Overview
Uzbekistan was the homeland of some of the most respected scholars in Islamic history. This six-day private pilgrimage visits their shrines in Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara at a calm pace, with prayer times built into each day and halal lunches throughout.
You will see the Uthman Quran in Tashkent, pray at the memorial complex of Imam al-Bukhari near Samarkand, and visit the Seven Pirs of the Naqshbandi order around Bukhara, including the complex of Bahauddin Naqshband himself.
Your trip is organised by Khikmatilla, a licensed Uzbek tour guide and founder of Tashkentguide DMC, with local licensed guides in every city.
Highlights
- Imam al-Bukhari memorial complex outside Samarkand
- Bahauddin Naqshband complex and the Chor-Bakr necropolis in Bukhara
- The Uthman Quran at the Khast Imam complex, Tashkent
- Shrine of Abdulkhaliq Gijduvani on the road to Bukhara
- Halal lunches and flexible timing for daily prayers
Prices are per person, private tour, and fall as your group grows. Single room supplement: US$160.
What's included
- 5 nights in 4* hotels (DBL/TWIN) with breakfast
- Afrosiyob economy train tickets Tashkent–Samarkand and Bukhara–Tashkent
- 4 halal lunches
- Entrance fees to the shrines and sights listed
- Welcome pack
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver for all transfers and sightseeing
- Licensed English-speaking local guide (other languages on request)
- 0.5 L bottled water per person per day
- 24/7 support from our Tashkent team during the trip
- International flights and visa fees (many nationalities enter Uzbekistan visa-free)
- Dinners and drinks unless listed
- Camera/video fees at monuments
- Early check-in and late check-out (standard check-in 14:00)
- Tips and personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Modest dress required at all shrines (headscarf for women)
Meeting and pickup
Tashkent airport or your hotel in Tashkent
Tashkent
Pickup from your hotel or the airport in Tashkent.
Itinerary
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Day 1 · Arrival in Tashkent
Airport welcome and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon visit to the Khast Imam complex – the Barakhan and Muyi Muborak madrasahs, the tomb of the scholar Kaffal Shashi and the Uthman Quran – followed by the white-marble Minor mosque. Overnight: Qushbegi Plaza 4* or similar.
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Day 2 · Tashkent – Samarkand (Afrosiyob train)
Early Afrosiyob train 774 (06:30–08:48). Drive 25 km to the memorial complex of Imam al-Bukhari, compiler of Sahih al-Bukhari, for ziyarat and prayer. Back in the city, visit the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, linked to Qusam ibn Abbas, cousin of the Prophet (pbuh). Overnight: Medina Hotel 4* or similar.
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Day 3 · Samarkand
Visit the mausoleum of Imam al-Maturidi, founder of the Maturidi school of theology, and the shrine of Khoja Daniyar. Continue to Gur-Emir, the Bibi-Khanym mosque and Registan square. Overnight: Medina Hotel 4* or similar.
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Day 4 · Samarkand – Gijduvan – Bukhara (road, approx. 280 km)
Drive west to Bukhara. On the way, stop in Gijduvan at the shrine of Abdulkhaliq Gijduvani, first of the Seven Pirs. In Bukhara, continue to the complex of Bahauddin Naqshband for prayer and ziyarat. Overnight: Plaza Luxury 4* or similar.
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Day 5 · Bukhara – train to Tashkent
Morning at Chor-Bakr, the family necropolis of the Juybari sheikhs, then the Poi-Kalon mosque and Mir-i-Arab madrasah, still an active Islamic school. After lunch, Afrosiyob train 767 (16:11–20:31) to Tashkent. Overnight: Qushbegi Plaza 4* or similar.
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Day 6 · Departure
Breakfast and transfer to Tashkent airport.
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before departure: 100% refund.
- Less notice than that, or a no-show: 0% refund.
Times are local Tashkent time (UTC+5).