Khiva Walking Tour
Name of the Program:
Khiva Walking Tour
Introduction:
The “City of a Thousand Minarets”, “Open-air Museum”, “City as 1001 Nights of Shahrazad”. – The first city in Central Asia that was accepted into the world heritage list of UNESCO. – The most authentic city in Central Asia. – The only city in Central Asia that stands on the same place where it was founded. – The city has 2 Khan’s residences, more than 10 minarets, more than 20 madrassas, about 5 mosques and mausoleums of saints and etc.
Included:
- Professional Guide.
NOT Included:
- Upstairs to minarets
- Entrance tickets to all the specified objects (multiple)
- Entrance ticket to panoramic view tower (from where you can see the whole city, multiple)
- Personal and other expenses that are not mentioned in the program
Languages:
- English;
- Spanish;
- Italian;
- French;
- German;
- Turkish;
- Russian.
Price:
From $81
(per group up to 2).
Itinerary:
Start point: Main gate of the city (Western gate – Ata Darvaza).
Start Time: 09:00 (summer recommended start earlier)
Duration: 4-5 hours.
Description:
– Muhammad Aminkhan medrese (the largest in this territory).
– Kalta Minor minaret. – Kunya Ark (ancient citadel – panoramic view tower, coinage yard, summer and winter Khan Reception).
– Muhammad Rahimkhan II medrese.
– Djuma mosque (columned mosque, more than 120 carved columns). – Tosh Hovli Palace (second Khan Palace with Harem, summer and winter Receptions, secret corridor, Special Reception, gift car of Tsar Alexander III).
– Kutlug Murad medrese (museum of surrealist paintings). – Allakulikhan medrese.
– East Gates + Said Niyaz mosque and medrese.
– Islamkhudja complex (symbol of Khiva, medrese-applied art museum, minaret – the tallest minaret in this region).
– Islamkhudja school (first modern and secular school).
– Pahlavan Makhmud complex (cherry in the cake of your visit).
– Along the way we have the opportunity to see how the local bread is prepared in a clay oven (not guaranteed, it depends on luck.
Useful tip:
In summer, the start time of the tour can be changed on request and we recommend wearing hats.
There are a lot of stairs in the city. The stairs in the minarets are 35-45 sm of high.
In spring and autumn, we recommend booking restaurants in advance as the city is small and there are few good restaurants and all of them are booked in advance.
– High recommended taking photos of the sunset on Panoramic View Tower