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Culture
& Adventure Tours:
Central Asia to Iran
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran
Focused on the southern part of the Silk road, this tour
will venture through the magic capitals of the Khanates
in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. After a spectacular overland
crossing of the Karakum desert including some of Turkmenistan's
most famous sites, you arrive at the capital of Turkmenistan.
This is followed by a tour of the most beautiful cities
of ancient Persia - Mashad, Shiraz, Isfahan and Tehran,
completing some of the most captivating sections of the
Silk Route.
Visit 10 essential cities on the southern Silk Road: Tashkent,
Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Kunya-Urgench,
Ashgabat,
Mashad, Shiraz, Isfahan, and Tehran. Duration 20 days:
7 days Uzbekistan, 3 days Turkmenistan, 10 days Iran.
Accommodation 4 Stars, transportation by air-conditioned
vehicles and airplane.
| Day
01 Thu |
Arrive
Tashkent. Arrival welcome and transfer to your hotel.
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| Day
02 Fri |
Tashkent/Samarkand.
City tour of Tashkent. Continue on to Samarkand. |
| Day
03 Sat |
Samarkand.
Full day tour of Samarkand rightly described by
Tamerlane: "…let he who doubt our power and munificence
look upon our buildings". |
| Day
04 Sun |
Samarkand/Bukhara.
Drive to Bukhara via Shakhrisabz. |
| Day
05 Mon |
Bukhara.
Full day tour of this 2500-year-old city of Bukhara. |
| Day
06 Tues |
Bukhara
/ Urgench. Drive on the Kyzylkum desert to Urgench. |
| Day
07 Wed |
Urgench.
Tour the ancient walled city of Khiva. |
| Day
08 Thu |
Urgench/
Dashoguz
(Tashauz). Drive to Dashoguz
(Tashauz) via Kunya-Urgench
in Turkmenistan. |
| Day
09 Fri |
Dashoguz
(Tashauz) / Ashgabat.
Crossing the central desert infamously known as
the "Karakum"(black
desert) we reach the capital of Turkmenistan. |
| Day
10 Sat |
Ashgabat.
Day tour of Ashgabat. |
| Day
11 Sun |
Ashgabat
/ Mashhad. Crossing the Turkmenistan / Iran frontier
we arrive at the Iranian holy city of Mashhad. |
| Day
12 Mon |
Mashhad.
Morning tour of Mashhad. Afternoon free at the Pilgrim's
bazaar. |
| Day
13 Tue |
Mashhad/Shiraz.
Flight to Shiraz. City tour of Shiraz. *Domestic
Air sectors Mashhad/Shiraz included in tour price. |
| Day
14 Wed |
Shiraz.
Full day tour of Shiraz and Persepolis. |
| Day
15 Thu |
Shiraz/Passargad/Isfahan.
Drive to Isfahan via Passargad. |
| Day
16 Fri |
Isfahan.
Full day tour of Isfahan. |
| Day
17 Sat |
Isfahan.
Continue tour of Isfahan, Afternoon free for shopping
at the most authentic bazaar in Iran. |
| Day
18 Sun |
Isfahan/Tehran.Drive
to Tehran via Kashan and Qum Enroute visit the mausoleum
of Ayatollah Khomeni. |
| Day
19 Mon |
Tehran.
Full day tour of Tehran. |
| Day
20 Tue |
Tehran/departure.
Day free for shopping till departure transfer.
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