Shakhrisabz - the birthplace of Amir Temur

Hello, dear guests!

In this one-day excursion, we will get acquainted with the mountain landscapes surrounding Samarkand. Let’s explore the Devil’s Plateau, where fragments of the film “Apache” were filmed. Let’s look at the mountain market, try the dried fruits on the taste. Eat delicious "Tandir", meat of lamb, which is cooked in a restaurant located on the top of the mountains and head to the Order of Tamerlane, Shakhrisabz. There we will study the history of the revival of the empire of Timur and Timurids.

What awaits you:

• Demon Valley. There are huge boulders, strange stones scattered in the valley, have fantastic shapes, resembling either the faces of demons, or features of pagan deities, or figures of wild animals.
• "Stone-heart" - with a through hole in the shape of the heart, nature created with the help of wind currents of many years, is located 30 km south of Samarkand, on the way to Amankutana.
• Ak-saray. Aksaray was built by order of Amir Temur after his campaign on Khorezm. The projected beginning of construction of the monument is in 1379, and at the moment only two separate entrance portals, whose height is more than 40 meters, have survived.
• Darus Saodat complex. This complex arose after the death of the eldest son of Amir Temur Jahangir. Now the ensemble consists of several buildings - a mosque, a mausoleum, a room for pilgrims, three gates and tombs.
• Kuk Gumbaz Mosque In 1435 the largest mosque in Shakhrisabz was opened. This mosque was built on the foundations of a pre-Mongol mosque and presents a vivid example of the Persian stool.

• The tour takes place on a comfortable passenger car;
  

The price does not include:

• Entrance tickets;
• food and drink.