Shahrisabz Private Day Trip from Samarkand: Driver Only
- 5–6 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Travel from Samarkand to Shahrisabz in a private air-conditioned vehicle, passing rural landscapes and mountain scenery on the way to Amir Temur’s birthplace. Explore Ak-Saray Palace, the Amir Temur statue and the Dorut Tilavat complex with Kok Gumbaz Mosque at your own pace before returning to Samarkand. This is the transport-only option: a driver and vehicle are included, but a sightseeing guide and English-language commentary are not. Your driver handles the journey and pickup arrangements. Pickup and return are at your Samarkand hotel. Entrance tickets and lunch are not included. Please choose this option if you prefer to explore the monuments independently.
Inclusions
What's included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
What's not
- Lunch
- Entrance tickets to sights
Itinerary
Ak Saray Palace (White Palace). The dimensions of the building can be perceived when looking at the gate towers: the two towers were 50 m high and had an arch with a span of 22 m. The buildings were destroyed in the 16th cent. by order of the ruler of Bukhara, Abdullah Khan.
In 1435, the Kok-Gumbaz mosque (the “Blue Dome”) was built opposite the Kulyal's mausoleum and on the same axis. The inscription on the portal says about its construction by Ulugbek on behalf of his father Shah Rukh. It played the role of the Juma Mosque, that is, the Friday Cathedral Mosque of Shahrisabz.
The creation of an architectural ensemble the Dorut-Tilavat madrasah mainly dates back to the reign of Ulugbek. First of all, a domed mausoleum was erected over the tomb of Sheikh Kul, on the remains of some earlier buildings. Walk around take great pictures with the gigantic blue dome over the Friday mosque and the intricate arches.
You will meet lots of local folks here, and particularly wedding parties.It is located in the center of newly bult park with the greenery and flowers and you can have an amazing ice cream in one of the "chayhanas" (traditional tea house) there with carved wooden columns.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Jahongir Travel
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Samarkand
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 48 day trips we list in Samarkand.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 10 of 48.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Samarkand
Samarkand is an ancient Silk Road city in Uzbekistan, famous for blue-tiled domes, grand madrasas and the great Registan square.
Samarkand has been a crossroads of trade routes for more than two thousand years, and in the late fourteenth century it became the capital of Timur's empire. The Registan, a square framed by three madrasas with tiled façades in blue, turquoise and gold, is its best-known sight. The madrasa of Ulugh Beg dates from the 1420s, and the city is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Top-ranked sights in Samarkand: Registan Square, Gur-e-Emir Mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis.
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