The 10 Best Walking Tours in Samarkand

1.Historical Monuments Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★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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4.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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6.Historical Monuments Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $12Best value

Review of Samarkand’s $12 monument tour, with Registan, Gur-i Amir, Shah-i-Zinda, guide tips, costs, timing, and who should book.

“Outstanding guide. Really kind and informative, so knowledgeable and helpful. He made the tour really enjoyable. Incredible city. James, Ireland”

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7.Samarkand Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $24

Explore Samarkand’s grandest sights on a four-hour guided walk covering Registan, Gur-i-Amir, Shah-i-Zinda, and more.

“Great experience and guide was very knowledgeable and good. We started the tour at amir temur Mausoleum and finished it at shahizinda. It was one of a kind experience”

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8.Sunset walking tour of Samarkand

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 16 reviews · 1 day · from $60

See Samarkand’s grand monuments at sunset with an English-speaking guide, including Registan, Shah-i-Zinda, Gur-i-Amir, and Ulugbek Observatory.

“Our your guide was really knowlegeable, he explained to us a lot of things about the beautiful sites we were visiting. Loved it ! Samarkand is really worth seen by night ! It’s adding some mystery to the whole visit. Thank you”

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9.Samarkand Walking Tour History Culture and Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $29

Explore Samarkand with a local guide, visiting grand monuments, Siyob Bazaar, sacred sites, snacks, stories, and photo spots in 4.5 hours.

“It was great journey in Samarkand. My guide was really intelligent and good person as well. I can recommend her”

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10.Samarkand Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $60

Review of Samarkand’s private walking tour, covering Registan, Gur-i Amir, Shah-i-Zinda, local food, timing, costs, and practical tips.

“Our guide Farzin might be one of the best tour guides we've ever had, anywhere. Not only did we get an in depth history of Samarkand, he also took us to experience delicious food (we certainly wouldn't have found it on our own) and helped us do souvenir shopping fitting Read more”

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