Samarkand Walking Tour

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

6 to 8 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Professional Guide (en, es, ru, de, fr, it)
All Fees and Taxes

Entrance Tickets
Personal and other expanse that are not mentioned in program

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Amir Temur Mausoleum Gur-i Amir Сomplex
Oqsaroy 1, Бўстонсарой кўчаси 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
The meeting point is near the sign "Amir Temur Mausoleum" at the entrance. Guide will be 5 minutes earlier.

End point

Shah-i-Zinda
MX6Q+X5J, M-37, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
Tour ends in Shakhi Zinda Complex.

Itinerary

Gur Emir Mausoleum

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Registan

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Bibi Khanym Mosque

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Siab Bazaar

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Hazrat Khizr Mosque

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Shah-i-Zinda

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

4.4

based on 8 reviews

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bgolatzki, Oct 2025

Tour operator didn’t show up…so a one star is unnecessarily generous. We tried to call and number was no longer valid. Horrible way to spend my one day in Samarkand. On a good note, I appreciate the customer service from Viator who answered my call with a human and began the process of severing their connection with Viator and refunding my money.

Lovely guided tour

Vittoria_G, Jun 2025

Our guide, Ruxshona, was excellent. We managed to see all the main highlights of the city and for each we had a really clear and exhaustive explanation. She indicated a lovely restaurant and helped us to find the exact souvenirs we wanted to. Thank you! :) I recommend this activity 100%

Lovely day in Samarkand

Saija_W, Nov 2024

Our guide Farzin might be one of the best tour guides we've ever had, anywhere. Not only did we get an in depth history of Samarkand, he also took us to experience delicious food (we certainly wouldn't have found it on our own) and helped us do souvenir shopping fitting our budget. He had a perfect balance of professionalism and friendliness. Very accommodating to our pace and energy levels. This was a perfect way to get introduced to Samarkand by a fellow travel enthusiast. I can't recommend this tour enough.

Recommended highly

Berrymerlina_R, Oct 2024

My group enjoyed the evening walk. The guide spoke well & informative. Questions asked are answered respectively. Highly recommended.

Great Tour

Anush_N, Oct 2024

A great tour with knowledgeable and friendly guide. I highly recommend this tour. The guide was very accommodating.

Excellent walking tour with knowledgeable guide

Surya_R, Apr 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed the walking tour. The tour guide, Islom, was very professional and knowledgeable- he met us promptly at the meeting point, gave us a thorough overview of the city and history at the beginning and as we went through the various sites. He gave us information at the end of the tour on other sites we could visit the following day, and was also proactive in pointing out good photo points too! The tour took about 5 hours, including a short lunch break, and was a very effective and efficient way to see the main sights of this beautiful city.

Samarkand in one day!

gdc2b8tvwq, Apr 2024

We had a very nice time. Our guide was very knowledgeable and took us around for almost the entire day. We had a bit of hiccup at the beginning as our guide didn’t have our phone number so we spend 15 min trying to reach him and the tour organizer out, but eventually all good. Samarkand is very nice, easy to reach from Tashkent so we founded more convenient to get a tour guide directly there rather than having the all tour organized from Tashkent. we had a great time, definitely a city to visit.

Amazing day trip

Chris_B, Jan 2024

Amin was an incredible tour guide, we thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated our day with him. His knowledge of the city is brilliant and he is such a lovely character. I’d recommend him to anyone, you’ll have a wonderful day.