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Combined tours

Program "The Great Silk Road"

China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Idol stones - Kyrgizstan

(23 days / 22 nights)

01. Wednesday London-Beijing

Fly LHR/PEK BA 039 1635/0930* daily 25 Mar-27 Oct
(BA1039 1250/0545* on Thu)
TK1992 LHR IST 1630/2215 + TK020 IST PEK 2320/132P* daily
arrive Beijing by TK020(13h20), meet with our guide and transfer to hotel, overnight

02. Thursday Beijing

Breakfast.
Full day excursion with local guide in charter bus to Great Wall at Simatai
Dinner, overnight

Mountains
03. Friday Beijing

Breakfast
Full day's sightseeing trip to the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven Tour with local guide.
Acrobatic show in Beijing optional.
Dinner, overnight.

04. Saturday Beijing-Xian

Morning flight PEK/SIA (AM)
Afternoon: sightseeing tour of Muslim quarter / old town
Tang Dynasty Show and Dumpling dinner are optional
Dinner, overnight.
05. Sunday Xian-Lanzhou
Breakfast Morning - charter bus to Terracotta Army and Shanxai History Museum (40 kms/ 1 h o/w) with Local Guide
Big Goose Pagoda and Little Goose Pagoda are optional (may visit if time permits)
Berth in soft sleeper on overnight train K119 to Lanzhou - departure at 22:32 / arrive at 07:13 (subject to change)
Overnight train.
06. Monday Lanzhou-Jiayuguan
Arrive Lanzhou in the morning-transfer to hotel for relax.
Afternoon: visit Gansu Museum, Yellow River, White Pagoda Mt. and first bridge on the river
Berth in soft sleeper on overnight train N927 to Jiayuguan - departure at 22:20 / arrive at 06:39 (subject to change)
Overnight train

07. Tuesday Jiayuguan

Arrive Jiayuguan in the morning visit Jiayuguan Fortress
Drive to Black Mountain (12 kms/ 20 mins) to climb a restored section of the Great Wall of China
Afternoon: visit Wiejing Tomb & Great Wall Museum
Dinner, overnight

08. Wednesday Jiayuguan-Dunhuang

Breakfast
Follow the Silk Road (early AM local bus) into the desert, through the Hexi Corridor to Dunhuang (420 kms / 5 hrs)
Afternoon: visit sand dunes and Crescent Moon Lake
Sunset from Mingsha dunes
Dinner, overnight

09. Thursday Dunhuang-Turpan

Breakfast
Visit Mogao (Thousand Buddha) Grottoes and museum
Berth in soft sleeper on T216 overnight train to Turpan - departure at 20h16 / arrive at 08h22 (subject to change)
Overnight train

10. Friday Turpan

Arrive Turpan in the morning
Visit Goachang ruins, Baiziklik Caves (one thousand Buddha caves) via Astana Tombs & Flaming Mtns, Grape Valley (oasis of desert vineyards),
the Karez (irrigation system) & Emin Minaret Uygur performance in Turpan is optional
Dinner, overnight

11. Saturday Turpan-Urumqi

Breakfast
Drive to Heaven's Lake (220 kms / 3 hrs)
Visit Heaven's Lake - boat ride
Drive to Urumqi (440 kms / 8 hrs)
Dinner, overnight

Mountains
12. Sunday Urumqi-Kashgar

Morning flight to Kashgar - AM
Morning: visit Kashgar markets (most of day will be spent wandering around the markets)
Afternoon: visit Fragrant Concubines tomb & Idkha Mosque
Dinner, overnight

13. Monday Kashgar-Naryn

Early morning: drive to China/Kyrgyzstan new border post (63 kms / 2 hrs)
Change bus and continue to old border for 104 kms / 2.5 hrs
Change bus again and continue with Kyrgyz operator - cross pass & complete border formalities
NB - timings depend on weather conditions and time taken to complete border formalities
Continue to Naryn (140 kms / 4 hrs) through Tien Shan Mountains
Arrival, overnight in yurtas

Spring in Kyrgizstan
14. Tuesday Naryn-Bishkek

Breakfast
Drive to Bishkek (300 kms / up to 7 hrs)
Arrival, accommodation
Dinner, overnight

15. Wednesday Bishkek

Breakfast
Bishkek s/s: Wander around Osh bazaar (food, imported goods & local handicrafts). Also visit History Museum and, if time, Frunze's House & Museum
Afternoon free
Dinner, overnight

16. Thursday Bishkek-Tashkent-Urgench-Khiva

Breakfast
Fly FRU / TAS by HY-782 departure 09h35 arrival 10h05 Tash Khauli palace - Khiva
Tashkent city tour by charter bus: Khazrat-Imam Complex including Madrasseh Barak-Khan (XVI c.); Jami Mosque (XIX c.); Mausoleum of Kaffal-Shoshi (XV c.), Madrasseh of Kukeldash (XV c.). Visiting the Museum of Applied Arts - all with leader.
Fly TAS / UGC by HY-1057 departure 18h00 arrival 19h40
Transfer by coach (30 kms / 1 hr) to Khiva
Arrival, accommodation
Dinner, overnight

17. Friday Khiva

Breakfast
Full day city tour, on foot with local guide around madrassas, mosques and mausoleums - Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassah, Registan Square & Zindan Prison, Kuhna Ark, Mohammed Rakhim Khan Madrassah, Pakhlavan Makhmoud Mausoleum, Islam Khodja Madrassah & Minaret, Museum of Russian photos, Juma (Friday) Mosque, bazzar & Tash Hauli Palace
Dinner, overnight Ark fortress - Bukhara

18. Saturday Khiva-Bukhara

Breakfast
Morning: drive in charter bus to Bukhara (440 kms / 8hrs)
Arrival, time for rest in hotel
Dinner, overnight

19. Sunday Bukhara

Breakfast
Full day city tour by charter bus and on foot to Ark, Samanid mausoleum, Chor Minar, Poi Kalyan & Nakshbandi necropolis, all with local guide
Dinner, overnight

20. Monday Bukhara-Samarkand

Breakfast
Drive in charter bus to Samarkand (300 kms / 5 hrs)
Arrival, time for rest in hotel
Dinner, overnight Gur Emir mausoleum - Samarkand

21. Tuesday Samarkand

Breakfast
Full day city tour by charter bus and on foot to Registan Square, Gur-Emir, Bibi-Khanum, Shah-i-Zindah and Ulugbek observatory, all with local guide
Dinner, overnight

22. Wednesday Samarkand-Tashkent

Breakfast
Morning: Drive to Tashkent in charter bus (330 kms / 5 hrs)
Afternoon: Tashkent city tour by charter bus to Modern part: Navoi Grand Opera and Ballet Theater, Amir Temur Square, Square of Independence, People's Friendship Square, Monument of Courage - all with leader
Ballet: Navoi Ballet & Opera Theater is optional
Dinner, overnight

23. Thursday Tashkent-London

Transfer by charter bus from hotel to Tashkent airport
TK1371 TAS-IST 0300/0615 + TK1979 IST-LHR 0805/1005 MON, THU
TK1369 TAS-IST 0615/0925 + TK1991 IST-LHR 1315/1515 WED, SAT
Departure for London

*-The program is presented as a sample. All the excursions, hotels and other services are subject to be changed upon request. The tour cost depends of the services, hotel categories and number of persons.