Best Of Samarkand In One Day
About this tour
For those who has limited time to spend in Samarkand there is a chance of booking this one day Samarkand tour. Start your day with your certified and experienced guide with driving from your hotel to Amir Temur Mausoleum, one of the most popular monuments in the history of oriental architecture, then go ahead magnificent Registon ensemble, three medieval madrassahs in one place. After delicious lunch of Samarkand cuisine go for a short drive to Konigil village where you will have a chance of observing locals, their everyday lives and crafts, see how paper mill operates as more than a thousand years ago. Return to the city to discover Shahi Zinda necropolis, an encyclopedia of the oriental architecture.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Amir Temur Mausoleum Gur-i Amir Сomplex, Samarqand, Uzbekistan to Shahi Zinda Elite Cemetery (Элитная часть кладбища Шахи-Зинда), Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Start your day by visiting one of the best architectural monuments in Samarkand, Uzbekistan: Gur-Emir Mausoleum. The gem of the orient also played a role for being model and precursor of Taj-Mahal in Agra, India built by Emir Timur’s descendants. Then get headed towards Registon ensemble, a complex of three magnificent medieval madrassas. After enjoying yummy lunch of exquisite Samarkand cuisine go for a short drive to Konigil village where you have a chance of observing ancient technology of making paper from mulberry tree’s bark; see how local dark zighir oil is made and understand why Samarkand plov is so delicious (this oil is added in Samarkand plov); walk along the Siyab channel to get to the workshop of ceramics master, order a master class if interested. Visit Shahi Zinda necropolis to see examples of different architectural schools in one place;
What's included
This one day tour includes guiding and driving services plus expenses for gas. The minimum number of people in a group is 2 persons unless one client agrees to pay for minimum group.
This tour does not include entrance fee, lunch and other extras. The minimum number of people in a group is 2 persons unless one client agrees to pay for minimum group.
What to know
This tour can be customized. Please get in touch with me. The minimum number of people in the group is 2 people unless one person agrees to pay for the minimum group
Route & locations
Amir Temur Mausoleum Gur-i Amir Сomplex, Samarqand, Uzbekistan to Shahi Zinda Elite Cemetery (Элитная часть кладбища Шахи-Зинда), Samarkand, Uzbekistan