Things to do in Samarkand
Gur-e-Amir
Entrance UZS 30,000 · VerifiedSamarkand
The ribbed-dome mausoleum of Timur and his descendants, the architectural model for later Mughal tombs.
Landmark
1h
Registan
Entrance UZS 50,000 · VerifiedSamarkand
Three madrasas facing a public square, tiled in blue majolica, built between the 15th and 17th centuries.
Landmark
2h 30m
Shah-i-Zinda
Entrance UZS 40,000 · VerifiedSamarkand
A narrow avenue of mausoleums covered in some of the finest surviving Timurid tilework, still a pilgrimage route.
Landmark
1h 30mActivities
Registan evening visit
See the square lit after dark when the day groups have gone.
Silk paper workshop in Konigil
Visit the water-powered mill still making mulberry silk paper outside the city.