Day 2

• After breakfast at the hotel, you’ll depart for Samarkand, a mythical city that has been a center of power and culture since antiquity. The approximately 4-hour journey offers a constantly-changing scenery, from green plains to the rolling hills that herald the approach of Samarkand, the city of The Thousand and One Nights.
• Upon arrival at around 1:30 PM, you’ll check into a cozy hotel and you will have time to take lunch.
• With your guide, the first stop will be the Ulugh Beg Observatory, built in the 15th century under the Timurid Empire and considered one of the most advanced observatories of its time.
• Next, you’ll head to Shah-i-Zinda, a necropolis extending with a series of tombs and mausoleums dating from the 11th to the 19th century, adorned with turquoise and blue ceramic tiles, and belonging to elite figures. This UNESCO-recognized site is a place of great devotion and beauty, housing over 20 ritual monuments.
• The evening concludes with dinner at a typical restaurant, where you can savor local dishes like shashlik, an iconic dish of Uzbek cuisine, in a setting full of history.