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| Bukhara Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Old Bukhara, "East Line Tour" Old Bukhara, "East Line Tour" Dimitriy Amini Bukhara is one of the most famous cities on the ancient Silk Road. Samarkand is maybe a bit more famous, but Bukhara wins hands down when it comes to atmosphere. This city is alive! The old part of town offers an incredible number of sights. The first or last stop of any visit should be the Lab-i-Hauz, a great place to relax, sit, drink tea (or something stronger) and wait for the fountains to start again. Seen from the Lab-i-Hauz the Ark or Citadel is at the other end of town. Between those two are magnificent Koranic schools, impressive mosques and a big tall minaret with a history that will make you shiver... You should also not miss out on visiting the newer part of the city to see how Uzbekistan is lived nowadays, rather than only concentrating on its history. Most of the main historical sights in Bukhara are located together. Try to stay in one of the Bed and Breakfast hotels located near to Lyabi Hauz rather than staying in one of the rather impersonal big hotels. Also, staying in a smaller family-run hotel means that the income goes direct to the local people, rather than to some large company. ____________Sights Edit This [Add Sight] The Ark Edit This Great views over the old city from this impressive citadel. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Lab-i-Hauz Edit This Great place to sit in the shade, drink a tea or even something stronger and wait untill the fountains start again. The kabob at the chaihona is excellent (especially if they have tomatoes), and it's always a treat to watch the boys jump into the hauz from the mulberry trees. Be sure to visit the nearby USAID craft shops, but the prices at the Nodai (I think that's the name...) Caravanserai down the street are better. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] __________Getting Around Edit This Getting around in the old center of Bukhara is easy enough. The main sites are not far from eachother, adn you can easily do it on foot. You are not likely to get lost either, because there are many big landmarks that help you keep track of where you are. When going from the outskirts of town to the center or vice versa you can take a cab or a bus. Most cars double as taxis, so you can just try to flag down any car. _________Getting There Edit This Bukhara is on the main road from Samarkand to Khiva. It is one of the major cities and most long distance buses stop there to drop off passengers and pick up new ones. From Tashkent, there are various ways to get direct to Bukhara. By car or bus, it takes about 9 hours of driving. All tour companies will hire a car for you and if you are new to UZ, this is the easiest way to get there. There are two trains a day from Tashkent to Bukhara (the train station is actually at Kogon about 12km from Bukhara) and the overnight sleeper is probably best; again about 9 hours. There are two daily flights from Tashkent; one at around 930am and one at around 7pm. Costs about 30 USD I think and takes an hour. If you have limited time, flying is best. A good tour of UZ is to fly into Tashkent, and then go straight to Samarkand (6 hours) and then go to Bukhara from Samarkand (3 hours). If you dont plan your route you can spend a lot of time travelling, which is not so great in the heat ____________A perfect day Edit This A perfect day in Bukhara starts at the Lab-i-Hauz. You sit down on one of the benches near the fountain and order breakfast. Probably one of the locals will strike a conversation with you. You might even end up drinking wodka at ten in the morning, but you should try to safe your energy a bit. Do take your time however. This is one of the most relaxing places in Central Asia. When you sit down here it is easy to imagine you have driven a caravan full of priceless goods across the desert. When you get up you are ready to enter the old city. There are a few great Mosques and Koranic Schools to choose from. You can roam about them freely and admire the blue glazed tiles. Look at the stunning Kalyna Minaret, where they used to throw of prisoners. When you have walked around for about an hour or two and have seen the major sights, you can have lunch. After lunch you can go up the Citadel. It is easy to reach by foot. There is a museum in the Citadel and the views over town are great. When you descend back to town, do not go back to the centre, but continue a bit to the market that is just accross the street form the Citadel. See the fresh vegetables and the consumer goods Made in China piled up in the market stalls. Now it is time for some relaxation. Hey! An Uzbek type amusement park is nearby and has a few nice attractions. Go on a ride or two and have a drink in the shade (wodka is okay now). While you are here, you might want to take a walk through the park and admire one of the oldest standing buildings of Uzbekistan, the mausoleum of Ismail Somani. When the sun has set, you are of to a restaurant. Try one of the traditional Uzbek ones, near the Lab-i-Hauz. And then it's sweet dreams! __________Tours and Excursions Edit This It's not easy to find an organization to arrange a tour for you. It's not really necessary either, since most monuments inside the city are within walking distance. For trips to sights just outside of town it's best to find a taxi who can take you up and down. In my experience every other driver will be your taxi driver for a day if the pay is right. [Add New] Jamshed Fayzullaev Edit This Jamshed Fayzullaev Jamshed Fayzullaev photo by: Mark Bickerton Jamshed is a friendly independent tour guide based in Bukhara, but who also organises tours throughout Uzbekistan. He speaks fluent English, Russian, Uzbek and Tajik, and he charges between USD25-35 per day. He can arrange accommodation in Bukhara and elsewhere in Uzbekistan. You can contact him via www.hotelamelia.com or via email on njama120@yahoo.com World66 rating: [rate it] tel: +998 651904355 url: www.hotelamelia.com address: 1 Bozor Hoja, Bukhara email: jama120@mail.ru Private Tours with Zinnat Edit This Zinnat Ashurova can provide custom tours of Bukhara and surrounds. She's very knowledge about the city and it's history. She speaks English and Russian and comes recommended by Lonely Planet as well as many other publications. She adores the city and loves to share her enthusiasm with visitors and can take you to unusual places and enable you to do your own things. Her tours are quite inexpensive for individual tourists and allow you to get closer to the people and the sights. Tours are customised to the interest of the individual. She can be contacted on more.. World66 rating: [rate it] email: zinnat@inbox.ru address: Pushkin st, Bldg 31, Kagan City, Bukhara Region, 706100, Uzbekistan tel: (99865) 190-71-27 |