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Uzbekistan, the Silk Road Legacy

Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara in four nights, with the high-speed train doing the distances.

4 nights · Valid until 22 November · from AED 4,549

Your 4-Night Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara Itinerary

Day by day, written for the way the place actually moves.

  1. Day 1

    Tashkent

    Arrive and tour the capital: the old city, the Monument of Courage, the Khasti Imam complex with the Uthman Quran, Chorsu bazaar under its turquoise dome, and the metro stations that are closer to museums than to transport.

    Day 1 of 5

  2. Day 2

    Tashkent to Samarkand

    The early Afrosiyob train, then the city Timur built: Gur-e-Amir, Registan Square and its three madrasahs, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the tiled avenue of Shah-i-Zinda and the Ulugbek Observatory.

    Day 2 of 5

  3. Day 3

    Samarkand to Bukhara

    West by train to a quieter, older city: the Naqshbandi complex, the Chor-Bakr necropolis and Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa, the last emir's summer palace. The evening is for the old town, lit.

    Day 3 of 5

  4. Day 4

    Bukhara, then back to Tashkent

    The Samanid Mausoleum, Chashma Ayub, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, the Ark citadel, the Kalyan minaret and mosque with Mir-i-Arab opposite, the trading domes and Lyabi-Hauz. The evening train reaches Tashkent at about 19:40.

    Day 4 of 5

  5. Day 5

    Departure

    Breakfast, a free morning, checkout at noon and a transfer to Tashkent International Airport.

    Day 5 of 5

Every Level, One Call

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Uzbekistan, the Silk Road Legacy

4 nights · Valid until 22 November

AED 4,549/ person, from

Indicative, based on two sharing. Your proposal confirms it against live rates.

  • 3★ hotels

    Uzbekistan Hotel, Diyora Hotel and Assalam Hotel.

    from AED 4,549

  • 4★ hotels

    Ramada, Emir Han and Sahid Zarafshon.

    from AED 4,809

  • 5★ hotels

    Hyatt Regency, Mövenpick and Wyndham Bukhara.

    from AED 5,449

Included at every level

  • Return flights from Dubai
  • 4 nights with breakfast in Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara
  • A professional guide in every city
  • Afrosiyob high-speed train tickets, Tashkent to Samarkand to Bukhara to Tashkent
  • All transfers and touring by car or van, sized to your party
  • All taxes

Not included

  • Lunches and dinners
  • Entrance fees to the monuments on the itinerary
  • Personal insurance
  • Extra hotel services
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Anything not listed above

Frequently Asked Questions

If your question is not here, just ask. A real planner answers, not a form.

How does booking actually work?

You tell us roughly when and who is coming. A Blue Panda planner comes back with a proposal: the itinerary, the real price against live flight and hotel rates, and what is and is not included. A deposit secures it from that proposal. Nothing is charged before you have seen the figure.

Do I need a visa?

Entry requirements follow your passport rather than your UAE residency, so we confirm yours before anything is booked, and we prepare and submit the documentation as part of the trip.

Can the itinerary be changed?

Every package here is a starting point rather than a fixed product. Most trips we run end up differing from the page in at least one leg.

Is this suitable for older travellers or young children?

Yes, and the pace is built around who is coming. Tell us ages and mobility at the enquiry stage and the routing changes accordingly.

What if something goes wrong while we are away?

One Blue Panda planner is reachable in your timezone for the whole trip. The same person who planned it, not a call centre.