Stars over Samarkand — Bukhara, Shakhrisabz, Samarkand, Tashkent — 7 Days
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The most affordable way to see Shakhrisabz — Tamerlane’s UNESCO-listed hometown — alongside the classics of Bukhara and Samarkand. No Khiva, no long drive across the Kyzylkum desert.
Route
Bukhara → Shakhrisabz → Samarkand → Tashkent.
Day by day
- Arrival in Bukhara, check-in, free evening.
- Bukhara: Samanid mausoleum, Ark fortress, Poi-Kalyan ensemble, Lyab-i Hauz.
- Drive to Shakhrisabz — the Ak-Saray palace, the Dorus-Saodat memorial complex. Drive to Samarkand.
- Samarkand: Registan Square, Gur-Emir mausoleum, Bibi-Khanym mosque, Shah-i-Zinda ensemble.
- Samarkand continued: the Afrasiyab museum, Ulugbek Observatory. Drive to Tashkent.
- Tashkent: Khast-Imam complex, Chorsu Bazaar, old town.
- Transfer to the airport, departure.
Included (placeholder — confirm before publishing)
- Comfortable air-conditioned transport
- Guide in each city
- Breakfasts, lunch at the plov center
- Entrance tickets to listed monuments
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