Two-Day Samarkand City Tour

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.

Continue sightseeing in Samarkand with a trip to the following:

• Excavation site and museum of the ancient city of Afrosiab;
• Mausoleum of Khodja Daniyar, believed to be the Koranic and Biblical prophet Daniel, whose remains were brought here by Tamerlane;
• Drive to Konigil village to observe the traditional way of making Samarkand paper from mulberry leaves;
• Excursion to the Oriental Silk carpet factory in Samarkand.