Expert opinion
Pluses
- Your date: the tour runs on the date that suits you and the itinerary can be adjusted.
- Five key sites: Did you know? People still live inside Khiva's museum city Itchan Kala packs more than 50 historic monuments and about 250 old houses inside clay walls 8–10 m high and 5–6 m thick, and families still live and work in its lanes. Read more →, The old fortress-residence of the khans of Khiva, inside the walls of Itchan Kala., Did you know? A 14-metre-wide base for a tower that stopped at 29 m Kalta Minor was begun in 1852 and meant to reach 70–80 m, but work halted in 1855 at about 29 m when its khan died. It is said to be the only minaret covered entirely in glazed tiles. Read more →, the Muhammad Amin-khan Madrasah and Tash-Hauli in one day.
- 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 34–36 °C, on a full day 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
- Medium
Walking: Medium: a full day on foot inside the walled old town, with five sites (Ichan-Kala, Kunya-Ark, Kalta-Minor, the Muhammad Amin-khan Madrasah, Tash-Hauli). Climbs are not mentioned; distances are not given in the programme.
Best time
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
March and November are the start and end of the season: 11–14 °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: 34–36 °C by day in Khiva.
A typical day
A full day with a local guide on foot inside the walls of Ichan-Kala: Kunya-Ark, Kalta-Minor, the Muhammad Amin-khan Madrasah and Tash-Hauli. 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 want Khiva's old town explained by a guide
- Couples and families who prefer a private tour on their own date
Maybe not for you if
- Those who find a full day of walking hard — the whole tour is on foot inside the old town
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
How long is the tour?
It is a full-day tour inside the walled old town of Ichan-Kala.
Can I choose the date?
Yes, the tour runs on the date that suits you, and the itinerary can be adjusted.
Does the price depend on the group size?
Yes, the exact price depends on the number of travellers and is confirmed at booking.
What is Arda Khiva, and can we spend an evening there?
Arda Khiva is a new tourist complex on the shore of Lake Govuk, a short drive from Ichan-Kala, opened in May 2025: 17 hotels and guest houses, a 3,000-seat amphitheatre, restaurants, a bazaar and a canal with gondolas. We can add an evening or a stay there on request.
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Programme and details
Day-by-day route and details
Private tour · full day
Khiva — Ichan-Kala Walk
A full day on foot inside the walled old town of Khiva, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
from $75 per person
Guide, transport, tickets
Private tour
Programme
What you will see
A private full-day itinerary with a local guide.
- Ichan-Kala — the UNESCO-listed walled old town
- Kunya-Ark fortress
- Kalta-Minor minaret
- Muhammad Amin-khan Madrasah
- Tash-Hauli Palace
Price
Price and what is included
Price — $75 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.
