Overview
Winter is Uzbekistan’s best-kept secret: fresh snow in the Western Tien Shan an hour and a half from Tashkent, and Silk Road cities with no queues and soft low light on the tiles.
This private tour gives you two nights at the Amirsoy mountain resort for skiing, snowboarding or simply the gondola and the views, followed by Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand linked by high-speed trains.
Your trip is planned and run by Khikmatilla, a licensed Uzbek tour guide and founder of Tashkentguide DMC, with licensed local guides in every city.
Highlights
- Two nights at Amirsoy ski resort in the Chimgan mountains
- Tashkent city tour
- Bukhara and Samarkand without the summer crowds
- Three Afrosiyob bullet-train journeys
- Dinner with a Samarkand family
Prices are per person, private tour, and fall as your group grows. Choose Comfort (3*), Standard (4*) or Premium (5*) hotels. Single room supplement: US$245 / US$375 / US$720.
What's included
- 9 nights in hotels of your chosen category (DBL/TWIN) with breakfast
- Return transfer Tashkent–Amirsoy
- Afrosiyob economy trains Tashkent–Bukhara, Bukhara–Samarkand and Samarkand–Tashkent
- Dinner with a local family in Samarkand
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver for all transfers and sightseeing
- Licensed English-speaking local guide on sightseeing days (other languages on request)
- Entrance fees to the sights listed in the itinerary
- 0.5 L bottled water per person per day
- 24/7 support from our Tashkent team
- International flights and visa fees (many nationalities enter Uzbekistan visa-free)
- Lunches and dinners not listed in the itinerary
- Drinks, personal expenses and tips
- Camera fees at some monuments
- Early check-in and late check-out (standard check-in from 14:00)
- Travel insurance
- Ski passes, gondola tickets, equipment rental and instructors at Amirsoy
Meeting and pickup
Tashkent airport or your hotel in Tashkent
Tashkent airport
Itinerary
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Day 1 · Arrival in Tashkent
Airport transfer and free time to rest. Overnight in Tashkent.
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Day 2 · Tashkent – Amirsoy
Transfer to the Amirsoy resort (approx. 80 km, 1.5–2 hours). Afternoon on the slopes or a gondola ride for views over the Chimgan range. Overnight in Amirsoy.
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Day 3 · Amirsoy
A full day in the snow: skiing, snowboarding, snowshoe walks or relaxing at the resort. Equipment and lift passes can be arranged on the spot. Overnight in Amirsoy.
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Day 4 · Amirsoy – Tashkent
Morning on the slopes, then transfer back to Tashkent in the afternoon. Overnight in Tashkent.
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Day 5 · Tashkent
City tour with your guide: Khast Imam complex and the Uthman Quran, Chorsu bazaar, metro stations, the Museum of Applied Arts and Amir Timur square. Overnight in Tashkent.
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Day 6 · Train to Bukhara
Afrosiyob train to Bukhara (08:04–12:21). Afternoon walking tour: Lyabi-Hauz, the trading domes, Kalon minaret, Mir-i-Arab and the Ark fortress. Overnight in Bukhara.
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Day 7 · Bukhara – train to Samarkand
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa palace, the Samanid mausoleum and Bolo-Hauz mosque. Afternoon Afrosiyob train to Samarkand (14:58–16:41). Overnight in Samarkand.
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Day 8 · Samarkand
Registan, Bibi-Khanym mosque, Siab bazaar, Ulugbek observatory and Gur-e-Amir. Dinner with a Samarkand family. Overnight in Samarkand.
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Day 9 · Samarkand – train to Tashkent
Shah-i-Zinda, the tomb of Daniel and the Konigil paper workshop. Evening Afrosiyob train to Tashkent (18:10–20:31). Overnight in Tashkent.
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Day 10 · Departure
Breakfast and transfer to Tashkent airport.
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 720 hours before departure: 100% refund.
- Cancel at least 168 hours before departure: 50% refund.
- Less notice than that, or a no-show: 0% refund.
Full refund up to 30 days before arrival, 50% up to 7 days before, no refund after that.
Times are local Tashkent time (UTC+5).