Short tour Samarkand from Tashkent

Tour itinerary: Tashkent - Samarkand - Tashkent

Season: all the year round

Days: 2 | Nights: 1

Welcome to Samarkand!

Two days tour to Samarkand from Tashkent - a great chance to have a small trip to this beautiful city of Uzbekistan and acknowledge more about home of Temur the Great

Day 1

Tashkent – Samarkand

Treffen Sie sich mit Ihrem Tourmanager in der Lobby. Sie haben Zeit, die Tourdetails zu besprechen.

06:30 Transfer to the Central train station in Tashkent.

07:30 Departure for Samarkand by train “Afrosiyob”

09:30 Arrival in Samarkand. Meeting, transfer to the hotel to drop off bags and to meet with the guide.

- Gur Emir Mausoleum – a burial vault of Timur the Great and his descendants is decorated with gold ornaments and is considered as one of the most significant sights of the world;

- Continue to the famous Registan Square – heart of Samarkand and real masterpiece of Central Asian medieval architecture, consists of three grandiose buildings: Ulughbek Madrassa, Madrassa Sherdor and Madrassa Tilla Kori;

- Bibi Khanim Mosque – the biggest medieval building in the city was one of the most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world in 15th Century;

- Shahi Zinda Necropolis – unique complex of Mausoleums formed by standing on both sides of the cenotaph (an imaginary grave) of the Muslim saint Abbas ibn- Kussam;

- Samarkand bazaar – Siyab.

Transfer to the hotel.

Leisure time in the evening. Overnight.

Day 2

Samarkand – Tashkent

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Continue sightseeing program in Samarkand (6 hours):

– Ulugbek’s Observatory – the finest astronomical centers in medieval world was built by order of Ulugbek, an outstanding scholar and astronomer;

– Mausoleum of Khodja Doniyor as Muslims call him, or a biblical prophet Daniel (or Sain Daniel), or Daniel as one of the four great Judaic prophets is the place of pilgrimage not only local residents but also visitors from around the world as it is revered by Muslims, Christians and Jews;

– Paper factory "Meros” in Konigil village that produces unique paper that can be preserved for more than and is used in craftworks,

– Carpet factory “Hudjum” to observe the process of finest carpets weaving.

16:28 Transfer to the train station.

17:28 departure for Tashkent by high-speed train "Afrosiyob"

19:44 Arrival in Tashkent.

Transfer to the hotel/airport. The end of the tour.

Price per person:

Person	Standart	Comfort
1	$390	$420
2-3	$255	$275
4-5	$225	$245
Single supplement	$+35	$+40

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Price included
Not included

– Accommodation in standard twin- shared rooms ;

– Meals: breakfast at hotels;

– All transfers as per program by comfortable tourist class transport including transfers to-from airports and train stations ;

– English speaking professional licensed local guides (2 excursions);

– Single entry tickets to the sites, museums, mausoleums as per program;

– Train tickets: Tashkent – Samarkand, Samarkand – Tashkent (economy class) by tourist train “Afrosiab”/”Sharq”,

– Tourist tax in the hotels per person;

– Fees for the use of photo and video cameras at the monuments;

– Accommodation in Tashkent;

– Meals (lunches and dinners);

– Personal travel/medical insurance, portage, tips, personal expenses and other services not specified under “Tour Price Includes”.

Accommodation

Cities	Standart	Comfort
Samarkand	Ideal / Jahon Palace / Caravan Serail / Malika Prime / Diyora Classic / Zilol Baxt / City	Bek / Boulevard Palace / Arba / Platan / Asia Samarkand / Arhan Palace / Sultan / Grand Samarkand Superior