Marguzor Lakes
Marguzor Lakes
Iskanderkul
Iskanderkul
Kamol Khujandi Monument
Mausoleum of Sheikh Muslihiddin
Short tour from Samarkand to Tajikistan is a wonderful trip to discover the traces of Alexander the Great and explore beautiful Marguzor lakes and Iskanderkul lake,
enjoy sightseeing in ancient cities Penjikent and Khujand.
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Meet the driver at the hotel in Samarkand.
08:00 Transfer to border post Jartepa. Border crossing usually takes 30 min-1 hr.
Meet the guide and driver at Tajikistan part of the border.
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, besides the lake Hazorchashma. Lakes are called Marguzor, but each lake has its own name: Nezhigon, Soybean, Gushor, Nofin, Hurdak, Marguzor, Hazorchashma. The difference in level between the upper and lower lake is 692 meters. Easy hike at the lakes.
Transfer to Penjikent.
Resting time in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Khujand via Iskanderkul Lake.
- Iskanderkul Lake known as a lake of Alexander the Great, is a pearl of the Fann Mountains. The area of the lake is 30000 ha, and the lake is located at an altitude of 2 100 meters above sea level. According to the legend, Iskanderkul Lake was named after Alexander the Great, known as Iskander in the East. Legends say that Alexander the Great’s path to Central Asia from India passed through this lake. Take an easy hike in the lake area.
Continue to Khujand, evening arrival. Transfer to the hotel.
Resting time in the evening. Overnight in a hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Start sightseeing tour in Khujand:
- Khujand, the second-largest city and one of the oldest cities in Tajikistan, was the furthest point Alexander the Great reached in Central Asia, so the city was named Alexandria Eschate (Alexandria the Furthest).
- Pushkin Square with Kamoli Khudjandi Square;
- Timur Malik’s fortress and Sugd museum;
- Muslihiddin memorial complex;
- Panjshanbe Bazaar (the name Panjshanbe comes from the Persian language, meaning “Thursday”) is one of the oldest markets in Tajikistan;
- Arbob Palace received its particular significance in 1992, when it was the place for the meeting of the Tajik Soviet ministers, who officially declared independence from the Soviet Union. Also, it was the site where the Tajik flag was chosen.
Transfer to the Tajikistan-Uzbekistan land border, Oybek.
15:00 Border crossing ( visa/ passport control usually takes 30 min - 2 hr).
16:30 Meet the driver at the Uzbekistan side of the land border. Transfer to Tashkent (about 2 hrs).
Arrival at the hotel in Tashkent.
Resting time in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
Accommodation:
| Khujand |
|
Khujand Deluxe
,
Parliament Hotel
,
Sugd
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| Tashkent |
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Marwa Tashkent Pool&Spa
,
Asia Tashkent
,
Milan hotel
,
Uzbekistan
,
Parklane Hotel
|
- 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).
3 days, from: $595
Season: March – November
1 days, from: $170
Season: all the year round
10 days, from: $0
Season: all the year round
4 days, from: $985
Season: Spring – Summer – Fall
5 days, from: $645
Season: all the year round
1 days, from: $160
Season: all the year round
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