Weekend Tour - 3

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Samarkand

Samarkand

Samarkand

Weekend Tour-3: Tashkent, Samarkand, Shakhrisabz

Duration: 2 days

Tour Summary:

Day 1: Tashkent – Samarkand
Transfer to the railway Station at 07:45. The high-speed train leaves for Samarkand at 08:30 and arrives in Samarkand at 12:00. A guide and driver will meet you at the station, which is a starting point of the Samarkand tour. In the morning start sightseeing. The tour program includes visits to the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, the Registan Square, Bibi Khanym Mosque, Shahi-Zinda Necropolis, Ulugbek Observatory. Free time.

Day 2: Samarkand – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand – Tashkent
In the morning at 08:00 drive to Shakhrisabz (1.5hrs). Arrival in Shakhrisabz. Visit remains of Ak-Saray Palace, Mausoleum of Jakhongir and Omar-Shaykh, Mausoleum of Dorut-Tilovat where conqueror Tamerlane’s father and his spiritual tutor are buried, Kok-Gumbaz Mosque. At 12:00 drive back to Samarkand. On the way stop in the mountain pass for a lunch to enjoy nature and taste a famous local meal called Tandoori Kebab (lamb meat cooked in tandoori). After lunch continue drive to Samarkand. Arrival in Samarkand at 16:00-16:30 to the train station. The train departs for Tashkent at 17:00 and arrives in Tashkent at 19:30. Transfer to the hotel.

Trip costs:

US$340 for 1 person traveling alone
US$210 per person, for 2 persons traveling together and staying in double room.

Prices include:

- Accommodation in hotel with breakfast;
- Tashkent-Samarkand (Sharq train, 1class), Samarkand-Tashkent (Afrosiyob train, economy-class) train tickets;
- Guided sightseeing tour in Samarkand;
- Entrance ticket fees to the museums, mausoleums and other sights;
- Car in Samarkand for city tour and for trip to Shakhrisabz;
- All drop off/pick up to/from airports/train stations.

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