Samarkand, Uzbekistan — Spring 2026

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Our late-spring Silk Road guide anchored on Samarkand: the Registan at golden hour, Shah-i-Zinda's tilework, Bukhara's caravanserai stays and Silk and Spices festival, Khiva's open-air walled city, plov shops, plus the Afrosiyob fast train tying it all together — caught in May's perfect light before the summer heat lands.

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Areas (50)

Samarkand
Uzbekistan
Bukhara
Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Sights (36)

Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand
Registan Square, Samarkand
Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand
Registan, Samarkand

Food & drink (23)

Emirhan Restaurant, Samarkand
Domashnii Restaurant, Samarkand
Griffith & Feil Soda Fountain
Hleb House, Samarkand

Stays (10)

Kosh Havuz Boutique Hotel, Samarkand
Caravansaray Rashid, Bukhara
DiliMah Premium Luxury, Samarkand
Discovery Yurt Camp, Karakalpakstan

Getting around (8)

Beruni station, Tashkent
Pushkin station, Tashkent
Samarkand train station, Samarkand
Samarkand's modern station, Samarkand

Things to do (4)

Choychana Mubarak, Samarkand
El’ Merosi, Samarkand
International Festival of Gold Embroidery and Jewelry, Bukhara
Silk and Spices Festival, Bukhara

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