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The Essentials
Group Size
15 maximum, plus Group Leader
Prices
GBP EUR AUD NZD USD CAD £2,560 ¬3,770 $6,390 $7,290 $5,120 $5,370
Accommodation
Hotels & Guesthouses - 32 nights (twin share). Yurt - 1 nights (twin share). A single supplement is not available on this journey.
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Meals
35 in total. Breakfast (33), lunch (2).
Local Payment
(See Essentials)
Travel by
4 wheel-drive jeep or mini bus/van: subject to group size. Local Flight: Between Khiva and Tashkent. Other: for Scheduled Sightseeing we generally use small minibuses, and for City Exploring we use local taxis, public transport, underground metro and go on foot (some easy day walks).
USD - $400
Dates
Tashkent to Delhi
(code MCTD) 2008 Start 26 Apr 07 Jun 19 July 30 Aug Finish 29 May 10 July 21 Aug 02 Oct
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Sightseeing Day. 20 Kashgar Visit the old town and bazaars, Id Kah Mosque and Abakh Hoja Mausoleum, with its green tiled dome one of the best examples of Islamic architecture in Kashgar. Explore the wonderful Sunday Market where little has changed over the centuries. Days 21-22. Irkeshtam Pass to Osh Beyond the city lie the high passes of the Tien Shan Mountains, gateway to Central Asia. Departing Kashgar we steadily climb through the Tien Shan to the Irkeshtam Pass enroute to the Kyrgyz town of Osh. Days. 23-25. Fergana Valley Strategically located at the western gateway to the Fergana Valley, Osh prospered with Silk Road trade until the Mongol armies destroyed the city in the 13th century. Continuing through the valley we visit the silk producing town of Margilan with its large bazaar and the potters town of Rishton before travelling to Kokand and Tashkent. Day 26. Tashkent Despite its many historical rulers and influences, among them the Arabs, Mongols and Timurids, many aspects of Tashkent today reflect its most recent conquerors - the Russians. (Leave Tashkent: If terminating in Tashkent your program finishes after breakfast on day 27.)
Reverse Itinerary Tashkent to Delhi
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Scheduled Sightseeing is part of the itinerary and includes all transport, entrance fees and English speaking local guide. The main highlights and attractions of this journey are the incredible mountain scenery along the way and Central Asias stunning architecture, however 'Scheduled Sightseeing' is provided in the following cities: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Amritsar, Lahore, Peshawar, Karimabad (Hunza), Kashgar, Osh, Fergana Valley, Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Full details in the Trip Dossier. City Exploring is further sightseeing outside the itinerary guideline, with the Group Leader.
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2009 Start 25 Apr 06 Jun 18 July 29 Aug
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Finish 28 May 09 July 20 Aug 01 Oct
Delhi to Tashkent
(code MCDT) 2008 Start 29 Apr 10 Jun 22 Jul 02 Sep Finish 01 Jun 13 Jul 24 Aug 05 Oct
Local Payment
Your Local Payment is the final balance payment of your tour price and is to be paid directly to your Group Leader at the Pre Departure Meeting on day 1 of your tour. The Local Payment is utilised by your Group Leader to pay for various locally provided services.
Day 1 - Join Tashkent Day 2 - Tashkent then to Khiva Day 3 - Khiva then to Bukhara Day 4 - Bukhara Day 5 - Bukhara Day 6 - Bukhara to Samarkand Day 7 - Samarkand Day 8 - Samarkand Day 9 - Tashkent Day 10 - Tashkent to Fergana Day 11 - Fergana Day 12 - Fergana to Osh Day 13 - Osh to Sary Tash Day 14 - Sary Tash to Kashgar (Irkeshstam Pass) Day 15 - Kashgar Day 16 - Kashgar Day 17 - Kashgar to Tashkurgan Day 18 - To Karimabad (Khunjerab Pass) Day 19 - Hunza Day 20 - Hunza to Gilgit Day 21 - Gilgit to Chilas Day 22 - To Swat (Shangla Pass) Day 23 - Swat to Peshawar Day 24 - Peshawar Day 25 - To Islamabad via Taxila Day 26 - Islamabad to Lahore Day 27 - To Amritsar Day 28 - To Delhi Day 29 - To Shekhawati Day 30 - Shekhawati to Jaipur Day 31 - Jaipur Day 32 - Jaipur to Agra Day 33 - Agra to Delhi Day 34 - End Delhi
Days 27-28. Samarkand To the fabled city of Samarkand - the turquoise spangled capital built by Tamerlane and completed by his grandson Ulug Bek. No city is so evocative of the Silk Road as 'golden' Samarkand. We have two days to explore this remarkable city of which much has been said, written and dreamed about. Day 29. Samarkand The Registan is the most spectacular architectural ensemble in Central Asia. Made up of three madrasas (places of learning) and a mosque, this beautiful square is inspiring. Other highlights include Shah-i-Zinda, the narrow alley of tombs and mausoleums, Bibi Khanym Mosque and the Ulug Bek Observatory. Days 30-31. Bukhara. Bukhara is alive with history, the Ark Fortress, the Samanid Mausoleum, one of the worlds oldest monuments and the Kalyan Minaret standing at 47 metres makes it one of the tallest in Central Asia. At the covered bazaars, rugs, silks and spices are still sold and traded in a time-honoured tradition dating back centuries. Lose yourself in the old town. Wander through the alleys and backstreets or relax with the locals and pass the time at a chaikhana (tea house) in Labi-Hauz. Days 32-33. Khiva Across the vast open plains of the Kyzyl Kum Desert to Khiva. A living museum with mosques, madrasas and caravanserai crowded within its walls, Khiva's highlights include the Kunya Ark - former residence of the khan, the beautiful Kalta Minar Minaret and the extraordinary Tash Khauli or stone palace. Our night in Khiva will be spent within the old walled city - Ichan Qala. Day 34. Tashkent A last chance to explore the old town and Chorsu Bazaar. This incredible journey, tracing the path of defeats and victories, of births and deaths, ends where it all began.
Z B E K I S TA N Khiva
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Visas
Required for India, Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Sundowners will provide all required invitation letters and full visa support including detailed visa guidelines.
2009 Start 28 Apr 09 Jun 21 Jul 01 Sep
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Finish 31 May 12 Jul 23 Aug 04 Oct
Experience in the region
Sundowners has been running journeys across India and Pakistan since the 1960's. We were one of the first travel companies to make the crossing from China to Kyrgyzstan over the Pamirs and have had an extensive program in Uzbekistan since 1994. Many Sundowners staff have travelled this route.
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Trip Dossier
Our dossier provides further information about this journey and is available on request: Call Sundowners or your agent, or visit www.sundownersoverland.com
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Tashkent
K Y R G Y Z S TA N Osh Irkeshtam Pass Kashgar Hunza Khunjerab Pass CHINA Besham Islamabad Amritsar Dehli Jaipur INDIA Agra
Fergana Bukhara Samarkand
Khyber Pass Peshawar
Lahore PA K I S TA N
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