2-day Samarkand Tour — from Tashkent
2-day cultural tour from Tashkent to Samarkand. Discover Samarkand's famous historical monuments with a professional guide, get acquainted with the production of traditional Samarkand paper, and participate in master classes on making pilaf and baking bread.
Tour Highlights
• 🚆 Tashkent – Samarkand – Tashkent high-speed train tour
• 🕌 Registan, Shah-i Zinda, Gur-i Amir and other famous historical monuments
• 🎤 Professional English-speaking guide
• 🌙 Night view of Registan
• 📜 Introduction to traditional Samarkand paper at Meros Paper Mill
• 🍚 Uzbek pilaf cooking master class
• 🫓 Tandir bread baking master class
• 🍽️ National lunch in an ethno courtyard
• 🏨 1 night accommodation in Samarkand
Itinerary
Day 1 Tashkent-Samarkand
Morning departure from Tashkent to Samarkand by high-speed train.
Upon arrival in Samarkand, Samarkand City Tour with a professional English-speaking guide:
Gur-i Amir Mausoleum
Registan Square
Bibi-Khanym Mosque
Siab Bazaar
Shah-i Zinda complex
After the excursion, check-in at the hotel and rest.
In the evening, enjoy the night view of Registan Square.
Overnight: Samarkand
Day 2 Samarkand-Tashkent
Breakfast at the hotel and check-out.
Then excursion with a professional English-speaking guide:
Meros Paper Mill — getting acquainted with the process of making traditional Samarkand paper.
Next, visit to the ethno courtyard:
Master class on cooking Uzbek pilaf
Master class on baking bread in a tandir
After the master class, national lunch and free time.
Depending on the train ticket time, transfer to the railway station and return to Tashkent by high-speed train.
End of the tour.
Included
• 🚆 Tashkent → Samarkand → Tashkent high-speed train tickets
• 🏨 1 night hotel accommodation in Samarkand — based on double occupancy
• 🍳 Breakfast at the hotel
• 🧾 Tourist tax
• 🚐 All transfers according to the program
• 🍽️ 2 lunches and 1 dinner specified in the program
• 🎤 Professional English-speaking guide service
• 🌍 Possibility to arrange guides in other languages upon request (affects the tour price)
• 🎟️ Entrance tickets to all historical monuments in the program
• 📜 Visit to Meros Paper Mill
• 🍚 Pilaf cooking master class
• 🫓 Tandir bread baking master class
• 🍽️ National lunch in an ethno courtyard
• 📞 Support during the trip
Not included
• 💰 Personal expenses and tips
• ➕ Additional services and excursions not included in the program
Prices by group size
| Group Size | Price (Per person) |
|---|---|
| 8-14 pax | $195.00 |
| 4-7 pax | $230.00 |
| 2-3 pax | $265.00 |
Notes:
— Please note: CARAVAN TOURS has the right to replace the listed hotels with another of the same level if they are full.
— Airline and train schedule is subject to change based on availability during the booking process.
— Payment: 100% prepayment must be made at least 3 days before arrival.
Cancellation fees:
- ✅ 30 days or more — 100% refund
- ⚠️ 29–15 days — 50% refund
- ⚠️ 14-7 days — 30% refund
- ❌ 6 days or less — Non-refundable
