The 15 Best Samarkand Tours & Guided Days

Samarkand: Historical Monuments Guided Walking Tour - Starting beneath Gur-e-Amir’s blue dome

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 446 reviews · 5 hours · from $20Our pick

Review of Samarkand’s five-hour walking tour, covering Registan, Gur-e-Amir, Bibi-Khanym, Shah-i-Zinda, and Siyob Bazaar.

“me and my other 2 friends had a really great time today with Charos. Because of no other people other than us she text me beforehand and try to accommodate with our time since we just landed in Tashkent and reach Samarkand quite late. She explained all the history and culture very well. It was worth the money considering all the knowledge we get during this session. Charos also patiently repeat the part that we loss since Samarkand is the heart of Central Asia and have a lot of history. We were tired but so happy. Thank you!”

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Samarkand: Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

2.Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 153 reviews · 4 hours · from $18

Review of Samarkand’s 4-hour walking tour, covering Registan, Gur-e-Amir, Bibi Khanym, Shah-i-Zinda, guides, value, and practical tips.

“Excellent tour, sarvinoz is a very knowledgeable and courteous guide, we highly reccomend this tour of samarkand.”

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Private Samarkand City Tour With Transportation

3.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

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

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

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

5.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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Full Day Private Tour in Seven Lakes from Samarkand

6.Full Day Private Tour in Seven Lakes from Samarkand

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 94 reviews · from $100

Explore Tajikistan’s Seven Lakes from Samarkand with border support, mountain villages, Sarazm, and practical advice on roads, visas, and value.

“Great excursion. Beautiful place. Border crossing was straightforward but tedious. Drivers were polite. Driver on the Tajik side was very knowledgeable and bought us some tasty food. On the other hand, he was constantly calling and texting Read more”

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Samarkand One Day Tour: one day walking & group tour

7.Samarkand One Day Tour: one day walking & group tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 87 reviews · 6 hours · from $25

Review of Samarkand’s $25 walking tour, covering Registan, Gur Emir, Siyab Bazaar, Bibi-Khanym, and Shah-i-Zinda.

“I had a wonderful morning with my guide, Elyor. Elyor made the tour an unforgettable experience. He is knowledgeable, patient and generous and I would highly recommend his services.”

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Samarkand: Shahrisabz Day Trip with Optional Local Guide

8.Shahrisabz Day Trip with Optional Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 81 reviews · 7 hours · from $65

Review of the Samarkand to Shahrisabz day trip, with mountain views, historic sites, optional guide, transport tips, costs, and practical advice.

“The trip was excellent, Yusufjon was a safe driver who treated us well and we enjoyed good conversation with him. He explained some sights as we went along and assisted us to get a delicious lunch.”

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Tashkent: Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

9.Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 71 reviews · 4 hours · from $19

Explore Tashkent’s mosques, bazaar, metro art, grand squares, and Amir Timur landmarks on a well-paced four-hour guided tour.

“Worth the money. Enjoyable and long tour. We were in the rush hour at the metro.”

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Guide / excursion service in Samarkand

10.Guide / excursion service in Samarkand

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $25

Walk Samarkand’s grandest monuments with a local English or French-speaking guide for $25, with lunch and entrance fees left to you.

“I took this tour at the end of August'23. It was great, my tour guide Elyor was very knowledgeable about the historical significance of all the sights - and was very informative. And it was great, that as a solo traveler, he took my pictures. We did stop for lunch to recharge, which was not included. What I also liked about this tour was that my tour guide didn't waste my time taking me to souvenir shops where he got a commission. He was gracious and hospitable.”

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Samarkand: Great Silk Road Ancient Sites and Monuments Tour

11.Great Silk Road Ancient Sites and Monuments Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 6 hours · from $59

Review of Samarkand’s 6-hour private tour, covering Registan, Gur-Amir, Bibi Khanum, Siab Bazaar, and Shah-i-Zinda for $59.

“Had a great time exploring the major historical sites and monuments of Samarkand. Our guide Charos had a deep knowledge of the region’s history and the Silk Road, especially regarding the architecture and monuments built and restored under Amir Temur. This is a good tour to do if you want to cover most of the major sites of the city in a day.”

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Samarkand Walking Tour

12.Samarkand Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 45 reviews · 4.5 hours

Explore Samarkand’s grand monuments, bazaars, and mausoleums on a private 4.5-hour walking tour with a multilingual guide.

“Camminare tra i monumenti di Samarcanda con una guida locale è obbligatorio (Grazie Muna). si riescono a percepire tanti dettagli in più e tante storie e leggende che altrimenti non sarebbero mai state capite. Ultra consigliato!”

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From Samarkand: Shahrisabz Private Day Trip with Guide

13.Shahrisabz Private Day Trip with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 44 reviews · 1 day · from $93

Review of the private Samarkand to Shahrisabz day trip, covering sights, guides, transport, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.

“Il posto è assolutamente da visitare (anche se ricostruito/ristrutturato per lo più) ma il prezzo è assolutamente troppo alto per l’attività. Abbiamo pagato più di 70€/persona (gruppo da 4) per sostanzialmente un transfer A/R. Le attrazioni non sono incluse nel prezzo e vanno pagate singolarmente. La cosa è specificata nelle condizioni ma per il prezzo pagato è abbastanza scandaloso. La guida (Bob) è stata simpatica e parlava anche un discreto italiano ma sostanzialmente ci ha dato poche informazioni oltre ai nomi dei monumenti e l’anno di costruzione. Qualche informazione era anche inesatta. Sicuramente la giovane età gioca un ruolo importante ma un minimo di preparazione in più ed una magg...”

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Day Tour to Shahrisabz of Amir Timur

14.Day Tour to Shahrisabz of Amir Timur

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 44 reviews · from $60

Review of the private Shahrisabz day tour from Samarkand, with mountain scenery, Amir Timur sites, pricing, transport, and practical tips.

“Me'roj our guide was fantastic! A lovely man who spoke very good English and brought the place to life for us. The driver was also friendly and efficient.”

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From Samarkand: Shahrisabz Day Trip & Mountain Pass Tour

15.Shahrisabz Day Trip & Mountain Pass Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 42 reviews · 9 hours - 1 day · from $95

Review of the Samarkand to Shahrisabz day trip, covering mountain views, Timurid monuments, transport, guides, costs, and practical tips.

“We had Khurshid as our driver and guide on the trip to Shahrisabz, the tour was in Russian. Khurshid was knowledgable, friendly and took us to a great road restaurant for lunch where we had the best meat of our entire Central Asia trip. Recommended!”

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