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Private Day Tour in Shakhrisabz from Samarkand
Private Day Tour in Shakhrisabz from Samarkand
Private Day Tour in Shakhrisabz from Samarkand
Private Day Tour in Shakhrisabz from Samarkand
Private Day Tour in Shakhrisabz from Samarkand

Shakhrisabz Private Day Tour from Samarkand

By Samaria Travel
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$232 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Avoid the hassle of renting a car to see a beautiful landscape and historical monuments beyond Samarkand with help from 7 hours a day tour which includes transport from Samarkand, local guide in Shakhrisabz and entrance tickets to the monuments.
Beyond Samarkand, the road to the south, through Zarafshan Range, a Pamiri spur, towards the Takhtakaracha Pass. Along this major Silk Road branch marched the armies of the Greats, Alexander and Amir Temur, en route to India. In 1395 Amir Temur ordered a palace and garden built here, between his imperial capital and his birthplace Shakhrisabz, 90 kilometres south. The road passes through villages, resting in the shade of white acacias, Persian walnut, pine and plane trees. The peak of the pass is more than 1620 metres in elevation and in a clear day after the peak of the pass there is a spot of fine panorama of the town Kitob of Kashkadarya province.

Activity location

  • Tahtakaracha Pass
    • Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Amir Temur Mausoleum Gur-i Amir Сomplex
    • 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard Бўстонсарой кўчаси
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

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Shakhrisabz Private Day Tour from Samarkand
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$232.13 x 1 AdultAU$232.13
Total
Price is AU$232.13
Until Tue, 19 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance tickets to the monuments
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish speaking local guide in Shakhrisabz
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPhoto and video charges 5 usd (for photography cameras. It is free if travellers use phone cameras)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Total duration of the tour is 7 hours which includes driving to Shakhrisabz and back, also lunch time.
  • On this tour you visit architectural marvels which have a rich history and important religious sites. It’s recommended to follow a specific dress code when visiting these iconic landmarks. Both men and women should wear clothing that covers their shoulders and knees. Avoid wearing tight, revealing, or transparent clothing. Women should cover their hair with a headscarf or shawl when they enter to holy places.

Activity itinerary

Tahtakaracha Pass
  • 30m
Beyond Samarkand, the road to the south, through Zarafshan Range, a Pamiri spur, towards the Takhtakaracha Pass. Along this major Silk Road branch marched the armies of the Greats, Alexander and Amir Temur, en route to India. Photo stop to capture unusual shape of stones and snow capped mountains (one can see snow from November to March).
Tahtakaracha Pass
  • 20m
You stop on top of Takhtakaracha Pass take picture of local market (the peak of the pass is more than 1620 metres in elevation).
Tahtakaracha Pass
  • 20m
In a clear day after the peak of the pass there is a spot of fine panorama of the town Kitob of Kashkadarya province.
The Palace Complex of Ak-Saray
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
Ak Saray Palace (“a white palace” in Uzbek) built in 1380-1404. Amir Temur gathered its craftsmen to his hometown to build his greatest palace, similar in structure to Samarkand’s Bibi Khanum Mosque. The name Ak-Serai (White Palace) symbolises his noble descent, not the dominant colour, for blue, green and gold patterned the vast mosaics.
Statue of Amir Timur
  • 20m
Statue of Amir Temur— there are three huge statues of Temur: one is in Samarkand, one is in Tashkent and the third is in his hometown Shakhrisabz in standing position. The bronze statue weighs 20 tonnes and 9 metres high built after the Independence (1991).
Dor Us-Siyodat
  • 50m
  • Admission ticket included
Complex of Dor-us Siyadat (“place of sadness” in Uzbek) from XIV century. It arose on the death of his eldest and favourite son Jahangir, killed in 1375 (aged only 22). When another son, Umar Sheikh, joined Jahangir in 1394, Temur even built himself a crypt.
Dorut Tilovat
  • 50m
  • Admission ticket included
Dor-ut Tilavat (“place of praying” In Uzbek) from XIV-XV centuries, contains the Kok Gumbaz Mosque (1435) built by grandson of Temur Mirzo Ulugbek, the mausoleum constructed by Amir Temur in 1373-1374 for Sheikh Shamseddin Kulyal, a Sufic leader and spiritual advisor of Temur’s father , Taraghay.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTahtakaracha Pass
    • Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAmir Temur Mausoleum Gur-i Amir Сomplex
    • 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard Бўстонсарой кўчаси
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

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