To SAMARQAND from Dushanbe, 3 day tour

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Duration
3 days
Group Size
1 to 6 people
Ages
0 - 90 yrs
Languages
English

Tour Overview

Samarqand is one of the oldest cities in the world. According to archaeological data, in the VIII century BC it was the center of the historical region and the state of Sogdiana. The city was a key point on the Great Silk Road between China and Europe for more than two thousand years, as well as one of the main centers of science of the medieval East. Samarqand is only 40 km from the border of Tajikistan (Penjikent), which is very accessible for tour events. A tour to Samarkand is a tour to the past. Uzbekistan is visa-free for more than 70 countries. Easy to travel from Tajikistan to historical and culture cities as Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Pickup

What's included

Private transportation
Lunch: 3
Dinner: 2
Breakfast: 2
All Fees and Taxes
Bicycle use
Other

Itinerary

Day 1: Dushanbe-Samarqand
Start of the tour: pick up tourists from hotel Departure to direction Penjikent (08:00). Along the way, we can get acquainted / see the sights of the Varzob district, and climbing the Anzob pass, meet the snowy air of the mountain peaks - Fann mountains

Overnight at 3* hotels as Samarkand center, Yousef Steel, Sogda, B&B Bahodur or alternative

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Day 2: Full day excursion in Samarqand
Breakfast at the hotel (07:00) Visit MAUSOLEUM (MUSEUM) AFROSIYOB - the museum tells about the history of the founding of the city of Samarkand, about its further history, tells about the settlement of Afrasiab. Some of the exhibits in the museum are related to the pre-Islamic era, partly related to the local version of Zoroastrianism, which was the main religion in Sogd before the arrival of Islam.

Hotel-4*

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Day 3: Al-Bukhari mausoleum, Samarqand-Dushanbe
Sanctuary of Hazrat David - a holy place that attracts a large number of visitors and pilgrims every year. It is located near Aksay and Mehnatkash villages, located in Nurabad district of Samarkand region, 70 kilometers from Samarkand city (at an altitude of 1250 meters above sea level). THE COMPLEX OF IMAM AL-BUKHARI The complex was built in 1997-1998 as a religious and spiritual-educational facility of the end of the 20th century in the village of Hartang, Payarik district, Samarkand region. Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail Bukhari, better known as Imam Bukhari (year 870, Samarkand, Abbasid Caliphate) is a scholar, muhaddith and commentator, the author of one of the collections of narrations of Ahl al-Sunnah "al-Jame'u-s-sahih".

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