Silk Road: Tashkent, Samarkand & Bukhara — 6 days

Turquoise domes, the Registan and ancient caravanserais. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Tashkent; Tashkent, then train to Samarkand; Samarkand; On to Bukhara.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Tashkent

14:00 — Arrival in Tashkent
16:00 — Hotel check-in — Centre-ville
Walk to the bazaar — Centre-ville → Tachkent
18:00 — Chorsu Bazaar — Tachkent
20:00 — Uzbek plov dinner — Tachkent

Day 2 — Tashkent, then train to Samarkand

09:00 — Independence Square & the ornate metro stations — Tachkent
13:00 — Afrosiyob high-speed train — Tachkent → Samarcande
16:00 — Hotel check-in — Samarcande
19:00 — Registan Square lit up — Samarcande

Day 3 — Samarkand

09:00 — Registan Square (daytime visit) — Samarcande
11:30 — Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum — Samarcande
13:30 — Samsa lunch
15:00 — Shah-i-Zinda necropolis — Samarcande
17:00 — Bibi-Khanym Mosque — Samarcande
20:00 — Dinner — Samarcande

Day 4 — On to Bukhara

09:30 — Train to Bukhara — Samarcande → Boukhara
12:00 — Hotel check-in — Vieille ville de Boukhara
Walk to the pool — Vieille ville de Boukhara → Boukhara
14:00 — Lyabi-Hauz pool — Boukhara
16:00 — Covered trading domes — Boukhara
20:00 — Traditional dinner — Boukhara

Day 5 — Bukhara

09:00 — The Ark fortress — Boukhara
11:00 — Kalyan Minaret and Mosque — Boukhara
13:30 — Lunch
15:30 — Samanid Mausoleum — Boukhara
20:00 — Dinner with a folk show — Boukhara

Day 6 — Departure

11:00 — Domestic flight Bukhara → Tashkent
13:00 — Transfer to the international airport — Tachkent
17:00 — International return flight