5 days · 4 nightsTashkent → Chimgan → Samarkand4.4

Eastern Magic

Price

from 5 997 475 UZS~$480

Eastern magic in five days: Samarkand by high-speed train, Chimgan Mountains, and old Tashkent with the Timurids Museum.

Key highlights

What awaits you

Siab Bazaar and Eastern sweets

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

Ulugbek Observatory

Chimgan Mountains: cable car and ATVs

Khast-Imam complex and Quran of Osman

Timurids Museum on Amir Timur Square

Itinerary

Day-by-day program

01
Day 1 — Tashkent
- Transfer to hotel, check-in.
- Overnight at the hotel.
02
Day 2 — Tashkent – Samarkand
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Transfer to the station and departure to Samarkand, arrival at 10:10.
- Samarkand excursion program:
- Morning visit to Siab Bazaar — Samarkand's largest bazaar.
- Free time for souvenirs and Eastern sweets.
- Gur-Emir mausoleum — tomb of Tamerlane (14th–15th century).
- Registan Square — Ulugbek, Sher-Dor, and Tillya-Kori madrasahs.
- Bibi Khanym Mosque — the largest in Central Asia.
- Shah-i-Zinda architectural complex (11th–15th century).
- Free time.
- Overnight at the hotel.
03
Day 3 — Samarkand – Tashkent
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Continued sightseeing:
- Ulugbek Observatory (15th century).
- Prophet Daniel mausoleum.
- Transfer to the station and departure at 17:00.
- Arrival at 19:10, hotel check-in.
- Free time to rest.
- Overnight at the hotel.
04
Day 4 — Tashkent – Chimgan – Tashkent
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Departure to Chimgan Mountains (80 km, about two hours).
- Free time (cable car, ATVs, horseback riding).
- Return to Tashkent.
- Overnight at the hotel.
05
Day 5 — Tashkent city tour
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Old city tour:
- Khast-Imam complex: Barak-Khan madrasah, Tillya-Sheikh Mosque (repository of the famous Quran of Osman and the golden hair of the Prophet Muhammad).
- Free time for shopping at Chorsu Bazaar and souvenir shops.
- Walk through the modern city:
- Amir Timur Square tour: State Museum of Timurids, Amir Timur
- Park.

Eastern magic is in the details: the aroma of Siab Bazaar at dawn, the turquoise majolica of Shah-i-Zinda, the golden hair of the Prophet in Tillya-Sheikh Mosque. Five days — and you will feel this magic.

Day four is a contrast: Chimgan Mountains instead of domes. Cable car, fresh air, ATVs — and in the evening Tashkent again with its museums and parks.

A tour for active travelers who want to combine culture and nature.

Tour composition

What's included

Included

Hotel accommodation in double rooms (hotel registration).
Meals: breakfast at hotels.
Air-conditioned comfortable transport for the entire route.
1–2 persons — sedan up to 4 seats.
3–7 persons — minivan up to 10 seats.
Meet and greet / drop-off at airport and station.
Sightseeing tours of monuments in English.
Train tickets Samarkand – Tashkent – Samarkand (Afrosiyob or Sharq train) economy class.
Local guide-escorts in cities for all excursions per the program.