Sofi tours through Uzbekistan

Difficulty: 
Medium
Country: 
Uzbekistan
Tour type: 
Linear (begins and ends at different points)
Tour Destinations: 
Tashkent-Bukhara-Samarkand


Arrival in Tashkent. You will be met by Masuma tour driver and transferred to the hotel. Hotel check-in Rest at the hotel after arrival. Free time. Tour discussion.


After breakfast we start our city tour from old part of Tashkent by visiting to
Khast-Imam’s famous mosque and Museum of the Holy Qur’an of Hazrat Usman Gani (RA), Tillya-Sheykh Mosque, Madrasah of Barak-Khan, Mausoleum of Hazrat Abu Bakr al-Kaffal-Shoshi (RA. Lunch in Charsu Bazaar. After rest we visit to Amir Timur Square, Independence Square and Applied Arts Museum. After then Sheykh Zaynuddin Bobo – son of Sheykh Ziya ad-din Djahima Sukhravardi - “sukhraverdiya” tariqat founder. Dinner at local chayxana. Overnight at the hotel


06:00 After early breakfast in the morning departure to the airport. Flight (7.30 am; 2 hours flight) to Bukhara HY-1321. Arrival in Bukhara. You are met by Masuma Tour guide transfer to the hotel. Hotel check-in. We start our tour to the land of 7000 saints. We start our pilgrimage to Seven Sufi scholars of Bukhara. Interestingly all them are located outside of Marvelous Bukhara. Our first destination is Hazrat Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujduwani (the founder of "khodjagon" sufi branch) 40km far from city centre then we visit to Hazrat Arif ar-Riwakri in Shafirkhan region( 50 km) and we continue our tour and visit Hazrat Mahmud al-Anjir al-Faghnavi . Lunch in local chaykhana (traditional café). After rest we drive to Romedan region to visit the burial place of Hazrat Abu Ali Ar-Romitani who was apprentice of Khoja Mahmud Anjir Fagnaviy . Rest and dinner. Overnight in Bukhara.


Breakfast. Early in the morning we start our second day pilgrimage by visiting to the burial of Sheih Akhbor Vali which is located in Kagan district. Continue to Sammas village in the suburbs of Ramitan the tomb of Shaikh Muhammad Baba as-Samasi (q), the distinguished student of al-Azizan, was the Scholar of the Saints and the Saint of the Scholars. Lunch in chaykhana. Afternoon we visit to burial place of Seventh sufi scholar Imamu Tarikatti Shakh Mukhammad Bahau-d Din An Nakshbandi al-Uvaysi al Bukhari (the founder of "nakshbandiya" branch) in Qasri Orifon village ( 10km) Continue our tour to the Mausoleum of Aby Khafs Kabir in Chor –Bakr Necropolis. Rest and dinner. Overnight in Bukhara.


Breakfast. Start our tour from Architectural complex Poi-Kalyan means «Foot of the Great» including Madrassah Miri-Arab, Minaret Kalyan And then continue our tour to Amir- Alim-Khan Madrassah, Ulug Beg and Abdul Aziz Madrassahs as well as Registan Ensemble . Lunch and rest. Afternoon we visit to Ark Fortress and Bolo-Hauz complex. Taqi (trading domes), Kukeldash Madrassah, Lyab-i-Hauz, Nadir Divanbegi, Magoki Attari.
Overnight in Bukhara.


Breakfast. We departure to Samarkand (L=290km; T=4 h) First we visit to Hartang the holy place and burial side of Hazrat Imam Muhammad bin Ismail bin al Mughirah al-Bukhari (RA) who selected as “flawless” more than 7400 hadith to include into the famous “As-Sahih” which is important book after the Koran among the majority of Sunni. And drive to the Makhdumi Azam (Akhmad Khadjagi bin Djamalad-din Kasani Dakhbidi (RA) Sufi philosopher, and a descendent of Hazrat Ali. Rest. Ovenight in Samarkand.


Breakfast . We start our pilgrimage visiting to the Ensemble of Khodja Ubaydullah Akhror Vali, He was the leader of the Sufi order Naqshbandiya. Then continue to the memorial complex of Khoja al Mansoor al Matrudi, Burkhonoddin Margiloni, Bibi Khanum Mosque (biggest Juma mosque) Lunch. After rest we visit to Shakhi Zinda Ensemble (Persian - «The Living King") including Kusam Ibn Abbas (a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w), and more than 20 buildings from XI and XIV cc. we continue our tour to Hazrat Hyzr Mosque. Rest. Overnight in Samarkand.


Breakfast. We start our by visiting to magnificent Reguistan Square, surrounded by its three madrasas, the medrasa Ulugbek (XV c.), the Sher-Dor medrasa (XVII c.) and Tillya Kori with his golden mosque (XVII century.) After that we continue our tour to the Mausoleum Gur-Emir (Persian "Tomb of the King") Rukhabad Mausoleum (1380s). Lunch. Then we move to the other part of city and visit to Mausoleum of Khoja Daniyor (St.Daniel) (XIV, XX cc.), revered by both Muslims and Christians and Jews and last destination for today is the Observatory of Ulugbek the foot of the Chulpan Ata hill. Overnight in Samarkhand


Early in the morning after breakfast departure to Tashkent (L=300km; T=2.2h)by fast train Afrasiyab. Arrival to Tashkent. Visit to the Zangiata mausoleum and burial place of Muslim Sheikh Ai-Khodja . Lunch and free time.

Transfer to the airport. End of tour.

Cost of tour:

Number of travelers

10

16

35

Price per person, in USD.

951

869

816

 

Price includes:
  1. Transport through the tour  (10-16 people – van and minivan; bus for the rest);
  2. Domestic Flight to Bukhara HY-1321
  3. Train tickets fast train Afrasiyab (Samarkand -Tashkent)
  4. Service of English ,Russian, German speaking guides;
  5. Food (h/b)
  6. Accommodation (8 nights –Tashkent – Samarkand- Bukhara)
  7. Entrance tickets
  8. Visa support ( LOI)

 

In cost not included:

- International flights

- The insurance

- The personal first-aid set

- Meals (f/b)

- Extra fees in the tour.