Meet up with our driver in Samarkand hotel/airport/railway station and transfer to Shakhrisabz town (90km)
Ride time: 1 30 minutes (approx.)
Arrival in Shakhrisabz. Start excursion tour in Shakhrisabz includes visiting:

• 1

  The Palace Complex of Ak-Saray

  Ak Saray Palace (White Palace). The dimensions of the building can be perceived when looking at the gate towers: the two towers were 50 m high and had an arch with a span of 22 m. The buildings were destroyed in the 16th cent. by order of the ruler of Bukhara, Abdullah Khan.

  Duration: 30 minutes

• 2

  Kok-Gumbaz Mosque

  In 1435, the Kok-Gumbaz mosque (the “Blue Dome”) was built opposite the Kulyal's mausoleum and on the same axis. The inscription on the portal says about its construction by Ulugbek on behalf of his father Shah Rukh. It played the role of the Juma Mosque, that is, the Friday Cathedral Mosque of Shahrisabz.

  Duration: 1 hour

• 3

  Dorut Tilovat

  The creation of an architectural ensemble the Dorut-Tilavat madrasah mainly dates back to the reign of Ulugbek. First of all, a domed mausoleum was erected over the tomb of Sheikh Kul, on the remains of some earlier buildings. Walk around take great pictures with the gigantic blue dome over the Friday mosque and the intricate arches.

  Duration: 1 hour

• 4

  Statue of Amir Timur

  You will meet lots of local folks here, and particularly wedding parties.It is located in the center of newly bult park with the greenery and flowers and you can have an amazing ice cream in one of the "chayhanas" (traditional tea house) there with carved wooden columns.

  Duration: 30 minutes

When finishing excursion in Shakhrisabz, driver will wait for you on other side. Riding back to Samarkand, on the way you can stop for having a lunch at restaurants on mountains. Most famous meal on mountains, beef/lamp meat cooked in deep mud oven.
Riding back time: 1 30 minutes (approx.)
Driver will drop off you at hotel in Samarkand. End of the tour.