THE PATH OF FAITH: PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY SITES OF UZBEKISTAN
Prayer, spiritual guidance, and a special sacred atmosphere
A profound spiritual journey through the lands where the traditions of Islam, Sufism, and Eastern religious thought were formed. The route unites ancient shrines, mausoleums of great theologians, and powerful spiritual places that pilgrims have sought for centuries.
Arrival in Tashkent. Meeting and hotel check-in. Rest after the journey. Overnight at the hotel. Tomorrow the pilgrimage route through the holy sites of Uzbekistan begins.
Pilgrimage tour to the spiritual landmarks of the capital of Uzbekistan. Program includes: the Hazrati Imam complex with the ancient Quran of Caliph Uthman, Kukeldash Madrasa, Khoja Ahrar Vali Mosque, and the memorial complexes of Sheikh Hovendi Takhur, Zaynuddin Bobo, and Zangi-Ata — one of the greatest Sufi masters of the region. Prayer and lunch breaks during the route. Return to the hotel. Free evening. Preparation for the journey to Samarkand.
Transfer to Samarkand. Pilgrimage tour of the city’s main sacred sites. Program includes: Hazrat Khizr Mosque, the Shah-i-Zinda ensemble — the burial place of Qusam ibn Abbas, the mausoleum of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, the Khoja Ahrar Vali complex, the Abdi Darun and Abdi Birun complexes, the mausoleum of Amir Timur (Gur-Emir), and the Ruhabad Mausoleum. Prayer and lunch breaks. Return to the hotel. Free time.
Transfer to Bukhara with visits to important spiritual centers along the way. Program includes: the Makhdumi A’zam complex, the mausoleum of Imam al-Bukhari, the mausoleum of Qasim Sheikh, the mausoleum of Mir Sayid Bahrom, and the complexes of Abdukhaliq Gijduvani and Muhammad Arif ar-Revgari — outstanding representatives of the Sufi tradition. Prayer and lunch breaks. Arrival in Bukhara, hotel check-in.
Pilgrimage tour of the holy sites of Bukhara and its surroundings. Program includes: the complexes of Mahmud Anjir Faghnavi, Ali Rometani, Muhammad Bobo Sammasi, Said Amir al-Kulol, and the mausoleum of Bahauddin Naqshbandi — one of the most important shrines of the Sufi world. In the afternoon — sacred sites of the Old City: the Samanid Mausoleum, Chashma-Ayub, the Kalyan Minaret and Mosque, and the Chor-Bakr necropolis. Return to the hotel. Final evening of the pilgrimage route.
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the railway station or airport. End of the program.