Excursion to Samarkand
Duration: 1 day | Direction: Uzbekistan
Your route: Tashkent – Samarkand – Tashkent
One-Day Trip to Samarkand
Program
Departure at 7:00 AM by “Afrosiyob” train to Samarkand. Arrival at 9:00 AM. Meet your guide at the Samarkand train station.
Excursion
Samarkand – a magical and almost mythical name, captivating the imagination. A contemporary of Babylon and Thebes, the Greek “Maracanda,” Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in the world with more than 4,000 years of history. After being destroyed by the ruthless Genghis Khan, it flourished again in the 14th century when Emperor Timur made it the “Jewel of the East”: a magnificent city filled with palaces, monumental mosques, and madrassas adorned with turquoise or indigo-colored clay decorations.
The principal city of ancient Sogdiana, a vassal of which was Panjikent, Samarkand was a center of trade on the Silk Road. The city still shines with azure, cobalt, and jade, with a bluish symphony emanating from the walls of madrassas, mosques, and mausoleums, soaring up into the sky, as if the architects wanted to immediately link these sacred monuments with the divine.
Science made significant strides here: astronomy, medicine, and algebra saw great progress under the guidance of scientists whose names are passed down through history: Ulugh Beg, Avicenna, Al-Khwarizmi, Averroes – so many names that advanced the understanding of the world.
Sites to Visit:
Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum
Registan Square with its marvelous madrassas: Ulugh Beg, Sher-Dor, and Tilla-Kari
Bibi-Khanym Mosque
Siob Bazaar
Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis
Ulugh Beg Observatory
At around 16:15, transfer back to the train station for the return journey to Tashkent.
End of our services.
Inclusions
Transfer from Samarkand train station
Services of a professional guide
Exclusions
Return train tickets
Meals
Entrance fees to sites and museums
Anything not mentioned in the price
Registration and Terms
Registration for this trip will be confirmed after written confirmation and payment of a 30% deposit of the total trip cost. An invoice with payment instructions will be sent to your email after you accept the offer. The remaining balance must be paid one month before the departure date, without any reminders from our side. If you register less than one month before departure, you will be asked to make full payment upon accepting the offer.
Cancellation by the Client
In case of cancellation by you (for any reason) more than 40 days before departure, the amounts paid as a deposit will be refunded, except for a fixed fee of 50 euros per person (application fee and bank charges).
After 40 days before departure, the following cancellation fee scale will apply:
40 to 22 days: 25% of the trip cost
21 to 15 days: 50% of the trip cost
14 to 8 days: 75% of the trip cost
Less than 8 days: 100% of the trip cost
Please note: In case of cancellation by you, kindly inform us as soon as possible by email or fax, as the date of receipt of the cancellation will be considered for calculating the refund.
Any trip interrupted or shortened by the participant for any reason will not result in a refund.
Cancellation by Roksi Sam Travel
Cancellation may occur due to circumstances beyond our control (political unrest, security issues, etc.). In such cases, cancellation will be made by Roksi Sam Travel in full, but no additional compensation will be provided.
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CONTACTS
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- Email: roksisamtravel@mail.ru
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