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The 13 Best Samarkand City Tours

13 tours  ·  from $16 a head

The monuments sit far enough apart that walking between them eats the morning. These 13 city tours compare guides, transport and entry tickets, and make clear which get you inside the Registan madrasahs.

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Samarkand: Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

Private Samarkand City Tour With Transportation - Timing, communication, and the one serious caution
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Private Samarkand City Tour With Transportation

2.Private Samarkand City Tour With Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 149 reviews · from $54Top rated

Review of Samarkand’s private city tour with transport, major monuments, local guides, practical costs, itinerary tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The guide I was with was knowledgeable and friendly. I felt welcome to ask any questions I had and felt very comfortable during the tour. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting.”

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A City Tour Of Samarkand: The Pearl Of The East - Registan Square and three famous madrasahs
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A City Tour Of Samarkand: The Pearl Of The East

3.A City Tour Of Samarkand: The Pearl Of The East

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 133 reviews · from $16Best value

Review of Samarkand’s $16 walking tour, covering Gur Emir, Registan, Bibi Khanym, Hazrat Khizr, and Shah-i-Zinda.

“Our guide was very friendly and knowledgable. He gave us lots of information on our whistle stop tour and then we were able to go back and spend more time at the sights most important to us-i would recommend and use again in the future”

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Bukhara: Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

4.Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 102 reviews · 4 hours · from $19

Explore Bukhara’s grandest Silk Road monuments on a four-hour guided walk covering Lyabi Khauz, Kalyan, Magok-i-Attari, and the Ark.

“We loved this tour! Dildora was a wonderful guide, she was very lovely and we learned so much. It was really interesting and a great experience.”

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Tashkent: Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

Samarkand Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour - Gur-i-Amir, Timur’s blue-domed tomb
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Samarkand Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

Private Guided Tour Samarkand city history and culture - Registan, Samarkand’s great public square
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Private Guided Tour Samarkand city history and culture

Samarkand City Tour with a Professional Photographer - Gur-i Amir: Timur’s mausoleum and a useful starting point
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Samarkand City Tour with a Professional Photographer

8.Samarkand City Tour with a Professional Photographer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · from $74

Review of Samarkand’s private city tour with a photographer, including Registan, Shah-i-Zinda, timing, price, transport, and practical tips.

“Excellent tour with professional photographer. Gave all the good angles as to where to take photographs. Done the tour at 5pm which means you saw the lights on at Registan Square.”

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Samarkand: city tour - Registan Square, Samarkand’s Grand Opening Scene
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Samarkand City Tour

9.Samarkand City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · from $139

Review of Samarkand City Tour, covering Registan, Shah-i-Zinda, lunch, transport, guides, value, timing, and practical booking advice.

“3 stars only for the exceptionally shoddy organizer. The guide, Zainab, was very good and played no part in this shambolic arrangement. I booked this as a group tour. Late in the evening the day before the operator informed me that Read more”

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Private Samarkand City Tour With Transport - Registan Square and Samarkand’s grandest view
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Private Samarkand City Tour With Transport

10.Private Samarkand City Tour With Transport

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 1 day · from $67

Explore Samarkand’s grand monuments, bazaar, plov traditions, and crafts on a private one-day tour with transport and guide.

“We had a wonderful time with Amin! It was great to move in between the places with the car, because it was very cold outside and this made it so much more comfortable. We were able to go at our own pace, really enjoy and soak up the individual sights, and Amin's stories not just about the individual places and their history, but also his own insights into local life as he sees it, made it very special. He had no problem adapting the tour to our needs, and it was just the right amount for us. My mum was delighted. I strongly recommend doing this private tour, it's just…”

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Samarkand Ancient Silk Road City Tour w/ Pickup & Lunch Option - The Registan, Samarkand’s great public square
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Samarkand Ancient Silk Road City Tour w/ Pickup & Lunch Option

Best of Samarkand: City Tour – Inside Visits Included - Gur Emir, the Timurid royal tomb
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Best of Samarkand: City Tour – Inside Visits Included

12.Best of Samarkand: City Tour – Inside Visits Included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $24

Explore Samarkand’s top monuments, bazaars, and mausoleums with a local guide on this flexible 4 to 6-hour city tour.

“Our guide Olimjon was brilliant. We spent what felt about the right amount of time in each location where Olimjon shared his knowledge in fluent English. He was friendly and always happy to answer our questions and kindly offered to take photos of us. Highly recommend.”

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Samarkand Airport / Railway Station - Samarkand City Transfer - Meeting your driver at the airport
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Samarkand Airport / Railway Station – Samarkand City Transfer

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