Grand Tour of Uzbekistan 2026-27

Departure for Tashkent on Turkish Airlines scheduled flights – on arrival transfer to the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a visit to Tashkent – the old part of the city (the Hazrati Imam Complex: Barak Khan Madrasah, Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, Mui-Mubarak Madrasah, Tilla-Sheikh Mosque, Namazgokh Mosque, Chorsu market, Museum of the History of Uzbekistan) and the new part (Independence Square, Amir Temur Square, the metro) – lunch in a restaurant – in the late afternoon transfer to the airport – departure on an Uzbekistan Airways scheduled flight to Urgench – on arrival transfer to Khiva – dinner in a restaurant – evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion to discover the ruins of Ayaz Kala and Toprak Kala (a series of characteristic fortresses and fortified temples with mud walls, built to protect the Khorezm region on the edge of the Kyzylkum desert) - lunch (packed lunch or at a yurt camp) – evening return to Khiva – dinner in a restaurant – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a visit to Khiva, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the Amin Khan Madrasah, the Ichan Kala citadel, the Kalta Minor Minaret, Kunya Ark -the old citadel-, the Muhammad Rakhim Khan Madrasah, Djuma Masjid, Tosh Hauli –the stone palace-, the Mausoleum of Pakhlavan Mahmud) - lunch in a restaurant – dinner in a typical restaurant with folk show – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning visit to Khiva (the Khodja Minaret and Madrasah, the Juma Mosque, the Stone House, the bazaar, the Allah Kuli Khan Madrasah) - lunch in a restaurant - departure by coach for Bukhara – evening arrival - check-in at the hotel – dinner in a restaurant – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a visit to Bukhara, ancient capital of the Samanid Kingdom and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the 12th-century Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum, the Ismail Samani Mausoleum, the Bolo Hauz Mosque, Poi Kalon Square, the Tim Abdullah Khan market, the Kukeldash Madrasah, the Nodir Divan Begi Madrasah) – lunch in a restaurant – dinner in a typical restaurant – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion – visit to Paykend, the “Pompeii of Asia” (the city swallowed by the desert and preserved to this day, beneath a layer of sand, almost in its original form; the Sitorai Mokhi Khosa palace, the Chor Minor madrasah) - lunch in a restaurant in Bukhara – afternoon at leisure - tour leader on hand - dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - departure for Termez - packed lunch – evening arrival in Termez – dinner at the hotel/restaurant - evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a visit to Termez (the Zurmala stupa, the ruins of Kampyrtepa, the remains of the Buddhist complex of Fayaz Tepe, the Khakim At-Termezi architectural complex, the Termez Archaeological Museum –one of the finest in Central Asia-, the Kirk Kiz Kala Fortress) – lunch in a restaurant – dinner at the hotel/restaurant – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand– overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - departure for Samarkand - lunch in a restaurant – in the afternoon visit to Samarkand, one of the oldest cities in the world with 2,750 years of history and a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Registan Square, one of the most beautiful squares in the world, the Sher Dor and Tilla Kori Madrasahs, the Bibi-Khanym Mosque with its gigantic architecture, Siab Bazaar -the traditional market) – dinner in a typical restaurant - evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Shakhrisabz by car - visit to the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the remains of the Ak-Saray Imperial Palace, the Dorut-Soriat and Dorut-Tilovat funerary complexes, the Kok-Gumbaz Mosque) - lunch in a traditional local home – in the afternoon return to Samarkand - visit to the Gur Emir Mausoleum and the Mausoleum of Tamerlane - dinner in a typical restaurant - evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning continuation of the visit to Samarkand – (the Shah-i-Zinda Mausoleum, set on the hillside of ancient Samarkand with a splendid view over the medieval city, and the Konigil paper mill) - lunch in a restaurant – free time – dinner at the hotel – overnight stay.

Transfer to the airport – departure on Turkish Airlines scheduled flights for the return to Italy.