Bukhara + Samarkand — 3 Days / 2 Nights by High-Speed Train
📍 Meeting Point
Tashkent railway station. The group meets at 07:30
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🕌 The two great Silk Road cities in three days, travelling between them on the Sharq high-speed train.
Bukhara for the trading domes and the Kalyan minaret; Samarkand for Registan, Gur-Emir and Shah-i-Zinda.
What to expect:
• Bukhara: Lyabi-Hauz, the trading domes, the Alisher Navoi madrasa, Poi-Kalyan
• The Ark fortress, the Samanid mausoleum, Chashma-Ayub
• Sitorai Mohi-Hosa — the emir's summer residence
• The Bahauddin Naqshbandi complex — if the schedule allows
• Samarkand: Gur-Emir, Registan, Shah-i-Zinda, Khoja Doniyor
• The Ulugbek observatory
• The Konigil paper mill and a carpet workshop
• The Siab and Bukhara bazaars
• Registan floodlit at night and the Eternal City — optional
🍽 Dinners are not included — you arrange your own on all three evenings.
🚄 The train times depend on the tickets issued and may shift by about an hour either way. The exact meeting time is announced in the participants' group a few days before departure.
🏨 The hotel photographs are indicative. Depending on the departure date and availability, you may be placed in a comparable hotel of the same standard in the same area.
🌍 Foreign nationals (non-residents of Uzbekistan) pay a supplement covering the difference in entrance tickets, hotel registration fees and other mandatory tourist charges. Ask the manager for the amount when booking.
📋 Itinerary
DAY 1 — Bukhara
07:30 — The group meets
Tashkent railway station.
08:30 — Departure for Bukhara on the Sharq high-speed train
14:00 — Arrival
14:30–15:30 — Lunch
Shurpa, mastava or meatballs to start (depending on the day), manty, salad, bread, tea and water.
15:30–16:00 — Transfer to the hotel
16:00–16:30 — Check-in
16:30–19:30 — A walking tour of old Bukhara
Lyabi-Hauz, the trading domes, the Alisher Navoi madrasa, the Poi-Kalyan minaret and Kalyan square.
19:30–20:00 — End of the tour
Free time. Bukhara is at its best after dark, when the monuments are lit.
Dinner is on your own — it is not included.
Overnight at the hotel.
DAY 2 — Bukhara to Samarkand
08:00 — Breakfast at the hotel
08:45 — Check out and leave with your luggage
09:00–10:20 — The Ark fortress
10:30–10:50 — The Samanid mausoleum, from outside
11:00–11:20 — The Chashma-Ayub complex, from outside
11:30–12:10 — The eastern bazaar
Free time for spices, dried fruit, sweets and souvenirs.
12:30–13:30 — Sitorai Mohi-Hosa
The summer residence of the emir of Bukhara.
13:50–14:50 — Lunch
Bukhara plov, salad, bread, tea and water.
15:00–15:40 — The Bahauddin Naqshbandi complex
This visit depends on keeping to the timings and on the train schedule not changing.
15:40 — Transfer to the railway station
16:55 — Departure for Samarkand
19:20 — Arrival in Samarkand
19:50 — Hotel check-in
20:15 — Optional evening programme
Meet at reception, then out to Registan under its evening lighting and to the Eternal City.
Dinner is on your own — it is not included.
Overnight at the hotel.
DAY 3 — Samarkand
08:00–09:00 — Breakfast
Buffet.
09:20–10:20 — The Konigil paper mill
10:45–11:30 — The Gur-Emir mausoleum
11:45–12:45 — Registan Square
13:00–13:40 — The Siab bazaar
14:00–14:50 — Lunch
Mastava, minced shashlik, salad, bread, tea and water.
15:00–15:40 — The Shah-i-Zinda complex
16:00–16:40 — A carpet workshop
17:00–17:40 — The Khoja Doniyor mausoleum
18:00–18:30 — The Ulugbek observatory
18:40 — Transfer to the railway station
19:30 — Departure for Tashkent
23:10 — Approximate arrival in Tashkent
🍽 Dinners are not included — you arrange your own on all three evenings.
🚄 The train times depend on the tickets issued and may shift by about an hour either way. The exact meeting time is announced in the participants' group a few days before departure.
⚠️ Times in the programme are approximate and may shift slightly with the train schedule, traffic, weather and other operational factors. The operator may reorder the stops without reducing the content of the programme.
✅ What's Included
- ✓ High-speed train tickets for the whole route
- ✓ Hotel accommodation — two nights
- ✓ All transfers along the route
- ✓ Meals — breakfasts and lunches as per the programme
- ✓ Entrance tickets to the sites in the programme
- ✓ A certified professional guide
- ✓ A company representative with the group throughout
❌ Not Included
- ✗ Dinners — all three evenings
- ✗ Souvenirs and purchases at the bazaars
- ✗ Personal expenses
- ✗ The non-resident supplement — amount confirmed at booking
💡 Optional Add-ons (paid separately)
- + Dinners — on your own
- + The evening programme in Samarkand: floodlit Registan and the Eternal City — optional
- + The non-resident supplement — ask the manager when booking
🎒 What to Bring
- • Your passport — needed for hotel registration
- • Comfortable shoes — the programme is full and largely on foot
- • A hat
- • Money for dinners, souvenirs and personal expenses
- • A phone or camera
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