If you only have a couple days in Uzbekistan, make the most of your time with a short Uzbekistan tour. Choose from active tours to take you outside the cities or excursions through Uzbekistan’s most famous sites.
Get to know Tashkent with day tours through the Old Town, which introduces you to the long history of the city. Or take a classic short Uzbekistan tour to the most interesting sites in Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva, many of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Or else, head out of the city to the petroglyphs near Sarmishsay, or spend the night in a yurt in the desert.
This tour to Khiva is one of our most popular short tours. From Tashkent, fly to Khiva and take two days to explore this ancient city and its many incredible sights.
Kunya-Ark, Alauddinkhan Mausoleum, Mukhammad Aminkhan madrasah etc.
2 Days | All year round |
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Double your fun with a two-day trip to two of Uzbekistan’s best cities.
Bukhara, Samarkand
2 Days | All year round |
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Book Samarkand Two-Day Tour and explore culmination of Medieval Ages in the East.
Samarkand
2 Days | All year round |
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This active short tour takes you to Sharmishsay, with a unique gallery of over 10,000 petroglyphs. Then, experience a taste of the nomadic life, with a visit to Aydarkul Lake, where you can go swimming, ride a camel, and stay in a yurt.
Nurata, Sarmish-Say, Aydarkul
2 Days | Spring, summer, autumn |
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Explore Samarkand, a pearl of medieval architecture and learning, and then head to Termez, a hub of Buddhism two millennia ago.
Samarkand, Termez
2 Days | All year round |
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Get to know Samarkand and Shahrisabz, the ancient capitals and cosmopolitan centers of Central Asia. Visit Registan Square in Samarkand, Ak-Saray Palace and Shahrisabz, plus historical mausoleums, mosques, and more.
Samarkand, Shahrisabz
2 Days | All year round |
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Set aside two days for Bukhara, a city with over 2,000 years of history. After visiting the Lyabi-Khauz Ensemble, the legendary Ark Fortress, the Chor Bakr Necropolis, and all the other sites the city has to offer, you’ll have a deeper appreciation of the city and its history.
Lyabi-Khauz Ensemble, Magoki-Attori Mosque, Chor-Minor Madrasah, trade domes etc.
2 Days | All year round |
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Visit the palace of the last Kokand Khan, the workshop of local blue ceramics artisans, and the silk mill in Margilan, where famous Margilan silk is made.
Fergana, Margilan, Kokand
2 Days | All year round |
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This two-day cultural tour explores Termez, the ancient center of Buddhist culture in Central Asia.
Fortress Kyrk-Kyz, Jarkurgan Minaret, Buddha's stupa Zurmala
2 Days | All year round |
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This cultural tour takes you through the Savitsky Museum, with one of the world’s largest collections of Russian avant-garde art and Central Asian applied art. Take extra time for sights in and around Nukus.
Savitsky Museum, Mizdakhan Necropolis, ancient fortress Gyaur-Kala etc.
1 Day | All year round |
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Nukus is home to the Savitsky Museum, one of the most unique and interesting museums in Central Asia, while Khiva is an open-air museum dedicated to the ancient cities of the Silk Road.
Savitsky Museum, Toprak-Kala, Ichan-Kala Fortress
2 Days | All year round |
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This three-day tour will show you how people have lived in the Kyzylkum Desert for centuries.
"Safari" Yurt Camp, Gijduvan pottery masters workshop; Ashraf, Sentyab or Yangi Hayot village
3 Days | Spring, summer, autumn |
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From May to October, Uzbekistan’s mountains appear in front of travellers in all their splendor. Take a day trip away from the city to visit Chimgan and the Gulkam waterfalls, and enjoy a relaxing picnic.
Chimgan Mountains, Charvak water reservoir
1 Day | Spring, summer, autumn |
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Beldersay is the perfect place for a summer trek to the mountains. For such a small area, Beldersay has a rich variety of mountain landscapes, from narrow rocky canyons to broad alpine meadows.
Urta Kumbel Pass, Mramornaya river, Beldersay river
1 Day | Spring, summer, autumn |
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Take two days to wander in the Chimgan Mountains and enjoy the beauty of the wild and untouched nature. Escape into a different side of Uzbekistan - the wild side.
Urta Kumbel Pass, Mramornaya river, Beldersay river
2 Days | Spring, summer, autumn |
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The Yangiabad Mountains are a real treasure for trekkers. With their pure air, rich with the scents of pine trees and flowering herbs, the Yangiabad Mountains enchant with their untouched nature and light blue skies.
Pigeon gorge, Chilten river, waterfalls
2 Days | Spring, summer, autumn |
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This one-day tour finds room for the Chimgan Mountains, the landscapes of Charvak, and the petroglyphs of Hodjikent. The rich sights are complemented by lunch at a mountain restaurant under the immense plane trees.
Beldersay, petroglyphs of Hodjikent
1 Day | Spring, summer, autumn |
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Explore the beautiful sights of western Uzbekistan, from the Ustyurt Plateau and the Aral Sea to Muynak, with its ship cemetery, to the large collection of Russian avant-garde art at the Savitsky Museum.
Savitsky Art Museum, Usturt Plateau, Muynak
3 Days | Spring, summer, autumn |
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This tour is a great introduction to the Aral Sea and its surroundings, with stops at the Ustyurt Plateau, the ship graveyard in Muynak, the Mizdakhan Necropolis, and other sites.
Ustyurt Plateau, Muynak, Mizdakhan memorial complex
2 Days | Spring, summer, autumn |
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Travel to the edge of the Kyzylkum Desert, to Aydarkul Lake. See the religious and cultural sights of Nurata, and then spend a night in a yurt, where you can ride a camel and experience nomadic life for yourself.
Nurata, "Safari" Yurt Camp
2 Days | Spring, summer, autumn |
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This one-day tour from Tashkent to Khudjand, Tajikistan, takes you to the northern border of Alexander the Great’s empire.
Historical-Ethnographic & Archeological Museums, Timur-Malik Fortress, Mosque and Madrasah of Shaikh Muslihiddin, Payshanba Bazaar
1 Day | All year round |
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Cross Turkmenistan’s desert to get to two main sights, the ruins of Kunya-Urgench and the Darvaza Gas Crater.
Kunya-Urgench, Darvaza gas crater
2 Days | Spring, summer, autumn |
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Travel from Tashkent to Turkestan, a historical and cultural center in southern Kazakhstan. Visit the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi complex, ancient palaces and temples, and learn about the 1,500 years of history here.
Shaulder village, Otrar, Khodja Akhmed Yassavi Complex etc.
2 Days | All year round |
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Treat your inner astronomer with this tour to Samarkand and Tashkent. See the instruments and exhibits in the two cities, including Ulugbek’s famous ancient observatory in Samarkand.
Tashkent, Samarkand
2 Days | All year round |
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Explore these two ancient cities, well known for their blue domes and tall minarets. Brush up on your history and architecture, or explore new interests and locations.
Khujand, Istaravshan
2 Days | All year round |
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This day trip from Samarkand will take you to the modern day city of Penjikent, Tajikistan. The city is famous for its ancient ruins, modern bazaar, and status as the birthplace of Rudaki, a famous Persian poet.
modern Penjikent, ancient Penjikent
1 Day | All year round |
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This two-day tour from Samarkand takes you to the ruins of ancient Penjikent, the birthplace of the poet Rudaki. The second day heads out of Penjikent to Sarazm, which was a developed city over 3,500 years ago, and then continues to the Seven Lakes, the jewels of the Fann Mountains.
Penjikent, ancient Penjikent, Sarazm settlement, Seven lakes, Fann mountains
2 Days | All year round |
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