Travel to Kyrgyzstan

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Travel to Kyrgyzstan www.kosmostrip.net 1 DAY Friday Amsterdam - Tashkent Depart from Amsterdam to Tashkent via Istanbul 2 DAY Saturday Tashkent - Khiva Arrival in Tashkent Transfert to the hotel and accomodation Breakfast in the hotel Morning rest Visiting of modern part of the city with its big squares, green parks and administrative buildings including the Independence Square, the Square of Amir Temur and the Square of Alisher Navoi Ballet and Opera House. The continuation of the visits to to historical part of the city : Places of visits: Friday Mosque and Kaffol Shoshi Mausoleum, Kukeldash Madrasah Lunch The vivid place of the old city - Chorsu bazaar where craftsmen selling traditional dresses and an assortment of oriental souvenirs. Transfer to Tashkent Domestic flights Airport 18:20 Flight to Urgench by HY 1057 20:00 Arrival in Urgench , transfer to Khiva (30 km) Dinner and overnight in the hotel 3 DAY Sunday Khiva Breakfast in the hotel This day you will discover this unique medieval city Khiva on foot. Khiva is an open-air museum of history. The ancient city attracts millions of visitors its beautiful overview with legendary Kalta-Minor minaret which should have become the biggest and highest minaret in Central Asia, the Juma Mosque with 212 wooden carved columns (XVIII c), “old fortress” Kunya Ark (XVII-XIX cc) and the beautiful mausoleums of the former rulers. Lunch at Tchayhana during the visit. After lunch you will visit a Mausoleum of Pahlavan Mahmud who is considered the saint protector of the city, Islam Hodja complex , Tash Khauli - twelfth summer residence of the Khiva khans (XIX c.), and Harem . Dinner Overnight in the hotel 4 DAY Monday Khiva - Shavat-Dashoguz - Ashgabat Breakfast in the hotel Depart to border Uzbekistan –Turkmenistan Pass the border Visit to Kunya Urgench Kone Urgench is located about 100 km northwest of Dashoguz. Today it occupies about 650 ha. The city of Biruni and Avicenna, al Farabi and al Khorezmi was located on the caravan routes which lead from Sogdiana (Samarkand, Bukhara) and Khorasan (Merw, Bactra) to the Caspian Sea and Russia. The importance of Kone Urgench was recognized by UNESCO, which awarded the site World heritage status in 2005. Mausoleum of Soltan Tekesh (early XIII c.) The building is notable for its remarkable conical dome, decorated with blue glazed bricks and rather high portal, decorated with stalactite design. The mausoleum has a square base, with walls 11,5 m in length. Soltan Tekesh (of the Anushtegin dynasty) was the shah of Khorezm from 1172 till 1200. Mausoleum of Il Arslan (late XII c.) The mausoleum is located next to the mausoleum of Khorezm shah Tekesh. The conical dome of this mausoleum is very Khorezmian. On the main façade we can not see any strong indication of the portal. Three separated niches above the main entrance are decorated with terra-cotta stucco decorations, representing floral designs. Il Arslan was the shah of Khorezm from 1156 till 1172. Evening flight to Ashgabat . Arrival in Ahgabat and transfer to the hotel Overnight in the hotel 5 DAY Tuesday Ashgabat Breakfast in the hotel City tour including visit of National Museum, Drive to Nissa (UNESCO). Located on a natural high platform at the foothills of the Kopetdag Mountains, the urban site of Nissa thanks its importance to the early Parthian rulers who took over control of the area from the Seleucids in the middle of the III c BC. Under Parthian rule the fortified territory (Old Nissa) was protected by 43 defense towers, and was called Mitridatkert (literally: fortress of [Parthian] king Mithridat). Hellenistic influence is clearly visible in the building architecture, sculptures and other interior decorations found at the site. A circular temple-hall where remains of a stone altar were found indicates the location for Zoroastrian worshipping. The most magnificent artifacts found till date at what is believed to have been the treasury is a large collection of ivory rythons. These can be admired at the National Museum in Ashgabat. Contrary to fortresses at other Silk Road centers in the region life in Old Nissa ceased by the end of Parthian rule (III c AD), but its shahristan (New Nissa) continued to fulfill an important trade and crafts function until the mid-19th century. Old Nissa has been enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007. The visit to Independence Park, Neutrality Arch, Ahalteke Horses and Earthquake monuments, and Turkmenbashi-Mosque-Mausoleum Dinner at the local resturant Overnight in the hotel