurant
Overnight at Hotel
Day 13 / Lake Issyk-Kul - Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Breakfast at the hotel
Morning free time
check out, drive to Almaty
Lunch en route to Almaty
After lunch, continue onward to Almaty.
Stop for visit to open air museum of petroglyphs in Cholpon-ata
Arrive Almaty
Dinner at a local restaurant
Transfer to hotel, check in
Overnight at Hotel
Day 14 / Almaty
Breakfast at the hotel
Full day touring Almaty: Visit 28 Panfilov's guardsmen park, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Museum of national musical instruments, National museum, medeo sports complex
Lunch and folklore show at restaurant in Kazak aul (Kazakh aiyly)
After lunch, drive back to Almaty
Afternoon: Free time until evening dinner
Special farewell dinner with national music and dances in local restaurant
Overnight at Hotel
Day 15 / Depart Almaty
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Transfer to airport for international departure
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