Penjikent – Khujand Tour

Tour itenirary: Penjikent → Khujand

Season: all year round

Days: 3 | Nights: 2

A short tour to elder Tajik cities - Penjikent & Khujand, two places that are older that most of Uzbekistan cities, places that saw Alexander the Great, Sogdianians and living Silk Road golden age.

You will see the ruins of old Penjikent, Sarazm Important bird area, Timur Malik's fortress and many other sights of Tajikistan.

Welcome to Central Asia!

Excursion

Day 1

Day 2

Penjikent – Khujand

Breakfast at the hotel.

Start sightseeing tour in Penjikent visiting:

-The Sarazm Important Bird Area (UNESCO World Heritage) lies downstream of the city on the tugay-vegetated floodplain of the river.

- The archaeological site of the ruins of old Penjikent - a walled inter-city (2500-years ago) that was a Sogdian trading city on the Silk Road.

Transfer to Khujand via Istaravshan town, 78 km southwest from Khujand.

Istaravshan is one of the most ancient cities of Tajikistan (more than 2500 years). Ancient name Cyropolis founded by Cyrus the Great in 544 BC as a boarding fort of the Achaemenid Empire.Overview sightseeing in Istaravshan visiting:

- Mazori Sharif mausoleum;

- Kog Gumbaz madrasa (16th century);

- Kuhi Mug, the ruins of the ancient fortress.

Arrival in Khujand, check-in the hotel.

Resting time in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3

Included

Single entry tickets to the sites as per program;
Transport: all transfers according to the program, in comfortable tourist class transport with air conditioning, including transfers hotel-checkpoint-hotel in Uzbekistan;
Tourist tax.
Accommodation in standard double rooms in hotels in Penjikent and Khujand;
Meals: breakfasts at hotels in Penjikent and Khujand;
Services of a accompanying guide in Tajikistan;

Not included

Personal / medical insurance, personal expenses and any other services not listed in the "Included" section.
Air tickets for international flights;
Fee for using photo and video cameras at attractions and museums

Price per person:

Number of persons	Standart
1	$1155
2-3	$715
4-5	$545
6-12	$485
Одномест. разм.	$55

Accommodation:

Almaty
Standart: Best Western Plus Atakent Park , Rahat Palace , Kazzhol , Kazakhstan
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Notes

- Check-in 14.00, check-out time 11.00. No early check-in/ late check-out is included unless indicated;

- Please note that the tour price does not include seasonal VAT 15 %, VAT can be added to the basic tour price.

- Please note that the drivers do not speak English or can speak only basic English;

- All the changes in the basic itinerary, the timing for transfers depending on the international flight departure/arrival time are to be discussed and pre-agreed;

- Please note that the train trip/s can be replaced for transfer/s by car depending on train tickets availability and trains schedule;

- After the date of publication, any changes in the hotels, air/train ticket prices, tax increase, and exchange rate fluctuation may influence the tour prices;

- Anur Tour is not responsible for the force majeure occasions (weather conditions during the tour, repairing-reconstructing works at some parts of roads, government restrictions).