Termez City Tour

Tour Itinerary

A driver and local guide will meet you at your Termez hotel to begin your tour of Termez city and its surrounding territory:

• Kokildor-Ota Khanaka (16th century) - A retreat center for Sufi dervishes, the Kokildor-Ota Khanaka’s architecture reflects a strong Afghan influence.
• Kyrk-Kyz Fortress (9th-10th centuries) – This mysterious structure, with its origins shrouded in mystery, will impress with its more than 50 rooms and complex archeological designs that lead many to believe it once served as a castle.
• Sultan Saodat Ensemble (12-15th centuries) – A memorial complex of mausoleums and mosques built over a long period of time, Sultan Saodat holds the graves of the great Sayyid dynasty of Termez.
• The Archaeology Museum of Termez contains over 114,000 artefacts, including busts of Macedonian warriors, Buddhist replicas and artefacts unique to Termez dating back to the Kushan and Graeco-Bactrian cultures.
• Kara-Tepe – A 2nd-3rd century Buddhist shrine and current archeological site located near the Afghan border.
• Fayaz-Tepe – Buddhist temple complex complete with the remains of sleeping quarters, a kitchen and ancient aqueducts.
• Al-Hakim at-Termezi – Burial vault of the Sufi religious leader Hakim at-Termezi and holy site for religious pilgrims, the Al-Hakim at-Termezi compound holds pristine gardens, a pavilion and a small museum.
• Zurmala is a 12-m high Buddhist stupa, found in the north-east of the ruins of Ancient Termez. It was built in the Kushan era, about I-II centuries BC, when Buddhism was ruling religion in the Central Asian region.

Tour duration: approximately 5-6 hours