Shopping Carpet in Samarkand
- 2–3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Visiting fascinating one of the biggest carpet workshops in Uzbekistan Travelers have chance to see traditional carpet weaving in Samarkand There is no hard sell Buying a unique piece of carpet "first hand"
Inclusions
What's included
- Entrance fees
- All transfers, including hotel pick-up and drop-off
- English speaking person who explains about carpets when travelers reach workshop
What's not
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Itinerary
The workshop was founded in 1992 to revive traditional techniques and produces around 400 handmade carpets a year. Workers undertake a four-month training programme and work no more than 40 hours a week. All of them are over 18. They have sheep, goat, camel wool and silk carpets. If you decide to buy carpet you can take it with you or they can arrange shipment door to door in 7 working days.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Samaria Travel
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This activity includes the driver or the staff from carpet workshop and when travelers reach carpet workshop there is an english speaking person who explains about carpets
How it compares in Samarkand
- Its from-price is 67% below the median of the 178 experiences we list in Samarkand.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- 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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