Samarkand (2 Days) — by the Sharq High-Speed Train
📍 Meeting Point
Tashkent railway station. The exact meeting time is announced in the participants' group a few days before departure
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🏛 Two days in Samarkand, travelling by the Sharq high-speed train.
Timurid architecture, Silk Road crafts and one of the oldest cities in the world.
What to expect:
• The Gur-Emir mausoleum — the tomb of Amir Timur
• Registan Square
• The Bibi-Khanym and Hazrat Khizr mosques
• The Siab bazaar — if time allows
• The Shah-i-Zinda memorial complex
• The Khoja Doniyor mausoleum
• The Ulugbek observatory
• The Konigil paper mill and a carpet workshop
• The historic Russian Samarkand quarter
• The musical fountain show at the Eternal City — optional, when the show runs
🚄 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. It goes entirely towards those costs. Ask the manager for the amount when booking.
📋 Itinerary
DAY 1
Morning — The group meets at Tashkent railway station
Departure for Samarkand on the Sharq high-speed train.
11:53–12:00 — Arrival in Samarkand
Meeting the guide, and the tour begins.
12:00–12:45 — The Gur-Emir mausoleum
The tomb of Amir Timur.
13:00–14:00 — Lunch in the Russian Samarkand quarter
14:15–15:30 — Registan Square
The emblem of the city.
15:30–15:50 — The Siab bazaar
If time allows.
16:00–16:40 — The Bibi-Khanym mosque
One of the largest mosques in the East.
16:40–17:00 — The Hazrat Khizr mosque
17:30 — Hotel check-in
18:00 — The Eternal City — optional
The musical fountain show, when it is running.
The evening is free. Dinner is on your own — it is not included.
Overnight at the hotel.
DAY 2
07:00–08:00 — Breakfast
Buffet.
08:15 — Check out and leave the hotel
08:30–10:00 — The Konigil paper mill
Where the famous Samarkand paper is still made by the old method.
10:00–11:00 — A carpet workshop
11:00–12:30 — The Shah-i-Zinda memorial complex
12:30–14:00 — Lunch
14:00–14:30 — The Ulugbek observatory
14:30–16:00 — The Khoja Doniyor mausoleum
17:30–18:30 — Free time for souvenirs at the local market
18:30 — Transfer to the railway station
20:02 — The high-speed train back to Tashkent
23:30 — Approximate arrival in Tashkent
🚄 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.
⚠️ Times in the programme are approximate and may change 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
- ✓ Sharq high-speed train tickets — both ways
- ✓ Hotel accommodation
- ✓ Comfortable tourist transport throughout the programme
- ✓ Meals — lunches and breakfast
- ✓ Entrance tickets to every site in the programme
- ✓ A certified professional guide
- ✓ A company representative with the group throughout
❌ Not Included
- ✗ Dinner on the first day
- ✗ Souvenirs and extra purchases
- ✗ Personal expenses
- ✗ The supplement for foreign nationals — amount confirmed at booking
💡 Optional Add-ons (paid separately)
- + Dinner on the first day — on your own
- + The musical fountain show at the Eternal City — optional, when it runs
- + The non-resident supplement — ask the manager when booking
🎒 What to Bring
- • Your passport
- • Comfortable shoes and clothing for walking
- • A hat
- • Money for dinner, souvenirs and personal expenses
- • A phone or camera
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