Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Summer Combo Tour

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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Ashgabat with white marble buildings lit up by brightly coloured neon lights, Ashgabat is a truly spectacular place after dark
- Visit Nisa, a UNESCO site which was once the capital of the Parthian Empire
- Discover Dashoguz, Uzbek border and Khiva
- Explore Samarqand is likely to be the famous and spectacular Registan Square which is flanked by three beautifully decorated
- Visit Romanenko Fashion Show House, a place that is difficult to describe
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Trip includes
- LOI and registration in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
- All transport according to the itinerary
- Local English speaking guide
- Western YPT guide
- Accommodation according to itinerary in twin/double share
- Entrance fees to all sites outlined on the itinerary
- Breakfast every day
- Dinner on Day 6
Itinerary

Meet your local and YPT guides at Ashgabat International Airport.
Driving tour of Ashgabat's main sites including Independence Park and Independence Monument, the Monument to the Constitution, the Arch of Neutrality, Lenin Park, Ertogrul Ghazi Mosque and the Al...
Arrive early in the morning at Turkmenbashy train station.
Head straight into the desert to Yangykala Canyon. Most Turkmens don't even know that this place exists, but once you've been there you'll start calling the Grand Canyon the “Pretty Good Canyon”. In 4x4...
Drive to Kipchak to see the resplendent Turkmenbashy Mosque, where Turkmenbashy is buried beside his mother, father and two brothers in their white marble mausoleum.
Continue on to Kow Ata, in the outskirts of Ashgabat. This natural underground thermal spring i...
Continue North to Dashoguz.
Pass through the ruins of Darvaza village.
Cross the border into Uzbekistan.
Meet your local guide at Shavat border crossing and drive to Khiva.
During our tour of Khiva we’ll visit the Kunya Ark, Kalta minor, Mu...
Drive to Bukhara, known as the “Holy City”, crossing the river Amu Darya and the Kizilkum Desert.
Explore the main sites of Bukhara in the afternoon.
We'll visit the Samanid Dynasty Mausoleum, Lyabi Hauz Square, Bolo-Hauz Mosque, the elegant blue-tiled U...
In the morning, enjoy some free time in Bukhara to look around anything you'd like to re-visit, or just relax.
Drive to Samarqand in the afternoon.
Arrive in Samarqand in the early evening and we'll make our first stop for some wine tasting at the Khovre...
Explore the main sites of Samarqand.
Once known as the “Pearl of the Muslim World”, Samarqand is a city synonymous with the Silk Road, full of towering minarets, shimmering domes and home to a splendid technicolour bazaar, which you will have time to wander aro...
Drive to Tashkent, Uzbekistan's capital city.
Despite certain likenesses between Tashkent and Ashgabat, with their wide boulevards, artificially manicured lawns and pristine facades in front of crumbling buildings, Tashkent is a vibrant capital city with lots t...
Away from the grand avenues, we'll explore the narrow lanes and mud brick houses and madrassahs of the old town, before visiting the huge Chorsu Bazaar, an incredible open-air complex.
Visit the Tashkent TV Tower for fabulous views of the city.
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Airport transfers according to your flight times.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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What's excluded
- Travel arrangements to Ashgabat at the start of the tour, and from Tashkent at the end of the tour
- Visas for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
- Meals other than those stipulated (allow up to $10 per meal)
- Drinks at meals
- Single supplement for accommodation ($165)
- Tips for guides (not obligatory, and up to your personal discretion)
- Any other personal expenses such as souvenirs
- Travel insurance
Accommodation
All cancellation notices must be received in writing and will become effective as of the date of receipt by us. Tour refunds will be calculated based on the information contained in the following table:
Days will be Percentage Refunded (of full tour price)
42 days in advance is 100%
26-41 days will be 50%
11-25 days is 25%
2-10 days is 10%
0-1 days will be 0%
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