Tour to Samarkand from Tashkent

Period

1 days / 0 nights

Itinerary

Tashkent - Samarkand -Tashkent

Season

All year round

Tour highlights:

Collapse All Expand All

itinerary: Tashkent - Samarkand - Tashkent

Duration: 1 day

Samarkand is the third largest city in Uzbekistan and the administrative center of the Samarkand region (region). The total area of the city is 120 km². The historic center of the city is the Registan Square and Ensemble. In 2001, the city and its historical architectural and archaeological monuments were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the name "Samarkand - a crossroads of cultures."

TASHKENT-SAMARKAND-TASHKENT

Option 1 (by road, 330 km, 4-5 hrs one way)

Meeting at the entrance hall of your hotel. Transfer to Samarkand.

Arrival in Samarkand.

 

Option 2 (by train, 2 h.10 min)

Meeting at the railway station to take train to Samarkand.

Arrival in Samarkand.

 

Meeting with local guide.

You will be met with a signboard * BBS Travel *

The beginning of the city tour of Samarkand:

a visit to the Registan Square (XV – XVII cc.), It was the main city square during the reign of Tamerlane. It is surrounded by three magnificent buildings: Ulugbek Madrasah, Sher Dor Madrasah and Tilla Kari Madrasa.

Gur Emir Mausoleum with a majestic blue dome (XV century), where Amir Timur is buried with his sons and grandchildren.

Bibi Khanum Mosque (XIVc) was built on the orders of Timur to become the grandest building of that time.

Necropolis of Shahi Zinda (XIV-XVvv) - “The City of the Dead” complex of tombs, consisting of 20 mausoleums.

A visit to the Observatory of Ulugbek (XV century),

 

Transfer back to Tashkent by road or by train.

End of services.

  • Transportation services through the tour
  • English-speaking local guide
  • Entrance fees for all mentioned monuments
  • Train tickets: Tashkent- Samarkand - Tashkent (economy class)
  • Meals
  • Photo and video charges
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Any personal expenses
  • Other services not mentioned in the itinerary

Conditions:

NOTE:

  1. For booking a tour is important to provide a copy of passports and airline tickets of tourists.
  2. Cancellation of the tour ordered more than 3 months before the arrival date: 2 months before - without penalty, 1.5 months before - 30% of the tour cost, 30 days before - 50% of the tour cost, a week before -100% of the tour cost. In case of ordering a tour in less than 30 calendar days, an advance payment of 100% is required and non-refundable.
  3. Transport services:

- Chevrolet Lacetti sedan car (1-2 pax)

- Hyundai Grand Starex minivan (3-5 pax)

- Toyota Hiace minibus (6-9 pax)

- Toyota Coaster, Mercedes Sprinter, Mitsubishi Rosa (10-15 pax)

- Golden Dragon, Yutong buses (more than 15 pax)

All cars are licensed and air-conditioned.

  1. To obtain visa support, you must send a copy of your passport and a certificate of employment on company letterhead. For an electronic visa, follow the link e-visa.gov.uz
  2. All guides are certified by the State Tourism Committee.
  3. The price for the tour may change due to increasing of the cost of air / train tickets, hotel rates, an increase in the price of fuel for cars, and other factors affecting the pricing of a tour.
  4. In case of prepayment for the tour less than 50% of the total cost of the tour, the tour operator keeps the right to change the price considering the situation on the market.

 

Share this tour

Similar Tours