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Combined tours  Program "Central Asia" Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan (with the one-day visit of Tajikistan)
Day 1 Thursday
Frankfurt-Almaty
Arrival by flight LH 648 at 23:55 Transfer to hotel Overnight in Almaty
Day 2 Friday
Almaty
09.00 Breakfast at hotel 10.00 10.45 Excursion over Almaty: archaeological museum. 10.45 11.45 Sightseeing of Almaty. 11.45 12.15 Visit of musical instruments museum 12.15 13.00 Walking excursion over 28 Moscow Defenders park, Cathedral of Almaty. 13.00 14.15 Lunch 
14.15 15.45 Transfer to Issyk. 15.45 15.50 Visit the burial mound Golden people 15.50 17.00 Return to Almaty 17.00 18.30 Excursion on Almaty: walkin excursion to bazaar of Almaty. Dinner at hotel Overnight in Almaty
Day 3 Saturday
Almaty
08.00 Breakfast at hotel 08.30 11.30 Transfer Almaty Tamgaly (168 km) 11.30 14.00 Visit of Tamgaly (petroglyphic rock paintings) 14.15 15.15 Lunch (packed) 15.15 17.00 Return to Almaty Dinner at hotel Overnight in Almaty
Day 4 Sunday Almaty-ChimkentTashkent-Samarkand
05.10 Breakfast at hotel 05.40 Transfer to airport Flight Almaty Chimkent: Transfer to Kazakh-uzbek border Jibek Joly / Gisht Kuprik (Chernyaevka) (80 km)
Meeting at Chernyaevka Border. Departure to TASHKENT (30 km). 13:00-17:00 City tour over Tashkent: Independence Square, Navoi Theater, Khazret Iman: Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, Juma mosque; Kukeldash Medressa. 17:00-21:00 Transfer TASHKENT-SAMARKAND (350 km)over at Syr-Dariya river. Stay at Zhizar- Tamerlanes Gate. Arrival to Samarkand and dinner at hotel Overnight in SAMARKAND
Day 5 Monday SAMARKAND
08:00 Breakfast at hotel. 08:30 Visit of Registan Square: Tilla-Kari Medressa, Sher Dor Medressa, Ulugbek Medressa. 10:30-10:35 Transfer to Bibi Khanym Mosque. 
10:35-11:00 Visit to Bibi Khanym Mosque. 11:00-12:00 Visit of Samarkands Market.
14:00-14:10 Transfer to Shah-i-Zinda. 16:00-17:30 Visit of Gur Emir mausoleum. 17:30-17:45 Return to hotel. Optional: Walk to the Polish Catholic Church. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in SAMARKAND
Day 6 Tuesday SAMARKAND- PENJIKENT-SAMARKAND
07:30 Breakfast at hotel. 08:00-09:30 Transfer Samarkand-Penjikent( 70 km) 09:30-10:30 Visit of Rudaki Museum. 10:30-12:00 Visit of ancient Sogda town - excavation site in Penjikent. Visit of Hoja Muhammad Basher Mausoleum and Mosque. 12:00-13:30 Transfer Penjikent - Samarkand. 15:00-15:15 Transfer to Ulugbek Observatory. 15:15-16:00 Tour of Ulugbek Observatory. 16:00-16:05 Transfer to Afrosiab. 16:05-16:35 Visit of Afrosiab archaeological site. 16:35-17:15 Visit of Afrosiab Museum. 17:15-17:35 Visit of Hazret Kisr Mosque. Return to hotel. Dinner at local people house. Overnight in SAMARKAND
Day 7 Wednesday SAMARKAND- Shakhrisabz TERMEZ
06:00 Breakfast at hotel. 06:30-10:00 Transfer Samarkand-Shakhrisabz (160 km). Visit of Shakhrisabz: ruins of Ak Saray Palace 10:30-11:15 Shakhrisabz Market. 11:15-12:15 Visit of Shakhrisabz: Kok Gumbas Mosque, Hazret Iman, Gumbasi-Seydan. 13:30-20:00 Transfer Shakhrisabz - Termez. Dinner at hotel Overnight in TERMEZ 
Day 8 Thursday TERMEZ
08:00 Breakfast at hotel 08:30-12:00 Visit of Termez: Kara-Tepe, Fayaz Tepe, Sultan Saadat Mausolum. Lunch in Termez 13:00-14:00 Visit of Termez: Kirk Kiz Fortress. 14:00-17:00 Excursion to Khakim-at-Termezi Mausoleum. Return to hotel. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in TERMEZ
Day 9 Friday TERMEZ - BUKHARA
06:00 Breakfast at hotel. 06:30-14:00 Transfer Termez- Bukhara. 14:00-15:15 Accommodation at hotel. Transfer by bus to the Old City. 15:15-16:15 Outside visit of Chashma Ayub Mausoleum, Samanids Museum. 16:15-17:30 Visit of Ark Fortress. 17:30-18:00 Return to hotel with stop at Chor Minor. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in BUKHARA.
Day 10 Saturday BUKHARA
07:30 Breakfast at hotel. 08:00-11:00 S/s tour of Bukhara (walk from Poy Kalan to Labi Hauz): Kalan-Minaret (outside view), Kalan-Mosque, Mir Arab Medressa(outside view), Taqi Zargaron (outside view), Ulughbek & Abdul Aziz Khan Medressa (outside view), Bau Kushan Minaret, Maghoki Attari Mosque, Labi-hauz: Nadir Divanbegi Medressa, Nadir Divan Begim Khanaka. 11:00-11:20 Transfer Bukhara- Sitora i Mokhi Khossa.

11:20-12:50 Tour of Zitoran Mokhi Khossa Palace. 12:50-13:15 Trip Sitora i Mokhi Khossa- Bukhara. 14:15-14:40 Transfer Bukhara- Chor-Bakr. 15:20-16:10 S/s excursion of Chor Bakr. 16:10-16:50 Visit of Berakshakh: archaeological excavations. 16:50-18:00 Return to hotel. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in BUKHARA.
Day 11 Sunday BUKHARA- URGENCH
Breakfast at hotel. Free time & leisure 13:30-18:30 Transfer Bukhara- Urgench (435 km0. Dinner at Khorezm Palace Hotel. Overnight in Urgench.
Day 12 Monday URGENCH-KHIVA-URGENCH
08:00 Breakfast at hotel. 08:30-09:00 Trip Urgench-Khiva (30 km). 09:00-12:00 Tour of Khiva: Ishan Kala, Kuniya Ark, Mohammed Amin Medressa, Sayid Allauddin Mausoleum, Pahlavon Mohammed Mausoleum, Juma Mosque, Tosh-Khovli Palace, Alloquli Khan Medressa and Khanaka. 14:00-16:00 Free time and leisure in Khiva or continuation of excursions. 
16:00-16:30 Transfer Khiva-Urgench. Optional: Walk in Urgench is possible. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in Urgench
Day 13 Tuesday URGENCH- KUNYA URGENCH- ASHGABAT
07:00 Breakfast 07:30-09:00 Transfer Urgench-Tashauz (100 km+border crossing). 09:00-10:30 Transfer Tashauz-Kunya Urgench (90 km). 10:30-13:15 S/s tour of Kunya Urgench archaeological excavations: Djubek Khanym Mausoleum, Main Gate of Palace(12th century), Fakhriddin Mausoleum, Il Arslan Mausoleum, Mamun library, Tekesh Mausoleum, Minaret. 14:30-15:30 Tour of Kunya Urgench: Sultan Ali Mausoleum, Najmeddin Qubra Mausoleum. 15:30-17:00 Transfer Kunya Urgench- Tashauz. Flight Tashauz-Ashgabat. Transfer to hotel. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in ASHGABAT.
Day 14 Wednesday ASHGABAT- MARY- ASHGABAT
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Ashgabat Airport. Flight Ashgabat- Mary. 08:00-11:00 Visit of Old Merv ruins which include: Big & Small Kyz Gala, Soltan Sanjar mausoleum,Ibn Zeid Mausoleum, Erk Kala & Giaur Kala 
11:00-11:30 Drive to Mary City centre. 11:40-13:00 Visit of local Archaeological Museum 17:45-18:00 Transfer Mary- Airport. Flight Mary- Ashgabat Transfer to hotel. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in ASHGABAT
Day 15 Thursday SHGABAT-NISSA- ASHGABAT
08:30 Breakfast at hotel. 09:00-10:00 S/s tour of Ashgabat. 10:00-10:45 Visit of Carpet Museum. 10:45-11:00 Transfer to Ashgabat National Museum. 11:00-12:15 Visit of Ashgabat National Museum. 12:15- 13:30 Return to hotel. 14:00- 14:30 Departure Ashgabat- Nissa(16 km). 14:30- 15:45 S/s tour of Nissa: archaeological excavations site. 15:45- 16:15 Departure Nissa- Ashgabat. At leisure. Dinner at hotel. Transfer to Airport.
Day 16 Friday SHGABAT FRANKFURT
Flight Ashgabat- Frankfurt LH 613 at 02:20
*-The program is presented as a sample. All the excursions, hotels and other services are subject to be changed upon request. The tour cost depends of the services, hotel categories and number of persons. See also: Program
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