Bukhara- Visits to the mausolea of Sayf al-Din Bukharzi and Buyan Quli Khan, the 19th-century palace, Sitarah-i Mah-i Khassah and the Baha al-Din Sufi centre. A range of textile and craft activities from suzani embroidery to carpet weaving are practiced in the old town and you can watch or take part.

Shahr-i Sabz, Samarkand - Drive to Shahr-i Sabz, birthplace of Timur and his second capital. Visit the colossal arch that remains from his Aq Saray ‘White Palace’, the 14th-century Jahangir Mausoleum and three 15th-century mausolea - the Kok Gunbad, the Gunbad-i Sayyidan and Dar-al Siyadat. Visit the famous silk embroidery factory and a family of carpet weavers en route to Samarkand.

Samarkand- Visit the beautiful Gur-i Amir with its tile decorations and jade slab of Timur’s cenotaph, the magnificent Registan Square, the State Museum and the Bibi Khanum Friday Mosque. Afternoon visit to the remarkable Shah-i Zindah complex and the famous observatory of Ulugh Beg.

Samarkand- Visit the Afrasiyab Museum with wall paintings and ceramics from the 7th to 13th centuries. Continue to Ishrat Khanah, Khvajah Ahrar and Abd-i Darun. Free afternoon.

Samarkand, Tashkent - Morning return to Tashkent. Free afternoon.

Tashkent/ London - Return flight to London.