Uzbekistan: Registan Square, Khiva & Bukhara Private Tour

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Duration12d

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · DE +4

PickupAt your hotel

Experience Silk Road legends from Tashkent to Samarkand with local insight

You’ll trace Uzbekistan’s Silk Road cities with a private guide—wander Tashkent’s bazaars, explore Khiva’s walled old town, sip tea crossing the Kyzyl Kum desert, and see Registan Square glow at sunset. Expect real conversations, home-cooked meals, and moments you’ll remember long after you leave.

12d

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Explore Tashkent old town and landmarks

Breakfast in the hotel
Visit Khast Imam Complex
Drive to Chorsu Bazaar
Visit Monument of Valor and Amir Temur Square
See Alisher Navoi Bolishoi Theater
Visit Memorial Complex and Independence Square
Evening meal and overnight at hotel

Day 2 — Travel to Khiva and city tour

Breakfast at the hotel
Airport transfer and depart to Urgench
Arrive in Urgench and transfer to Khiva
Explore Ichan-Kala walled center
Visit Muhammad Aminkhan and Rahimkhan Madrasahs
See Kalta Minor, Kunya Ark, and Juma Mosque
Dinner with folk dance show
Overnight at hotel in Khiva

Day 3 — Khiva sightseeing and cultural experience

Breakfast in the hotel
Visit Tash Hovli Palace and Islam Khoja Minaret
See Pakhlavan Mahmud Mausoleum
Drive and visit Toza Bog Palace and Nurullobay Complex
Enjoy traditional Khorezmian lunch
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Khiva

Day 4 — Drive from Khiva to Bukhara

Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to Bukhara by car through Kyzyl Kum desert
Stop for tea and grilled treats
Look for wild camels along desert road
Arrive in Bukhara and check in
Rest and leisure time
Overnight at hotel in Bukhara

Day 5 — Bukhara city tour and cultural dinner

Breakfast at the hotel
Visit Lyabi Khauz Complex and Magoki Attori Mosque
See Chor Minor Madrasah and Trade Domes
Visit Kalyan Minaret and Mosque
Explore Miri Arabic Madrasah and Ulugbek Madrasah
Visit Ark Fortress and Bolo Khauz Mosque
See Chashma Ayub Mosque and Ismail-Samani Mausoleum
Dinner with traditional dance show
Overnight at hotel in Bukhara

Day 6 — Bukhara countryside and local cuisine

Breakfast at the hotel
Visit Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa summer residence
See Bakhouddin Naqshbandi Mausoleum
Visit Chor Bakr Necropolis
Lunch with Uzbek national dish Sufi Plov
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bukhara

Day 7 — Travel to Samarkand by high-speed train

Breakfast in the hotel
Leisure time in Bukhara
Transfer to train station
Take Afrosiyob train to Samarkand
Arrive and transfer to hotel
Free time and optional night visit to Gur-Emir and Registan
Overnight at hotel in Samarkand

Day 8 — Samarkand main sights and luxury lunch

Breakfast at the hotel
Visit Gur Emir Mausoleum
Explore Registan Square
Visit Bibi Khanum Mosque and Siab Bazaar
Luxury Plov lunch arranged
Dinner and overnight at hotel

Day 9 — Day trip to Shakhrisabz and return

Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to Shakhrisabz by car
Visit Jakhongir Mausoleum and Dor-us Saodat Complex
See Ak Saray Palace remains and Kok Gumbaz Mosque
Lunch with national dish tandir
Drive back to Samarkand
Overnight at hotel

Day 10 — Samarkand cultural and historical tour

Breakfast at the hotel
Visit Khazrat Khizr Mosque
See Mausoleum of Islam Karimov
Explore Shakhi Zinda Necropolis
Visit Ulughbek Observatory and Mausoleum of Saint Daniel
Tour Paper Mill "Meros" in Konigil Village
Dinner at Uzbek family house
Overnight at hotel

Day 11 — Return to Tashkent by train

Breakfast in the hotel
Free time in Samarkand
Transfer to train station
Take Afrosiyob train to Tashkent
Driver pickup and transfer to hotel
Overnight at hotel in Tashkent

Day 12 — Departure from Tashkent

Breakfast in the hotel
Early morning airport transfer
End of journey

The Experience

We landed in Tashkent just before sunrise, still half-asleep when our guide, Dilshod, greeted us at the airport with a grin and a thermos of tea. He said something about “real Uzbek hospitality” and I believed him right away. The old town was waking up as we wandered through Khast Imam—there was this faint smell of baking bread mixing with incense, and I kept getting distracted by the blue tiles everywhere. At Chorsu Bazaar, an old woman handed me a piece of warm samsa straight from her stall—I burned my tongue but didn’t care. Dilshod laughed and told me that’s how you know it’s fresh.

The drive to Khiva felt endless—miles of desert and then suddenly those thick mudbrick walls appeared out of nowhere. Inside Ichan-Kala, the air was dry but cool in the shade of the madrasahs. Our group tried counting all the minarets but lost track after three; someone joked that every corner had its own story (probably true). Dinner that night came with a folk show—Chorezmian dancers in bright silk whirled so fast my head spun too. I tried to clap along but gave up and just watched.

Bukhara was quieter than I expected. We stopped at a roadside teahouse halfway there—the green tea tasted earthy, almost smoky, and for some reason it reminded me of my grandmother’s kitchen back home. In the city itself, every step felt layered with history: Lyabi Khauz’s pool reflecting lazy clouds, the Ark Fortress looming over us like it had secrets to keep. One afternoon we sat in a shaded courtyard eating plov while schoolkids ran past yelling in Uzbek—I still think about that moment sometimes.

By the time we reached Samarkand on the Afrosiyob train (which is faster than it looks), I’d stopped trying to take perfect photos. Registan Square at dusk glowed gold and blue—honestly, no camera could catch it right. Our last dinner was with a local family; their little boy kept peeking at us from behind his mother’s skirt until he got brave enough to offer me a piece of melon. It was sweet and cold after all that sun.

What’s included

Your journey includes private transportation between cities (by car or train), airport pickup and drop-off in Tashkent, guided tours with local experts in each city, hotel stays every night with daily breakfast provided—and several dinners featuring traditional music or home-cooked Uzbek dishes along the way.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Afrosiab travel Uzbekistan