FAMTRIP2016 August 10-17 November 2-9 Are you interested in the paths of world s civilization? Uzbekistan was a crossroad of three civilizations Western (Egypt, Sumer, Greece, Rome), Eastern (China and Japan), and Southern (India). It is here where you will find the answer to the burning question of today: How can a unique tolerance be achieved? Only tolerant approaches were able to ensure so successful and unprecedented exchange of basic values during two thousand years. Discover Uzbekistan with Uzbekistan Holidays! We invite you to get to know the many different insights of Uzbekistan and hope you enjoy your visit as much as we enjoy sharing our home with you!.
INTRODUCTION Uzbekistan Holidays is delighted to announce that registration for Fam Trip in Uzbekistan is open now! OBJECTIVES Main objective is to introduce Uzbekistan as an attractive tourism destination, underline its strengths and establish long-term and successful partnership. PARTICIPATS REQUIREMENTS Uzbekistan Fam Trip is offered exclusively for professionals in tourism industry and media representatives. You can travel with your wife/husband, friend, or colleague. REIMBURSEMENT Reimbursement of the travel cost (Fam Trip cost, Visa support, Visa consulate fee, international return flight) is valid for 1 person (more details are available on the last page). TOUR DURATION and HIGHLIGHTS 8 days and 7 nights is the ideal duration to discover Uzbekistan, by visiting UNESCO World Heritage cities of Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, and village of Loish (touch the daily life of Uzbeks, living in rural area which is 40 km from Samarkand, cook together, discover the life of rural Uzbekistan) and the capital of Tashkent. The Great Silk Road FAM Trip Itinerary Map FAM Highlights:
UNESCO s World Heritage: Itchan Kala: The inner town of the old Khiva oasis Historical Centre of Bukhara Samarkand Crossroads of Cultures Distinctive capital: Tashkent: the cultural centre of Central Asia Places that made History: Registan: the most beautiful square of the Orient Ulug Bek observatory Ismael Samani and Gur Emir mausoleum Ark Fortress in Bukhara Shah-i-Zinda complex of mausoleums Everyday life in Central Asia: The making of traditional art objects: silk and carpets Valuable cultural insights: information about history and regional traditions Lunch in a typical Uzbek house Our Service Your benefit Experienced local guides for a maximum of 8 guests per group Sightseeing program including all entrance fees Sightseeing tours/guided walks in Bukhara, Khiva, Samarkand, Tashkent Wine and Vodka tasting Special features Safe, clean and well maintained fast speed train from Samarkand to Tashkent Your luggage remains on board during the entire trip All cars air-conditioned while the train runs Excellent food meeting high hygienic standards Entry requirements: Visa for Uzbekistan needed and can be obtained with Uzbekistan Holidays. Health: No vaccinations are prescribed Program and expenses are subject to modifications and amendments. UZBEKISTAN FAMTRIP I T I N E R A R Y DAY 1 Wednesday ARRIVAL/TASHKENT Airport transfer and breakfast included. 10:00 hrs time to start your journey by discovering old city of Tashkent: largest Central Asian bazaar (market), ensemble that includes Friday Mosque with the Holy Book of Quran (VIIc.) one of the oldest in the World, Barak Khan Madrassah, Mausoleum Kaffal-Shash and Khast-Imam Square. Lunch at a restaurant. Business visits (hotels and restaurants). Welcome Dinner. RAMADA TASHKENT HOTEL 4*
DAY 2 Thursday KHIVA Morning flight from Tashkent to Urgench (Gateway to Khiva). Domestic flight HY1051 by Uzbekistan Airways (departure from Tashkent at 0715, arriving time in Urgench at 0855). Transfer to hotel. Full day of discoveries: Djuma Mosque (Xc.), Makhmud Pakhlavan Mausoleum (XIV c.), Muhammad Rahim-khan Masrasah (XIX c.), Islam Khodja complex (XX c.), Kalta-minor Minaret (XiX c.), Muhammad Amin-khan Madrasah (XIX c.). Business visits during the tour (hotels and restaurants), Lunch and dinner at local restaurants. ASIA KHIVA HOTEL 4* DAY 3 Friday KHIVA BUKHARA Departure to most the one and only Emirate in Central Asia Bukhara. We will pass the desert of Kyzyl Kum (the red sand desert). You will enjoy the view of the wild nature, the lunch will be served on the way in a local chaykhona (café). Arriving in Bukhara in late afternoon. Check-in to hotel. Dinner. DEVON BEGI HOTEL 3+*
DAY 4 Saturday BUKHARA Full day of discovering the most mysterious of caravan cities with fascinating narrow streets and monuments: Poi Kalyan Square, which consists of the XII c. Mosque and Minaret Kalon. Visiting the Madrassahs of Ulugbek and Abdulaziz Khan, ancient trade domes and Mosque Magok-i-Attari, former Zoroastrian temple, Lyabi Hauz Square with its Madrassah and Caravan-Saray. Lunch at a restaurant. Time for seeing Mausoleum of Samanids, one of the oldest monuments of architecture of the IX-X centuries in Central Asia, Citadel Ark, former residence of the Emirs of Bukhara and Bolo-Hauz Mosque with its twenty pillars. Business visits during the tour (hotels and restaurants), Dinner. DEVON BEGI HOTEL 3+* DAY 5 Sunday LOISH SAMARKAND Moving towards the capital of Tamerlane city of Samarkand. On the way, we will stop at a tradition Uzbek house. It is not a place on the tourist map. We will spend few hours together with a family, cook together, share the spirit of friendship. After the lunch, we will move on to Samarkand. Arriving late afternoon. Check-in to a hotel. Dinner at a restaurant. MALIKA PRIME HOTEL 3* DAY 6 Monday SAMARKAND Discover the pearl of the Orient - Samarkand, which evokes a magical name, loud, but speechless invitation to Asia. Excursion to blue-and-golden Mausoleum Gur-i-Amir Mausoleum of Tamerlan greatest conquer and brilliant politician, whose empire
spread from modern Turkish Anatolia till the Great Walls of China. The Registan Square is a great complex of Mrza Ulugbek, Sher-Dor Madrassahs and Tillya- Kori Mosque. Lunch at a restaurant. Moving on to breathtaking view of Bibi Khanum Mosque, the biggest Mosque of its time all over Central Asia, followed by visiting one of the largest Bazaar in a Silk Road times - Bazaar Siab, the most colorful and busiest place in the city. The Necropolis of Shah-i- Zinda, ruins of Ulugbek Observatory. GRAND DINNER AND DISCO. MALIKA PRIME HOTEL 3* DAY 7 Tuesday SAMARKAND-TASHKENT Ongoing trip to the village of Koni-Guil, 8 km away from Samarkand to visit the workshop of tissue paper. Participation in the production of IX c. piece of paper. Visit the manufacture of silk carpets to observe all stages of the manufacture of carpets. Departure to Tashkent. Lunch on the way in a mountain area. Arriving in Tashkent late afternoon. Dinner. DAY 8 Wednesday Departure to Tashkent International Airport for return flight. END OF THE TOUR and OUR SERVICES. We wish you a pleasant flight! TASHKENT/DEPARTURE
FAM Trip details: TOUR COST: Cost per person (dbl/twn) $519 Domestic flight (A-320 Economy seat only) $97 Visa support fee $25 Consulate Visa fee (depends on nationality) $65 Hotel suppl. charge for a single room occupancy $207 Please, note that all prices shown are per traveler in USD. Price includes: Accommodation Breakfasts Dinner (day 1), Lunch (day 5), Grand dinner (day 6) Transportation and transfers (land) according to the program (A/C) Guide Entrance fees (museums and sightseeing) All visits fees and excursions mentioned in the program 1L mineral water per day / per person Price excludes: International return flight Camera State tax (~$10 in local currency at certain places) Tips for hotel staff, guides, drivers, restaurant or café staff, etc. Personal expenses. ACCOMMODATION: Tashkent RAMADA TASHKENT 4* Khiva ASIA KHIVA 4* Bukhara DEVON BEGI 3+* Samarkand MALIKA PRIME 3* FAM cost, international return flight, VISA expenses are subject to 100% refund, after booking a group of 6 travellers with us! What is FAM in Uzbekistan? Watch what tourism professional think about Uzbekistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnddp6xxznw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv9go4tabmk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6lek8dbijk RESERVATION AND CONDITIONS: For reservation and booking your trip, please contact Uzbekistan Holidays agent by contact details provided below. Please keep in mind that confirmation cost equals to 30% of a total amount of invoice. Payments are available in USD (United States dollars) currency by bank transfer. Rest of 70% must be paid 30 days before arrival of the traveller(s). For last minute booking (less than 30 days before departure), payment must be done along with the reservation. Cancellation and refund policy: penalty of $65 per traveller is charged by Uzbekistan Holidays if the cancellation is made between 30-20 days before arrival date, rest of the deposit amount is refundable. If the cancellation is made 19-15 days before arrival date 50% of total cost penalty is occurred. If the cancellation is made 14 or less days before arrival 100% of total tour cost is non-refundable.
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