Uzbekistan (5 NIGHTS 6 DAYS)

Our journey begins as we meet at the International Departures Terminal of Istanbul Airport in front of the Turkish Airlines counters. After check-in and passport procedures, we depart to Uzbekistan's capital on a Turkish Airlines scheduled flight. After approximately 4.5 hours of flight, we arrive in Tashkent and begin our city tour. In Tashkent, which stands out with its wide and orderly streets, we visit the Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, the Barak Khan Madrasah which now hosts gift shops and handicraft workshops, the Hazrat Imam Mosque, and the original Quran manuscript from the time of Hazrat Osman housed in the Muyi Mubarak Madrasah. After visiting Emir Timur Square and Independence Square, we visit the Chorsu Bazaar, which has been used as a marketplace for approximately 2,000 years. Following free time, we enjoy Uzbek pilaf for dinner and settle into our hotel in Tashkent. Overnight in our hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, we head to Tashkent Railway Station and depart towards Samarkand. After approximately 2 hours of travel, we arrive in Samarkand and begin our city tour. We start our tour with Gur-i Emir (the Mausoleum of Amir Timur). Then we visit Registan Square and the Ulugbek, Tilla Kari, and Shir Dar Madrasahs located there. After visiting the Bibi Hanım Mosque, we proceed to the Shah-i Zinda Mausoleum Complex, where we visit the tomb of Kusam ibn Abbas, the cousin of the Prophet. Finally, we see the Ulugbek Observatory and visit the mausoleums of Imam Maturidi and Khoja Ubaydullah Ahrar before having our dinner. Overnight in Samarkand.

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart by bus towards Bukhara. Along the way, we visit the tombs of Seven Pirs, important figures in the Islamic Sufi tradition, including Abdulhalik Gujduvani, Arif Rivgeri, and Mahmud Injar Faghnawi, before arriving in Bukhara. In Bukhara, one of the most important stops on the historic Silk Road, we visit the Ismail Samani Mausoleum, the Tomb and Fountain of Job the Prophet, the Bolo Khauз Mosque, the Ark Fortress, and the Poi Kalan Complex (Kalyan Minaret, Mir Arab Madrasah, Friday Mosque), Ulugbek Madrasah, Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah, Magaki Attari Mosque, Nadir Divan Begi Madrasah, and Char Minar. After free time for shopping in the Silk Road bazaars, we stay overnight in our hotel in Bukhara.

After breakfast at the hotel, we visit the tombs of Seyyed Emir Kulal and Bahaeddin Shah-i Nakshibendi (may God be pleased with him) and his mother, one of the most special stops of our Bukhara tour. After these visits, we cross the Kyzylkum Desert and proceed along the Amu Darya (Oxus) River towards Khiva, the ancient capital of Khorezm. We arrive in Khiva in the evening, settle into our hotel, and have dinner. Overnight in Khiva.

Today we spend the entire day exploring Khiva. After breakfast, we enter the historic city of Khiva, located quite close to the Turkmenistan border, through the Ata Darvaza Gate. We visit Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah, Kalta Minar Minaret, Kuhna Ark Fortress, Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasah and Khiva Khans Museum, Muhammad Amin Inak Madrasah and Science Museum, Allah Kuli Khan Stone Courtyard Palace and Harem Section, Friday Mosque and its Minaret, Islam Hoja Madrasah and Minaret. After visiting the Pehlivans Gate and Pehlivans Mahmud Mausoleum, we have free time for shopping. Overnight in Khiva.

After an early breakfast, we head to the airport in Urgench, the current capital of Khorezm Region, approximately 40 km away. We complete baggage and passport procedures and depart by plane.