Memory of centuries

Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport and flight from Tashkent to Termez (10: 00-11: 20).
Arrival in Termez, lunch at a restaurant, check-in at the hotel.
Termez is considered one of the most ancient not only among Uzbek cities, but also in Central Asia. Its location is the right bank of the Amu Darya. On the other side are the possessions of neighboring Afghanistan. According to legend, Termez was founded by the first king of Bactria - Zoroaster. For the first time its name was mentioned in the sixth century, and in 2002 the city celebrated its 2500th anniversary.
The sights of Termez can be divided into Buddhist (1-3 centuries) and Muslim (17-20 centuries).
After lunch, excursion to the most ancient places of Termez:

• Fayaz Tepe is the ruins of a Buddhist temple complex and a detached stupa. There was also a monastery here. During excavations, archaeologists found here a limestone monument to Buddha covered with gilding, many figurines of deities and household items. The memorial was distinguished by a very rich painting. Nowadays, Fayaz Tepe is considered an open-air museum. A domed room was built over the Buddhist stupa to protect it from the effects of wind and rain.
• Kara Tepa settlement - in the period from the second to the fourth century, this complex was the center of Buddhism in the region. Throughout the complex there were many temples and monasteries, both terrestrial and cave. During excavations, archaeologists have found stone sculptures of the Buddha, numerous paintings and even frescoes. In Karatepe, many clay and sand domed stupas were built to store the relics. The world-famous Japanese archaeologist Kato Kyuzo put a lot of effort into studying the secrets of Karatepa. For his work, Professor Kato Kyudzo was awarded the highest award of Uzbekistan - Dustlik.
• Zurmala Tower (view from a distance) is another of the Buddhist monuments of ancient Termez 1-3 century AD. In ancient times, a whole Buddhist village was located in this part of the city, but already in the Middle Ages this part of the territory became farmland. Only a huge stupa that has lost all its facings has survived to this day. Now it looks like a shapeless block, but scientists during excavations found out that the stupa had a pedestal in the form of a rectangle, on which there was a monolithic cylinder of the tower.

Dinner at the restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Standard check-out from hotel rooms until 12:00.
After breakfast, excursion to the museum and medieval sights of Termez:

• Termez Archaeological Museum - there are truly unique treasures of great historical value. We will see many relics found in the excavations we visited. Among them are sculptures, ancient paintings, old coins and objects of ancient life. The building has ten halls, each of which contains exhibits from different eras.
• Kyrk-Kyz fortress. This is a very beautiful architectural structure of the 19th and 21st centuries, testifying to the high skill of the architects of that time. Unfortunately, only some fragments of its ruins have survived to this day. Kyrk-kyz is like a museum of architectural and construction experiments of the Central Asian Middle Ages. At that time, the fortress was used as a religious abode, an inn, a caravanserai. The name "Kyrk-Kyz" is translated as "forty girls" and is associated with a beautiful legend about female warriors.

Lunch at the restaurant. After lunch, continue the excursion:

• Mausoleum of Al-Hakim-at-Termezi. This is the sacred heart of Termez. The ensemble was erected in honor of the cleverest sage and the greatest scientist and writer Sheikh Abu-Abdallah-Muhammad bini-Ali bini-Hussein al-Hakimi Termezi. The people called him "Termez-ota" - "the father of Termez".
  Many Muslims come to the place of his burial to worship the great man.
• The memorial complex Sultan Saodat is nothing more than the family tomb of the Seyid dynasty. Its name translates as "the king of happiness." The memorial is spread over four hectares and consists of one hundred and forty-three structures. This is a whole complex, which includes: a mausoleum, a mosque, a khanaka. All buildings were built during the sixth-seventh centuries, the material of their walls is burnt bricks.

Early dinner at the restaurant.
Transfer to the station and transfer by night train from Termez to Samarkand (17: 45-04: 10).
Night on the train.

04:10 Arrival in Samarkand, transfer to the hotel, rest.
Breakfast at the hotel.
After rest, sightseeing tour of Samarkand:

• Registan Square (XV-XVII centuries) - the heart of Samarkand. A unique ensemble, consisting of three madrasahs, which were and are the center of the old city and the passage of forums and festivals.

Lunch at the restaurant. After lunch excursion:

• Museum "Afrosiab" - located near the ancient settlement Afrosiab, where the main unique exhibits found during excavations are presented.
• Ulugbek's Observatory (15th century) - the first observatory in the east with a 30-meter sextant built by Ulugbek to accurately measure the trajectories and positions of star bodies. All that remains of the goth of the ancient observatory is the curved trench of the sextant part.
• The Mausoleum of Khoja Doniyar is a place of numerous pilgrimages for Jews, Christians and Muslims, covered with numerous legends and legends.

Dinner at the restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Full day sightseeing tour of Samarkand:

• Shahi Zinda complex (XI-XIX centuries) - the so-called "City of the Dead". A complex of more than 20 unique buildings from different times of construction. This one of the oldest buildings in the city is an important pilgrimage site.
• Paper mill "Meros" - a workshop for the production of silk paper. Since ancient times, local people have been making paper from recycled mulberry bark. In a picturesque suburb of Samarkand, a group of craftsmen equipped a mill and a workshop, in which they completely recreated this handmade process and now we can see all the subtleties of this craft.
• Siab Bazaar is a modern traditional "oriental" market in Samarkand that surprises tourists with its colorfulness and variety of products and goods offered.

Lunch at the restaurant. After lunch, continue the excursion:

• Bibi-Khanum Mosque (XIV - XV centuries) - a project conceived Timur as the largest mosque of that time. It impresses with its size and grandeur.

• Mausoleum of Gur Emir (XV century) - burial place of the Timurid dynasty. A unique architectural monument with an unforgettable blue and blue dome. The famous tomb of Tamerlane is located here.
• Tasting of collection wines at the winery named after Khovrenko - After the traditional historical outline of the oldest winery in the city, 10 traditional glasses of different types of wines await guests.

Dinner at the restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the station and take high-speed train to Bukhara.

Lunch at a restaurant in Bukhara.
After lunch, out-of-town excursion around Bukhara:

• Sitorai Mokhi Khosa palace (XIX century) is a summer residence of more than one generation of Bukhara emirs, built in the combined style of local and European traditions of that time. The halls of the palace are richly decorated with carpets and paintings.

Return to the city and excursion in the center:

• Chor Minor is a unique and one of the most amazing buildings in Bukhara with four minarets - one in each corner. Built in 1807 by the Turkmen merchant Caliph Niyazkul.

• The Lyabi-Hauz complex - the heart of Bukhara - is one of the central squares, formed in the 16th-17th centuries. The central pond "hauz" is framed by three buildings - the Kukeldash madrasah, the Divan-Begi madrasah and the Divan-Begi khanaka. The house is surrounded by old tall trees, which provide coolness in the heat of summer and make the square a favorite resting place for local residents.

Dinner at the restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.
All day walking tour of Bukhara:

• The Trading Domes are three trade centers that have survived since the 16th century: Toki Zargaron - a bazaar for jewelers, Toki Telpak Furushon - a skullcap bazaar, Toki Sarrafon - a bazaar for money changers.
• Magoki Attari Mosque - in 937 the mosque burned down almost to the ground in a fire and in the 12th century it was restored in the likeness of the miraculously preserved southern portal.
• The Poikalyan complex (XII-XVI centuries) is a visiting card of Bukhara - an architectural ensemble consisting of the Kalyan cathedral mosque, the Miri Arab madrasah and the Kalyan minaret, the highest (46 m) in the Central Asian region.
• Twin madrasahs - Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan

Lunch at the restaurant. After lunch, continue the excursion:

• ARK fortress (IV BC - XIX century) - in the Middle Ages it was a whole small city surrounded by a wall. Inside the fortress there were the emir's palace, mint, mosques, government institutions, warehouses, shops, a prison and a public meeting area.
• Bolo Hauz Mosque (1712) - a famous and revered mosque near an artificial reservoir with amazing wooden columns.
• The Samanids Mausoleum (IX-X centuries) - the first building in Central Asia, built of baked bricks in the shape of a cube, with a covered dome and a unique geometric design of masonry - a masterpiece of world architecture.

Dinner at the restaurant. During dinner, we invite you to enjoy Uzbek national folk music and dances.
Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at hotel or boxes.

Transfer to airport for morning flight out.