Voices from Samarkand

Duration: 10 days/9 nights | Destination: Uzbekistan

Rare and exclusive journey guided by an expert in the field, a bioenergy researcher, and an Uzbek deeply passionate about his culture. This route is a true journey in every sense of the word.

The heart of Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Bukhara, these distant regions that, with the mere mention of their names, make one dream—huge doors covered in clay, blue domes, minarets with brick arabesques, fortresses, and walls of Alexander—are a pleasure for the heart and mind.

In addition to discovering these ancient wonders, the journey along the mythical Silk Road, with echoes of caravans across the vast desert, allows us to explore a country where the people take pride in their independence and focus their energy on developing a rich economy. Men and women live both on and beneath the earth, reconnecting with their three-thousand-year-old past.

For those who wish to see with their heart and feel deeply, this land holds many mysteries and legends. Sacred places, mausoleums, and the desert exude telluric, cosmic, and above all, spiritual energy. This is yet another enriching way to discover these regions through resonance with the energies of the place.

This journey is reserved for those interested in unexplored worlds!

 

Day 1: Tashkent. Arrival.

  • Meeting participants at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

  • Visit to the presidential parks of the city.

  • Lunch at a restaurant.

  • Informational meeting in a private room. Introduction of participants and travel companions. Getting acquainted with Uzbekistan.

  • Dinner.

Overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 2: Tashkent – Bukhara (flight)

  • Breakfast.

  • Tour of Tashkent and visit to one of the oldest Qurans in the world, the Quran of Caliph Osman ibn Affan, and the mausoleum of Abu Bakr Muhammad Kaffal Shashi.

  • After lunch, transfer to the airport for a flight to Bukhara at 15:55, arriving at 17:05. Transfer to the hotel and check-in.

  • Dinner and evening with traditional Bukhara music and dance.

Overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 3: Bukhara

  • Breakfast.

  • Visit to the Kosh Medressa.

  • Medressa of Ulugh Beg and Abdulaziz Khan.

  • Ark Citadel, the fortified compound.

  • Poi Kalon Ensemble and Minaret.

  • Lunch at a restaurant.

  • Visit to Liab-I-Khauz (16-17th centuries), a fascinating city area where the architecture of madrasas and khanakas unfolds around a sacred pool.

  • Medressa of Nadir Divan-Begi.

  • Mausoleum of Chashma-Ayub.

  • Mausoleum of Ismail Samani from the 10th century.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 4: Bukhara – Kasri Arifon – Bukhara (road – 50 km)

  • After breakfast, departure by bus.

  • Pilgrimage site of Bahauddin Naqshbandi.

  • Lunch.

  • Visit to Afshan, the birthplace of Abu Ali Ibn Sina, the famous Avicenna, who lived from 980 to 1037 and left numerous scientific works in almost all fields of human knowledge.

  • Return to Bukhara and free time in the evening.

  • Dinner.

Overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 5: Bukhara – Sentob through the desert

  • After breakfast, early departure by bus to the 12th-century caravanserai Robati Malik, a favorite stop for caravans on the Silk Road.

  • Stop at Sarmish to view petroglyphs and continue to Nurata to visit the Chashma spring with its sacred fish and a small Namazgah mosque.

  • Lunch in Nurata with a local family, then continue along highway M37 towards Soba. In the Kyzylkum desert, meet with gold prospectors to learn more about metals.

  • Dinner and overnight in a local family’s house (4-5 people per room, with sheets and blankets provided, bring your own towels).

 

Day 6: Sentob – Samarkand (road – 220 km)

  • After breakfast, departure to Samarkand.

  • Lunch with locals in a village.

  • Stop at Khartang to visit the mausoleum of Al-Bukhari, the creator of the Sufi line still present in Jerusalem.

  • Continue to Samarkand through steppe and mountainous landscapes.

  • On arrival in the capital of Timur (Tamerlane), a first evening visit to the famous Registan (15-16th century), a magnificent square that houses three madrasas, decorated with dazzling pottery, symbolizing the evolution of Timurid architecture.

  • Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 7: Samarkand

  • Early morning visit to the Timurids’ mausoleum in the Guri Amir.

  • Return to the hotel for breakfast.

  • Meeting with an Uzbek shaman. Q&A session.

  • Visit to the Bibi Khanum Mosque, full of feminine energy.

  • Siyab Bazaar, the market.

  • Lunch at a local café with products bought at Siyab market.

  • Visit to Shakhi-Zinda cemetery (12th century).

  • Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 8: Samarkand

  • Magical moment at sunrise with an energetic sunrise at the Registan square.

  • Breakfast.

  • Visit to Ulugh Beg Observatory, a place associated with the stars, and the tomb of Prophet Daniel.

  • Visit to the lost city of Afrasiab and its small museum.

  • At the Registan square: visit the Golden Mosque Tilia Kari.

  • Lunch at a local restaurant and free time for activities of your choice: shopping (crafts, spices, carpets, semi-precious stones, turquoise, lapis lazuli), walks, visits.

  • Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 9: Samarkand – Tashkent (train)

  • After breakfast.

  • Transfer to the train station for the high-speed train, departure at 17:00, arriving in Tashkent at 19:00. Transfer to the market for spices or caviar, then to the hotel.

  • Farewell dinner featuring tastings of local products and overnight at the hotel.

 

Day 10: Tashkent – Istanbul (flight) or another destination

  • Depending on the schedule of return flights and the chosen airline, transfer to the airport.

  • For Turkish Airlines flights, departure at 4:05 to Istanbul.

Included in the price:

  • Private car with driver from airport to airport

  • French-speaking guide

  • Nights in a hotel in a double room with breakfast

  • Day 5: Dinner with locals in Nurata and Sentyob

  • Train ticket from Samarkand to Tashkent in second class

  • Entrance fees to museums and sites according to the program

Not included in the price:

  • International flights and internal flight Tashkent – Bukhara (additional 80 EUR if booked through us)

  • Repatriation insurance

  • Meals unless otherwise stated

  • Tips, permission to photograph and film at sites

Registration and rules:

Registration for this trip will be confirmed after written confirmation and payment of a deposit of 30% of the total trip price. An invoice indicating the prepayment method will be sent to you by email after you accept the offer. The remaining amount must be paid one month before the departure date without any reminders from our side. If you register less than one month before departure, you will be asked to pay the full amount upon accepting the offer.

Cancellation by the client: In case of cancellation on your part (for any reason), more than 40 days before departure, the amounts paid as a deposit will be refunded to you, except for a fixed fee of 50 EUR per person (application fee and bank charges).

After 40 days before departure, the following deduction scale will apply:

  • From 40 to 22 days: 25% of the trip cost

  • From 21 to 15 days: 50% of the trip cost

  • From 14 to 8 days: 75% of the trip cost

  • Less than 8 days: 100% of the trip cost

Please note: in case of cancellation on your part, kindly inform us as soon as possible by email or fax, as the date of receiving the cancellation will be used to calculate the refund.

Any trip interrupted or shortened by the participant for any reason will not result in any refund.

Cancellation by Roksi Sam Travel: Cancellation may occur due to circumstances imposed and beyond our control (political unrest, security issues, etc.). In such cases, the cancellation will be made by Roksi Sam Travel in full, but no other compensation will be provided.

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