
Departures
Guests
Itinerary
The group meets at the Turkish Airlines counter in the international departures hall of Istanbul Airport at 3:20 PM. After check-in and passport control, flight TK254 departs at 6:20 PM for Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, with a flight time of about 4 hours 40 minutes.
After arriving in Dushanbe just after midnight, the group clears customs and takes a private vehicle to the hotel to rest. Following breakfast, the city tour covers the Tomb of Yaqub-i Charkhi, Rudaki Park, Simvol and Independence Squares, the National Library, the Palace of Nations, Sancak Square, the National Museum of Tajikistan, the Green Market, and Victory Park. After dinner, the group stays overnight at The Rumi Hotel or a similar property.
After breakfast, the group crosses into Uzbekistan through the Tursunzade border gate, completing exit and entry formalities. On arrival in Denau, they visit the Tomb of Alauddin al-Attar and, in the Vakhshivar mountains, the Tomb of Muhammad Zahid. The group then continues to Termez to visit the tomb of Hakim al-Tirmidhi and the tomb of Imam al-Tirmidhi, author of Sunan al-Tirmidhi. After dinner, the group stays at the Termez Palace Hotel or similar. Guests who prefer may treat this day as free time, arranging their own transport to a restaurant for dinner.
After breakfast, the group travels to Kitab to visit the tombs of Muhammad Dervish and Khwaja-i Emkenegi. They then continue to Samarkand, stopping at the city's entrance to see the Tomb of Ubaydullah al-Ahrar. After dinner, the group stays at the Konstantin Plaza Hotel or similar.
After breakfast, the Samarkand tour includes the tomb and complex of Imam al-Bukhari, the Ulugh Beg Observatory, the Shah-i-Zinda shrine, the Tomb of Imam Maturidi, and the Ulugh Beg, Tilla-Kari, and Sher-Dor madrasas on Registan Square. After dinner, the group boards the Afrosiyob high-speed train to Bukhara at 9:43 PM, arriving about 1 hour 31 minutes later at 10:34 PM. Overnight stay is at the Sahid Zarafshon Hotel or similar.
After breakfast, the group travels 45 km to the town of Gijduvan to visit the shrines of Golden Chain masters Abdulkhaliq al-Ghijduvani, Arif ar-Riwgari, Mahmud Injir-Faghnavi, Ali Ramitani, and Muhammad Baba as-Sammasi, each built in a different architectural style. Back in Bukhara, the group visits the tombs and complexes of Emir Kulal, Shah-i Naqshband Muhammad Bahauddin, and his mother. After dinner, the group stays overnight at the hotel. Guests who wish may treat the day as free time, arranging their own transport to a restaurant for dinner.
After breakfast, the tour of Bukhara's historic center covers the Ismail Samani Mausoleum, the Chashma-Ayub fountain and shrine, the Bolo Hauz Mosque, the Ark Fortress, the Poi Kalyan complex, the Kalyan Minaret, the Mir-i Arab Madrasa, Lyabi Hauz, and the Chor Minor madrasa. After free time, the group takes the Afrosiyob high-speed train to Tashkent at 4:17 PM, arriving about 4 hours 14 minutes later at 8:37 PM. After dinner, the group stays at the Al Anvar Hotel or similar.
After breakfast, the Tashkent tour includes the original Quran manuscript from the time of Caliph Uthman, the Barak Khan Madrasa, the Kukeldash Madrasa, the Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, the Tilla Sheikh Mosque, Amir Timur Square, Independence Square, Alisher Navoi Theatre Square, and the central bazaar. After the tour and dinner, the group heads to the airport for the return flight; because of the late departure time, there is no hotel stay this night.
After completing check-in and passport control at Tashkent Airport, the group departs on Turkish Airlines flight TK371 at 3:35 AM for Istanbul. The roughly five-hour-fifteen-minute flight lands in Istanbul at 6:50 AM, concluding the tour.
Included / Excluded
Included
- Round-trip THY economy-class flights Istanbul/Dushanbe - Tashkent/Istanbul and taxes
- One-way economy-class high-speed train ticket and taxes, Samarkand-Bukhara
- One-way economy-class high-speed train ticket and taxes, Bukhara-Tashkent
- 7 nights accommodation
- Breakfasts and dinners
- Tajikistan National Museum entrance fee in Dushanbe
- Shrine of Imam al-Tirmidhi entrance fee in Termez
- Samarkand entrance fees: Shah-i-Zinda, Ulugh Beg Observatory, Imam Maturidi Shrine, Registan Square madrasahs, and the Ubaydullah Ahrar Shrine
- Bukhara entrance fees: Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum, Poi Kalyan Complex, and the Bahauddin Naqshband Shrine
- Moyi Mubarak Madrasah entrance fee in Tashkent
- All transfers specified in the program
- Turkish-speaking guiding service
- Travel insurance
- All foreign local taxes
Excluded
- Tajikistan visa and service fee: $120 per person consular fee + optional $30 visa consultancy/appointment fee
- Tajikistan express visa and service fee: $240 per person consular fee + optional $30 visa consultancy/appointment fee
- Domestic connecting flight fare to Istanbul from other cities
- Lunches and bottled water/drinks with all meals
- International departure tax
- Extra tours requested outside the program
- Personal expenses, hotel extras (room service, phone, etc.), tips
- Any service not explicitly listed as included above
- Round-trip THY economy-class flights Istanbul/Dushanbe - Tashkent/Istanbul and taxes
- One-way economy-class high-speed train ticket and taxes, Samarkand-Bukhara
- One-way economy-class high-speed train ticket and taxes, Bukhara-Tashkent
- 7 nights accommodation
- Breakfasts and dinners
- Tajikistan National Museum entrance fee in Dushanbe
- Shrine of Imam al-Tirmidhi entrance fee in Termez
- Samarkand entrance fees: Shah-i-Zinda, Ulugh Beg Observatory, Imam Maturidi Shrine, Registan Square madrasahs, and the Ubaydullah Ahrar Shrine
- Bukhara entrance fees: Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Chashma-Ayub Mausoleum, Poi Kalyan Complex, and the Bahauddin Naqshband Shrine
- Moyi Mubarak Madrasah entrance fee in Tashkent
- All transfers specified in the program
- Turkish-speaking guiding service
- Travel insurance
- All foreign local taxes

