NarminTour’s short format: 4 days · 3 nights, Tashkent and Samarkand only, transfers by car in 4–5 hours, not by train. The card price is for 2 people: 3,760,075 UZS, not per person.
Days follow the programme. Monument tickets (about 55 USD per person) are not in the package.
Summary
The essentials in a minute
In detail
Who this format is for
The tour text: a short break, Friday–Monday, first visit or a return when time is tight. Car instead of train — flexibility to stop. Not an 8-day classic with Bukhara and Khiva.
Programme: Magic weekends in Uzbekistan. We have a separate article on the fast train — this tour goes by car.
Day 1 — Tashkent
Hotel transfer, check-in. Old city: Khast Imam, Barak Khan madrasa, Tilla Sheikh mosque (the programme mentions the store of Osman’s Quran and a golden hair of the Prophet Muhammad). Free time at Chorsu bazaar. Night at the hotel.
Day 2 — transfer and Samarkand
Breakfast. Drive to Samarkand 4–5 hours. Siab bazaar, free time for souvenirs and sweets. Gur-e-Amir — Tamerlane’s tomb (14th–15th c.). Registan — Ulugbek, Sher-Dor, Tilla-Kari. Bibi Khanum. Shah-i-Zinda (11th–15th c.). Free time. Night at the hotel.
Days 3–4 — rest of Samarkand and return
Day 3: breakfast, Ulugbek observatory (15th c.), mausoleum of Prophet Daniel, drive to Tashkent 4–5 hours, hotel, free time, night.
Day 4: hotel breakfast (lunch boxes). No other items that day — we do not invent a flight. Airport meet-and-greet is in the package.
Included and extras
Included: listed hotels or same-category analogues, standard twins with breakfast; meals — breakfasts only; A/C transport for the route (2 pax — 3-seat sedan; 4–7 — 10-seat minivan; 8–20 — Golden Dragon midibus); airport meet/see-off; local Russian-speaking guides per city programme.
Not included: international flights; monument tickets (about 55 USD pp); lunches and dinners; alcohol and soft drinks; museum photo/video fees; tips and porters; personal expenses. Private airport/hotel or hotel/station transfer: 35 / 45 / 55 USD per car. Extra night in Tashkent with breakfast: 3* 75/95 USD, 4* 110/140 USD (single/double).
Takeaway
Conclusion
Four days, two cities, 4–5 hour drives, 3,760,075 UZS for two plus entries ~55 USD and lunches. Grid: Magic weekends.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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