Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Tour

Bishkek – arrival 

Arrival in Bishkek. The Nomads life driver will meet you and take you to the hotel. Check-in to the hotel at 14:00. Meeting with the guide and the beginning of the Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan group tour. Visit to the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic, the Manas Monument, Oak Park, Ala-Too Square, Victory Square, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Osh Market. 

Accommodation: at the hotel.

Nutrition: Lunch/Dinner

Bishkek – Burana – Cholpon-Ata 

Breakfast. At 08:00 we start the trip from Bishkek. First you will stop at the Burana Tower. This is a historical complex that marks the original location of Balasagun, the city of the Karakhanids. After visiting the Burana Tower, you will see the Kyrgyz national equestrian game “Ulak Tartysh” (tug-of-war of the goat). Ulak Tartysh (aka Kok Boru) is a fight between two teams of riders for the carcass of a goat. Lunch at a local Kyrgyz family. Transfer to Cholpon-Ata. Dinner and overnight at a hotel located near Lake Issyk-Kul (the second largest alpine lake in the world).

Accommodation: overnight at the hotel

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Cholpon-Ata – Karakol 

Transfer to Karakol. On the way, you will stop at the open-air Museum of petroglyphs in Cholpon-Ata. There you will have a tour of the so-called Stone Garden, which is said to date from 500 BC – 100 AD. The stones depict wolves, longhorn mountain goats, horses, snow leopards, and some scenes of sacrifice and hunting. You can also visit the local history museum.
Continuation of the trip to Karakol. Karakol city tour: visit to the Przewalski Museum, Wooden Orthodox Church, Dungan Mosque in Chinese style.Dungan Mosque is one of the most interesting sights of Karakol, along with the Church of the Holy Trinity. The Dungan Mosque is associated with the numerous Dungan diaspora in Karakol and has more than 100 years of history. In 1877, a civil war broke out in China between Muslims and adherents of the traditional Chinese religion. Kyrgyzstan is a multinational country, and during this tour you will have the opportunity to get acquainted with different peoples and cultures. Today you will have dinner in a Uighur or Dungan family with Kyrgyz national music and songs. These peoples came to Kyrgyzstan from China and have been living in Karakol since 1869. 

Accommodation: in a guest house

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Karakol – Jeti-Oguz – Kochkor 

Transfer to Kochkor along the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. On the way you will visit the Jeti-Oguz Gorge. Your guide will tell you the legend of Jeti-Oguz (seven bulls) and the Broken Heart Rock. After lunch, transfer to Bokonbayevo, where you will see a falconry show. Then continue to go to Kochkor. Here you are guaranteed one of the best views of Lake Issyk-Kul. Dinner in a Kyrgyz family. Overnight at the guest house

Accommodation: in a guest house

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Kochkor – Son-Kul

After breakfast, you will visit the felt carpet workshop in Kochkor. This is the place where you can see the process of making Kyrgyz national felt carpets.
Transfer to Son-Kul (120 km). Son-Kul is one of the highest lakes in Kyrgyzstan (2,030 m above sea level). This is a place where you can get a little peek at the life of real nomads. You will have the opportunity to ride a horse, see the flowers of edelweiss, look at camels, yaks, golden eagles, and also see how local women prepare the Kyrgyz national drink – Koumiss (mare’s milk). This remote mountain lake is located on a treeless high-altitude plateau (3016 m), where shepherds bring cattle, set up camp, set up their yurts and live here all summer. In this magnificent place you can see hundreds of herbs and many different yurts. Dinner. Overnight in a yurt camp.

Accommodation: in a yurt camp

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Son-Kul – Bishkek

Early morning transfer to Bishkek (400 km). Arrival in Bishkek. Farewell dinner with Kyrgyz national dances. Overnight at the hotel.

Accommodation: Overnight at the hotel.

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Bishkek – Tashkent

Departure from the hotel at 12:00. Free time. Transfer to the airport. Departure to Tashkent at 18:35. Transfer to the hotel. 

Accommodation: Overnight at the hotel

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Tashkent

Enjoy a free day before the more dynamic half of the Uzbekistan trip begins. Tomorrow you will have a guided tour of Tashkent. Hotel accommodation
Breakfast/Lunch/Supper

Accommodation: in a hotel

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva

After breakfast, a guided tour of the capital of Uzbekistan, the largest city in Central Asia. You will start the tour from the Old Town and visit the Hast-Imam complex, where the world-famous Koran, the holy book that belonged to Caliph Osman, has been preserved. The complex consists of Barak Khan Madrasah, Tillya Sheikh Mosque, Mausoleum of Saint Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi and Imam al-Bukhari Islamic Institute. Then you will continue on your way to Chorsu Bazaar. After seeing the sights of the Old City, you will take a ride on the Tashkent metro to the center. Leaving the Cosmonauts metro station, you will visit the Museum of Applied Arts, and then walk through the Navoi Theater to Amir Timur Square.
Transfer to the airport for an evening flight to Urgench, departing at 18:40 (1093 km, 1 hour 40 minutes). Arrival in Urgench at 20:20, transfer to the hotel in Khiva (30 km, 35 min).
Duration of the tour: 5-6 hours

Accommodation: in a hotel

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Khiva – Bukhara

After breakfast, a tour of Khiva. You will see the Ichan-Kala Fortress, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the Ichan-Kala fortress you will visit the Mausoleum of Said Alauddin, the Arab Mukhamadkhan Madrasah, the Ok Masjid Mosque, the Khojana Berdi-biya Madrasah, the Shirgazikhan Madrasah, the Abdullahan Madrasah, the Juma Mosque, the Allakulikhan Madrasah, the Tosh-Hovli Palace, the Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud, the Islom Khoja Minaret. At 19:00 transfer to the airport for a flight to Bukhara at 21:00*, arrival in Bukhara at 22:00. Arrival in Bukhara, transfer to the hotel.
Duration of the tour: 4-5 hours
*Subject to availability and can be replaced by a train

Accommodation: in a hotel

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Bukhara – Samarkand

Breakfast. You will start the second day with a visit to Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa, the summer residence of the last Emir of Bukhara, a unique place combining Oriental and Russian architecture. Then you will continue to the Mausoleum of Bahauddin Naqshbandi and the necropolis of Chor-Bakr. In the afternoon, departure from Bukhara and transfer to Samarkand (470 km, 4-5 hours). Upon arrival in Samarkand, check in at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Duration of the tour: 3-4 hours

Accommodation: at the hotel

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Bukhara – Samarkand

Breakfast. You will start the second day with a visit to Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa, the summer residence of the last Emir of Bukhara, a unique place combining Oriental and Russian architecture. Then you will continue to the Mausoleum of Bahauddin Naqshbandi and the necropolis of Chor-Bakr. In the afternoon, departure from Bukhara and transfer to Samarkand (470 km, 4-5 hours). Upon arrival in Samarkand, check in at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Duration of the tour: 3-4 hours

Accommodation: at the hotel

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Samarkand

After breakfast, a tour of Samarkand. You will visit the impressive Registan Square, the Gur Emir Mausoleum – the burial place of Amir Timur, the remains of the Bibi Khanum Mosque, the Siab Bazaar, the Ulugbek Observatory. Free time in the afternoon.
Duration of the tour: 6-7 hours

Accommodation: at the hotel

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Samarkand – Tashkent

Breakfast. We will continue the tour of Samarkand. You will visit the Shahi-Zinda Necropolis, the Afrasiab Museum and the Tomb of St. Daniel. Then you will go to the village of Konigil to learn the traditional way of making Samarkand mulberry paper. Farewell lunch in Samarkand.
At 16:30 transfer to the railway station on the high-speed train Afrosiab, departing at 17:30 (300 km, 2 hours 10 minutes) and arriving in Tashkent at 19:40. Meeting and transfer to the hotel.
Duration of the tour: 4-5 hours

Accommodation: hotel

Nutrition: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Tashkent – the end of the tour 

Check out of the hotel before noon. Transfer to the airport. The end of the Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan group tour

Nutrition: Breakfast