Expert opinion
Pluses
- Your date: the tour runs on the date that suits you and the itinerary can be adjusted.
- Beyond the old town: the emir’s summer palace The summer palace of the last emirs of Bukhara, built in the late 19th and early 20th century in a mix of European and Central Asian styles., the Bahauddin Naqshbandi complex and the Chor-Bakr necropolis.
- Guide and tickets: a guide in your language, transport for the day and entrance tickets are included.
Minuses
- Summer heat: you choose the date: July–August (outside the season) highs are 36–37 °C, and the sites are mostly outdoors.
- Meals not included: the programme does not mention lunch, and meals outside it are paid separately.
- Fees on site: photo and video fees at the monuments and tips for the guide and driver are paid separately.
AroundCA numbers
How we counted
By the AroundCA programme: we count only what is written in the day-by-day programme of this tour. If the programme gives no figure, we show nothing.
- Walking
- Light
Walking: Light: three sites in one day (Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa, the Bahauddin Naqshbandi complex, the Chor-Bakr necropolis) with transport between them. No climbs; distances are not given in the programme.
Best time
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
March and November are the start and end of the season: 14–17 °C by day, few crowds and lovely weather. Winters are getting milder, too: very few people, sunny days and pleasant prices.
Cool, fewer people: Jan–Feb, Dec
Better to avoid
Jul–Aug
July–August is outside the season and hot: 36–37 °C by day in Bukhara.
A typical day
A full day with a local guide beyond the old town: the Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa summer residence of the last emir, the Bahauddin Naqshbandi complex and the Chor-Bakr necropolis. Transport for the day and entrance tickets are included; the programme gives no times or order.
What the price includes
What is included
- Guide in your language
- Comfortable transport for the day
- Entrance tickets to the sites on the programme
Not included
- Meals not mentioned in the programme
- Personal expenses
- Photo and video fees at the monuments
- Tips for the guide and driver
Extra cost on site
- Photo and video fees at the monuments
- Tips for the guide and driver
- Personal expenses
Good for
- Travellers who have already seen Bukhara's old town
- Those interested in Sufi heritage and pilgrimage sites
- Couples and families who prefer a private tour
Maybe not for you if
- First-time visitors to Bukhara — start with the Bukhara Highlights tour of the Ark, Kalon minaret and trading domes
Questions about this tour
What is included?
Everything that is and isn’t included, and what you pay on site, is in one list: What the price includes
What is not included?
Everything that is and isn’t included, and what you pay on site, is in one list: What the price includes
Which places does the tour visit?
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa, the summer residence of the last emir of Bukhara, the Bahauddin Naqshbandi complex and the Chor-Bakr necropolis.
Can I choose the date?
Yes, the tour runs on the date that suits you, and the itinerary can be adjusted.
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Private tour · full day
Bukhara — Discovery
Beyond the old town: the emir’s summer palace, a Sufi shrine and the «city of the dead».
from $87 per person
Guide, transport, tickets
Private tour
Programme
What you will see
A private full-day itinerary with a local guide.
- Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa — the summer residence of the last emir of Bukhara
- Bahauddin Naqshbandi complex — one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Central Asia
- Chor-Bakr necropolis — known as the «city of the dead»
Price
Price and what is included
Price — $87 per person. The exact price depends on the number of travellers and is confirmed at booking.
Booking
How to book
- Send a request via the form on this page, by email hello@aroundca.com or on WhatsApp. Reply within 24 hours.
- The tour runs on the date that suits you; the itinerary can be adjusted.
A private tour on the date that suits you — with a local guide.
