The journey on "craftsmen of the Silk Road" tour will let you to dive into the world of magnificent manmade things!

Besides the splendid architectural buildings in Samarkand, Bukhara, Kokand, Shakhrisabz you will visit workshops of handicraft art.  Craftsmen passed the secrets of their art, which took shape in antique things, from one generation to another. During this tour you will see the process of traditional handicraft manufacture. You will gain a familiarity with such kind of handicraft as: metal treatment, decoration of fabrics, carpet manufacture, art pottery, paper manufacture, woodcarving and art painting on pieces from paper-machee.

In Rishtan you will visit the home- workshop of Rustam Usmanov, where you will be a witness of the process of manual production of pottery pieces and visit the pottery museum.

In Center of Uzbekistan’s traditional silk weaving in Margilan, in the manufacture of silk fabrics “Yodgorlik”, you will see the full process of the silk textile production in accordance with ancient technologies. Here turned out different fabrics: famous khan-atlas, adras, “shoi” fabric.

For a long time Samarkand is famous as a center of a high-quality paper manufacture. In the workshop of a talented master you will see, how the rind of the mulberry tree turns into the paper.

And which eastern city can be imaged without carpets? Indeed, you will visit the carpet factory in Samarkand, where you will watch skilful weavers, making complicated patterns on the carpets.

Day 1: Arrival in Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent. Pick up from the international airport of Tashkent. Transfer to the hotel for check-in.
Dinner.
Overnight in the hotel 4*

Day 2:  Tashkent
Breakfast in the hotel. Full sight seeing day in Tashkent: Theatric Square, National Park of Alisher Navoi, Khazrat Imom Complex (Barak Khan Madras, Kaffal Shosh Mausoleum and Juma Mosque), Center of national arts, Museum of handicraft art.
Dinner.
Overnight in the hotel 4*

Day 3:  Tashkent-Samarkand
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Samarkand (330 км). Arrival in Samarkand and transfer to the hotel for check-in. The sight seeing program starts in the afternoon in Registan Square (Ulugbek’s Madras, Sher Dor Madras, Tillya-Kari Madras), further, you will visit the carpet factory, produces precious silk carpets.
Dinner.
Overnight in the hotel 3*
Day 4: Samarkand
Breakfast in the hotel. Full sight seeing day in Samarkand: Ulugbek’s Observatory, Gur Emir Mausoleum, Bibi Khanum Mosque, oriental bazaar, Shokhi Zinda Complex of Mausoleums, paper manufacture (from a bark of the mulberry).
Dinner.
Overnight in the hotel 3*




Day 5: Samarkand- Shakhrisabz – Samarkand
Breakfast in the hotel. One day trip to Shakhrisabz (150 km). You will visit the Ak-Saray in Shakhrisabz, Darus-Saodat and Darut-Tillavat Complexes. Transfer to Samarkand after lunch.
Dinner.
Overnight in the hotel 3*

Day 6: Samarkand-Bukhara
Breakfast in the Hotel. Transfer to Bukhara in the morning (300 km). Visit the Rabat-Malik caravanserai and Sardoba on the route. Arrival in Bukhara and accommodation in the hotel. After the lunch time you will dive into the atmosphere of the East: you will visit the Chor-Minor Madras, Bolo-Khaus Mosque and Kosh Madras.
Dinner.
Overnight in the hotel 3*

Day 7: Bukhara
Breakfast in the Hotel. You will visit the Mausoleum of the Samanides, Choshma-Ayub Mausoleum and Ark Fortress before the lunch time. Afternoon you will enjoy the walking part of the program:  Lyabi-Khaus Complex (Nodir Divan Begi Madras, Nodir Divan Begi Khonaka, Kukeldash Madras), Ulugbek’s Madras, Abdulazizkhan Madras and Poi-Kalyan Complex.
Dinner.
Overnight in the Hotel 3*

Day 8: Bukhara-Tashkent

Day 10: Fergana- Rishtan- Tashkent
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Margilan (15 km), the city which is famous for its silk manufacture. In this factory you will see the whole process of the manual operation of silk fabric production. Transfer to Rishtan (55km) after the visit to factory. Visit the family of ceramist in Rishtan. Transfer to Tashkent through the Kamchik pass (280km) afternoon.
Dinner.
Overnight in the hotel 4*

Day 11: Departure from Uzbekistan

The tour cost will be sent up on the personal request!