4 days · 3 nightsTashkent → Samarkand4.8

Oases of Turquoise Domes

Price

from 13 175 800 UZS~$1050

Four days between the capital and a Silk Road jewel: modern Tashkent, legendary Samarkand, and the crafts of ancient Afrasiab.

Key highlights

What awaits you

Modern Tashkent: from Independence Square to the TV tower

Khazrati Imam complex and Chorsu Bazaar

High-speed train to Samarkand

Registan, Gur-Emir, and Shah-i-Zinda

Khudjum carpet factory

Silk paper workshop and Afrasiab Museum

Itinerary

Day-by-day program

01
Day 1 — Arrival in Tashkent
- Arrival: Meet at Tashkent airport. Transfer to hotel and check-in.
- Breakfast at the hotel. Tour of the new part of the city:
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
- Monument to Polish soldiers.
- Independence Square.
- Amir Timur statue.
- Courage Monument.
- World War II memorial.
- Alisher Navoi Theater Square.
- Tashkent TV Tower (exterior).
- Tour of the old part of Tashkent:
- Khazrati Imam complex (Barak-Khan madrasah, Kaffal Shashi mausoleum, Muyi-Mubarak Mosque).
- Juma Mosque of Khoja Akhrar Vali.
- Kukeldash madrasah.
- Free time for shopping at Chorsu Bazaar and souvenir shops.
- Overnight at the hotel.
02
Day 2 — Tashkent – Samarkand
- Early breakfast at the hotel.
- Transfer to Tashkent railway station. Train to Samarkand.
- Arrival and meet driver. Samarkand city tour:
- Gur-Emir mausoleum.
- Registan Square (Ulugbek, Sher-Dor, and Tillya-Kori madrasahs).
- Bibi-Khanym Mosque.
- Shah-i-Zinda architectural complex.
- Overnight at the hotel.
03
Day 3 — Samarkand – Tashkent
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Visit to Khudjum carpet factory.
- Continued sightseeing:
- Ulugbek Observatory.
- Afrasiab ancient city excavations and museum.
- Saint Daniel mausoleum.
- Silk paper workshop.
- Overnight at the hotel.
04
Day 4 — Arrival in Tashkent
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Transfer to airport. End of the tour program.
- Airport meet and greet / drop-off at any time.
- Group transfer 'Airport – Hotel – Airport' for each flight.
- Accommodation in double rooms with breakfast.
- Group guided excursions per the tour program.
- Souvenirs.
- Airfare.
- Visa fees and processing.
- Alcoholic beverages.
- Tips and gratuities.
- Personal expenses.
- Any services not included in the itinerary above.

"Oases of Turquoise Domes" is a compact yet rich route for those with little time but great desire to see the essentials. Tashkent will surprise with the contrast of old and new; Samarkand — with monumental beauty.

The second day in Samarkand is devoted to crafts: handmade carpets at Khudjum factory, excavations of ancient Afrasiab, silk paper workshop — living traditions you can touch with your hands.

Four days — and you take home not only photos of Registan, but an understanding of why Samarkand is called the Eastern pearl.