Where to Stay
Where to Stay in Samarkand: Best Areas & Hotels
The best areas and hotels in Samarkand for every budget, old town guesthouses, boutique stays near the Registan, plus booking and registration tips.
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Toofan Singh
Destinations
Rishtan: Uzbekistan’s Blue Ceramics Town
Rishtan, Uzbekistan famed blue ceramics: the ishkor glaze, master potters, workshops, buying pottery and how to visit from the Fergana Valley.
Destinations
Margilan: Home of Uzbek Silk
Margilan is the heart of Uzbek silk: visit the Yodgorlik factory, watch ikat atlas & adras weaving, shop Kumtepa Bazaar. Full visitor guide.
Destinations
Kokand: Khan’s Palace & Fergana Gateway
Kokand travel guide: the Khudayar Khan Palace, mosques and tombs, plus how to visit as a day trip and gateway to the Fergana Valley.
Things to Do
Chorsu Bazaar: Tashkent’s Grand Market
Chorsu Bazaar guide: the domed Tashkent market. What to buy and eat, the layout, opening hours, metro access and bargaining tips.
Things to Do
Ulugh Beg Observatory, Samarkand
Visit Samarkand’s Ulugh Beg Observatory: the giant Fakhri sextant, the museum, tickets, hours and how to get there. A full 2026 guide.
Things to Do
Po-i-Kalyan Complex, Bukhara: A Guide
A complete guide to Bukhara’s Po-i-Kalyan: the Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque and Mir-i-Arab Madrasah, plus tickets, hours and visiting tips.
Things to Do
The Ark of Bukhara: Fortress Guide
Visit the Ark of Bukhara: history, throne room, mosque and museums inside, plus 2026 tickets, opening hours, closed days and how to get there.
Things to Do
Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand: A Guide
Visit Timur’s giant Bibi-Khanym Mosque in Samarkand: the legend, its collapse and rebuild, plus 2026 tickets, hours, and practical visiting tips.
Things to Do
Shah-i-Zinda: Samarkand’s Avenue of Tombs
Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand’s dazzling avenue of tiled tombs: history, the Living King legend, key mausoleums, photo tips, tickets, hours and how to visit.