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Day 1 Bishkek (Kirgyzstan)
Arrival to Bishkek, transfer to the hotel for check in, the start of sightseeing Bishkek: visits of Oak Park, Central Square, Philharmonic, Museums. P.M. Transfer to Ala-Arch National Park. A walk in the park. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2 Bishkek - Issyk-Kul
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning transfer to Issyk-Kul Lake (4 hours), on the way stop to see Burana tower, which is left from ancient city Balasagyn (XI - XIII), continue driving to Issyk-Kul (the World's second biggest mountain lake), arrival to Issyk-Kul , accommodation in the hotel at the North coast of Issyk-Kul Lake and overnight.

Day 3 Issyk-Kul - Bishkek
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning trip to Cholpon-Ata, where you can see ancient rock inscriptions and also visit Ethnographical Museum, then back to Bishkek, overnight at the Hotel.

Day 4 Bishkek - Osh
Breakfast at the hotel. Early morning flight to Osh, accommodation in a guest house, Sightseeing Osh , town with 3000 years history.Visit Sulaiman Gora and the very colorful Bazaar, Overnight in the guesthouse. Night in Osh.

Day 5 Osh -Ferghana
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Kyrgyzstan -Uzbekistan check point "Dustlik", border formalities, crossing the neutral territory (600m), meeting with Uzbek partners, continue the drive to Ferghana

Day 6 Ferghana-Uzbek/Tadjik border at Andarkhon
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning drive to Kokand. In Kokand visit Khudayar Khan palace, Mir Mosque, Dahmai Shahon Mausoleum in Kokand. Transfer to Uzbekistan -Tadjikistan check point "Andarkhon", border formalities, crossing the neutral territory (600m), meeting with Tadjik partners, continue the drive to Khujand. Hotel check-in Khodjent.

Day 7 AM. S/S of Khujand PM. Free time at leisure. Overnight in Khujand.

Day 8 Early in the morning at the 8-00AM drive to Penjikent via Istaravshan and Shakhristan pass, Ainy and then to Penjikent. Short time SS in Penjikent and then Drive to Samarkand via
Penjikent(en route visit Penjikent).Arrivein Samarkand. Hotel check-in.Overnight in Samarkand.

Day 9 Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day city tour in Samarkand: Registan square - Medreseh Ulughbek (15th c.), Medreseh Shir-Dor (17th c.), Medreseh Tilla-Kori (17th c.), Ulughbek Observatory (15th c.). Excavations and museum of the ancient city of Afrosiab, Architectural complex Shakhi-Zindeh (11-15th c.), Mausoleum Guri Emir - Tamerlane's Tomb (14-15th c.), Bibi-Khonum Mosque. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10 Samarkand - Shakhrisabz - Bukhara
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Shakhrisabz (110 km, 2 hrs). City tour: ruins of Ak-Saray Palace (14-15th c.), Dor-ut Saodat complex (Khazratiy Imam Mosque (14th c.), Jahongir mausoleum (14th c.), Dor-ut Tillavat complex: Gumbazi-Seiidan, Kok Gumbaz Mosque (15th c.) Continue to Bukhara (290 km, 4 hrs). Hotel accommodation. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11 Bukhara.
Breakfast in the hotel. Full day in Bukhara. AM portion of city tour for 4 hrs with the visit to the Ark Fortress (I - XX CC), Bolo Hauz Mosque (XVIII C), Samanids Mausoleum (XX - X CC), Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum (XII - XVI CC), Lunch.

PM portion of s/s tour on foot along the old town of Bukhara from Poi - Kalyan complex with Kalyan Minaret(XII C) through orient bazaars with three trade domes of Toki Zargaron (XV C), (XVI C), Toki Telpak Furushon (XVI C), Ulugbek Madrassah (XV C), Abdulla Khan Madrassah (XVII C) to the Lyabi Dinner. Overnight at the hotel. Night in Bukhara.

Day 12 Bukhara- Farab border- Turkmenabat- Mary (300km)
Early drive to Farab Uzbek- Turkmen border Check point "Farab". Turkmenabad, border formalities, crossing the neutral territory (800m), meeting with Turkmen partners; continue the drive to Mary, settlement at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 13 Mary - Merv- Ashgabat - (352km)
After early breakfast visit Mary regional museum - features traditional Turkmen life and culture including displays on weddings and carpet weaving. Then drive to Merv (25 km from Mary). Merv 'pearl of east' is one of oldest inhabited cites Central Asia. It was rebuilt over the centuries spread more than 100 sq km. Merv is site of no less than five cities from different periods, each built beside the last. Sultan Sanjar mausoleum impresses with size & solidity, Gayir Kala has an area of 360 ha, regular planning, right contour of walls and for gates one to each part of the world. Lunch at a local restaurant. Drive to Ashgabat .Check-in at the hotel in Ashgabat. Dinner. Overnight in the hotel

Day 14 Ashgabat
"Tolkuchka" Bazaar (open on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays) Nisa (III c) Parthian dates capital inhabited till the 19c. Grandiose architectural complex consisting of ceremonial hall, treasure house and residences. Anau is the medieval city located 12km in the south-east of Ashgabat is well known by its medieval mosque called "Seitjemal - ad - din" National Museum of Turkmenistan(closed on Tuesdays) - museum has a large historical section, which includes Bronze Age, Antiquity and Middle age sections and very interesting golden exhibits.

Day 15 Ashgabat - Tashauz-Kunya Urgench- Tashauz-Khiva
After breakfast departure to the airport for morning flight to Tashauz (1 hour). Drive to Kunya Urgench for excursion. In Kunya Urgench You will visit the mausoleum Sultan Tekesh XII - XIII centuries, monument of Turabeg Khanum (XII century) and a stop near the highest minaret in Turkmenistan - minaret of Kutlugh Timur (XI - XII centuries). Lunch at a local restaurant. Then return to Turkmen-Uzbek - border to the city of Tashauz. After some customs formalities drive to Khiva. After the arrival accommodation in the hotel. Dinner. Night in the hotel.

Day 16 Khiva - Urgench- Tashkent
Breakfast at the hotel. City tour around Ichan-Kala architectural complex (12-19th c.), the Residence of the last Khan including Ismail Khodja Mausoleum, Mohammed Amin Khan madrassah, Kunya-Ark Castle (16-17th c.), Kalta Minor tower, Tash-Hovli Palace (19th c.), Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum(14-18th cc.), Juma Mosque (10th c.) In the afternoon transfer to the airport in Urgench (30km) for flight to Tashkent (according to time table), and arrival to Tashkent, transfer to the hotel, check-in at the hotel.Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 17 Tashkent
After breakfast full day sightseeing tour of Tashkent: a visit to the Amir Temur Square, Theatre Square with the Opera House, Applied Art Museum, Earthquake Memorial, People's Friendship palace with Abdul Kasim Madrassah and Alisher Navoi National Park, Independence Square. Dinner. Night in Tashkent.

Day 18 Tashkent -Airport
Transfer to the airport for the flight to the next destination