Three Stars of the East — Khiva, Bukhara, Shakhrisabz, Samarkand — 8 Days
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The same Tamerlane hometown — Shakhrisabz — and the three historic stars of Uzbekistan, but a one-way route: from Khiva to Samarkand, no loop back through Tashkent. Convenient if you’re flying out of Samarkand or continuing your trip.
Route
Urgench → Khiva → Bukhara → Shakhrisabz → Samarkand.
Day by day
- Arrival in Urgench, transfer to Khiva, free evening.
- Khiva: Ichan-Kala, Kunya-Ark fortress, Tash-Khauli palace, Islam-Khoja minaret.
- Drive to Bukhara across the Kyzylkum desert, stop by the Amu Darya river.
- Bukhara: Samanid mausoleum, Ark fortress, Poi-Kalyan ensemble, Lyab-i Hauz.
- Drive to Shakhrisabz — the Ak-Saray palace, the Dorus-Saodat memorial complex. Drive to Samarkand.
- Samarkand: Registan Square, Gur-Emir mausoleum, Bibi-Khanym mosque, Shah-i-Zinda ensemble.
- Samarkand continued: the Afrasiyab museum, Ulugbek Observatory. Free time.
- Transfer to Samarkand airport, departure.
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- Comfortable air-conditioned transport
- Guide in each city
- Breakfasts
- Entrance tickets to listed monuments
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