Tour MTHC 19. Uzbekistan as seen by artists - over the pen and brush

MTHC 19 - "Uzbekistan as seen by artists - over the pen and brush" - 14 days / 13 nights
Itinerary: Urgench - Khiva - Fortress of Ancient Khorasmie - Bukhara - Nurata - Samarkand - Tashkent - Fergana – Marghilan - Oltiariq - Rishtan - Kokand – Tashkent
Duration: 14 days / 13 nights
Transport: aircraft /vehicle
Accommodation: Hotels 2-3-4 *
Season: all year
Description: This is a poetic journey in the shadow of the domes color turquoise and lapis lazuli. Uzbekistan is a country of desert and rich oasis, a land of light ... In Khiva, a masterpiece of art of Uzbekistan in Samarkand and its gardens, its mosques and madrassas, to Bukhara and domes market. Markets and the encounters you will experience will delight you. Prepare your palettes.
Marakanda TRAVEL INFO:
We offer this exclusive trip with visits and excursions will be arranged depending on the time devoted to the completion of your travel or painting and calligraphy, normally 3 to 4 hours per day.
Season
High season: from March, 15 till June, 1; from august, 10 till November, 1
Middle season: from June, 1 till August, 10
Low season: from November, 2, till March, 14
See : "Carnet ouzbek" de Suzy GAUSSENT – notes de voyage illustrées.

Proposal
Day 1 – International flight - Tashkent  - Urguench - Khiva
Flight to to Tashkent. Arrival to Tashkent - the capital of Uzbekistan. Transfer to the hotel and accommodation. City tour with local guide: Old part of the city: the architectural complex "Khazrat-Imam" City tour: Barak-Khan Madrasah (16th c.), The Kaffal-Shashi mausoleum (15th c.). Kukeldash Madrasah (16th c.), the Juma mosque (9th c.), Chorsu gigantesque oriental bazaar on the right of the square Chorsu. Lunch in  the city. PM, visit to the Madrasa Abdul Kassim, the Museum of Applied Art, transfer to airport for flight to Urgench at 18:40 (1:20 hours of flight). Arrival and transfer to Khiva (35km). O/n at hotel.Start the evening at Roissy on direct flight to Urgench Uzbekistan Airways.

Day 2 – Khiva
Morning arrival. Transfer to Khiva, in the heart of the Khorezm oasis. The city offers travelers the appearance it had between the eighteenth and the early twentieth century Visit Ichan Kala (Inner City), following the narrow streets, discover architectural treasures of the true open-air museum: the minaret Kalta-Minor (incomplete, of the eighteenth century, the mausoleum of Mahmud-Pakhlavan the Islam-Khodja madrassah, the Palace Tach Khaoula the Djuma Mosque and 212 columns of carved wood. Walk in the covered market. Show tightrope walkers. Overnight at hotel.

Day 3 - Khiva  - Ayaz Kala (the fortresses of the Ancient Khorezm)
Morning stroll in the bazaar on Sunday in Dichan Kala (outer city), always colorful. Crossing the Amu Darya in Karakalpakstan for a raid, to visit in the desert of Khorezm, the site of impressive fortresses perched on hills: Ayaz Kala (III century BC.) And TOPRAK KALA (1 st century BC. in the fourth century), head of the Khorezm dynasties between the II and VI century Lunch in a yurt. Overnight in the yurt.

Day 4 - Ayaz Kala - BUKHARA
Morning to take his time, reap the emotions and bring them on paper. Departure to Bukhara (480 km) along the Amu Darya and crossing the desert of Kyzyl Kum (Red Sand). The particular beauty of the desert reminds centreasiatique time RVers brave crossing this sea of sand camel's back. Lunch in a tea-house. Arrival in Bukhara in the late afternoon. Installation. Once one of three pearls of Central Asia on the Silk Road, Bukhara was under the Samanids in the tenth century, a Muslim intellectual and religious home very bright before being ravaged by the Mongols and then rebuilt by Tamerlane. Promenade along the labi Khauz late afternoon. Overnight at the hotel.

Days 5-6 – Bukhara
Visit the Citadel (Ark), the mosque Bala Hauz, Mausoleum of Samanids and Chashma Ayub (the source of Job). Then the whole Poi-Kalian, the Madrasah of Ulugbek, Abdulaziz Khan of the madrasas, mosque Magoki-Attari, Chor Minar Hauz Liab and all, one of the most original architectural complex of Bukhara. Visit the house of a rich merchant and the artisan workshop of a famous puppet. A morning to visit Chor Bakr necropolis, located outside the city in a serene and complex-Baha od-Din. Free time to stroll the old town and draw. Dinner music in a madrasa. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7 - Bukhara – Gijduvan - Nurata – Samarkand
En route, stop at Gijdouvan 40 km from Bukhara where you will visit a family workshop of pottery has existed for six generations. Then stop at the ruins of Rabat Malik caravanserai dating from the eleventh century and sardoba (water tank) which was an important stop of the Great Silk Road. Then you will discover the petroglyphs dating back to 4000 BC A Nurata, visit the mosque and the sacred fish pond. Lunch with the locals. In the afternoon departure to Samarkand. During this tour you will cross the green and hilly lands and admire beautiful panoramas. Arrive late afternoon in Samarkand. Old shopping center on the Silk Road at the crossroads of major caravan routes from China, India, Siberia, Iran and Byzantium, the capital of Sogdiana to the IV century BC, Samarkand was taken by Alexander, destroyed by the Arabs in the eighth century, by Genghis Khan in the thirteenth century, before finding its apogee under Tamerlane in the fourteenth century Overnight at the hotel.

Day 8 – Samarkand
Visits to the main monuments: the Registan, the center of religious life in the region in the fifteenth century including madrasas of Ulug Beg, of Shir Dor and Tilla-Kari covered with polychrome ceramic mosaics predominantly blue. Your travel enriched color, light and atmosphere that permeates this magical city. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 9– Samarkand
Visits Gur-e Mir (Tomb of Tamerlane) and the mosque of Bibi Khanom, and then walk in the local market. Visit the necropolis Shakh-i-Zinda (Shah-e Zend), long driveway lined with mausoleums funeral coated ceramics in shades of blue, where the characters are based close to Tamerlane. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10 - Samarkand – Tashkent
Drive to Tashkent (320 km), capital of Uzbekistan. At about 100 km northeast of Samarkand, we discover the region of Jizzakh. We will stop at the Iron Gates of Emir Timur, a kind of gateway between the rocks that gave access to Samarkand, the ancient capital of the empire of Tamerlane. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11 - Tashkent - Fergana - Marghilan – Fergana
In the morning transfer to the airport to join the flight HY-to Fergana. Arrival and transfer to hotel. Departure to Margilan and visit the factory of production of silk. After the visit of Margilan, return to Fergana. Visit the park Fargoni Al, its Regional Museum. Dinner in town. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 12 - Fergana - OLTIARIQ - Rishtan – Kokand
Transfer to Oltiarik (35km), visiting villages and we see very interesting country with rich agricultural tradition with extensive gardens of fruits, vegetables and grapes, and that grace the road. The cotton harvest will be a good opportunity for you to make many pictures of people working in a champs. Transfert Richtan which is known for its traditions of ceramics. Visit the  ceramist workshop. Lunch en route. Continuation of the road to Kokand. Visit the famous Khan Khoudayar Palace. After visiting the palace of Khan Khoudayar visit the Juma Mosque and Dakhmai Jahon - "Tombs of Governors." Night at guest house.

Day 13 - Kokand – Tashkent
Drive to Tashkent (230 km) through the Kamchik mountain pass at 2050m. Accommodation in the hotel. Visit the site Khazrati Imam or the rise of Barakhan madrassah, Tilla Sheikh mosque and the mausoleum of Kafal Shashi (XVI s). Walk through the market Tchorsu of the old town. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 14 - Tashkent - Departure on international
End of our services

NOTE: The program of tours will be specified in accordance with the schedule of the international flights of arrival and departure.

This price includes:
• domestic flight Urgench-Tashkent, Tashkent - Fergana;
• Accommodation in double room-single in the hotels proposed or similar with breakfast, yurt full board;
• Meals: Half board PAX 2-8, full board from a group of 10 people;
• Transfers airport / hotel A / R and air-conditioned coach travel during the tour;
• The services of a guide - speaking tour
• Sightseeing tours in all cities according to program;
• Entrance tickets to the museums, mausoleums and other sights.
• Visa Support

This price does not include:
• The international flight;
• Additional services to hotels;
• Meals: Half board 2-8 PAX
• Rights to use the camera and camera excursions
• Visits not mentioned in the program;
• What you need to paint or draw
• Insurance;

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

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