Bukhara One Day Tour - Departure From Tashkent

Overview

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s stunning architecture, bustling bazaars, and rich cultural history. Book your adventure now and experience the best of Bukhara in just one day! You’ll start your day early, departing from Tashkent and arriving in Bukhara in the morning. From there, your knowledgeable guide will take you on a tour of the city’s most significant landmarks, including ancient mosques, mausoleums, and madrasas. You’ll witness stunning examples of Islamic architecture and learn about the rich history of the region, including the role that Bukhara played in the development of Islamic art and culture. Your guide will take you to some of the best places to eat and shop in the city, giving you a taste of everyday life in Bukhara. On rare occasions when the high-speed train is unavailable, we will replace it with the most-comfortable class of regular train

Itinerary

1. Architectual ensemble Lyabi-Khauz is formed with three large monumental buildings: Kukeldash Madrasah in the north, khanaka and Nodir Divan-begi in the west and in the east. From the south the square was closed with Trade Street. The center of old Bukhara large ensemble became a reservoir

   · 1 h· Admission included

2. The Magoki-Attori Mosque in the city's centre is an example of an urban mosque in a residential quarter

   · 30 min· Admission included

3. Chor Minor Madrasah

   Chor-Minor madrasah is located right behind Lyabi-Khauz, in the open space. “Chor–Minor” is translated as “four minarets”. This name is well justified: the corners of the square-rectangular madrasah building are really decorated with four small minarets crowned with blue domes, different in decors from each other.

   · 30 min· Admission included

4. Trading Domes

   Trading domes of Bukhara, a massive complex having a hexagonal orientation. Under its spherical dome there concentrate shops selling knives, jewelries, music instruments and various remembrances.

   · 30 min· Admission included

5. The Kalyan minaret is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan mosque complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan and one of the most prominent landmarks in the city.

   · 30 min· Admission included

6. The Kalyan Mosque is one of the outstanding monuments of Bukhara, dating back to the fifteenth century

   · 30 min· Admission included

7. This madrasah is considered one of the most interesting monuments of Bukhara, and is still an acting institution, where future imams and religious mentors receive their education.

   · 30 min· Admission included

8. Ulugbek Madrasah

   Ulugbek Madrasah in Bukhara was for a long time followed as an example by builders of Islamic schools in other Central Asian cities. The madrasah was built in 1417 by Ismail Isfagani and Najmeddin Bukhari, the best architects of the time. The structure shows harmonious proportions and forms of its elements; it has little decoration and yet looks impressive and even majestic.

   · 30 min· Admission included

9. Abdulaziz-Khan Madrasah

   Abdullazizkhan built it in 1651 – 1652 and it is the last large Madrasah in Bukhara. The building is typical by composition, with four-ayvans yard, but with unordinary divergent fan of hudj groups after side ayvans and cupola buildings on the central axis.

   · 30 min· Admission included

10. Ark of Bukhara

    Ark-Citadel is a residence of Bukhara khans. According to the last excavations, it was determined the citadel was on this place from 4 century BC. For many years of building and destruction, 20 meters height artificial hill was formed; its upper layers were built over in the time of last Bokharan emirs.

    · 30 min· Admission included

11. Bolo Haouz Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Built in 1712, on the opposite side of the citadel of Ark in Registan district, it is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with the other parts of the historic city

    · 30 min· Admission included

12. Ismail Samani Mausoleum

    The Samanid mausoleum, built in the 10th century C.E., is located in the North-Western part of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, just outside its historic center. The mausoleum is considered one of the iconic examples of the early Islamic architecture and is known as the oldest funerary building of the Central Asian architecture

    · 30 min· Admission included

13. Chasma Ayub Mausoleum

    Mausoleum of Chashma-Ayub is the religious building in the heart of Bukhara. It consists of the mausoleum and a holy spring. Today it includes a Museum of Water. The mausoleum was built by the order of Karakhanid rulers in the 12th century. It was rebuilt several times during the 14th-19th centuries. During the Tamerlane’s reign the mausoleum was completed

    · 30 min· Admission included

Pickup

Pickup included.

We pick up all travelers from their hotel in Tashkent

How to use your ticket

What to know before you go

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Transfer to the Tashkent Railway Station at 06:30 in the morning. The high-speed train, Afrosiyob, leaves from Tashkent at 07:30 and arrives in Bukhara at 11:17. A guide and driver will meet you at the station, which is a starting point of the Bukhara tour. Moving to the Old City. Full day excursions with a guide in the historical center of Bukhara. After the tour you will be transferred to the airport for a flight back to Tashkent. Meeting at the airport in Tashkent and transfer to the hotel/ home.
• In the evening, after the tour, take a little time to rest in the Bukhara airport, before arriving back in Tashkent around midnight. Even though you might be exhausted after such a long trip, the memories you make will stay with you long after the exhaustion has faded!
• Note: On rare occasions when the high-speed train is unavailable, we will replace this with the most-comfortable class of regular train.

Travelers

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

This activity can be canceled in case of bad weather or if there aren't enough participants.

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