Free tour

Samarkand City Walking Tour (Stories behind the Stones)

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Excellent(12)

Samarkand

Duration: 3 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Bahora

Registered on 16 May 2025

Hey, my name is Bakhora, and I am your guide in Samarkand! I love showing my city's beautiful, ancient wonders to people all over the world, and I love communicating with different cultures and sharing stories about our rich history and traditions. I can't wait to show you all the hidden gems and fascinating landmarks that make Samarkand such a unique and special place to visit!

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Welcome to Samarkand! The tour is a walk through centuries of myths, memories, and moments that shaped one of the most legendary cities on the Silk Road.

Practical Details:
🔹 Entrance fees to historical sites are not included. Each ranges between $5 and $9.
🔹 I keep group sizes small to make the tour feel more personal and flexible.

The tour will cover five historical places of Samarkand:

1. Gur-E-Emir Mausoleum
2. Registan Square
3. Bibi-Khanum Mosque
4. Hazrat Khizr Mosque
5. Shakhi-Zinda Ensemble

To make your experience more comfortable, I recommend bringing:

a bottle of water (especially on hot days)
sunglasses or a hat
sunscreen or an umbrella depending on the weather
comfortable walking shoes

If you're tired of tours that are mainly history lectures, then book a tour with me! I promise you an experience that will stay with you long after your footsteps fade from its ancient stone!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Oqsaroy 1, Бўстонсарой кўчаси 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

I will be wearing a scarf (hijab) that will make it easy for you to recognize me.

Outside visit

Gur-e Amir

We’ll begin at the Gur-Emir Mauseoleum, where the legendary Tamerlane rests beneath a tomb wrapped in mystery and power. I’ll share legends, rarely written down stories passed from voice to voice across generations.

Outside visit

Registan

Next, we’ll step into the awe-inspiring Registan Square, the very heart of ancient Samarkand. Surrounded by majestic madrasahs, you’ll see why scholars once called this place the cradle of knowledge in Central Asia. The architecture is breathtaking, but it’s the history and energy of the place that will stay with you.

Outside visit

Bibi-Khanym Mosque

At the Bibi-Khanum Mosque, you’ll see a structure so vast and ambitious, people used to say it mirrored the stars. It was built to impress the world, and it still does.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).