Tours · Uzbekistan
Samarkand tours
Short trips from Tashkent and longer Silk Road routes that spend time in Samarkand.
Samarkand is on almost every Uzbekistan route, and the fast train from Tashkent makes it easy to reach. Below are the tours that spend at least a night there: from a short Tashkent–Samarkand trip to classic loops with Bukhara and Khiva, and routes that cross into Tajikistan for the Seven Lakes or the Fann Mountains.
All tours can be private and moved to your dates. Read the Samarkand travel guide for what to see and how long to stay.
Tours that include Samarkand
Pearl of the Orient: classic Uzbekistan in 9 days
Tashkent → Khiva → Bukhara → Samarkand → Shakhrisabz
Desert Castles of Uzbekistan & the Seven Lakes of Tajikistan
Bukhara → Desert fortresses of Khorezm → Khiva → Samarkand → Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) → Shakhrisabz → Tashkent
Ancient civilisations: Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in 11 days
Tashkent → Khiva → Darvaza gas crater → Ashgabat → Ancient Merv → Bukhara → Samarkand
Mangystau, the Aral Sea and classic Uzbekistan in 14 days
Mangystau → Karakalpakstan → Muynak & the Aral Sea → Nukus → Khiva → Bukhara → Samarkand → Tashkent
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in 8 days: desert castles and the Seven Lakes
Khiva → Desert fortresses of Khorezm → Bukhara → Samarkand → Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) → Tashkent
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in 12 days: from Khujand to Khiva
Tashkent → Khujand → Dushanbe → Penjikent → Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) → Samarkand → Bukhara → Khiva → Urgench
Plan Samarkand with a local team
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