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Samarkand City Tour from Silk Paper Factory to Registan Square

By Samaria Travel
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Very good
Free cancellation available
Price is €156 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Take a guided tour to explore Samarkand— a fairy tale city along the ancient Silk Road. Transport is included through the tour. Learn the technique how in VIII century people in Samarkand made a silk paper from mulberry. Travel back in time in a famous Registan square of Samarkand.

Go at your own pace on this private tour. Feel free to customise this tour based on the interests of your private group.

Activity location

  • Tourist village - Konigil
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Amir Temur Mausoleum Gur-i Amir Сomplex
    • 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard Бўстонсарой кўчаси
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

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Samarkand City Tour from Silk Paper Factory to Registan Square
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h
    7h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
€128.03 x 1 Adult€128.03
Paid at activity€28.17
Total
Price is €156.20

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English speaking tour guide with you for the day trip
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance tickets to the monuments
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Photo and video charges 5 usd (for photography cameras. It is free if travellers use phone cameras)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Duration of the tour is from 6 to 7 hours which includes driving from one sightseeing place into other which takes 10-15 minutes each and lunch time.
  • On this tour you visit architectural marvels which have a rich history and important religious sites. It’s recommended to follow a specific dress code when visiting these iconic landmarks. Both men and women should wear clothing that covers their shoulders and knees. Avoid wearing tight, revealing, or transparent clothing. Women should cover their hair with a headscarf or shawl when they enter to holy places.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Tourist village - Konigil

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket not included
Samarkand Handmade Paper Centre— for centuries Samarkand was famous for its mulberry paper and famed for its durability and resistance to insects. Production died out in the 18th century and this UNESCO backed project in the eastern suburbs aims to revive the 2000-year-old tradition. Guests can see process of making Samarkand paper from mulberry bark.

Ulugh Beg Observatory

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Ulugbek Observatory, built by Amir Temur’s grandson astronomer-king Ulugbek in XV century.

Shah-i-Zinda

  • 50m
  • Admission ticket not included
The complex Shahi Zinda (“alive king” in Uzbek) from XII-XX centuries. Burial place of royal persons and nobles. One of the most spiritual place in Uzbekistan.

Bibi Khanym Mosque

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket not included
Bibi Hanim mosque XV century. The mosque was built in honour of Temur’s chief wife, Saray Mulk Khanum.

Amir Temur Square

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket not included
Gur-Amir mausoleum (“the tomb of the king” in Uzbek) from XV century.

Registan

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Registan square (“sandy place” in Uzbek) from XV-XVII centuries. A spectacular architectural ensembles, with fantastic Islamic designs and calligraphy etched into the facades of its mosques and madrassahs.

Location

Activity location

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    Tourist village - Konigil
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Amir Temur Mausoleum Gur-i Amir Сomplex
    • 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard Бўстонсарой кўчаси
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

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