Ancient Penjikent and Sarazm Tour
Tour Details
1 day
from $110 / per person
Description
Penjikent and Sarazm Day Tour is an informative tour in a welcoming town which offers ample history and culture to the few tourists who take the time to appreciate its value. Your private guide will walk you through Sarazm, ancient Penjikent and the noteworthy Rudaki Museum, explaining the significance of unmarked exhibits and landmarks, and complete the trip with a tour of present-day Penjikent’s most significant sites which provide a glimpse of life in the city today.
Program
Tour Itinerary:
In the morning your driver and guide will pick you up from your Penjikent hotel to start your tour of Penjikent’s greatest sites:
- Republican Museum of History (Rudaki Museum), which has eight exhibition halls on archaeology, nature, history, culture, lifestyle, Tajik customs and the life of Rudaki, the founder of Tajik-Persian classical literature.
- Central Mosque and Olim Dodkhoh Madrasah, originally from the Middle Ages and rebuilt in recent times, it now serves as the city’s main mosque and a popular gathering place for locals.
- Penjikent Bazaar – a bustling bazaar at the junction of the city’s main roads, complete with all the standard goods and Tajik souvenirs.
- Ancient Penjikent (5th century BC), a labyrinth of walls and passages decorated with amazing murals, the site includes foundations of houses, Zoroastrian fire temples, a cemetery and reconstructed living spaces.
Continue you tour and drive to the settlement of Sarazm (15km, 15min), a UNESCO World Heritage Site and sprawling ancient city, known to have been founded by 3500BC. The excavation site is divided into three sections and still holds intact structures of palaces, temples, altars, homes, city walls and paved roads.
Return to your hotel. End of the Penjikent and Sarazm Day Tour.
Tour duration: approximately 4 hours
Includes
Price includes:
- Private, local guide;
- Entrance fees to the sights as per itinerary;
- Transport throughout the city tour (1-2 sedan, 3-8 minivan).
Prices
| Persons | Economy |
|---|---|
| 1 person | $270 |
| 2 persons | $140 |
| 3 persons | $120 |
| 4 persons | $110 |
per person
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Reviews
Guide was knowledgeable and driver was good. I enjoyed the museum. Food at restaurant was excellent. It was good to see Tajikistan but I might add few more things to the day trip. Guide was telling me how some beautiful lakes are just a short drive. I would add a lake visit to the day trip, by leaving hour earlier for pick up. Mountains were quite beautiful.
I have very much enjoyed my trip to Uzbekistan. History, people and culture are amazing and I am glad the UZBEKISTAN government has opened up the country. Nice to see locals getting jobs and making your economy better.
Wonderful day yesterday. Thanks very kindly. Guide Vazira was excellent and she spoke good English. Learned a lot of information about Bukhara and saw amazing architecture.
Not sure if tour companies give feedback to government tourism board but I would suggest the government implement a day pass for all the sites in Bukhara and Samarkand. It’s quite difficult to constantly pay for each historical location. Give foreigners one price say $25 USD to visit everything in Bukhara and same price in Samarkand. Each pass is valid for three days. Thanks again for everything.