Uzbekistan Navruz - New Year Festival Tour With Zulya Rajabova
Duration of this Trip 10 Days Priced From $4,120 per person
Navruz is one of the most important holidays on the Uzbek calendar. It is the start of spring and the beginning of the New Year; an incredible mix of Persian Zoroastrian tradition and Uzbek culture. Join Zulya Rajabova to explore Uzbekistan's soaring minarets, sprawling bazaars, and majestic mosques at the height of the celebratory season, enjoying round-the-clock Navruz festivities. This is once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rejoice in springtime in an incredible land of hospitality. So grab some sumulyak, don your doppi and sit down with a local Uzbek family to bring in the New Year like never before
At a Glance
Duration
10 DaysPriced From
$4,120 per personDepartures
March 18-27, 2021
March 15-24, 2022
Itinerary
Days 1-2: Arrive in the capital city Tashkent
Day 3: Tashkent-Khiva
Day 4: Khiva-Bukhara
Days 5-6: Bukhara
Day 7: Bukhara-Samarkand
Day 8: Samarkand
Fay 9: Samarkand-Tashkent
Day 10: Departure
Day 1-2 Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent International Airport. You will be met by your personal guide and driver and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Tashkent is cultural and economic center of Uzbekistan. Today we'll discover the Old City: Hast Imam Complex which consists of Medreseh Barakkhan, Friday Mosque Tello Shayh and the Mausoleum of Kaffal Shashi. Later we will visit the fascinating, 3,000 year old Chorsu Bazaar and then explore Independence Square.
Day 3 Tashkent-Khiva
Morning transfer to the airport for a flight to Urgench /Khiva. Explore the Ichan – Kala (The Inner City), with its palaces, mosques, medressahs, and caravansarais-traditional inns for merchants and caravans. Unique fortification have survived intact in this magnificent city: the Ata –Darvaza, the majestic blue-tiled Kalta Minar,Tower, Mohammad Aminkhan and Khodja Islam Medresehs, the Kunya Ark (Ancient Citadel), Tash Hauli Palace (Stone yard, with view of the palace's harem), and the Juma mosque with 200 uniquely carved wooden pillars. Dinner. Panoramic view of Khiva in moonlight.
Day 4 Khiva-Bukhara
Sightseeing drive to Bukhara, one of the most ancient cities of Uzbekistan. Stop by a yurt camp in the Kizilkum desert to explore nomadic life. Late afternoon arrival in Bukhara.
Bukhara is one of the most ancient and incredible cities in the world, listed as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Touring the city includes: the Labi Khaus Complex around the reflecting pool,and the Nadir Divan Begi Khanaka (old hotel for merchants). The Labi Khaus pond dates from the 17th century when it was the principal source of water. Enjoy tea in an ancient chaikhana (tea house) near the sculpture of humorist Khodga Nasriddin. We'll see the medieval architecture of the Magoki Attari Mosque, Poi–Kalon Complex with its legendary minaret, Mosque Kalon and the Miri Arab Medreseh, plus the extensive trade domes and markets of the old bazaar.
Day 5 - 6 Bukhara
The festival celebrations start with traditional games, music and drama performances, street art, colourful fairs, joyful traditional dances, activities for children and adults, lavishly set tables with the most savory festive dishes, including a ritual meal sumulyak -a wheat bran pudding cooked exclusively for Navruz celebrations and thus available for tasting only once a year. The celebrations are marked with lots of merry partying and social visiting, with music, singing, and laughter to be heard late into the night.
One popular saying goes: "He who celebrates and has fun on the day of Navruz will spend his life cheerfully until the next Novruz celebration". We'll certainly do our best!
Day 7 Bukhara – Samarkand
Today we will find our own Golden Road to Samarkand through the Silk Road Villages and ancient towns in Uzbekistan. We'll stop at Vabkent to visit the minaret and mosque, and then at Gijduvan, the ceramics center of the region to enjoy lunch and Uzbek hospitality. We'll arrive in Samarkand in the early evening.
We travel not for trafficking alone;By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned:
For lust of knowing what should not be known
We take the Golden Road to Samarkand.
James Elroy Flecker
Day 8 Samarkand
Enjoy a full day exploration of ancient Samarkand. Sightseeing tour to Registan Square, the main attraction of Samarkand and an impressive place for holding the world's finest traditional and modern music festivals and celebrations. The Shah i Zinda Ensemble, an ancient necropolis, is a true museum of tiles under an open sky. The Bibi Khanum Complex is the largest historic mosque in Central Asia. The splendid decoration of the Guri Emir Mausoleum was meant to reflect the policies of the Timurid dynasty. Special visit to one of the oldest wineries of Uzbekistan. Dinner.
Day 9 Samarkand- Tashkent
Explore Samarkand handicraft centers and exotic bazaars, the Khodja Ahror Vali complex and Al Bukhari Mausoleum, located just outside of Samarkand. Fast train to Tashkent.
Day 10 Tashkent
Early morning departure from Tashkent International airport
Land Tour Costs
From $4,120 for 6-10 travelersSingle Supplement
$630Scheduled Departures
March 18-27, 2021
March 15-24, 2022
Trip Highlights
- Experience the springtime foods and festivities of the Uzbek New Year, Navruz with your Zulya Rajabova, a native of Uzbekistan!
- Visit with an Uzbek family, and savor the holiday treat of Sumulyak.
- Enjoy this 3000 year old ritual, and prepare to shop for handicrafts, sightsee, and party, Uzbek style!
- Visit ancient madrasas, stand next to soaring minarets, and enjoy a fantastic folk show as you discover Uzbek culture!
Visited Countries
UzbekistanVisited Cities & Places
Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, KhivaSuggested Extensions
Reading Lists
- Calum Macleod, Bradley Mayhew "Golden Road To Samarkand"
- Lonely Planet Central Asia (2014)
- Frances Wood "The Silk Road, Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia"
- Peter Hopkirk "The Great Game"
- Colin Thubron "The Lost Heart of Asia"
What's Included
- Visa support
- Local air tickets from Tashkent to Khiva
- Ground Transportation and Fast train
- English-speaking guide/escort
- Hotel accommodation in double room
- Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
- Entrance fees to museums and monuments
- Wine tasting
- Pre Departure Travel Packages along with Welcome Silk Road Gifts
What's Not Included
- International Flights
- Charges in hotels for additional services
- Consular fee
Image Gallery
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Akmal Muhiddinov-master-artist Akmal Muhiddinov-master-artist
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Poi Kalon Ensemble in Bukhara Poi Kalon Ensemble in Bukhara
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Bukhara's outstanding performers Uzbekistan Bukhara's outstanding performers Uzbekistan
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Legendary Khiva, Uzbekistan Legendary Khiva, Uzbekistan
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Internationally recognized choreographer Dr. Laurel Gray in Uzbekistan Internationally recognized choreographer Dr. Laurel Gray in Uzbekistan
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Laurel Gray and Uzbekistan People's artist Kizlarkhon Laurel Gray and Uzbekistan People's artist Kizlarkhon
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Uzbekistan trip by Dr. Gray Uzbekistan trip by Dr. Gray
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Magnificent Samarkand, Uzbekistan Magnificent Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Silk Road Dance Company in Samarkand Silk Road Dance Company in Samarkand
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Khiva, Uzbekistan Khiva, Uzbekistan
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Silk Road Dance Company Silk Road Dance Company
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Outstanding performers of Silk Road Dance Outstanding performers of Silk Road Dance
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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Visited Countries
UzbekistanVisited Cities & Places
Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, KhivaSuggested Extentions
Reading Lists
- Calum Macleod, Bradley Mayhew "Golden Road To Samarkand"
- Lonely Planet Central Asia (2014)
- Frances Wood "The Silk Road, Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia"
- Peter Hopkirk "The Great Game"
- Colin Thubron "The Lost Heart of Asia"
Scheduled Departures
March 18-27, 2021
March 15-24, 2022