Titan Uzbekistan - Jewel of the Silk Road

– Selected meals: 9 breakfasts (days 3-11), 5 lunches (days 2-5 and 9) and 9 dinners (days 2-10)
– 9 nights in hotels and 1 in flight
– Travel in destination by coach
– International and internal flights as details
– 11 excursions and visits

Visits to:
– Chilpyk and Tuprak Kala (with lunch in a traditional yurt camp
– Bahouddin Nakshbandi Mausoleum

City tours of:
– Khiva
– Bukhara
– Shakhrisabz
– Samarkand

– Full day guided tour of Tashkent (including the Khast-Imam Complex and the Museum of History of Uzbekistan)
– 2 folklore shows
– Traditional Bukharian cooking master class
– Afrosiyab Musuem and the Mausoleum of Daniel

– VIP door-to-door travel service
– Check-in service by Titan staff
– Services of an experienced Titan tour manager
– Best available coaches with Wi-Fi and experienced drivers
– Hotel porterage
– Airport taxes, security charges and fuel surcharges
– UK Air Passenger Duty

Day 1: UK – In flight

Titan’s VIP door-to-door travel service collects you from home for your overnight flight to Tashkent.

Day 2: Tashkent

After arriving this morning we’ll transfer to the hotel, before heading out for a guided sightseeing tour of the city.
Wyndham Tashkent Hotel (4-star)

Day 3: Urgench – Khiva

We’ll transfer for a flight to Urgench and onward coach journey to the walled city of Khiva. Along the way we’ll visit Chilpyk, the ‘Tower of Silence,’ which was used in Zoroastrian funerary rituals; the ruins of the ancient settlement of Tuprak Kala; and spot Ayaz Kala, near to where we have lunch in a traditional yurt camp.
Asia Khiva Hotel (3-star)

Day 4: Khiva

This morning we enjoy a guided tour of Khiva. Within the medieval Itchan Kala, the walled ‘inner town’, we’ll find the 18th-century Djuma Mosque, the Tosh-Hovli Palace, the vast Kuhna Ark fortress and the beautiful Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum. Tonight’s dinner will be accompanied by a live folk show.
Asia Khiva Hotel (3-star)

Day 5: Bukhara

We leave Khiva, crossing the dramatic landscapes of the Kyzyl Kum, or Red Sand Desert. We stop along the way, arriving in Bukhara this afternoon.
Asia Bukhara (3-star)

Day 6: Bukhara

A guided city tour showcases the old town of Bukhara.  You’re then free to explore – perhaps browse through the souvenirs in the bazaars or relax in one of the city’s tea houses. This evening we’ll enjoy a traditional Bukharian cooking class and learn about the delicious regional cuisine.
Asia Bukhara (3-star)

Day 7: Bukhara

We head out of the city this morning to tour the Bahouddin Nakshbandi Mausoleum, an elegant memorial to a 14th-century Sufi scholar. We’ll also visit Sitorai-Mokhi-Hossa Palace, once the summer residence of the local emirs. Early this evening we’ll stroll to the Nadir Divan Begi madrasah for a folklore show.
Asia Bukhara (3-star)

Day 8: Shakhrisabz – Samarkand

We’ll journey to Shakhrisabz where we’ll take a city tour, including the ruins of Aqsaray Palace, Khazrati Imam Mosque, Jahangir Mausoleum and the Dorut Tilavat Complex, home to Kok Gumbaz Mosque. Continuing on, we’ll head for Samarkand, founded in the 7th-century BC.
Hotel Grand Samarkand (3.5-star)

Day 9: Samarkand

A full-day sightseeing tour introduces us to Samarkand. We sample some traditional Samarkand cuisine at local restaurants.
Hotel Grand Samarkand (3.5-star)

Day 10: Samarkand – Tashkent

Another guided tour takes us to the fascinating 15th-century Ulugh Beg Observatory, the Afrosiyab Museum and the Mausoleum of Daniel, said to be the tomb of the Old Testament prophet. This afternoon we’ll take the train back to Tashkent.
Wyndham Tashkent Hotel (4-star)

Day 11: Tashkent – UK

We transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK. Upon arrival, your Titan vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.

– Based on return flights from London Heathrow

Please note, prices listed are guide prices only and are based on 2 people sharing and don’t include any additional supplements. Holiday prices are fluid and dynamic and may be changed at a moment’s notice, prior to booking, at which point they are confirmed. Please call the team free on 0800 707 6229 for more departure dates available and a quote.