Trip Tashkent-Samarkand-Tashkent
for 2 days

On your city tour in Tashkent, first you will visit Courage Monument, which is a memorial complex erected in honor of the elimination of the consequences of the Tashkent earthquake. Then the tour continues to the Zangi Ota memorial complex. According to legend, Zangi-Oota was a shepherd and was distinguished for his wisdom and good deeds. Today, you can also visit the State Museum of Timurid History, which houses 3,000 different items from the Timurid period, such as jewelry, musical instruments, weapons, various coins, paintings, documents, historical manuscripts, and clothing.The city tour will be completed by visiting the State Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan, consisting of fine examples of glasses and national clothing, hand and machine embroidery, skullcaps, national fabrics, carpets, and woodcarving. Evening transfer to Samarkand is by train.

You will visit Abdulla's carpet workshop, "Hojom," a famous Samarkand carpet factory where 400 girls weave hand-made silk carpets. You will have the opportunity to see the full process of carpet making from the very beginning. After that, you can walk along the local Broadway, surrounded by souvenir shops, teahouses, sweets, and workshops. Then you can visit the national bazaar, Siab, an oriental bazaar, where it is easy to find Uzbek traditional handmade products and local sweets. In addition, you will visit Koni Gil paper mill (10 kms from Samarkand, 2 hrs)—a revival of old technology in paper production. Evening returns to Tashkent are by train.