Journey · 1 day
Samarkand - Samarkand
Day visit of Shahrisabz
SamarkandSamarkand
- Drive
- 180 km4 hr
- Walk
- 6 km3 hr
- Season
- Year-Round
- Meals
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
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About this Journey
Departure for Chakhrisabz by bus (150 +150 km), birthplace of Tamerlan.
Then visit of the city (duration approximately 2 hours): Ak-Saray Palace of Tamerlan which means the "White Palace" whose construction remained unfinished after his death.
Tours of the ensemble: the Kok-Goumbaz Friday Mosque, built by Oulougbeg in 1432 in honor of his father; the Mosque of Imam Khazrati with its shaded summer terrace; of Darus Siadat - the tomb of the eldest son of Timur Djakhanguir.
Return to Samarkand.
Night at the hotel.
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