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Samarkand Tour: Explore Historic Landmarks and Bazaars
4.4
5 Ratings
Тоshkent
Discover Samarkand’s iconic landmarks and rich heritage on a private day tour from Tashkent via bullet train.
Discover Samarkand’s iconic landmarks and rich heritage on a private day tour from Tashkent via bullet train.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Registan - Registan became the city square when the life in Afrosiab stopped. Since that time Registan was reconstructed several times. Today it is surrounded by the three medreses Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillokori.
- Bibi Khanym Mosque - Bibi-Khanym Mosque – named after the wife of Temur and built between 1399-1404 – is one of best-known…
- Registan - Registan became the city square when the life in Afrosiab stopped. Since that time Registan was reconstructed several times. Today it is surrounded by the three medreses Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillokori.
- Bibi Khanym Mosque - Bibi-Khanym Mosque – named after the wife of Temur and built between 1399-1404 – is one of best-known architectural attractions of Central Asia. The Mosque was erected on Timur’s order after his combat of Delhi. The Minaret of the Mosque was supposed to be the tallest.
- Shah-i-Zinda - Shakhi-Zinda Ensemble – (9 -14, 19 centuries) situated on southeastern mound of Afrosiab. This architectural complex consists of 44 tombs in more than 20 mausoleums. The greatest significance of Shah E Zinda is that he was the First cousin of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and resembles the Prophet the most.
- Ulugh Beg Observatory - Ulugbek’s Observatory – observatory of Timur’s grandson. Only the foundations remain but it is truly extraordinary. Ulugbek was an astronomer, scientist and architect. His scientific and astronomical discoveries greatly advanced knowledge in these fields. The only thing that was preserved is a part of huge sextant – major astronomic instrument, the lowest part of which was in a deep trench (11km).
- Afrasiyab Museum - Afrosiab – The ruined site of ancient and medieval Samarkand in the northern part of the modern town. This place always ensured favorable conditions for human settlements. As proof, one can freely walk through the ancient ruins. A museum is in the center of the remains.
- Gur Emir Mausoleum - Gur Emir Mausoleum – As a conqueror there are few that are Tamerlane’s equal, both in territory and legacy left. Today one can visit his tomb in the beautifully reconstructed Gur-Emir Mausoleum (1404-1405, 15-17 centuries) and reflect on his life while looking at the largest piece of jade (greenstone) in the world.
What's Included
- Return Bullet Train Afrosiyob Tickets Tashkent-Samarkand-Tashkent option
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Experienced licensed guide
- Entrance tickets
- Return Bullet Train Afrosiyob Tickets Tashkent-Samarkand-Tashkent option
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Experienced licensed guide
- Entrance tickets
What's Not Included
- Tips for Guide & Driver
- photo & video Museum charge to be paid cash at entrance $1-2/sight
- Tips for Guide & Driver
- photo & video Museum charge to be paid cash at entrance $1-2/sight
Additional Information
It is best to spend a whole day exploring Samarkand - the pearl of the East. Here you can find buildings with their gold leaf interiors, cool courtyards, and colorful bazaars.
- Visit famous landmarks like Registan square, Gur Emir mausoleum, Bibi Khanym mosque, Ulugbek observatory, Afrasiab museum
- Get to know the history, culture and heritage of the…
It is best to spend a whole day exploring Samarkand - the pearl of the East. Here you can find buildings with their gold leaf interiors, cool courtyards, and colorful bazaars.
- Visit famous landmarks like Registan square, Gur Emir mausoleum, Bibi Khanym mosque, Ulugbek observatory, Afrasiab museum
- Get to know the history, culture and heritage of the ancient city
- Please check Uzbekistan entry requirement at Wikipedia on Visa policy of Uzbekistan
Location
Shimoliy Vokzal
Turkiston ko'chasi
Meeting with local Guide at entrance with signboard
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Ramziya_j
Mar 13, 2024
Excellent tour with amazing, charming and knowledgeable guide - Easy to listen guide’s language
Carting, attentive and cheerful guide
Flexible schedule of tour
Enough information is provided to comprehend
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Fitriandika_n
May 16, 2023
satisfying experience! - this private tour was amazing, the car was very comfortable, our tour guide (shokhrukh) was very informative and flexible, he also knew very good spot for taking your pict! overall, we were satisfied with this tour! recommended 👍🏻
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Amir_z
Jan 27, 2022
Everything was organised... - Everything was organised perfect, beautiful city with a lot of very interesting sights, guide was really very friendly, helpful and had a hugh knowledge about the history and sights
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Maciej_m
May 3, 2024
Samarkand with travel problems…. - Samarkand is obviously a must- visit place when travelling to Uzbekistan. We managed to visit the most important parts of old/ancient Samarkand. Tombs, mausoleums, mosques, statues coverted to tourists traps and shops, shops, shops…. Beautiful but quite sad…. Unfortunately, our trip was not as smooth as it could be. When we received a written confirmation from travel agency we were sure that everything is booked. Surprise, surprise….. a day before the trip we got one-way train tickets only. Thanks to hotel staff we arranged on our own taxi to the train station, caught Afrosiab express and reached Samarkanda. We were welcomed by a nice and polite guide, who had no idea why we did not receive return train tickets. She called the office and learnt that they work on this now. Finally, we got two tickets for different trains and timing. Our tour should be cut by 2 hours and participant should travel back to Tashkent separately with different trains. We did not agree and complained. After few hours, the travel agency managed to find two seats in the same train ( one in economy class another one in vip class - vip class is a kind of Uzbek joke, worth nothing). I understand that Afrosiab trains are full in high touristic season and sometimes buying tickets is difficult or impossible but travel agency should never confirm tours if they do not have booked tickets for travel. Now, we will remember mainly travel issues from Samarkand instead of beauty of this place. Travel agency provided us with a knowledgeable guide, good driver, clean car but forgot to book train tickets….
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