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Samarkand Day Trip from Tashkent

By Samaria Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is S$471 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 14h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Best for travellers who have a day and do not want to miss a fairy tale city along the ancient Silk Road—Samarkand. Travel by high-speed train between Tashkent and Samarkand and back to Tashkent, train tickets and Door-to-Door Auto Transport Service are included.
An efficient way to see the best of Samarkand's top attractions
Immerse yourself in history of Samarkand with your guide
Enjoy this tour with just you and your private group
Plenty of photo ops of iconic Samarkand landmarks

Activity location

  • Ulugh Beg Observatory
    • 140100, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ulugh Beg Observatory
    • 140100, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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Samarkand Day Trip from Tashkent
  • Activity duration is 14 hours14h
    14h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00
Price details
S$470.77 x 1 AdultS$470.77
Total
Price is S$470.77

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Train ticket from Samarkand to Tashkent
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Train ticket from Tashkent to Samarkand
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English speaking tour guide in Samarkand for the day trip
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle (All transport)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance tickets to the monuments
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Photo and video charges 5 usd (for photography cameras. It is free if travellers use phone cameras)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Duration of the tour is 12 to 14 hours which starts from your hotel in Tashkent, sightseeing in Samarkand, lunch time and driving you back to your hotel in Tashkent.
  • Note: In a high tourist season when the high-speed train is unavailable, we will replace this with the most-comfortable class of regular train.
  • After booking send copy of passport for booking train tickets, please
  • On this tour you visit architectural marvels which have a rich history and important religious sites. It’s recommended to follow a specific dress code when visiting these iconic landmarks. Both men and women should wear clothing that covers their shoulders and knees. Avoid wearing tight, revealing, or transparent clothing. Women should cover their hair with a headscarf or shawl when they enter to holy places.

Activity itinerary

Ulugh Beg Observatory

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
The Ulugbek Observatory (Ulugh Beg Observatory), built by Amir Temur’s grandson astronomer-king Ulugbek in XV century.

Shah-i-Zinda

  • 50m
  • Admission ticket included
The complex Shahi Zinda (“alive king” in Uzbek) from XII-XX centuries. Burial place of royal persons and nobles. One of the most spiritual place in Uzbekistan.

Bibi Khanym Mosque

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
Bibi Hanim mosque XV century. The mosque was built in honour of Temur’s chief wife, Saray Mulk Khanum.

Gur Emir Mausoleum

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
Gur-Amir mausoleum (“the tomb of the king” in Uzbek) from XV century.

Registan

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Registan square (“sandy place” in Uzbek) from XV-XVII centuries. A spectacular architectural ensembles, with fantastic Islamic designs and calligraphy etched into the facades of its mosques and madrassahs.

Ulugbek Madrasah

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Ulugbek Madrasah built between 1417 and 1420is the oldest madrasa in Registan square. This construction work was carried on under Ulugbeg (the Astronomer King, the author of astronomic tables known throughout the world), Temur’s grandson, who was both an eminent ruler and scholar

Tillya Kori Madrasah

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Tilya-Kori Madrasah means Gold-covered madrasa was built in XVII century in Registan square. This is the one madrasa the travellers must go inside: the golden ceiling of the mosque, to the left of the courtyard, is utterly enthralling, and it is this gilt that gives the madrasa its name

Sher Dor Madrasah

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Sher Dor Madrasah means the tiger or lion madrasa built between 1619 and 1636 by Yalangtush Biy, must be one of the most-photographed buildings in existence

Location

Activity location

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    Ulugh Beg Observatory
    • 140100, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Ulugh Beg Observatory
    • 140100, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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