Un tour della città di Samarcanda: La perla d'Oriente

Samandar (Sam) was excellent. Very knowledgable and engaging, and also suggested more things to do after the tour. The tour itself covers a decent amount of monuments that are within reasonable walking distance of each other. Worth it if it's your first time. The tour duration listed is fairly accurate ~4 hours. If you're solo you'll probably be able to do it faster yourself, but the additional historical context provided by the guide is important to understanding the city imo. Note that you have to pay a separate admission fee to enter the Amir Temur Mausoleum.

Fayoziddin was great. Very knowledgeable about the history and culture of Samarkand. He looked after us and allowed suitable time at each place for a quick explore. Would highly recommend!

We had a fantastic 4-hour walking tour of Samarkand with our personal guide Sam and a small crowd. He was extremely knowledgeable about the city’s history and culture, explained the main attractions in a very engaging way, and was happy to answer all our questions leaving to a great atmosphere at the group . He also gave us some excellent recommendations for local restaurants and food spots. Overall, a great experience and a wonderful way to discover Samarkand and its role during Silk Road. Highly recommended!

Nice walk thru Samarkand. Guide knew quite a bit about history. Good and interactive, Lively convetsation

Thanks to Parvina, our guide, for the great tour she gave us. She was really eXXXcellent. We've learnt a lot and we had “to swallow” all this knowledge in such a short time. So thank you again, for giving us such a great introduction of Samarkand city and its long history. It will be memorable for us.

Super in depth! I loved this tour with our guide Samandar! His explanations were super in depth! Although it only visits 5 locations Samandar gives thorough explanations of the historical significance and context for each building! Overall I would highly recommend this tour as an introduction into Samarkand!

Excellent experience and knowledgeable and friendly guide

Indescribable....The pearl of the east does not disappoint, the culmination of a unique trip...I recommend it to you...Uzbekistan,,,unforgettable.

A very knowledgeable and pleasant young man who cared well for his group and answered many questions. Very comprehensive tour

Tour guide was Fayoziddin. He was awesome! I daresay the best tour guide I had in Uzbekistan so I'm glad I saved best for last! He made jokes. His background is education and that showed through. He knew how to adapt his tour information. I loved when he gave us votes to how much time we wanted to take pictures so it felt that we were more involved in the day. I loved that he incorporated drink/food breaks and bathroom breaks instead of this push to not stop. The tour was a perfect 3 1/2 hours. He offered recommendations for other things to see in Samarkand, along with sending whatsapp recommendations for food. He was really great and engaging and made the insufferable heat tolerable while learning about the city and history.