Mirage dans le désert d'Asie centrale

  • Tour code

    28

  • Destination

    Uzbekistan

  • Type tour

    Group tour

  • Age range

    16 - 59

  • Language

    English

  • Cancel tour

    Yes/Free

Description

Lieu de la visite : Ouzbékistan.

Durée du voyage : 9 jours.

Type d'excursion : Histoire, culture, ethnographie, gastronomie, architecture et nature.

Nombre de participants : selon la demande.

Meilleure période pour voyager : Avril, mai, juin et août, septembre, octobre, première moitié de novembre.

Itinéraire : Tachkent - Khiva - Boukhara - Samarkand - Tachkent.

 

Description de l'excursion : C'est un voyage pour ceux qui veulent vraiment découvrir les marchés orientaux exotiques, se rapprocher des gens hospitaliers, s'immerger dans la culture ancienne, et bien sûr traverser en 4x4 le désert de Kara Kum et le désert de Kyzyl Kum. De Khiva à Samarkand, vous traverserez des vestiges bien connus de la route de la soie. Tout le monde sera probablement intéressé par l'exploration et la découverte de la route des caravanes en tant que missionnaires, ou même en tant qu'éclaireur qui est passé ici, à travers le sable chaud du désert, dans l'espoir d'apercevoir une oasis verte, qui était à peine visible derrière les dunes de l'immense désert. La diversité de cette terre mystérieuse ne laissera aucun cœur indifférent. Vous voyagerez à travers les magnifiques paysages des pays d'Asie centrale, l'Ouzbékistan et le Turkménistan, pour découvrir la vie des ex-nomades devenus sédentaires au fil des siècles et bien sûr, vous découvrirez une civilisation très ancienne en passant par les ruines des forteresses zoroastriennes : Chilpak Kala, Tuprak Kala, et Kyzyl Kala, qui étaient florissantes et où la vie était en plein essor. C'est ici que se trouvent les villes mythiques et que les personnages des 1001 nuits ont passé des nuits et pour ceux qui ont la chance de choisir ce voyage, ils pourront profiter et vivre quelques nuits comme dans les contes. Vous découvrirez Khiva, Boukhara et Samarcande - les villes légendaires de la Grande Route de la Soie qui ont toujours attiré par la beauté de leurs monuments. Un Orient pompeux et tranquille, un rallye furieux roulant sur des ornières d'une grande salinité - un tel contraste sera remarqué par les chercheurs les plus difficiles et pour ceux qui aiment les sensations inhabituelles

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Itinerary

Early arrival to Tashkent.

Meet at Tashkent airport with a meeting board.

Transfer to the hotel. Time to freshen up or rest for some hrs.

Discovery of the capital of Uzbekistan. You will visit the old part and the new part of the city. In the old part, you will explore the Hasti Imam square with Kaffal Shoshi Mausoleum (XVI c), Barak Khan Madrasa (XVI c) and Djuma Mosque « Khazrati Imam ». Then you will explore the Oriental “Chorsu” bazaar.

Time to have lunch.

Continue the sightseeing in the modern part of the capital where you will explore Independence Square, Amir Timur Square, and Applied Art Museum.

Overnight in Tashkent.

 

Transfer to the airport. Flight to Nukus at 7:25 am.

Arrival at 09:05am. Transfer to Karakalpakistan State Art Museum by name of Savitsky - important of Central Asia. Visit. Then drive to Khiva via the remains of Khorezm (Chilpyk Kala, Kyzyl Kala and Toprak-Kala fortresses) Tuprak Kala - the most impressive fortress in the region stretching over a hectare and a half and located in the middle of fields. The construction dates from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD It was the capital of the ancient Khorezm. The civilization at Khorezm emerged around the middle of the 2nd millennium. It later emerged that the birth of Ancient Egypt and Babylon, but in the conditions of a very similar nature.

Arrival in Khiva in the late afternoon. Hotel accommodation.

Free time to walk in the inner city.

Time to have dinner.

 

Overnight in Khiva

Breakfast at the hotel.

Discovery of Khiva.

Visit to Ichan-Kala begins with the discovery of the battlements and the main gate of Ota Darwaza, then by the madrasa of Mohammed-Amin Khan and its minaret (19th century), the central square of the ancient city, Kunya Ark (17th century), the madrasa of Mohammed-Rahim Khan, the mosque Djuma (X-XVIII th century), the Allakulikhan madrasa, the Harem - Tach Hawlie (XVII-XIX th century). Lunch to have lunch. Following the discovery of Khiva. The Madrasa of Islam Khadija and its minaret (1908), the Pakhlavan Mahmud complex (XIV-XIX century) - a place of worship for the population of the region.

After the sightseeing program, you will have free time to take a picture at sunset.

Time to have dinner.

 

Overnight in Khiva.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Drive to Bukhara (4750 km) via Kyzyl Kum Desert and cross through Amou-Darya river – one of the bigger in Central Asia. Arrival to Bukhara. Time to have lunch. Hotel accommodation. Time to freshen up. Free time to walk in the old part of Bukhara.

 

Overnight in Bukhara.

Breakfast.

Sightseeing program all day in Bukhara.

Made famous by its old carpet market, city museum in the middle of the sands, Bukhara will enchant you with the atmosphere of its old streets and its remarkable monuments, which bring us back to the medieval period and well before. Visit the monument of Bukhara starts from one of the oldest – Ismail Samani Mausoleum (IX-X c) – a masterpiece of local medieval architecture.

Chashma Ayyub complex (XIV – XVI c).

The oriental market of Bukhara, Bolo House Mosque (XVIII c), Ark – the Citadel, which was built by legendary heroes of Bukhara on IV c BC.

Time to have lunch.

Continue sightseeing. Visit Lab-i-Khauz complex which grouping the madrasas of Kukeldash (1568) and Nadir Divanbegi (1622). You will explore also the Trade domes dating XVI c, visit Madrasa of Ulugbek and Abdul-Aziz Khan (15th-17th centuries), then Poï-Kalian ensemble (XV-XVI centuries) which consists of the Kalon Mosque, Kalon Minaret, and the Miri Arab Madrasa.

After the visit, you will have free time to walk in the old part of the city.

 

Overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Discovery of the monuments of the surroundings of Bukhara.

 Visit of the summer residence of the last emir (19th century),

  From the sacred site of Bakhaudin Naqshbad. And the Chor Minor madrasa cashed the eyes of travelers in one of the old neighborhoods of the city.

 

Return to the city. Transfer to the railway station. Train to Samarkand at 15:50. Arrival and hotel accommodation. Overnight in Samarkand. 

Breakfast at the hotel.

Explore of Samarkand – one of the ancient cities on the Great Silk Road, the pearl of the Orient. Visit Shakhi – Zinda necropolis. This necropolis consists of more than 14 mausoleums, dreed in blue glazed ceramics, built next to each other like a necklace of Pearls, as amazing jeweler work.

Bibi Khanum mosque, which was once one of the bigger in Central Asia with its beautiful blue domes, « Siyab » Bazaar – traditional market of Samarkand.

Time to have lunch (not included).

Continue the discovery: visit the famous place of Registan – the heard of ancient Samarkand. Which consist of 3 monumental madrasas, it is an example of the Urbanism Art; Ulughbek Madrasa (1417-1420), Sher Dor madrasa (1619-1636 and Tilla Kori madrasa (1646 – 1660). Gur Emir Mausoleum– an architectural masterpiece of Central Asia

After the excursion, you will have free time.

 

Overnight in Samarkand.

Breakfast.

Continue the sightseeing program in Samarkand: Visit the remains of the Ulugbek Observatory - the most important astronomical construction of the Middle Ages. The ruins of this Observatory was discovered by the Russian archaeologist Vyatkin in 1908 after his long research. Discovery of the sextant of the observatory and the museum that tells the story and research of Ulugbek.

 

Then visit the museum of "Afrosiab" which tells the story of the ancient city of the VIII-VII century BC. J.C. in XII century AD J.C. Overnight in Samarkand.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the border “Jartepo” between Tajikistan. Seen off: the future road to Tajikistan.

Policy

Price included

Prix inclus 

1. Accueil à l'aéroport local. 

2. Service de transport et tous les transferts ART-HTL-RS-HTL-ARPT et pour les excursions où cela sera nécessaire.

3. Hébergement dans les hôtels des villes avec petit déjeuner 

4. Visite guidée par des guides locaux dans chaque ville selon le programme. 

5.  Droits d'entrée dans les musées et monuments selon le programme 

6.  Billets d'avion domestiques de Tashkent à Nukus. 

7.  Billets de train selon le programme

8.  Les repas : Déjeuner et dîner 


Ne sont pas inclus 
1  Les vols internationaux vers/depuis Tachkent

2  Les droits de prise de photos dans les monuments et les musées

3  Dépenses personnelles

 4  L'assurance voyage 

 5   Les pourboires  

Other terms

To book, a deposit is required, with the balance due 30 days before departure. Cancellations made over 30 days in advance are refundable minus a fee, while those within 30 days are non-refundable. Travel insurance is recommended but not included. Itineraries may change due to unforeseen conditions, and travelers must follow health and safety regulations. Luggage includes one checked bag and one carry-on; excess baggage may incur extra fees. Respectful behavior is required, and special requests should be made at booking, subject to availability.