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Thirteen days and the whole of Uzbekistan, at a pace that leaves room for the Fergana valley — the silk of Margilan and the ceramics of Rishtan — as well as the four Silk Road cities.
From Tashkent east to Fergana, then across to Samarkand, Shahrisabz, Bukhara and Khiva, with a private guide, comfortable hotels and the internal flight arranged for you.
The craft heart of Uzbekistan — Kokand's khan's palace, Margilan silk and Rishtan ceramics — before the Silk Road cities.
Two days in Samarkand, the observatory and Afrasiab, then over the pass to Timur's birthplace.
Three days for the old city, the emirs' summer palace and the Naqshbandi shrine.
The walled city of Khiva, then the flight back to Tashkent for departure.
Arrival and a guided tour of Tashkent: the Barak-Khan madrasah, the Kaffal Shashi mausoleum and the Museum of Applied Arts, with a look at the ornate metro. Dinner at a local restaurant.
East over the hills to Kokand: the palace of the last khan, Khudoyar-Khan, the Friday mosque and several mausoleums, then on to Fergana for the night.
The crafts that made the valley famous: silk weaving at Margilan and the blue-glazed pottery of Rishtan, where a master potter shows the whole process over tea. Then the drive back to Tashkent.
A morning look at Amir Timur Square and the Temurid history museum, then the fast train to Samarkand and the evening free.
The headline sights: the Gur-e-Amir mausoleum, the Registan with its three madrasahs, the Bibi-Khanum mosque, the old bazaar and the tiled tombs of Shah-i-Zinda.
The observatory of Ulugbek, the astronomer-king, and the Afrasiab museum on the site of ancient Samarkand, with the afternoon free.
South over the Tahtakaracha pass (~1,700 m), with photo stops, to Shahrisabz: the Ak-Saray palace ruins, the Kok-Gumbaz mosque, the mausoleums and the crypt Timur prepared for himself. Then on across the steppe to Bukhara.
The Ark fortress, the Bolo Hauz mosque, the Chashma-Ayub shrine and the thousand-year-old Samanid mausoleum, then the Poi-Kalyan ensemble with its great minaret, mosque and the Mir-i-Arab madrasah.
The Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa summer palace of the last emirs, the shrine of Bahauddin Naqshbandi (founder of the Sufi order that bears his name), and back in town the little Chor-Minor with its four blue domes.
The long drive across the Kyzylkum to Khiva, following the Amu Darya, with a teahouse rest and photo stops on the way.
A full day in Ichan-Kala, the walled inner city: the Kunya-Ark citadel, the Muhammad Amin-Khan madrasah and its stumpy Kalta Minor minaret, the Juma mosque, the Pahlavan Mahmud mausoleum and the Islam Khoja minaret.
A free morning in Khiva, then the transfer to Urgench for the afternoon flight to Tashkent and the last night.
Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. End of the tour.
