Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan 2026-27

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

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to the guided visit of Ashgabat (Independence Park, the Arch of Neutrality, the Ertugrul Gazi Mosque, the National Museum, the Turkmenbashi Mosque and Mausoleum, the archaeological site of Nisa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) – lunch in a restaurant - dinner at the hotel/in a restaurant – evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Mary along the new motorway - stop at the ruins of the Anau Mosque and the remains of the city of Abiverd - lunch in a restaurant – visit of the ancient caravan city of Mary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the oldest and best-preserved oasis city along the Silk Road, rising in the Karakum Desert in a strategic position for the caravans travelling from the Mediterranean to China – in the evening, return to Ashgabat – dinner at the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport – departure on a scheduled flight to Dashoguz – on arrival, transfer to Kunya-Urgench – lunch in a restaurant – in the afternoon, guided visit of the ruins of the ancient city of Kunya-Urgench, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (historic park with the Kutlug Timur minaret, the Turabek Khanum mausoleum, the Tekesh mausoleum, the Il Arslan mausoleum and the Caravanserai gate) - departure for the border with Uzbekistan at Shavat-Dashoguz – continuation to Khiva – dinner at the hotel/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 distinctive mud-walled fortresses and fortified temples, built to protect the Khorezm region on the edge of the Kyzylkum Desert) - lunch (packed lunch or at a yurt camp) – in the 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 the visit of Khiva, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (the Amin Khan Madrasa, the Ichan Kala citadel, the Kalta Minor Minaret, Kunya Ark - the old citadel -, the Muhammad Rakhim Khan Madrasa, the Juma Mosque, Tosh Hauli - the stone palace -, the Mausoleum of Pakhlavan Mahmud) - lunch in a restaurant – dinner in a traditional restaurant – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure by coach for Bukhara - lunch in a restaurant en route – arrival in the evening - 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 the visit of 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 Khauz Mosque, Poi Kalon Square, the Tim Abdulla Khan market, the Kukeldash Madrasa, the Nodir Divan Begi Madrasa) – lunch in a restaurant – dinner in a traditional restaurant – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - departure for Samarkand - lunch in a restaurant – in the afternoon, visit of 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 Madrasas, the Bibi-Khanym Mosque with its gigantic architecture, Siab Bazaar - the traditional market) – dinner in a traditional restaurant - evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, the visit of Samarkand continues – (the Shah-i-Zinda Mausoleum, set on the hillside of ancient Samarkand with a splendid view over the medieval city, the Konighil paper mill, the Ulugh Beg astronomical observatory) - lunch in a restaurant – free time – in the afternoon, departure on the Afrosiab/Sharq high-speed train to Tashkent – on arrival, transfer to a restaurant – dinner in a traditional restaurant – overnight stay.

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

Breakfast – free time - transfer to the airport – departure on scheduled Turkish Airlines flights for the return to Italy.