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Explore Samarkand as a Local
Talking to the locals

Explore Samarkand as a Local

By Silk Road Discoveries
Free cancellation available
Price is £71 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
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  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Chance to discover Samarkand with the people who make it - it's population. We take you to the hidden corners of the city - show you the city from the perspective of locals. Together with you we not only visit the sites mentioned but do the local rituals, go to the village and show you authentic village life, visit the restaurants where locals eat.

Activity location

  • Gur Emir Mausoleum
    • Oksaroi St. 1,
    • 140164, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Бўстонсарой кўчаси 93
    • 93 Бўстонсарой кўчаси
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

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Explore Samarkand as a Local in English
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • Opening hours: Sat 07:00-19:00
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
£71.24 x 1 Adult£71.24
Total
Price is £71.24

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedDinner
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Explore Samarkand
  • 6 stops
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Not included
Gur Emir Mausoleum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
We would talk in detail about Amir Temur - his biography, as he was the man who made Samarkand his capital. Learn the rich architecture and have time for questions.
Registan
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Thought to be over 2,770 years old, Samarkand was once a Sogdian trading centre along the Silk Road connecting Asia and Europe. We will spend few hours tracing Samarkand’s extraordinary ancient history and architecture, from mosques to mausoleums to Bazaars. Registan – the central square rounded by three glorious medieval madrassas (universities).
Shah-i-Zinda
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
We will navigate the street of blue-tiled mausoleums of Shahi Zinda necropolis, that is also a great location for people watching and photography.
Samarkand
  • 45m
We then will visit the 2,000 years old bazar of Samarkand - Siyob. After navigating the bazar, we have a chance of seeing one of the biggest Mosques of the 14th century next to it.
Bibi Khanym Mosque
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Explore this vast building and take some good photos, as we have time to drink coffee close to this magnificent building.
Ulugh Beg Observatory
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Our certified guide will lead an excursion in the museum and explain to you the details of how science developed in Samarkand in the 1420s.
Day 2: Be a Local for a day
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Samarkand
  • 5h
We would hop onto our transport and drive 15 kilometres outside the city centre. While the city is busy with all the travellers seeing the touristic sites, we will take you out to see real life. Local village - Ohalik, is situated on the lower hills of the Gissar Mountain Ranges. We will drive to the village, stop in the local house to talk to them, and enjoy some tea and have a conversation. Then, we take you for a short hike on the slopes of these centuries-old granite stones. During our short hike, we may see local boys, and together we plan on building kites for flying or play local games. We have a realistic chance of meeting a shepherd and talking to them, meeting farmers and seeing how life goes on in this village. After the short hike, we return to the local house and enjoy a freshly prepared bread with some barbecue. We then will return to the city.
Afrasiyab Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Chance to learn the Sogdian culture. Thought to be over 2,770 years old, Samarkand was once a Sogdian trading centre along the Silk Road connecting Asia and Europe. There is a chance of seeing a 7th-century fresco of this ancient citadel.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESGur Emir Mausoleum
    • Oksaroi St. 1,
    • 140164, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEБўстонсарой кўчаси 93
    • 93 Бўстонсарой кўчаси
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

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