2 Days Train Tour from Tashkent in Samarkand and Bukhara

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Taking a train to Samarkand, SS in Samarkand and bullet train to Bukhara
9 stops
1
Tashkent
All tickets will be delivered or sent to you beforehand. Taking a train to Samarkand
2 hours • Admission ticket free
2
Samarkand
Arrival in Samarkand, meet a guide and a driver and start excursion in Samarkand
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Gur Emir Mausoleum
Gur Emir Mausoleum – As a conqueror there are few that are Tamerlane’s equal, both in territory and legacy left. Today one can visit his tomb in the beautifully reconstructed Gur-Emir Mausoleum (1404-1405, 15-17 centuries) and reflect on his life while looking at the largest piece of jade (greenstone) in the world.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
4
Registan
Registan became the city square when the life in Afrosiab stopped. Since that time Registan was reconstructed several times. Today it is surrounded by the three medreses Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tillokori.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
Bibi Khanym Mosque
Bibi-Khanym Mosque – named after the wife of Temur and built between 1399-1404 – is one of best-known architectural attractions of Central Asia. The Mosque was erected on Timur's order after his combat of Delhi. The Minaret of the Mosque was supposed to be the tallest.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
Siab Bazaar
Siab Bazaar in Samarkand is still as impressive as it was many years ago. Its abundant produce and handicrafts is evidence of the natural wealth of Uzbekistan and its people’s talents and diligence.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
7
Shah-i-Zinda
Shakhi-Zinda Ensemble – (IX) situated on southeastern mound of Afrosiab. This architectural complex consists of 44 tombs in more than 20 mausoleums. The greatest significance of Shah E Zinda is that he was the First cousin of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and resembles the Prophet the most.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Ulugh Beg Observatory
Ulugbek's Observatory – observatory of Timur's grandson. Only the foundations remain but it is truly extraordinary. Ulugbek was an astronomer, scientist and architect. His scientific and astronomical discoveries greatly advanced knowledge in these fields. The only thing that was preserved is a part of huge sextant – major astronomic instrument, the lowest part of which was in a deep trench (11km).
1 hour • Admission ticket included
9
Bukhara
Take an evening train to Bukhara, drive to hotel and accommodation
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Sightseeing in Bukhara, train to Tashkent
7 stops
10
Ark of Bukhara
The Ark, a royal town-within-a-town, is Bukhara’s oldest structure, it was home to the rulers of Bukhara for over a millennium. The Ark is as old as Bukhara itself. The founding of the original fortress is blurred in antiquity, but it was certainly the focus around which developed the medieval town.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
11
Bolo Hauz Mosque
The Bolo Hauz stands opposite the Ark Fortress in a Kosh arrangement with the resistance between them. Its name means "above the pool", referring to the octagonal hauz, or artificial pond, located directly in front of it. Begun in 1712, early in the reign of Abu'l-Faiz Khan (r. 1711-47), it is one of the last and finest of Bukhara's major buildings prior to the modern era.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
12
Great Minaret of the Kalon
The Kalyan Minaret complex including Minaret, Friday Mosque and Mir Araba Medressah is the last surviving fragment of the Kara-khanid era mosque built by Mohammad Arslan Khan in 1127, predating the Mongol conquests. Standing tall at 45.6 meters, this unlikely survivor of the city's early days—which so astonished Genghis Khan that he refused to order its destruction—continues to serve as the centerpiece of the city at the Po-i-Kalyan square.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
13
Oldest surviving Mosque of Central Asia which served once as a budast & zaradustrian temple. Marvelous Architecture Brickwork
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
14
Trading Domes
Medieval oriental bazaar dotted with artisan workshops.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
15
Lyab-i-Hauz
Built in the 16th - 17th centuries, Lyab-i Hauz Ensemble including Nodir divan Begi Medressah, Khanaqa, water reservoir & Carvan Saray is still one of the major Bukhara squares. Lyab-i Hauz Ensemble is probably the most popular Bukhara tourist attraction, often used as a rest stop, thanks to its grandness, tranquility and old age. Lyab-i Hauz is located in the southeast shakhristan near the main Bukhara trade street.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
16
Tashkent
Transfer to the railway station, train to Tashkent and END OF SERVICES
4 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• none

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