MEALS INCLUDED:

Arrival in Baku. Meet and greet with the representative of SISO TRAVEL GROUP and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay and rest.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER

Panoramic tour of the capital: Martyrs’ Cemetery, Old City “Icheri Sheher”, Shirvanshah Palace, Maiden Tower, and Juma Mosque. Visit Baku Synagogue and the Nobel Brothers’ House. Welcome dinner with a traditional show. Overnight stay at the hotel.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

Excursion to the Absheron Peninsula: Ateshgah Fire Temple, Yanar Dag (Burning Mountain), and Mardakan Fortress. Visit the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center and Yashil Bazaar. Return to the hotel.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

Visit the Gobustan National Park, famous for its Neolithic petroglyphs and mud volcanoes. Continue to Bibi-Heybat Mosque and the Carpet Museum. Return to the city and overnight stay at the hotel.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

Departure to Sheki, visiting en route the Diri Baba Mausoleum and the Seven Domes Mausoleum in Shamakhi. In Sheki, visit the Khan’s Palace, confectionery shops, Shabaka workshops (stained glass), and the Albanian Church in Kish. Free time and overnight stay in Sheki.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

Departure to Gabala, the ancient capital of Caucasian Albania. Visit the Udi Church in Nij and the historic ruins of Chukhur Gabala. Lunch at a local restaurant and return to Baku. Free evening.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST

Transfer to the airport and flight to Tashkent. Upon arrival, meet and greet by the guide and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST

Visit the old town of Tashkent, including the Hasti Imam Complex, Barak-Khan and Kukeldash Madrasas, and Chorsu Bazaar. Domestic flight to Urgench and transfer to Khiva. Overnight stay.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

Visit the walled complex of Ichan-Kala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Kalta Minor, Kunya Ark Fortress, Mohammed Rahim Khan and Islam Khodja Madrasas, Juma Mosque, and Pahlavan Mahmud Mausoleum. Return to the hotel.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST

Departure to Bukhara (550 km), crossing the Kyzyl-Kum Desert and the Amu Darya River. Arrival in the afternoon and overnight stay.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

City tour of Bukhara, including the Samanid Mausoleum, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, Ark Citadel, Chashmai Ayub Mausoleum, Poi-Kalyan Minaret and Mosque, Miri Arab Madrasa, Lyabi Hauz Complex, and the traditional covered bazaar. Overnight stay.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

Departure by coach to Samarkand (270 km). Visit the Shakhi-Zinda Complex, Ulughbek Observatory, and Afrosiab Museum. Overnight stay in Samarkand.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST

Visit the majestic Registan Square with its three madrasas, Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Bibi-Khonum Mosque, and Siab Bazaar. High-speed Afrosiab train to Tashkent. Farewell dinner and overnight stay.

MEALS INCLUDED: BREAKFAST

Transfer to the airport and end of services.