Experience the best of Bukhara
Bukhara is an ancient Silk Road city in Uzbekistan, with a World Heritage old town of domed bazaars, madrasas, minarets and a walled fortress.
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Bukhara lies in the desert of central Uzbekistan and was a major city of Central Asia on the Silk Road for centuries. Its old town, a World Heritage Site, is a maze of lanes with brick domes, mosques and madrasas. The Kalyan Minaret, a brick tower of 47 metres built in 1127, rises beside the Kalyan Mosque and the Mir-i-Arab Madrasa, and the Ark, a walled fortress on a mound, was home to the city's rulers.
The Samanid Mausoleum, from the ninth or tenth century, is a masterpiece of early brick architecture, and Lyabi Hauz is a plaza around a pool shaded by mulberry trees, with teahouses and madrasas on its sides. Three domed trading halls once held the bazaars for hats, jewellery and money changers. Chor Minor, a gatehouse with four small minarets, stands in a quiet lane to the east, and the burial place of Bahauddin Naqshband, founder of a Sufi order, is east of the city.
Plov, rice cooked with lamb, carrots and spices, samsa baked in a clay oven, shashlik and green tea are the staples of a meal, and round, stamped non bread comes warm from the bakeries. Spring and autumn are the best seasons, summers are extremely hot and winters cold. Craftsmen still make gold-thread embroidery, known as zardozi, and silk carpets.
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Questions about Bukhara
- What is there to do in Bukhara?
- We list 79 experiences in Bukhara. The largest groups are city tours (10), day trips (10).
- What is the most popular experience in Bukhara?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "Best of Bukhara: All Day Private Old Town Tour", rated 4.9 out of 5 from 74 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Bukhara take?
- The typical experience in Bukhara lasts about 6 hours; the middle half run between 4.5 hours and 48 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Bukhara?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 87% of the 79 experiences we hold for Bukhara. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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