Tiled portal and dome of the Bahauddin Naqshband memorial complex near Bukhara

Private tour · Bukhara

Bukhara Outskirts — Emir's Palace and Bahauddin Naqshband

The places just outside Bukhara that most visitors miss — the last Emir's summer palace, the shrine of Bahauddin Naqshband and the quiet necropolis of Chor-Bakr.

Duration
Half day (about 4 hours)
Group
Private — your party only
Start
Usually from 9:00
Meeting point
Your hotel in Bukhara
Language
English as standard; other languages on request, subject to availability
Price
On request — quoted for your party

Highlights

  • Sitorai Mohi Hossa, the summer palace of the last Emir
  • The Bahauddin Naqshband memorial complex
  • The Chor-Bakr necropolis

Itinerary

  1. Sitorai Mohi Hossa

    The Emir's summer residence, where Central Asian and European styles meet, with its gardens and reception halls.

  2. Bahauddin Naqshband

    The memorial complex of the founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order — a place of pilgrimage still visited by many Uzbek families.

  3. Chor-Bakr

    A walled city of the dead west of Bukhara, with family mausoleums and a mosque in a quiet setting.

  4. Back to the old town

    Return to your hotel around midday.

Included

  • Private guide for about 4 hours
  • Private car with driver
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Bukhara

Not included

  • Entrance tickets
  • Meals, drinks and tips

Good to know

  • Bahauddin Naqshband is a pilgrimage site — dress modestly and follow your guide's advice.
  • Combines well with a half-day walk of the old town in the afternoon.

20% deposit · free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start. Booking terms

More about the city: private guide in Bukhara

Before you go: Samarkand, Bukhara or Khiva · One Day in Bukhara · Photography in Uzbekistan

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