Shakhrisabz One Day Tour From Samarkand
Name of the Program:
Shakhrisabz One Day Tour From Samarkand
Introduction:
“Green City”, “Motherland of Great Tamerlan”. With us in one day you will be able to get acquainted with the magnificent city. Our professional team will help you feel the admiration of the city. And you will see again that not without reason was named “Green City”
Included:
- Professional Guide
- A/C vehicle
- All fees and taxes.
NOT Included:
- Entrance Tickets.
- Personal and other expanses that are not mentioned in the program
Languages:
- English;
- Spanish;
- Italian;
- French;
- German;
- Turkish;
- Russian.
Price:
From $189
(per group up to 2).
Itinerary:
Samarkand – Shakhrisabz (80 km, ±1.30 hours)
Departure: Samarkand (hotel/airport/railway station)
Route: Samarkand – Takhtakaracha Pass – Shakhrisabz – Samarkand
Duration: 5-6 hours
Description:
Departure at 08:00 from Samarkand (the time can be changed to 08:30 or 09:00 but not later than 09:00, except for train passengers).
– Takhtakaracha Pass: stop for Panoramic view from ±1600 m. In addition you can see many restaurants here that cook only lamb on clay ovens which is a local traditional dish and was a favorite food of Tamerlan .
– Shakhrisabz: Tamerlane’s hometown where by his order was built the largest residence in Central Asia from which today remain only the ruins of a huge entrance portal.
– Aksaray Residence
– Dorut Tilovat Complex (the mausoleum of Tamerlane’s mentor and father)
– Dorus Saodat Complex (the mausoleum of Tamerlane’s beloved son)
– Crypt of Tamerlan. The place where Timur himself also should have been buried, but sudden death forced the heirs to be buried in Samarkand, but Timur prepared a crypt for himself that has still been preserved but without burial.
– Departure from Shakhrisabz
Arrival in Samarkand (hotel/airport/railway station).