Turkish Airlines 5 Nights – Samarkand Start Tashkent End

Meeting at Istanbul Airport and departure to Samarkand on THY's scheduled flight. After our arrival according to local time, following breakfast, we begin our Samarkand tour with Gur-i Emir (Tomb of Amir Timur). Then, Registan Square and the Ulugh Beg, Tilla Kari, and Sher-Dor Madrasas located here will be visited. After visiting Bibi-Khanym Mosque, we proceed to Shah-i-Zinda Tomb Complex and visit the grave of Qusam bin Abbas, the nephew of the Prophet Muhammad. Finally, we visit Ulugh Beg Observatory, then pay respects at the tombs of Imam Maturidi and Khoja Ubeydullah-ahar, after which the tomb of Imam Bukhari, one of the most important Hadith scholars of the Islamic world, will be visited. We have dinner. Overnight in Samarkand.

After breakfast at the hotel, we head to the train station. Upon our arrival in Bukhara, a key stop on the historic Silk Road; Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Eyub Prophets Tomb and Fountain, Bolov Hauz Mosque, Ark Fortress and Poi Kalan Complex (Kalan Minaret, Mir Arab Madrasa, Friday Mosque), Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Abdulaziz Khan Madrasa, Magaki Attari Mosque, Nadir Divan Begi Madrasa, and Char Minar will be visited. After free time for shopping in the Silk Road bazaars, we spend the night at our hotel in Bukhara.

After breakfast at the hotel, we visit Seyyid Emir Kulal and one of the most exceptional stops of our Bukhara tour, Bahauddin Shah-i Nakshband (may Allah be pleased with him) and his mothers' graves. After the visits, we are transferred to the train station and depart for Khiva. Upon arrival in Khiva, we check into the hotel and have dinner. Overnight in Khiva.

After breakfast at the hotel, we enter the historic city of Khiva, located very close to the Turkmenistan border, through Ata Darvaza Gate. We visit Muhammad Emin Khan Madrasa, Kalta Minar Minaret, Kohe Ark Fortress, Muhammad Rahim Khan Madrasa and Khiva Khans Museum, Muhammad Emin Inak Madrasa and Science Museum, Allah Kulu Khan Stone Courtyard Palace and Harem Section. Then, depending on our flight time, we transfer to Urgench airport. Arrival in Tashkent and transfer to our hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, we begin our Tashkent tour. In Tashkent, known for its wide and orderly streets; we visit Keffal Shashi Mausoleum, Barak Khan Madrasa (now housing souvenir shops and handicraft workshops), Hazreti Imam Mosque, and Muyi Mubarek Madrasa. Then, guests who wish may individually visit the Museum of Islamic Civilizations, which opened in 2026 and displays the original copy of the Holy Quran from the era of Hazreti Osman. (It takes approximately 2 hours.) After our tours of Amir Timur Square and Independence Square, we visit Chorsu Bazaar, which has been used as a marketplace for approximately 2,000 years. After free time, we have dinner and transfer to our Tashkent hotel.

We leave the hotel early in the morning and transfer to Tashkent Airport. Flight to Istanbul on THY's scheduled flight and end of our tour.