• Personal account
Choose tour
Choose tour
Popular

Two-day tour of Sughd region

#Ancient Cities #Fann Mountains #Lakes
See all photos
Review Gallery Tour program Information

Review

Meeting point
Penjikent
End location
Penjikent

Duration

2 days

Length

400 km

Location

Panjakent

Recommended group composition

2-20 per

Difficulty level

Very easy - Suitable for individuals with minimal physical fitness or experience. Involves short, flat walks with little elevation gain or loss.

Easy - Requires basic physical fitness. Involves moderate walking on well-maintained trails with gentle inclines and declines.

Optimal - Suitable for individuals with average physical fitness. Involves moderate to challenging hiking, often with some elevation gain or loss.

Intense - Demands good physical fitness and endurance. Involves long hikes on rugged terrain with significant elevation changes.

Extreme - Suitable for experienced hikers and mountaineers. Involves technical climbing, glacier crossings, and exposure to high-altitude environments.

Super extreme - Reserved for highly skilled and experienced adventurers. Involves challenging mountaineering expeditions with significant risks and potential dangers.

Easy

Recommended age

18+

The price is per person; prices vary for group trips.

125 $

125 $ / pr

Select dates

Participants

Prepayment - 38 $

Tour in brief

The tour follows the route Penjikent, Seven Lakes, Penjikent, Samarkand. Participants will be able to realize the artistic lakes and cultural attractions of Penjikent, and then travel to historical Samarkand. An ideal route for nature and history lovers!

Tour organizer and guide

Sarazm 5500

Sarazm 5500

Sarazm 5500 LLC is a tour operator offering unique travel experiences across Tajikistan, including the famous Silk Road. We welcome you and guarantee a culturally immersive experience in this amazing region.

Tour program

Day 1. Samarkand - Penjikent - Seven Lake - Penjikent

Day 1. Samarkand - Penjikent - Seven Lake - Penjikent

Breakfast.
After breakfast, we will go to the Rudaki Museum. Since Penjikent is the birthplace of Rudaki, who is considered by many to be the father of Persian poetry. Before lunch, we will visit the local bazaar and mosque.
Lunch in a traditional house, for lunch you will have the opportunity to taste pilaf prepared according to the Penjikent recipe and you will see a ceremony of presentation in national costumes and national music to the sounds of a national instrument.
Ancient Penjikent is the ruins of an old Sogdian city founded in the 5th century and abandoned in the 8th century by the Arabs. In the excavated ruins you can see the foundations of houses, a citadel with a pair of Zoroastrian fire temples and a city bazaar.
Ruins of Sarazm - one of the ancient settlements in Central Asia since 5500.
Years of civilization. In 2010, UNESCO included Sarazm in the list of human heritage.
Return to Samarkand via Penjikent.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Hotel

Day 2. Penjikent - Samarkand

Day 2. Penjikent - Samarkand

Meeting of guests on the Tajik side of the border. The trip to Penjikent is 30 km away.
Next trip: Haf Kul - Seven lakes of different colors in the mountains of Tajikistan.
Mijgon,
Soya,
Husher,
Nofin (2139m),
Hurdak,
Marguzor,
Khazorchashma (2400m.n.o.m.)
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Hotel

Map

Information

What's included:

  • Transport throughout the tour;
  • Accommodation in double rooms throughout the tour, breakfast included
  • Sightseeing sightseeing program around the city with local guides
  • Entrance tickets to museums, mausoleums and other attractions

What's not included:

  • Hotel fees for additional services
  • Fee for shooting, charged by museums separately
  • Travel insurance

Additional tours