Orient Express — Tashkent, Chimgan, Samarkand, Bukhara — 7 Days
Long road transfers between cities are usually the most tiring part of touring Uzbekistan. Here, there simply aren’t any: you move between cities on comfortable “Sharq” high-speed trains, and instead of an extra day on the road, you get a day in the Chimgan mountains with a cable car and views of the Charvak reservoir.
Route
Tashkent → Chimgan mountains (Amirsoy resort) → Samarkand (train) → Bukhara (train).
Why this tour
- Minimal road fatigue — every intercity transfer happens on comfortable high-speed trains.
- The only short route in our catalog where a mountain day fits naturally between architecture-focused cities.
- The puppet-theatre workshop in Bukhara is a small but memorable detail you won’t find in standard programs.
- Ideal for travelers who don’t want to trade comfort for speed of sightseeing.
Day by day
- Arrival in Tashkent, check-in, free evening.
- Trip to the Chimgan mountains, a gondola ride up to the Amirsoy resort viewpoint (2,290 m), lunch near the Charvak reservoir.
- Tashkent: the Khast-Imam complex, Chorsu Bazaar, lunch at the “Besh Qazon” plov center. Evening high-speed train to Samarkand.
- Samarkand: Registan Square, the Gur-Emir mausoleum, the Bibi-Khanym mosque, the Shah-i-Zinda ensemble.
- Daytime train to Bukhara. On arrival — the Lyab-i Hauz ensemble, a puppet-theatre workshop visit.
- Bukhara: the Samanid mausoleum, the Ark fortress, the Poi-Kalyan ensemble.
- Transfer to the airport, departure.
Included (placeholder — confirm before publishing)
- “Sharq” train tickets between cities (economy class)
- Amirsoy cable car tickets
- Guide in each city, lunch at the plov center and near the Charvak reservoir
- Comfortable air-conditioned transport
Not included
- International flights, insurance
- Dinners not listed in the itinerary
The confirmed train schedule, hotel categories and final per-person price are arranged with your travel consultant at booking.
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