We will pick you up from Bukhara, visit Shakhrisabz and drop you off in your hotel, accommodation or airport / railway in Samarkand.

By request this tour can be done in the opposite direction.

Route: Bukhara - Shakhrisabz - Takhtakaracha Pass - Samarkand
Duration:
Bukhara - Shakhrisabz ± 5 hours (270 kms).
Shakhrisabz - Samarkand ± 2 hours (80 kms)
Departure: Bukhara(hotel/airport/railway station)

Description:
Departure from Bukhara (the time can be customized by request of travellers).
We are heading towards Shakhrisabz from Bukhara. We will go through deserts (the deserts of Central Asia are not like Arab deserts) and across the steppe. Along the way, you can see a natural reserve from afar. On the road, you can see a huge number of oil refineries and gas production companies. Only outsiders can smell the gas, which local people have long been accustomed to.
Arrival in Shakhrisabz.

• Shakhrisabz is Tamerlane's hometown, where the largest residence in Central Asia was built by his order. Today, only the ruins of its huge entrance portal remain.
• Aksaray Residence.
• Dorut Tilovat Complex (the mausoleum of Tamerlane's mentor and father).
• Dorus Saodat Complex (the mausoleum of Tamerlane's beloved son).
• Crypt of Tamerlan. This is where Timur should have been buried. However, his sudden death led his heirs to bury him in Samarkand. The crypt he prepared for himself has been preserved but remains empty.

Lunch is extra. By request, we can arrange it for USD 12 per person, including salads, a first course, a second course, desserts, seasonal fruit, tea, water, and bread.

Depart from Shakhrisabz.

• Takhtakaracha Pass: stop for Panoramic view from ±1600 m. In addition you can see many restaurants here that cook only lamb on clay ovens which is a local traditional dish and was a favorite food of Tamerlan.

Arrival in Samarkand (hotel/airport/railway station).