Day 1Arrival DayMediumRegistan
Three tiled madrasas around Central Asia's grandest square.
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Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
Samarkand restaurants
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Day 2Day TripFullShakhrisabz
Timur's birthplace and the ruins of his White Palace, over the mountain pass.
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Day 3City DayMediumShah-i-Zinda
An avenue of blue-tiled mausoleums. Timur's giant mosque, then dried fruit and bread in the bazaar.
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Day Trip · UNESCO
Bukhara
The holy city of minarets and trading domes, 90 minutes by fast train.
Day Trip
Urgut Bazaar
A weekend market of suzani textiles in the foothills.
Half Day · UNESCO
Gur-e-Amir
Timur's mausoleum under a ribbed turquoise dome.
Half Day · UNESCO
Ulugh Beg Observatory and Afrosiab
A 15th-century observatory and the ancient city mound.
Half Day
Silk Paper Mill at Konigil
Paper made from mulberry bark by a stream.
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