We were in Samarkand over the New Year holidays, and this might be useful for someone. We went on an amazing free walking tour of the city center (you can leave a donation at the end). The tour lasts 4 hours, but the time just flew by. It seems links can’t be posted here, so you can just type “Free tours Samarkand” into the search engine, the Samarkand.Travel website will come up. A wonderful project, and I really hope it becomes popular and in demand.
I want to share a review about the free tour around Samarkand organized by Visit Samarkand. Feel free to take it. The guide is wonderful, speaks Russian well, and presents the information very clearly. It’s interesting to listen to. Just prepare 100,000 in advance for the entrance to Registan. The rest is tips, however much you want. We left from 100,000 to 300,000 per person depending on our means. There is no specific fixed price, leave as much as you like. We really enjoyed the tour despite the cold.
Hello, how long did it last and how many places did you visit, and where can I find the contacts for this Visit?
It was written above. The contacts are on samarkand.travel.
Do you know if there are similar ones in Tashkent?
“Shagayu” — these are free walking tours organized by a group of enthusiasts and they are not a commercial project.
Contacts: +998 97 733 0318
For now this is the only thing I’ve found. There is also a group on Telegram. 😂
Good afternoon everyone. Could you tell me how quickly they got back to you about the free tour? I left a request at night (when we arrived), still no response at all.
And I’d like to join a tour tomorrow. Or should I have booked a few days in advance?
Message them on WhatsApp (they replied immediately) and on Telegram (they replied, but after a few hours).
+998775072355
Looks like their website isn’t working, I wrote to them directly on WhatsApp and got a reply right away, planning to go tomorrow.
+998939993006 Amir - a guide from a free excursion