From Nukus to Tashkent — 10 Days
Most Uzbekistan itineraries go “there and back” — this one runs strictly one way, west to east, with no repeat driving. You start where tourists rarely reach and finish at Tashkent’s international airport, ready for your next connection.
Route
Nukus → Mizdakhan → Khiva → Bukhara → Gijduvan → Samarkand → Tashkent.
Why this tour
- A linear route with no backtracking — you never drive the same road twice.
- Starting in Nukus puts you at the “Louvre in the desert,” a collection art specialists fly to Karakalpakstan specifically to see.
- A convenient finish in Tashkent — if your departure flight is from there, the logistics already line up.
- 10 days cover every key point in the country’s west and east without ever feeling rushed.
Day by day
- Arrival in Nukus, check-in, free evening.
- The Savitsky Museum (“the Louvre in the desert”), the Mizdakhan necropolis with the legendary “Tomb of Adam.” Drive to Khiva.
- Khiva: Ichan-Kala, the Kunya-Ark fortress, the Tash-Khauli palace.
- Drive to Bukhara across the Kyzylkum desert.
- Bukhara: the Samanid mausoleum, the Ark fortress, the Poi-Kalyan ensemble, Lyab-i Hauz.
- The Sitorai Mokhi Khosa palace, drive to Gijduvan — a masterclass with the ceramicists. On to Samarkand in the evening.
- Samarkand: Registan Square, the Gur-Emir mausoleum, the Bibi-Khanym mosque, the Shah-i-Zinda ensemble.
- Samarkand continued: the Afrasiyab museum, the Ulugbek Observatory. Drive to Tashkent.
- Tashkent: the Khast-Imam complex, Chorsu Bazaar, lunch at the plov center.
- Transfer to the airport, departure.
Included (placeholder — confirm before publishing)
- Comfortable air-conditioned transport
- Guide throughout the route
- Breakfasts, lunches at the plov center and at the Gijduvan ceramicists’ house
- Entrance tickets to listed sites
Not included
- International flights, insurance
- Dinners not listed in the itinerary
Confirmed hotel categories, guaranteed departure dates and the final price are arranged with your travel consultant at booking.
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