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Day 03

Alexander’s Legacy and Craftsmanship:
Yurt Camp – Nurota – Gijduvan – Bukhara

• Breakfast in the yurt camp and departure for Bukhara. • En route, you will stop to visit the Nurota Fortress, an ancient bastion rebuilt by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE. There, you will also see the sacred Chashma Spring. According to legend, it was discovered by the Prophet Job. Still considered a place of healing by locals, it has also long been a major pilgrimage site for Muslims (45 min visit). • Lunch in Nurota in a traditional house (local cuisine). • Visit the Ceramic Museum in Gijduvan. Ceramic making workshop. • Afterwards, your journey will take you to the ancient city of Bukhara.

• Breakfast in the yurt camp and departure for Bukhara.
• En route, you will stop to visit the Nurota Fortress, an ancient bastion rebuilt by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE. There, you will also see the sacred Chashma Spring. According to legend, it was discovered by the Prophet Job. Still considered a place of healing by locals, it has also long been a major pilgrimage site for Muslims (45 min visit).
• Lunch in Nurota in a traditional house (local cuisine).
• Visit the Ceramic Museum in Gijduvan. Ceramic making workshop.
• Afterwards, your journey will take you to the ancient city of Bukhara.

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