Uzbekistan Tours
No doubts that Uzbekistan as a tourist destination is one of the most popular in Central Asia. It seems like obscure to visit it, but it is becoming more and more visited by lots of tourists each year. Well-preserved architecture from the Golden Age of Islam religion is what makes it so popular. The history of the country goes back to the 1 millennia BC when world-known dynasties of Sogdia, Bactria and Khorezm grew and flourished. The famous cities from the ancient times are Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakrisabz, Margilan, Karshi, Tashkent and many others.
During your tours in Uzbekistan today you can feel the atmosphere of dreamy medieval deserts, stretched with a row of camels loaded with precious goods, making over stops in busy cities. Mix of cultures and people resulted in a big variety of customs and traditions preserved nowadays that you can observe during our tours. You can learn crafts of how to make paper, silk carpets and pottery like many centuries ago by making visits workshops in towns. You can taste the most famous pilaf in Central Asian region prepared on fire with meat, rice, carrots and dried fruits. You can participate in different cultural events and enjoy different shows and master classes.
Thus, Uzbekistan is a country that must be visited if you come to Central Asia. Also, we are ready to extend your tour to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan and build up a wonderful Silk Road Tour. Come and enjoy Central Asia with us!
See Once Than Hear Thousand Times
Itinerary title: See Once Than Hear Thousand Times
Days of tour: 6
Day 1: Osh
Upon arrival at the airport, your Kyrgyz driver will meet you. He will take you to Osh city. It is the “southern capital” of Kyrgyzstan. The combination of modern architecture of the city with its ancient historical and cultural heritage represented by the ancient streets of the city and the preserved cultural monuments, gives a unique image to the city. You will have a chance to walk on its streets and visit Suleiman Mountain. The mountain is the symbol of Osh and has been glorifying the city for ages. For more than 3000 years it was a Zoroastrian sacred place. Now it is a kind of a second Mecca for Moslem pilgrims in Central Asia. The essential part of the tour will be the visit of Asian Bazaar, where you can buy for yourself whatever you want and observe the way of life of local people. The tour guarantees you a number of pictures which will give you warm memories. At the end of the day you will be transferred to the hotel to spend the night.
Day 2: Osh – Abshir Ata – Osh
After having a breakfast at the hotel, we will drive to an amazing Apshir Ata gorge. There are two famous highlights in the gorge. The first is a sacred waterfall falling from a rock and the second one is an incredible mountain lake. The beauty of the road to the lake will surprise you. You will have a nice picnic on the shore of the lake and enjoy this lovely place. After the gorge you will come back to the Osh city and have dinner. You will spend the night in the hotel.
Day 3: Osh – Bishkek
In the morning we will transfer to the airport to have a flight to Bishkek city, to the capital of our country. On the day of arrival, we will have a guided tour in Bishkek where you will get acquainted with the sights of our capital. The city tour includes visits of Victory square, Oak Park, Central Ala-Too Square, Old Square, the National Philharmonic and many other attractions of interest including Asian Bazaar. You will spend some time in this Bazaar, observe the life of local people, take a lot of dynamic photos and buy some goods of your interest. This bazaar is a noisy and colorful tapestry of fabrics, produce, and people selling and buying goods. Then we will have traditional dinner at 7p.m. At the end of the day a transfer will take you to the hotel.
Day 4: Bishkek – Burana – Issyk Kul northern shore
The meeting with the guide will be at 8 am. Today you will drive to Issyk-Kul lake which is considered as a pearl of Kyrgyzstan and famous among both tourists and local people. Everyone is amazed by its beauty. However, it is impossible to convey with words, how the lake beautiful is. You will have a great chance to see it once than hear thousand times. It is located among mountains at an altitude of 1608 meters above sea level and is the world's second Alpine lake. It is believed that the salt water of this lake has healing properties. On the route to Issyk-Kul lake you will visit the Burana Tower established in the 11th century and an open-air Museum of stone warriors. You will spend the night at the hotel.
Day 5: Issyk Kul – Bishkek – Ala Archa – Bishkek
Today we will start the tour with driving to Bishkek. On the way, we will stop to visit ancient stone inscriptions dating back to 800 B.C. These petroglyphs were made more than 2 000 years ago by shamans. In the afternoon we will visit Ala Archa Natural Park. At the Soviet Time only V.I.P. people had permission to go for a walk here. The Ala Archa gorge is on a spur of the Tien Shan mountain range. It is just 45 km from Bishkek. We will hike to see a panoramic view of the gorge. After that we will return to Bishkek where you will spend the night in a hotel.
Day 6: Airport
In the morning the transfer will take you to the airport. This is the last day of your tour in fascinating Kyrgyzstan and you are returning back your home.