Two Capitals Tour
The Two Capitals tour is held daily for any number of people. During the tour you will visit the modern capital Tashkent and the ancient capital Samarkand. The two cities are completely different from each other. Tashkent is more modern, with many new buildings, huge bazaars, wide streets and roads. Samarkand is the same age as ancient Rome, it is unlike any other city. The scale and grandeur of construction in those days was far ahead of its time. Samarkand was built to outshine all the others, and craftsmen from all over the world took part in it. You will see mosques, tombs, madrassas and observatories painted with gold and precious stones.
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1Meeting of the Guests
Meeting at the airport, railway station, Tashkent border, transfer to the hotel (Check-in at 14:00) If early check-in is required, it is negotiated in advance) Overnight at the hotel
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2Travel around Tashkent and go to Samarkand
Breakfast at the hotel At 11:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby, Tashkent city tour (by car) We will visit: - Khast Imam Complex - Muyi Mubarek Madrasah - Hazrat Imam Mosque - Barakhana Madrasah - Namazgoh Mosque - Lunch at the "Pilaf Center" (included) - Chorsu Market (a picturesque place of the old city) - Monument "Courage" - Peoples' Friendship Square - Grand Duke Nikolai Romanov's Palace - Public Garden Amir Timur (Tamerlane) Transfer to the train station At 18:50 Departure to Samarkand by high-speed train At 20:58 Arrival and transfer to the hotel Overnight at the hotel
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3Travel to Samarkand and go to Tashkent
Breakfast at the hotel At 11:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby, start of the Samarkand city tour (by car) We will visit: - The Ulugbek Observatory, where the preserved part of the sextant of the XV century is still located. Shahi Zinda Necropolis (an ensemble of mausoleums of the Samarkand nobility) - Mausoleum of the Prophet Daniel - Mausoleum of Sheikh Abd and Darun - Bibi Khanum Cathedral Mosque - Registan Square (The center of Samarkand since the time of Tamerlane) - Lunch at the National house (included) - Siab Bazaar - Gur Emir Mausoleum (tombs of Tamerlane and members of the dynasty Timuridov) - Visits factories for the production of Samarkand paper and silk carpet weaving. Transfer to the railway station 18:00 – 20:10 Samarkand – Tashkent high-speed train Meeting and transfer to the hotel Overnight at the hotel
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4Let's go back home!
Breakfast at the hotel (Check-out at 12:00) If a late check-out is required, it must be arranged in advance. Return transfer