TURAN PROVINCES CULTURAL TOURS
DURATION: 8 days / 7 nights
ITINERARY: Istanbul – Tashkent – Turkistan – Samarkand – Bukhara – Khiva – Istanbul
START DATE: April 16, 2024
Hosted by Traveler-Author Prof. Dr. Rıdvan CANIM and Mehmet GEBEL...
Embark on a Journey to the Heart of Turkish-Islamic Civilization...
DAY 1 - April 16, 2024 (TUESDAY) ISTANBUL-TASHKENT 12:30 – Departure to Tashkent on Flight HY272 19:00 – Arrival in Tashkent. Evening dinner at a local restaurant Transfer to the hotel and check-in Overnight stay in Tashkent
DAY 2 - April 17, 2024 (WEDNESDAY) TASHKENT-SHIMKENT-TURKISTAN-TASHKENT Breakfast at the hotel and check-out 05:30 – Departure to the Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan border 07:00 – Journey to Turkistan after customs and passport procedures 11:00 – Arrival in Turkistan and city tour 16:00 – Journey to the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border 21:00 – Turkistan after customs and passport procedures 22:30 – Arrival in Tashkent and dinner Transfer to the hotel and check-in Overnight stay in Tashkent
Turkistan City Tour: Hoca Ahmed Yesevi Complex | Aristan Baba Complex | Underground Hilvet Mosque
DAY 3 - April 18, 2024 (THURSDAY) TASHKENT-SAMARKAND Breakfast at the hotel 10:00 – City tour of Tashkent 17:30 – Departure to Tashkent train station 18:45 – Departure to Samarkand on the Afrosiob high-speed train 20:58 – Arrival in Samarkand and dinner Transfer to the hotel and check-in Overnight stay in Samarkand
Tashkent City Tour: Hazrat Imam Mosque | Handwritten Quran of Hz. Osman Efendi from the 7th century | Kukeldash Madrasa | Timurid Museum and Square | Independence Square | Old City | Zeng Ata Mausoleum and Amber Ana Mausoleum
DAY 4 - April 19, 2024 (FRIDAY) SAMARKAND-BUKHARA Breakfast at the hotel 10:00 – City tour of Samarkand 19:00 – Dinner 20:00 – Departure to Samarkand train station 21:03 – Departure to Bukhara on the Afrosiob train 22:37 – Arrival in Bukhara Transfer to the hotel and check-in Overnight stay in Bukhara
Samarkand City Tour: Gur Emir Mausoleum | Registan Square | Bibi Khanum Mosque and Mausoleum | Shah-i-Zinda Tombs | Ulugh Beg Observatory | Mausoleum of Hazrat Daniyal A.S. | Mausoleum of Imam Maturidi | Mausoleum and Mosque of Imam Bukhari | Hizir Mosque | Mausoleum of Mahdumu Azam
Special Event: Shopping at Siyab Local Market
DAY 5 - April 20, 2024 (SATURDAY) BUKHARA Breakfast at the hotel and check-out 10:00 – Continue Bukhara city tour 19:00 – Dinner Free time Overnight stay in Bukhara
Bukhara City Tour: Ark Fortress | Bolo Hauz Mosque | Mir Arab Madrasa | Kalon Minaret and Mosque | Ulugh Beg Madrasa | Leb-i Hauz Complex | Nasreddin Hodja Statue | Nadir Divan-Beghi Madrasa | Visit to the tombs and complexes of Seyyid Emir Kulal K.s. and Bahaddin Naqshband Hz.
DAY 6 - April 21, 2024 (SUNDAY) BUKHARA-KHIVA Breakfast at the hotel and check-out 08:00 – Departure to Khiva by road 16:00 – Arrival in Khiva, transfer to the hotel and check-in 19:00 – Dinner Overnight stay in Khiva
DAY 7 - April 22, 2024 (MONDAY) KHIVA Breakfast at the hotel 10:00 – Continue Khiva city tour Free time Transfer to the hotel 19:00 – Dinner Overnight stay in Khiva
Khiva City Tour: Inner City Castle: Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum | Juma Mosque and Minaret | Islam Khoja Madrasa and Minaret | Kalta Minor Minaret | Ark Fortress | Al-Sheikh Dede | Allah Kulu Khan Madrasa | Muhammad Emin Khan | Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasa | Shirgazi Khan Madrasa | Pahlivan-Dervaze Gate | Taskale Caravanserai
DAY 8 - April 23, 2024 (TUESDAY) KHIVA-URGENCH-ISTANBUL 06:00 – Transfer to Urgench International Airport 09:30 – Departure from Urgench to Istanbul on Flight HY279
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NOTE: The tour starts and ends in Istanbul.
TOUR PRICE PER PERSON: $1650