# One day in Bukhara: an itinerary in the best order

> Old Bukhara is compact, and one day is enough to walk all of it. In the morning — Chor Minor with its four turquoise towers and the square round the Lyabi-Hauz pool, then the 16th-century covered trading domes. Lunch by the Poi-Kalyan ensemble with its 1127 minaret and the Mir-i-Arab madrasa. After lunch — the emirs' citadel, the Ark, and the Bolo-Hauz mosque with its carved columns. Walks take 3–11 minutes.

Web page: https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/in-1-day

## Plan

1. [Chor Minor](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/chor-minor.md) — YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 20 min · Free from outside
   ↓ 11 min on foot
2. [Lyabi-Hauz](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/lyabi-hauz.md) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · Free
   ↓ 8 min on foot
3. [Trading Domes](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/bukhara-trading-domes.md) — YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free
   ↓ 3 min on foot
4. [Mir-i-Arab Madrasa](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/mir-i-arab-madrasa.md) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 20 min · Free; usually no entry past the foyer
   Lunch break, about 1 h
   ↓ 3 min on foot
5. [Kalyan Minaret](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/kalyan-minaret.md) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · Square free, mosque ≈ 15,000 UZS
   ↓ 8 min on foot
6. [Ark of Bukhara](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/ark-of-bukhara.md) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · ≈ 60,000 UZS for foreigners
   ↓ 4 min on foot
7. [Bolo-Hauz Mosque](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/bolo-hauz-mosque.md) — YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 20 min · Free

Total with walks: 6 h 37 min

## What to see in Bukhara in one day

The route crosses the old town from east to west: from Chor Minor to Lyabi-Hauz, through the trading domes to Poi-Kalyan and on to the Ark. Every walk takes 3–11 minutes.

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## The trading domes

Four 16th-century covered bazaars stand on the street between Lyabi-Hauz and the Kalyan minaret: Toki Sarrofon, Toki Telpak Furushon, Tim Abdullah Khan and the largest, Toki Zargaron. They sell carpets, knives, textiles and souvenirs — haggling is normal.

## Where to eat

Lunch in the plan is by Poi-Kalyan; for dinner go to Lyabi-Hauz, where cafés and teahouses ring the pool.

## Is one day in Bukhara enough?

For the old town, yes. The 10th-century [Samanid Mausoleum](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/samanid-mausoleum) is in a park near the Ark, and outside town are the emir's summer palace [Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/sitorai-mokhi-khosa) and the [Chor-Bakr](https://yesgo.io/uzbekistan/bukhara/chor-bakr) necropolis — all in the 2-day itinerary.

## Tips

- For mosques and mausoleums cover shoulders and knees; women need a headscarf.
- People haggle in the trading domes.
- The Kalyan mosque courtyard is about 15,000 sum; the square by the minaret is free.
- Uzbekistan uses the sum (UZS). Cards work in the cities, but bazaars, taxis and small ticket desks prefer cash. Many monument prices are unofficial — check at the desk.
- In summer walk in the morning and evening — the afternoon is hot.

## Questions

### Is one day in Bukhara enough?

For the old town, yes. The summer palace and Chor-Bakr need a second day.

### What to do in Bukhara in one day?

Chor Minor, Lyabi-Hauz, the trading domes, Poi-Kalyan with the minaret and Mir-i-Arab, the Ark and Bolo-Hauz.

### Can I see Bukhara on my own?

Yes: the old town is compact and all on foot.

### How much is the Ark of Bukhara?

About 60,000 sum for foreigners, by unofficial data.

### How much does this itinerary cost?

Only the Ark and the Kalyan mosque courtyard charge; the rest is free.

### Can I go inside the Mir-i-Arab madrasa?

Usually not: it is a working school, and visitors see the portal and domes.

### Where to have dinner in Bukhara?

Around the Lyabi-Hauz pool — cafés and teahouses by the water.

### How many days do I need in Bukhara?

One for the old town, a second for Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa and Chor-Bakr.

### Is it good with kids?

Yes: the Ark and the trading domes interest children.

### Is it good in summer?

Yes, if you walk in the morning and evening.

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