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Samarkand One Day Tour: Explore Historical Wonders from Tashkent
4.8
212 Ratings
Samarkand
Discover the rich history and cultural heritage of Samarkand on a thrilling one-day tour from Tashkent. Visit iconic landmarks such as the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Registan Square, and Shah-i-Zinda necropolis.
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Gur Emir Mausoleum - A masterpiece of Islamic architecture of medieval East
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What's Included
- Lunch included
- Entrance tickets provided
- All transportation covered
What's Not Included
- Travel Insurance
- Personal Expenses
Additional Information
This is a great chance for tourists to discover Samarkand. If you are presently in Tashkent and do not have ample time to scour Samarkand, this day trip provides an opportunity to immerse yourself in global culture and history, offering an excellent travel experience. The journey commences from your Tashkent hotel, where you board a swift train to Samarkand. Accompanied by your guide and driver, embark on a city tour. Attractions include Gur-Emir Mausoleum, Registan Square, Bibi Khanum Mosque, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, and the Ulugbek Observatory. Conclude the day with a train ride back to Tashkent.
- The tour starts at 7-8am. We pick up all travelers from hotels in Tashkent and transfer to Tashkent Railway Station departure to Samarkand by high speed train. You will meet the driver and guide in Samarkand Railway Station. Tour ends around 5-7 pm and you will be transferred back to Samarkand railway station departure to Tashkent by high speed train. We will pick you up from Tashkent Railway Station and transfer to your hotel.
- Note: On rare occasions when the high-speed train is unavailable, we will replace this with the most-comfortable class of regular train.
Location
Gur Emir Mausoleum
Oksaroi St. 1,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(212 Ratings)
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Mingkong_c
Jun 17, 2024
Amazing architecture - Shohrux is a wonderful guide, who shows you the best of Samarkand at comfortable pace with detailed explanation, takes great photographs and carries an umbrella. The timing for express train, lunch and transfer is perfect.
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Wingtung919
Jun 12, 2024
Hospitable!! Good experience :D - The whole team of the supplier Gotouzbekistan is very hospitable and friendly! We actually joined 2 day tours (i.e. Samarkand and Khiva day tours) organised by this supplier. The tours themselves were well organised with helpful drivers and staff as well as knowledgeable tour guides! My friend and I were in good hands and we really enjoyed these two tours :D
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Narimaq
Jun 11, 2024
Uzbekistan, the charm of Central Asia - We loved Uzbekistan
The monuments are magnificent, the inhabitants charming and smiling.
We stayed in guest houses near the sites whether in Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva with breakfast included it was great in Tashkent We took the hotel a little disappointing
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688abdulbasitp
Jun 10, 2024
Amazing expereince - I would like thanks the team for their professionalism, punctuality and support thorughout the trip. Everything was was well planned and the guide (Mahigul) was very well versed with history. site seeing was amazing and the trip went execptionaly well.
Thankyou and big thumbs up to the team. Keep up the good work
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Marco57roma
Jun 5, 2024
BRILLIANT IDEA: The Silk Road. - Excellent visit, both as a city and as a guide who led us by the hand, day after day to discover Samarkand.
Suggestive site full of history, comparable to the best ancient cities in the world.
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Kartik_g
Jun 2, 2024
Well organized trip to a beautiful place - I wanted to visit Samarkand and booked this trip at short notice. I wanted an all-inclusive package that takes care of everything from pick-up at my hotel to dropping me back and everything in between. I was not disappointed. The trip is organised by GoToUzbekistan, and is well conducted. They delivered on all they promised, on-time.
The tour guide, Ms. Mokhigul, was very knowledgeable and helpful. She teaches English at the local university and is a native of Samarkand. All this helps bring this beautiful, historical place alive.
Overall, highly recommended.
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Bijay1234
Jun 1, 2024
A pleasant day in Samarkand - First of all, it’s nearly impossible to get the fast train ticket to Samarkand.
So booking through this agency, gave me the luxury of making a last-minute booking, which otherwise would have not happened.
Regarding the Service, it was top class. The car reached the hotel on time to pick me up.
I was very happy with the tour guide Mahigul, who showed us Samarkand.
She was exceptional and very knowledgeable.
The lunch was at a very basic restaurant, but nonetheless spectacular. I really enjoyed it. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone wishing to explore Samarkand in a day.
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654shivakumarm
May 28, 2024
Very good experience… - It was very well organised. The guide presented the history of Samarkhand very well throughout the tour. I would strongly recommend this tour.
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827viktoriias
May 26, 2024
Welcome to the fairy tale - + Just amazing. Samarkand will impress even experienced travelers. Just visit it! A few words about the tour. We had an extremely positive and intelligent local guide Sevinch, who met us at the train station, and made our tour super interesting and unforgettable. Transportation was excellent too. High speed trains and a very comfortable minibus with the air conditioning in Samarkand (the driver was very nice and professional). After the tour our guide helped us with the train tickets and escorted us to the train. In Tashkent a nice guy Ali was waiting for us with ordered taxis.
- There's a thing that should be improved - communication before the tour. Me and other tourists were trying to contact the organizers a few times asking the questions about our return tickets and there were no proper response or some general answers. Also, I haven't received any pick up info before the tour, but at 6:45 in the morning I had a call that taxi is waiting outside my hotel. I was almost ready, however, it was a bit strange.
To sum up - go to Uzbekistan, go to Samarkand and after all I can highly recommend this tour operator. My general experience is 5/5
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Markus027
May 24, 2024
Perfect way to experience Samarkand from Tashkent - Fantastic experience. The company arranged for my train travel and my ride to the station. When I arrived in Samarkand, Moha and the driver were waiting. Moha was wonderful. Very smart and personable. Answered all my questions, gave incredible insight and took amazing photos. She’s very proud of her beautiful country and I felt that same pride during my trip. After the tour, she took me to the station and I was met back in Tashkent and returned to my hotel. Perfect day
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