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Uzbek City Tours: The 15 Best Guided Days

23 tours  ·  from $16 a head

A city tour here is mostly a question of whether a car is included, because the monuments are further apart than they look. The 15 below compare guided days across the four cities on price, pace and transport.

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Khiva: Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

1.Khiva: Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 156 reviews · 4 hours · from $19Our pick

Explore Khiva’s UNESCO-listed Itchan Kala with a local guide, visiting its minaret, mausoleum, mosque, and grand madrasah for $19.

“It was a great tour that covered all significant sites of old town. The guide, Iroda, provided the information for the further possibilities of exploring both, old city and modern city. Recommend this tour.”

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Private Samarkand City Tour With Transportation - The guide makes or breaks the day
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Private Samarkand City Tour With Transportation

2.Private Samarkand City Tour With Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 149 reviews · from $54Top rated

Review of a private Samarkand city tour with hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, local guides, major Silk Road sights, and flexible pacing.

“Top notch guide in Mohiddin, PHD in Asian studies and perfect English. He really went deep into some of the historical areas we were interested while offering some humour, personal stories as well as great restaurant recommendations. We were challenged with an EU summit which closed roads and delayed openings, but Moiddin did a great job adjusting schedule and routes to stay ahead of delegations 🙏”

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A City Tour Of Samarkand: The Pearl Of The East - Gur Emir, Timur’s blue-domed family tomb
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A City Tour Of Samarkand: The Pearl Of The East

3.A City Tour Of Samarkand: The Pearl Of The East

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 133 reviews · from $16Best value

Review of Samarkand’s 3.5-hour walking tour, covering Registan, Gur Emir, Bibi Khanym, Hazrat Khizr, and Shah-i-Zinda for $16.

“Great tour that I highly recommend. Good introduction to Samarkand with just right level of detail and free time. If you want a very efficient way to know the language of city and get oriented this is it.”

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Tashkent City Tour - Independence Square shows official Tashkent
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Tashkent City Tour

4.Tashkent City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 121 reviews · from $69

Review of Tashkent City Tour, covering landmarks, Chorsu Bazaar, Hazrati Imam, plov lunch, guides, price, timing, and practical tips.

“I was able to see all the places I want to see in Tashkent at a comfortable pace. I especially like to Chorsu Bazaar. The guide is very friendly. I would recommend this tour!”

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City Tour Around Bukhara - Starting with Bukhara’s oldest brickwork
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City Tour Around Bukhara

5.City Tour Around Bukhara

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews

Explore Bukhara’s mausoleums, mosques, trading domes, crafts, food, and local life with private guide Kamilla.

“Thank you for your kindness and for this great tour that Elizabeth and I have thoroughly enjoyed. You have been very kind and attentive to us and we are very grateful to you. If we ever return to Bukhara, we will book your tour and we will also recommend Bukhara to our friends. If they ever go to Uzbekistan, we will tell them about you.”

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Tashkent City Tour - Independence Square shows official Tashkent
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Tashkent city tour

6.Tashkent city tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $90

Explore Tashkent’s squares, museums, mosques, bazaar, and ornate metro with a private guide, hotel pickup, and a flexible seven-hour route.

“This was a great city tour! The tour guide Samandar arrived at the hotel on time for pick up, he is a friendly, young and energetic guy! He explained the history of Tashkent city in detail and was very informative! Nodir, the driver, was also warm and friendly and made the whole tour go smoothly!”

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Bukhara Full Day Old City Private Tour - The Kalon Minaret and Mir-i-Arab Madrasa
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Bukhara Full Day Old City Private Tour

7.Bukhara Full Day Old City Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $85

Explore Bukhara’s old city with a private guide, from the Kalon Minaret and Ark fortress to trading domes, mosques, and local stories.

“Many thanks to Mrs. SHAKHNOZA very professional guide. All was perfect managed and her explanation were very clear and interesting”

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Tashkent: Private Full-Day City Tour on a Premium Car - Hast Imam Complex and the Uthman Quran
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Tashkent: Private Full-Day City Tour on a Premium Car

Khiva Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour - Why this walking tour works well in Khiva
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Khiva Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

Samarkand Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour - Registan Square and the heart of old Samarkand
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Samarkand Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

Private Guided Tour Samarkand city history and culture - Gur Emir, the Timurid family mausoleum
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Private Guided Tour Samarkand city history and culture

11.Private Guided Tour Samarkand city history and culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $65

Explore Samarkand with a private guide, from Registan and Gur Emir to Bibi Khanym, with history, transport, and flexible pacing.

“The guide was friendly and knowledgeable, but late. I did get to see everything I wanted to see in Samarkand, and then some. It's quite a packed tour. We went to a restaurant, but I didn't realize that I would be picking up the tab for the two of us and the driver as well. I would have liked to have known that in advance.”

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Samarkand City Tour with a Professional Photographer - Gur Emir and the tomb of Amir Timur
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Samarkand City Tour with a Professional Photographer

Samarkand: city tour - Bibi-Khanym Mosque and Timur’s ambition
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Samarkand City Tour

13.Samarkand City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · from $139

Review of Samarkand’s private full-day tour, with Registan, Shah-i-Zinda, lunch, entrance fees, transport, guides, and practical booking advice.

“The sights were really beautiful. Our guide, Sevinch, knew the history of her city very well. She kept the pace slow to match my walking difficulty. Much appreciated!”

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Tashkent: City Tour with Pro Photography, Lunch & Dinner - Khast Imam Square and the spiritual side of Tashkent
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Tashkent: City Tour with Pro Photography, Lunch & Dinner

14.Tashkent: City Tour with Pro Photography, Lunch & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 16 reviews · 8.5 hours · from $80

Review of Tashkent’s 8.5-hour private city tour with Aziz, Uzbek food, metro rides, Chorsu Bazaar, and weekday Sony photography.

“As I have limited time to explore Tashkent city before moving on to the next city, I have decided to book a city tour so as to cover as much sight as possible. My guide Aziz, picked me up promptly from my hotel and brought me to explore the different sights the city has to offer, such as the Museum of Applied Arts, where I get to see rare, handmade embroidery, jewelry & other traditional applied artworks. We also explored the subway system, Chorsu Bazaar, different monuments across the city and more. For lunch, he brought me to eat the best Somsa in town, which is great as I was…”

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Bukhara Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour - Nodir Devonbegi Madrasah sets the tone
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Bukhara Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

15.Bukhara Historical City Highlights Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · from $24

Explore Bukhara’s old city on a four-hour guided walk covering Lyab-i-Hauz, trading domes, mosques, and the Kalyan Minaret.

“Even though only myself this time, he sincerely guided me. His English and explanation were so well that I could understand history and culture in this country. I can recommend him to everyone.”

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