Most-reviewed trip
Small-Group Bukhara Walking Tour
Small-Group Bukhara Walking Tour runs through UzLocalGuide - Travel Guide in Uzbekistan. Rated 4.9 across 633 reviews. Runs 3.5 - 4 hours. From $23.
Bukhara And Khiva Tours
Bukhara and Khiva anchor this section, and the six tours here split between walking the old quarters and heading out beyond the city walls. Two guided walks cover Bukhara's lanes and monuments, one with 16 stops, while Khiva gets its own highlights walk. From Khiva you can also reach a trio of ancient fortresses, or turn the drive to Bukhara into a full day with fort stops and a lake. Free cancellation applies across the board.
The Bukhara Walking Tours
UzLocalGuide runs the Ancient City Guided Walking Tour, a small-group affair of 3.5 to 4 hours from $23 per person, rated 4.9 across 633 reviews. Asiya travel offers the Old Town walk with 16 stops, 3 hours from $15, also rated 4.9 across 203 reviews (see Bukhara Tour Guide). One charges a little more for a smaller group, the other squeezes more stops into a shorter route. Both stay inside the old town core, so neither requires transport. Exact meeting points and start times are listed on each booking page.
Khiva Highlights Walking Tour
4 hours · Tourmania Uz
from $15per personKhiva Highlights Walking Tour runs through Tourmania Uz. Rated 4.6 across 326 reviews. Runs 4 hours. From $15.
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Bukhara Walk, 16 Stops
3 hours · Asiya travel
from $15per personBukhara Walk, 16 Stops runs through Asiya travel. Rated 4.9 across 203 reviews. Runs 3 hours. From $15.
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Three Fortresses Trip, Meal
6 hours · Khiva Advanture
from $84per personThree Fortresses Trip, Meal runs through Khiva Advanture. Rated 4.7 across 151 reviews. Runs 6 hours. From $84.
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Khiva-Bukhara Transfer, 5 Fortresses
10 to 12 hours
from $220(price varies by group size for the fortress transfer)Khiva-Bukhara Transfer, 5 Fortresses. Rated 5.0 across 111 reviews. Runs 10 to 12 hours. From $220.
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2-Day Aral Sea Trip
2 days
from $380(price varies by group size for the two-day Aral trip)2-Day Aral Sea Trip. Rated 4.9 across 61 reviews. Runs 2 days. From $380.
Check availability →Khiva City And The Fortresses
Tourmania Uz handles the Khiva historical highlights walk, 4 hours from $15 per person and rated 4.6 across 326 reviews. Khiva Advanture goes the opposite direction with its Daytrip to Three Ancient Fortresses, 6 hours from $84, rated 4.7 across 151 reviews, swapping the lanes of Itchan Kala for ruins out in the open desert. Free cancellation covers both. If the inner city is new to you, take the walk first and save the fortresses for a spare day.
Choosing comes down to hours and appetite for distance. The Bukhara walking tours and the Khiva city tour run 3 to 4 hours from $15 to $23 per person, ideal for a first morning in either city. The fortress trip out of Khiva costs $84 for 6 hours, while the transfer to Bukhara, rated 5 across 111 reviews at $220, turns a travel day into sightseeing. The Aral Sea option needs 2 days and $380. Ratings run from 4.6 to 5.
Best Rated Tour Here
The Khiva to Bukhara transfer with Top 5 Fortresses and Akchakul Lake holds the strongest rating in the category, a perfect 5 across 111 reviews. It runs 10 to 12 hours from $220 depending on group size, and it turns a long drive between the two cities into the day's main event. Fortress stops come in sequence, with a pause at the lake between them. Free cancellation applies like everywhere else on this page. If your route already connects the two cities by road, this option converts hours of empty travel into the best-reviewed day of the journey.