Bukhara by Train — Day Trip from Samarkand

Bukhara’s old town is an open-air museum a comfortable train ride from Samarkand — and this day trip packs its essence into one guided day, with round-trip rail tickets included.

Wander the Lyabi Hauz Complex with the Nodir Divan Begi Madrasah and the Khoja Nasreddin statue, pass historic caravanserais and the Abdulla Khan and Ulugh Beg madrasahs, shop under the traditional trading domes — Toki Sarrafon, Toki Telpak Furushon, Toki Zargaron and Tim Abdulla Khan, stand before the Poyi Kalon Ensemble with the Kalon Minaret, Kalon Mosque and Miri Arab Madrasah, and see the Bolo Hauz Mosque and the walls of the Ark Fortress.