One-Day Trip to Bukhara from Samarkand by Afrosiyob High-Speed Train

About this tour

An eight-hour day trip to Bukhara for travelers based in Samarkand who don't want to spend time packing for an overnight stay. The Afrosiyob train gets you to Bukhara in under two hours, after which a packed itinerary covers the historic center: Lyab-i Hauz pond with plane trees over 600 years old, the Nadir Divan-Begi madrasa with its unusual Simurgh bird motifs (a rarity in Islamic architecture), the Kukeldash madrasa, the Toki-Zargaron and Toki-Telpak-Furushon trading domes, the Poi Kalyan minaret and mosque, the Ark fortress — residence of the Bukhara emirs — and the Bolo Hauz mosque. An evening train takes you back to Samarkand. This there-and-back-in-a-day format suits travelers who'd rather not repack a suitcase or pay for a hotel in a second city. The price includes the guide, train ticket, station pickup and transport around Bukhara; monument entrance tickets and lunch are paid on site.