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A tall, intricately patterned tower against a clear blue sky. 2
A narrow alleyway with traditional architecture, including a domed structure and ornate arches. 3
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By Lunex Travel

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Exceptional
Free cancellation available
The previous price was £12 and current price is £7 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Walk Registan, Gur-e-Amir and Shah-i-Zinda with a licensed local guide
    • Hear the real stories of Amir Timur and Ulugh Beg, not just dates and names
    • Taste Samarkand bread, nuts and dried fruits at Siyob Bazaar in every option
    • Go private with a guide in your language and a car from your hotel
    • Choose All-Inclusive for pre-booked tickets and a car back to your hotel

Activity location

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • JXX9+CM9, Бўстонсарой кўчаси 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Узбекистан | Meet your guide at the main entrance of Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, next to the ticket office, 10 minutes before the tour. Your guide messages you on WhatsApp 2 hours before the tour, so you can find each other easily. Questions: WhatsApp +998 94 243 41 44
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Budget Small Group Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m
    4h 30m
  • English

Join a small group with a licensed English-speaking guide. Meet at Gur-e-Amir (no hotel pickup), walk to all four landmarks and taste local treats at Siyob Bazaar. Tickets (330,000 UZS / ~$27.50) paid on site.

Language options: English
Price details
£11.13
£7.24 x 2 Adults£14.48
Total
The previous price was £22.26 and current price is £14.48
35% off

Private Walking Tour in Your Language

  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m
    4h 30m
  • English

Enjoy your own licensed guide in your language. A car takes you from your hotel to Gur-e-Amir, then you explore on foot, with water and Siyob Bazaar tastings. Tickets (330,000 UZS / ~$27.50) paid on site. Ends at Shah-i-Zinda.

Price details
£36.36 x 2 Adults£72.72
Total
Price is £72.72

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    1. Small Group Tour
  • Inclusions
    Licensed English-speaking local guide
  • Inclusions
    3. Private All-Inclusive
  • Inclusions
    Everything in the Private Tour, plus:
  • Inclusions
    Pre-booked entrance tickets to 4 monuments (worth ~$27.50): no ticket queues
  • Inclusions
    Carpet workshop visit (no obligation to buy)
  • Inclusions
    Car back to your hotel
  • Inclusions
    Walking tour of Gur-e-Amir, Registan, Bibi-Khanym, Hazrat Khizr and Shah-i-Zinda
  • Inclusions
    Siyob Bazaar visit with tastings of bread, nuts, dried fruits and sweets
  • Inclusions
    2. Private Tour
  • Inclusions
    Private licensed guide in your language
  • Inclusions
    Car from your hotel to Gur-e-Amir
  • Inclusions
    Walking tour of all the sites above
  • Inclusions
    Siyob Bazaar visit with tastings
  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Exclusions
    1. Small Group Tour
  • Exclusions
    Entrance tickets: 330,000 UZS (~$27.50), paid on site
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Exclusions
    Bottled water
  • Exclusions
    Tips and personal purchases
  • Exclusions
    2. Private Tour
  • Exclusions
    Hotel drop-off (tour ends at Shah-i-Zinda)
  • Exclusions
    3. Private All-Inclusive

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Drones
    • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Discover Samarkand's Silk Road highlights on foot with a licensed local guide: Gur-e-Amir, Registan, Bibi-Khanym and Shah-i-Zinda, plus tastings at Siyob Bazaar in every option. Go private with a guide in your language, or choose All-Inclusive with every ticket covered.

    Your experience begins the moment you book. Questions? We answer on WhatsApp, and your guide messages you 2 hours before the tour to confirm the details.

    Samarkand is 2,750 years old, and its stones hold stories no sign can tell.

    Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum
    Start at the tomb of Amir Timur, whose ribbed blue dome later inspired the Taj Mahal. Hear about 1941, when scientists opened the tomb despite a warning of a curse, and war reached the Soviet Union days later.

    Registan Square
    Three madrasahs, built over two centuries: Ulugh Beg in 1420, Sher-Dor in 1636 and Tillya-Kori in 1660. You may know Registan from photos, but standing in the middle of the square is something else. Look for the tigers on Sher-Dor.

    Bibi-Khanym Mosque
    Amir Timur built it with treasure from his India campaign, and elephants hauled its stones. Hear the legend of the queen and the architect.

    Siyob Bazaar
    Taste fresh Samarkand bread, nuts, dried fruits and sweets in the busy bazaar next door.

    Hazrat Khizr Mosque
    Visit one of the city's oldest places of worship, on a hill with views over old Samarkand.

    Shah-i-Zinda
    End at the “Living King”, named after the legend that the Prophet's cousin never died. Climb between mausoleums covered in turquoise and cobalt tiles.

    Go private for a guide in your language and a car from your hotel to Gur-e-Amir; from there, the tour continues on foot. Or choose All-Inclusive: your tickets are pre-booked, so while others stand in long ticket queues, you walk straight in. After a carpet workshop visit, a car takes you back to your hotel.

    Choose your option

    • Small Group Tour: English-speaking guide, meet at Gur-e-Amir, bazaar tastings. Tickets paid on site.
    • Private Tour: guide in your language, car from your hotel to Gur-e-Amir, water, bazaar tastings. Tickets paid on site.
    • Private All-Inclusive: the private tour plus pre-booked tickets (no ticket queues), a carpet workshop and a car back to your hotel.

    Leave with more than photos: the stories behind them.

    Good to know
    Entrance tickets, per person (paid on site; included in All-Inclusive):

    • Gur-e-Amir: 75,000 UZS (~$6.30)
    • Registan: 100,000 UZS (~$8.30)
    • Bibi-Khanym: 75,000 UZS (~$6.30)
    • Shah-i-Zinda: 80,000 UZS (~$6.70)
    • Total: 330,000 UZS (~$27.50)
      The Small Group and Private tours end at Shah-i-Zinda.

Location

Activity location

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    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • JXX9+CM9, Бўстонсарой кўчаси 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Узбекистан | Meet your guide at the main entrance of Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, next to the ticket office, 10 minutes before the tour. Your guide messages you on WhatsApp 2 hours before the tour, so you can find each other easily. Questions: WhatsApp +998 94 243 41 44
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • JXX9+CM9, Бўстонсарой кўчаси 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Узбекистан | Meet your guide at the main entrance of Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, next to the ticket office, 10 minutes before the tour. Your guide messages you on WhatsApp 2 hours before the tour, so you can find each other easily. Questions: WhatsApp +998 94 243 41 44
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan