Spring Tour
Celebrate Navrouz with NikaTravel – one of the most joyful holidays in Uzbekistan. Navrouz is the oriental New Year, marked on March 21st and 22nd on the day of the vernal equinox. This spring equinox represents the moment when the sun crosses the celestial Equator, an imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s Equator. Navrouz, therefore, is the festival connected with the long-awaited arrival of Spring, a huge week-long celebration that occurs nationwide. It’s characterised by lots of shows, sporting events, singing and dancing. In every park, every stadium, every street corner, there’s something going on.
The tour will take in some of Uzbekistans’s most fascinating historic sites, stunning natural landscapes seen from high altitude mountain passes and vibrant modern cityscapes. You’ll experience the local culture through its bazaars and through its food. Throughout the tour, we’ll experience the warm welcome offered by the hospitable Uzbek people as they invite us to participate rather than spectate during this very special event on the country’s social calendar.
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DATE
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DESTINATION
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TIME
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ITINERARY
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HOTEL
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Day 1
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Tashkent
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Arrival to Tashkent. Passing through the Green Corridor. Meet at the airport by driver
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Overnight in Tashkent
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14:00
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Transfer to the hotel and check in
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13.00
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Lunch at the national restaurant
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Beginning Tashkent city tour: visit The Khast Imam complex (16c), the library of Koran and other old manuscripts, Kukeldash Madrasa (16c), The local market “Chorsu”, The Museum of Applied Arts
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19:00
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Dinner at the national restaurant
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Day 2
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Tashkent – Samarkand
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel
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Overnight in Samarkand
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07.00
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Transfer to the railway station
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08.00
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Departure to Samarkand by bullet train “Afrosiab”
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10.00
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Arrive in Samarkand. Meet by English speaking guide. Transfer to the hotel
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11:00
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Samarkand city tour: visit Registan square, Gur Emir Mausoleum (15th cent), Bibi Khanum Mosque (15th cent) and
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13.00
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Lunch at the national restaurant
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14:00
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City tour (continue): Siab bazaar, Shakhi Zinda necropolis (11th -20th cent)
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19:00
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Dinner at the national restaurant
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Day 3
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Samarkand- Bukhara
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07.00
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel
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Overnight in Bukhara
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08.00
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Drive to Bukhara
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13.00
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Lunch at the local restaurant
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19:00
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Arrival to Bukhara. Transfer to the hotel. Free time
Dinner at the national restaurant
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20.00
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Visit national folklore show at Nodir Devan Begi
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Day 4
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Bukhara
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08.00
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Breakfast at the hotel
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Overnight in Bukhara
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09.00
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Bukhara city tour: “The heart of Bukhara – historic- architectural complex Lyabi-Khauz with the oldest in Central Asia pool (XIV-XVII c) surrounded by medieval buildings madrasah and khanaka of Nadira Divan-begi (XV-XVI c) with the facade, decorated with gorgeous mosaic
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13.00
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Lunch at the local restaurant
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14:00
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City tour (continue): Kukeldash madrasah (XV c) - the largest madrasah in Bukhara. Poi –Kalyan Complex includes: 48 m minaret Kalyan (XII c) – the symbol of Bukhara; large Friday mosque Kalyan (XV c) with galleries topped with 288 domes of 1 hectare area; the only one active madrasah in Bukhara Miri-Arab
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19:00
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Dinner at the national restaurant
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Day 5
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Bukhara- Tashkent
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06:00
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Breakfast at the hotel
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Overnight in Tashkent
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07.30
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Transfer to the Bukhara domestic airport
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09:55
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Flight to Tashkent by HY 022
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11.25
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Arrival to Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel
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13.00
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Lunch at the local restaurant
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14.00
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Continue city tour in Tashkent: visit museums of Tashkent (Applied museum, museum of A.Temure, Hustory of Uzbekistan museum)
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19:00
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Dinner at the national restaurant
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Day 6
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Tashkent
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08.00
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Buffet breakfast at the hotel
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12:00
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Check out from the hotel
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Transfer to the International airport
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International Flight to
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We invite you to spend festive days of Navruz in 2018 and 2019 with hospitable people of Uzbekistan and visit ancient cities of this wonderful land. During Navruz tour you will dive into festive mood, enjoy small improvised street shows with national songs and dances.
