ROCS Bespoke Journeys Uzbekistan

16-Day Mesmerising Uzbekistan A Hidden Silk Road Treasure Of History and Beauty

FROM € 3599 PP

VISITING: TASHKENT, MARGILAN, FERGANA, RISHTAN, KOKAND, NUKUS, MIZDAKHAN, KHIVA (ICHAN KALA), KYZYLKUM DESERT & AMUDARYA RIVER, BUKHARA (CITY & OUTSKIRTS), SAMARKAND, SHAKHRISABZ , AMIRSAY & CHARVAK RESERVOIR.

DAY 1 MALTA – TASHKENT Meet your tour manager at Malta International Airport for your flight to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. DAY 2 TASHKENT Arrival in Tashkent and transfer to the Crown Plaza Hotel or similar for check-in. We will have some time to rest before starting the day. Around noon, we begin the site seeing tour which will take us to the city’s historic heart, beginning with a visit to the Hazrati Imam (Khast‑Imam) Ensemble, the main religious centre of the capital. Here you’ll find an impressive collection of mausoleums and madrassas dating from the 16th to 19th centuries, along with a modern cathedral mosque. The complex includes notable landmarks such as the Kaffal ash‑Shoshiy Mausoleum, the Barak Khan Madrassa, the Muy‑Mubarak Madrassa—home to the famed 7th‑century Osman Qur’an—the Tillya‑Sheikh and Namozgoh mosques, and the Hazrat Imam Cathedral Mosque. You’ll then continue to the Kukeldash Madrasah, a prominent 16th‑century structure that remains one of the city’s key historic sites.

Bazaar, a lively traditional marketplace where you can stroll through colourful stalls, discover local products, and experience the everyday rhythm of Tashkent. Enjoy dinner followed by an overnight stay at the hotel. After breakfast, we head to the train station for our journey to Margilan. After arriving, enjoy a lunch break before exploring Margilan, the oldest silk‑weaving center along the Great Silk Road. Here, you’ll visit a silkworm farm and learn about the entire silk‑making process—from unraveling the cocoon to weaving and dyeing the shimmering fabric. The trip then continues to Fergana where you will check into the hotel Grand Fergana or similar, have dinner and spend the night. After breakfast at the hotel, the day begins with a visit to the Regional Museum in Fergana. From there, you will transfer to Rishtan, a renowned center for glazed ceramics in Central Asia. Here, you will visit the private workshop of the celebrated DAY 3 TASKENT – MARGILAN – FERGANA DAY 4 FERGANA –RISHTAN – KOKAND – TASHKEN

ceramist Rustam Usmanov, where he and his students create their distinctive works. This visit offers the chance to observe the pottery‑making process up close and admire an impressive collection of ceramics. The journey continues to Kokand, once the capital of one of Central Asia’s major khanates and an important hub of trade, literature, art, and religion. Your sightseeing program includes the Palace of Khudoyar Khan, the Narbutabiy Madrasah, and the Juma Mosque. In the afternoon, you will take the train back to Tashkent. Upon arrival, you will check into the Crown Plaza hotel (or similar) for dinner and overnight stay. DAY 5 TASHKENT – NUKUS – KHIVA After breakfast at the hotel, you will transfer to the airport for your flight to Nukus. Nukus is best known for its remarkable art museum, founded in 1966 by the Moscow artist Igor Savitsky. Together with a museum in St. Petersburg, it holds the world’s second‑largest collection of Russian and Soviet avant‑garde art. The museum also features an impressive

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The visit concludes at Chorsu

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