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One-Day Samarkand City Tour

Registan Square, Samarkand
Ulugbek Madrasah, Samarkand
Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand
Siab Bazaar, Samarkand
Fruits at the Siab Bazaar, Samarkand
Vegetables at the Siab Bazaar, Samarkand
Flatbread, Traditional Uzbek Bread
Shakhi Zinda Necropolis, Samarkand
Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Samarkand
Ulugbek Museum, Samarkand
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Tour Details

1 day

from $90 / per person

Prices

Econ
1 person $270
2 persons $160
3 persons $140
4 persons $120

Prices are in $ per person and for larger groups are available upon request

Description

A city tour of Samarkand will give you an in-depth glimpse into the most beloved and mystical city in all of Uzbekistan. Its history can be traced back more than two millennia and its ornate, blue-tiled domes, having weathered centuries, still speak of the glorious city that it once was. With such magnificent attractions as the Registan, Gur Emir, Ulugbek Observatory and Shakhi Zinda, Samarkand is well worth the visit and will certainly not disappoint.
There’s so much to see and do in Samarkand, it can be hard to know where to begin. When you join the one-day Samarkand City Tour, you’re guaranteed to see its most famous and spectacular sights with a knowledgeable and experienced local guide to answer all of your questions along the way.

Program

Tour Itinerary

Your private city tour of Samarkand, led by an experienced, local guide, will include the following:

  • Tour of the spectacular Registan Square, the social and commercial center of Samarkand for centuries. The square includes three madrasahs: Ulugbek Madrasah (15th century), Sher-Dor Madrasah (17th century) and Tilla-Kori Madrasah (17th century);
  • Walk along a boulevard lined with workshops and souvenir stores to reach Siab Bazaar, where you can sample or buy sweets, fruits and Samarkand’s famous bread;
  • Visit Bibi Khanum Mosque, built by Tamerlane for his favorite wife;
  • Explore Shakhi Zinda (Living King) complex, constructed gradually between the 9th-14th centuries. Climb the blue-domed path and explore more than 20 small mausoleums that line the broad alleyway;
  • Continue sightseeing at Mausoleum of Gur-Emir – the resting place of Tamerlane and Ulugbek;
  • Drive to the Ulugbek Observatory to see the remains of a 14th-15th century sextant;
  • Tour the Ulugbek museum.

Tour duration: approximately 6 hours

Includes

Price includes:

  • Private, local guide;
  • Entrance fees to the sights as per itinerary;
  • Transport throughout the city tour.

Prices

Persons Economy
1 person $270
2 persons $160
3 persons $140
4 persons $120

per person

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Reviews

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Antonio Catalano Italia · October 2022

Everything was as good as in my expectations in my city tours. A particular mention goes to the guides in Bukhara and Samarkand. If i will return to Uzbekistan i know who to contact. Best regards and thank you again for all your assistance.
Tashkent - guide Flora, Khiva - guide Аlimardan, Bukhara - guide Saodat, Samarkand - guide Farida.

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Sophie Queffurus UK · October 2019

Our tour guide Nusrat in Tashkent was also very good and a very jolly and knowledgeable person.
The guide Temur today in Samarkand was very good and very friendly. We are looking to our tour on Friday.
Thanks the guide Jahongir in Khiva arrived and was very good thank you.
The guide Maksad in Bukhara was also very good and a lovely person.
Thank you very much for organizing our tours. We had a great time in Uzbekistan!

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Dalal and Katia Brazil · June 2019

Two day Tour Bukhara and Samarkand. We are writing to thank you for the tour.
Your country is beautiful and we hope to be back before too long.
The guides were all very good and everything was well organized.
Thank you very much. We will recommend your services to our friends.

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Raaj Kapilla New Delhi, India · May 2011

This is to say Thank you for all the Wonderful service from all your people and the warm reception that we had from Uzbek People all over at Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand. We enjoyed our stay and learned a lot about the customs, Monuments, Culture, and lifestyles. It was my dream to see all these places that we have been reading about in our history books, specially Bukhara and Samarkand. It was a revelation to know about the Romance of Farhod and Shirin took place here, as we have been hearing about these legendary stories.

Highlights of the Tour:
- Dinner at Registan Restaurant at Samarkand. Great Food, Hospitable Hostess, both the mother and daughter.
- Experience at Hammam at Bukhara. Just took me back to 17th Century.
- Timur's Mausoleum. We cud feel that the Humayun's Tomb in Delhi was Inspired by this architecture.
- All the Beautiful People, it was as if God has created all the best looking people at Uzbek only, it is not that we Indians are not good looking but the beauty was in abundance.
- Cleanliness on the Roads.

Thanks again for everything.

J
Jim Kilcoyne UAE · February 2010

Normally I am a lone traveler, and have explored most of Central Asia already, but Uzbekistan presented many different issues, so came to you for help. You and your company have provided excellent services and made a great holiday possible and ensured that the flow was completely smooth. Some points deserve special mention:

Firstly, Mr. Amal. You provided a great itinerary, and accepted all the changes that I gave you, with my travel partner (s) changing and dates moving almost on a daily basis, in a very professional, as well as easy going manner. Thank you for the itinerary the planning, the visa, and all that went with it, and for making ALL the transfers, meeting, greeting, tours and hotels very smooth. Despite the fact that I made my own arrangements in Tashkent as I was able to use a hotel promotion that you could not compete with, you easily integrated this into the plan.

Mr. Izzat, the driver in Tashkent. He greeted my partner who arrived a couple of days before me and looked after her way beyond anything that I could have expected or have paid for. He acted way above what could have been expected from a professional point of view or of a driver. Please pass on my thanks. All the way through he was early for each collection, looked after us through the doors of every destination, advised where to go in free time, and provided great support. I have hired many drivers throughout the world in my professional and personal travels, and have never met one as professional, easy going, or considerate. I have great shame that I could not raise any cash at the end in Tashkent, due to the banking system there to 'tip' him, may I send something to you to pass along?

Samarkand, Both the driver, and the guide as well as the hotel were great. They professionally showed us around, with the agenda, and adjusted easily to our needs, and looked after us well, despite it being very cold, making great urgency to get through the places to see. The great pity is that we did not have enough time there due to our plans to really take it all in.

Bukhara, Regrettably, I cannot remember the name of the guide! But from the collection from the station, to dropping us off 2 days later, she completely looked after us, took us to where we wanted to go throughout. We had an issue with onward travel plans and adjusted easily to helping us with this for however long it took, being completely flexible, and enormously helpful, whilst keeping great sense of humor. Again, this is far beyond anything that we could have asked for from a guide. Please pass along again our thanks.

The trains were great, and well organized by yourself. It has been a long time since I took a long train ride, and it was fun. We managed an 'upgrade' to get sleep on the way back, and had some fun journeys, that would not have happened if we took car transfer, or even the flight back from Bukhara.

The entire trip was excellent value for money, and completely well organized. I would probably have paid a little more for higher hotels, but it was all pretty good.

I will use your service again should we return to Uzbekistan in the future, there is more to see, and more time is needed than we had available in this trip. However, it will be in the summer! I will of course recommend you wherever I can. Thank you again for providing a great, well organized, and reasonably priced holiday!

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Coral Hill LLC Canada · November 2008

We enjoyed very much our trip to Uzbekistan and would first like to thank you and your team for the excellent organization of all the details. Some specific comments:
Especially we would like to convey to you how very pleased we were with the service and friendship of our driver, Gemma. He was always very helpful and thoughtful, and he was good-natured and within a few days we felt a friendship with him. I hope that you will especially communicate to him how much we appreciated his hospitality and courtesy (and he was also a very good driver and guide!).
The tour guides (i.e., in Samarkand and in Bukhara) were also very good; they were knowledgeable and spoke excellent English and were very courteous.
Also, Rustam, in the mountains, was an excellent guide and we enjoyed his stories about Uzbekistan history and culture. You are very fortunate to have Gemma and Rustam on your team. The horseback riding trek was amazing! … perhaps our favorite day, and you should Maybe give more highlight to this horseback riding trek on your website.
The hotels (Samarkand, Bukhara) were fine. They were clean and comfortable. So, in summary, we enjoyed our trip to Uzbekistan, and I would like to thank you personally for the hard work and commitment in planning and making all of the arrangements. I would not hesitate in recommending OrexCA to other travelers/tourists. I look forward to returning to Uzbekistan someday