Tour MTH 06. New Year adventures in Uzbekistan

MTH 06 New Year adventures in Uzbekistan -8 days/7 nights
Tour rates from 455 Euros!
 Exclusive Private Journeys with the personal approach for small groups and individuals

Itinerary: Tashkent – Samarkand - Bukhara –Tashkent – Beldersay Mountains-Tashkent

Try to meet New Year in Uzbekistan, and you are convinced, how much the joyful will bring to you New 2018! Have you ever dreamed to spend an unforgettable New Year night in a fairy city Samarkand and combine this celebration with travel along ancient cities of the Great Silk Road? Sounds attractive, isn’t it? Well, we invite you to celebrate the New Year in hospitable Uzbekistan!
Why not to greet the first dawn and new hopes of New Year 2018 under the famous blue sky of Samarkand among majestically beautiful buildings of Timurid architecture romantically covered with snow? Why not to experience more of the world and make New Year celebrations really exotic and unforgettable? Come and discover enchanting atmosphere of "One Thousand and One Night" and experience the niceness and hospitality of Uzbek people while traveling along the tracks of ancient caravans! This night you will enjoy an interesting and unforgettable program: fascinating oriental dances, plentiful dishes, a boundless festivity, funny contests and surprises, gifts from fairy beauty Scheherazade!

YOUR PROGRAM:
Day 1 - 29 December – Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent, meeting and pick up from the airport to the hotel for check-in. Tashkent city tour: Amir Temur square, Independence square, Khazrat Imom complex. Overnight in hotel. Lunch: Restaurant. Dinner: Restaurant.

Day 2 - 30 December - Tashkent-Samarkand (330 km).
Early breakfast in hotel. Transfer to the railway station to take express train "Registan" to Samarkand at 07:00. Arrival in Samarkand at 11:00. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Sightseeing tour in Samarkand: Registan Square, Shakhi Zinda Necropolis, Gur Emir Mausoleum, Bibi Khanim Mosque. Overnight in hotel.
Lunch: Restaurant
Dinner: Restaurant

Day 3 - 31 December – Samarkand
Breakfast in hotel. Visit Samarkand’s silk paper producing workshop where the antique tradition of making the famous "silk paper" dating back to the 8th century has been revived. Here you can try to make your own hand colored New Year greeting card. Glamorous New Year's Eve gala dinner with folklore show at one of the best restaurants of Samarkand. At midnight, New Year celebration with champagne on the famous Registan Square, transformed for the occasion in large esplanade holiday in a fairyland of colors and music. Overnight in Samarkand.
Lunch: Restaurant
Dinner: Restaurant

Day 4 - 1st January -  Samarkand-Bukhara
Breakfast in hotel.  Transfer to Bukhara(270km). Visit Rabat-Malik caravanserai on the route and Narzullaev's ceramic studio in famous pottery center Gijduvan (45 km off Bukhara), Sitora-Mokhi-Khosa palace. Arrival in Bukhara. Accommodation. Overnight in Bukhara.  Lunch: Uzbek house Dinner: Restaurant

Day 5 - 2nd January - Bukhara
Breakfast in hotel. Full sightseeing day in Bukhara: Mausoleum of the Samanides, Chashma Ayub Mausoleum, Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khaus Mosque.  Go on sightseeing after lunch, walking in old city of Bukhara:  from Poi Kalyan complex through the covered bazaar, passing by Ulugbek’s and Abdulazizkhan’s madras, Magoki Attori Mosque and bath-house.  The excursion finishes at Lyabi-Khaus complex. Overnight in Bukhara.  Lunch: Restaurant Dinner: Restaurant

Day 6 – 3rd January -  Bukhara-Tashkent
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to the airport to take flight HY 1322 to Tashkent at 09:55. Arrival in Tashkent at 11:25. Accommodation. Sightseeing tour in Tashkent. Visit Museum of Applied Arts, Abul Kassim madrassah, Amir Temur Monument and Square, Alisher Navoi Theater and Square. Visit Rakhimov's ceramic studio located in one of the traditional quarters of the Old Town. Rakhimov's family is one of the most famous dynasties of pottery makers in Tashkent. Farewell dinner at national house. Overnight in Tashkent.  Lunch: Restaurant Dinner: Uzbek house

Day 7  - 4th January -  Tashkent - Bildersay Mountain – Tashkent
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to the south-eastern part of Tashkent – Beldersay Mountain resort (100 km). You can enjoy ski on the mountain track 3020 m. length. The track splits in to parts: upper track - bar lift, lower track - ropeway. Return to Tashkent. Overnight in Tashkent.

Day 8 - 5th January - Departure

Tour cost in Euro per person:

Base       2       3-4        5        6-9     10-14 +1 FOC* Single room supplement
 Option A ( Hotels 3-4*)  714  633  577 535  500 105
Option B ( Hotels 2-3*)  668  588 532  490 455  85

*1 pax free of charge in double room for trip leader:

The tour price includes:
•    Festive dinner of New Year’s Eve with folklore show in Samarkand
•    Visa support to Uzbekistan
•    full board 
•    Portage services in airports and hotels
•    Farewell dinner in Tashkent
•    Multilingual escort guide service for the whole tour
•    all sightseeing on program, including entry tickets 
•    double accommodation in Hotels
•    all transfers and excursions by luxury conditioned car
•    transfer airport-hotel- airport

The tour price excludes:
•    international flight 
•    flight Bukhara-Tashkent (65 euro) 
•    photo and video in museums and monuments
•    rent of ski equipment in Beldersay mountain

Payment: The cost of the tour can be paid via bank transfer or using other options which can be discussed through communication with us.

Cancellation fees:
• Cancellation prior 30 days – no charges apply
• Cancellation prior 15 days – 50% charge of the tour price
• Cancellation prior 7 days – 100% charge of the tour price

Transport
AC sedan “CHEVROLET NEXIA, LACETTI” (Air-conditioned, 1-3 pax)
Minibus “HYUNDAY STAREX” (Air-conditioned, 3-4 pax)
Minibus “ISTANA SSANG YONG” (Air-conditioned, 5-6 pax)
Middle-size bus “TOYOTA HIACE” (Air-conditioned, 7-8 pax)
Middle-size bus “TOYOTA COASTER” (Air-conditioned, 9-14 pax)
Media bus “Yutong” (Air-conditioned, 9-20 pax)