Bukhara One Day Tour - Departure From Tashkent

This tour was created for people who only have one free day in Tashkent, but want to want to see the sights of ancient Bukhara. The two cities are located more than 440 km (275 miles) apart, with the road between them taking about 600 km (375 miles). But this tour does the impossible - visiting the main sights of Bukhara, while starting and ending the day in Tashkent.

The trip to Bukhara is on the high-speed Afrosiab train, which takes 4 hours to get to Bukhara from Tashkent. Even though the train departure is quite early, it’s possible to take a nap as you travel. Once you arrive in Bukhara, set off on a tour of the most interesting historical sights: ancient mosques, mausoleums and madrassas, and the Ark Fortress. You will see in one day what most tourists take 2-3 days to visit.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Lyabi House Hotel, N. Khusainov Street 7 Bukhara UZ, Bukhara 705000, Uzbekistan

Architectual ensemble Lyabi-Khauz is formed with three large monumental buildings: Kukeldash Madrasah in the north, khanaka and Nodir Divan-begi in the west and in the east. From the south the square was closed with Trade Street. The center of old Bukhara large ensemble became a reservoir

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Magoki Attor Mosque, 55 Mekhtar Anbar Str., Buxoro 200118, Uzbekistan

The Magoki-Attori Mosque in the city's centre is an example of an urban mosque in a residential quarter

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chor-Minor, Khodja Nurobobod Street, Bukhara Uzbekistan

Chor-Minor madrasah is located right behind Lyabi-Khauz, in the open space. “Chor–Minor” is translated as “four minarets”. This name is well justified: the corners of the square-rectangular madrasah building are really decorated with four small minarets crowned with blue domes, different in decors from each other.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Trading Domes, Mekhtar Anbar St, Bukhara Uzbekistan

Trading domes of Bukhara, a massive complex having a hexagonal orientation. Under its spherical dome there concentrate shops selling knives, jewelries, music instruments and various remembrances.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kalyan Minaret, 9 Khakikat Str., Buxoro, Uzbekistan

The Kalyan minaret is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan mosque complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan and one of the most prominent landmarks in the city.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kalyan Mosque, Po-i-Kalyan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

The Kalyan Mosque is one of the outstanding monuments of Bukhara, dating back to the fifteenth century

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mir-i-Arab Madrasa, 9 Khakikat Str., Buxoro, Uzbekistan

This madrasah is considered one of the most interesting monuments of Bukhara, and is still an acting institution, where future imams and religious mentors receive their education.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ulugbek Madrasah, Bukhara Uzbekistan

Ulugbek Madrasah in Bukhara was for a long time followed as an example by builders of Islamic schools in other Central Asian cities. The madrasah was built in 1417 by Ismail Isfagani and Najmeddin Bukhari, the best architects of the time. The structure shows harmonious proportions and forms of its elements; it has little decoration and yet looks impressive and even majestic.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Abdulaziz-Khan Madrasah, Khodja Nurobobod St., Bukhara Uzbekistan

Abdullazizkhan built it in 1651 – 1652 and it is the last large Madrasah in Bukhara. The building is typical by composition, with four-ayvans yard, but with unordinary divergent fan of hudj groups after side ayvans and cupola buildings on the central axis.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ark of Bukhara, Afrosiab St, Bukhara Uzbekistan

Ark-Citadel is a residence of Bukhara khans. According to the last excavations, it was determined the citadel was on this place from 4 century BC. For many years of building and destruction, 20 meters height artificial hill was formed; its upper layers were built over in the time of last Bokharan emirs.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bolo Hauz Mosque, QCH4+3XW, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bolo Haouz Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Built in 1712, on the opposite side of the citadel of Ark in Registan district, it is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with the other parts of the historic city

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Samanid Mausoleum, M. Ashrafi Street Samonids Recreation Park, Bukhara Uzbekistan

The Samanid mausoleum, built in the 10th century C.E., is located in the North-Western part of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, just outside its historic center. The mausoleum is considered one of the iconic examples of the early Islamic architecture and is known as the oldest funerary building of the Central Asian architecture

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chasma Ayub Mausoleum, Pistaskkanon St, Bukhara Uzbekistan

Mausoleum of Chashma-Ayub is the religious building in the heart of Bukhara. It consists of the mausoleum and a holy spring. Today it includes a Museum of Water. The mausoleum was built by the order of Karakhanid rulers in the 12th century. It was rebuilt several times during the 14th-19th centuries. During the Tamerlane’s reign the mausoleum was completed

Duration: 30 minutes