Tashkent-Samarkand-Tashkent on a High-Speed Train

Tour by the main monuments of Samarkand and Tashkent.

Meals along the route (breakfasts, lunches and dinners) are included.

Also included are a free shopping day in Tashkent and a trip to the mountains.

The road from Tashkent to Samarkand and back on a comfortable high-speed train "Afrosiab".

Start of the tour: Tashkent
End of tour: Tashkent	Tour category: Historical tours, Sightseeing tours.
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights	Сities: Tashkent, Samarkand.

Day 1: Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent. Meeting at the airport with a sign "Mira-Lux".
Transfer to the hotel.
The beginning of the excursion program:
- Old city;
- Complex Hast-Imam;
- Visiting Chorsu Bazaar (buying souvenirs) or Alay Bazaar.
Lunch.
Madrasah of Kukeldash.
Dinner.
Transfer to the hotel.
Rest at the hotel.
Day 2: Tashkent - Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the station.
Departure of the train "Afrosiab" on the route Tashkent-Samarkand at 7:30.
Arrival to Samarkand at 9:38. Meeting at the station with the sign.
Check in hotel.
The beginning of the excursion program:
- Registan Square;
- Madrasah of Ulugbek (1417-1420);
- Madrasah Sherdor (1619-1636);
- Madrasah Tillya-Kori (1647-1660).
Lunch.
Necropolis of Shahi-Zinda (XIV-XV centuries).
Show program: Theater of historical costume "El Merosi" - an unusual cultural and ethnographic performance "Moments of Eternity" in the theater of historical costume perfectly complements the excursion program for Samarkand. During the show the artists show the costumes of different historical epochs of Uzbekistan from the Bronze Age to the present day.
Dinner.
Transfer to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3: Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel.
The beginning of the excursion program:
- Shahi Zinda - tomb of St. Kussam ibn Abass, the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as the tombs of other saints and dignitaries;
- Bibi Khanim Mosque (XIV century), built in honor of Tamerlane's beloved wife;
- Ulugbek's Observatory (XV century) - astronomer, scientist, ruler, beloved grandson of Tamerlane, killed by order of his son;
- Mausoleum of Saint Daniel. According to legend, Tamerlane made a pilgrimage to the mausoleum of the saint in his campaign to Asia Minor and decided that his capital Samarkand should also be rich and prosperous, and sent some of the remains of the saint to Samarkand with great honor.
Visiting "Siab" bazaar.
Transfer to the hotel.
Transfer to the station.
Departure of the group on the comfortable train "Afrosiab" at 17:00 on the route Samarkand-Tashkent.
Arrival in Tashkent at 19:40. Meeting at the station with a sign "Mira-Lux".
Transfer to the hotel.
Rest at the hotel.
Day 4: Tashkent

Breakfast at the hotel.
Free day. Shopping.
Day 5: Tashkent

Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure to the mountains (Tashkent region, Bostanlyk district). Recreation Area Green Conyen.
Dinner.
Transfer to the airport.