From Samarkand to 7 lakes: one day

Samarkand - Penjikent - Seven Lakes - Samarkand |

all the year round | days: 1| nights: 0

Marguzor Lakes

Ruins of Ancient Panjakent

Remains of Ancient Panjakent

Excursion

Samarkand – Penjikent – Seven Lakes – Samarkand

08:00 Meet up with our driver in your hotel and transfer to Uzbek - Tajik border (40 km)

Arrival at Uzbek - Tajik border pass. Pass the border. Meet by Tajikistan staff and transfer to Penjikent (~50 km, 30 min)

Arrival and start the excursion program in Penjikent.

- Sarazm ruins - one of the ancient settlements in Central Asia with a 5500 - year civilization. In 2010 Sarazm was added to the list of Human Heritage by UNESCO.

Continue drive to Seven Lakes.

- Transfer to Marguzor, the famous seven lakes - seven wonderful water mirrors full of mountain riverside drops. Each lake looks different whenever the sun changes its position. Colors may vary from deep blue to indie color ripple. Most of them are cold to swim even in summer. These lakes belong to Fann Mountains system.

On the western edge of the Fan Mountains in the valley of the river Shing there are seven lakes, six of them are dammed origin, beside the lake Hazorchashma. Lakes are called Marguzor, but each of the lakes has its own name:

1. Nezhigon (other references Mizhgon),

2. Soybean;

3. Gushor;

4. Nofin;

5. Hurdak;

6. Marguzor;

7. Hazorchashma.

The difference in level between the upper and lower lake - 692 meters.

Easy hike at the lakes.

Afternoon border crossing BP "Jartepa" to Uzbekistan (takes about 30 min-1 hr), meet the driver at Uzbekistan side of the border ( 16:30).

Transfer to Samarkand hotel.

End of the tour.

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Notes

- Check-in 14.00, check-out time 11.00. No early check-in/ late check-out is included unless indicated;

- Please note that the tour price does not include seasonal VAT 15 %, VAT can be added to the basic tour price.

- Please note that the drivers do not speak English or can speak only basic English;

- All the changes in the basic itinerary, the timing for transfers depending on the international flight departure/arrival time are to be discussed and pre-agreed;

- Please note that the train trip/s can be replaced for transfer/s by car depending on train tickets availability and trains schedule;

- After the date of publication, any changes in the hotels, air/train ticket prices, tax increase, and exchange rate fluctuation may influence the tour prices;

- Anur Tour is not responsible for the force majeure occasions (weather conditions during the tour, repairing-reconstructing works at some parts of roads, government restrictions).