Professional guide and driver. Beautiful city with full of history - The trip was amazing. Our driver Javlon picked us up from our hotel on time and the ride to and from Shahrisabz was safe and comfortable. Our guide Mrs Firuza was fabulous. She spoke fluent English. She grew up in Shahrisabz and so knew a lot about the place and the people. She was passionate to tell us interesting stories about the monuments and history. She showed us the local life and helped us interact with the locals. I would highly recommend this trip.

Amazing Guide and History - Mrs. Firuza was an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable and kind. She made the history come alive and was very passionate about her country's history.

Shahrisabz and Takhtakaracha Pass - Shahrisabz itself is interesting if you are interested in Amir Timur, but the view from Takhtakaracha Pass over looking Tajikistan border is even more worth a visit.

Very enjoyable tour. Highly recommend. - This was such a lovely trip. The teacher brought her students of English and Japanese and we had a very informative tour, learning about the history, Amir Timur and trying different foods in the bazaar. They did everything to make us happy. Would highly recommend. As other reviewers mentioned, the driver does not speak English but this was not a problem for us. We had photo stops on the way to Shahrisabz to see the mountains and on the way back we were tired out from the lovely day out.

Delightful 1 day tour… - Delightful experience. Brand new car, friendly and polite driver. Ms Firuza was the guide: knowledgeable, amicable, relatable and patient . Her English was perfect and very easy to follow. She helped me to interact with local people and even we shared some laughs. I gain another perspective of Amir Timur.

Quaint little town. Can be overlooked. - Had Firuza as my guide. She is lovely, knowledable and takes pride in her history and heritage. The sights itself is contained in a fairly small area and doesnt take more than 2-3 hours to cover. The drive from Samarkand is about 2 hours each way with some interesting viewing points along the way. 4 stars seems just about apt. If one is short on time, this tour can be skipped.

The drive to Shahrisabz... - The drive to Shahrisabz takes around 2 hours and is one of the experiences. the views of the moutains are spectacular and stunning. We met our guide in Shahrisabz who was very enthusiastic and spoke perfect English. She explained in great detail the history of the town and you can see how passionate she is to host visitors to her city. She had two wonderful students with her who bonded really well with my little son and practiced their English with him.

A day well spent. - The driver was on time, but speaks no English. I was under impression that the guide will be with me from the start, but turned out I will meet the guide in Shahrizabz as she is a native of the city. She brought her student with her to practice her English and we made a short video of me and the student conversing in English. It was the cutest thing ever! 😂 My guide Firoza was amazing, she truly is passionate about her hometown and the history, so listening to her story was a delight. She even gave me chocolate, shawl, and perfume as New Year gift and it was really touching 🥺 The tour was short, as most places are reachable by foot, we stopped for lunch and went to the local bazaar and I ended up buying a bunch of dried fruits and nuts. They're so cheap and fresh and tasty! The drive from Samarkand to Shahrizabz was lovely, passing through the mountain and it was covered with snow. The driver stop twice to let me take few pictures. He was so kind, I really wish we can converse more coz I'm sure he has lots of interesting life story. Don't even know his name but my guide says he's of Tajik and Iran descendant. Please do send my best regard to the mister.

Short Day Trip - The driver was great and very helpful. Even though he was not an English speaker, it was great to have him. The tour guide Fairuda was just ok rushing us and not personalizing it at all. We were not impressed.

Interesting - It's interesting to know the history. The tour was okay. The driver doesn't speak English, but the guide speaks English well. The guide brought along her two English students and it was fine with me. The drive from/to Samarkand was longer than my actual stay in Shahrisabz. Lunch was expensive.