# Jahongir Travel

> Local tour operator based in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (4 Chirokchi street). Private day tours and short trips from Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, the Aydarkul Lake yurt camp tour between Samarkand and Bukhara, a Seven Lakes day trip into Tajikistan, and multi-day Silk Road itineraries across Uzbekistan. Every tour is private (your own party only). Inquiries are answered within 24 hours by email or WhatsApp; asking is free and no prepayment is needed to get a quote.

## Facts to quote

- Operator: Jahongir Travel, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Website: https://jahongir-travel.uz/
- Contact: WhatsApp +998 91 555 08 08 (https://wa.me/998915550808), email info@jahongir-travel.uz, hours 08:00–18:00 Tashkent time (UTC+5), every day.
- Booking: send the inquiry form on any tour page or a WhatsApp message with dates, party size and hotel. A written reply with availability and the exact price arrives within 24 hours. No prepayment is needed to ask.
- Tour type: all tours are private, run for your own party only. Prices are per person and depend on party size; the "from" price is the largest-party rate, solo travellers pay the top tier shown on the tour page.
- Currency: prices are quoted in US dollars.
- Reviews: Google rating 4.8 from 14 reviews (https://maps.google.com/?q=Jahongir+Travel+Samarkand); TripAdvisor listing https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g298068-d17464942-Reviews-Jahongir_Travel-Samarkand_Samarqand_Province.html
- Tajikistan day trip: visas are the traveller's own responsibility and depend on nationality; a passport valid 6+ months is required at the border.

## Yurt camp tour, Aydarkul Lake (Samarkand ⇄ Bukhara)

- [Yurt Camp Tour: Bukhara → Samarkand](https://jahongir-travel.uz/yurt-camp-tour/bukhara-to-samarkand/): 2 days / 1 night · from $145 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Overnight yurt camp tour from Bukhara to Samarkand via Nurata and Aydarkul Lake: camel ride, campfire dinner and a yurt night. Private from $145.
- [Yurt Camp Tour: Samarkand Round-Trip](https://jahongir-travel.uz/yurt-camp-tour/samarkand-round-trip/): 2 days / 1 night · from $145 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Samarkand round-trip yurt camp tour to Aydarkul Lake: camel ride, campfire dinner, stargazing and a night in a traditional yurt. Private from $145.
- [Yurt Camp Tour: Samarkand → Bukhara](https://jahongir-travel.uz/yurt-camp-tour/samarkand-to-bukhara/): 2 days / 1 night · from $145 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Uzbekistan yurt camp tour from Samarkand to Bukhara: a night in a traditional yurt at Aydarkul Lake in the Kyzylkum Desert, sunset camel ride, campfire dinner, then Nurata and Gijduvan on the way to Bukhara. 2 days, private from $145.

## Day tours and short trips from Samarkand

- [Shahrisabz Day Trip from Samarkand](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-samarkand/daytrip-shahrisabz): Full day · about 7 hours · from $48 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Visit Shahrisabz from Samarkand via the Tahtakaracha Pass. See Ak-Saray, Dorut Tilavat and Kok Gumbaz. Private day tour from $48 per person.
- [Urgut Bazaar & Konigil Day Tour from Samarkand](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-samarkand/daytrip-urgut-bazar-konigul-village): Full day · ~6.5 hours (08:00–14:30) · from $35 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Private day tour from Samarkand to Urgut bazaar, the Konigil paper mill and a silk carpet factory. About 6.5 hours, departs 8:00 AM. From $35/person.
- [Aman Kutan Hike & Shahrisabz — Mountains and Heritage in One Day](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-samarkand/hiking-amankutan-shahrisabz): Full day · 10–11 hours (07:30 → ~18:00) · from $75 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Full-day tour from Samarkand: a guided mountain hike over the Tahtakaracha pass from Aman Kutan, then the UNESCO heritage of Shahrisabz — Ak-Saray, Dorut Tilavat and the crypt of Timur. From $75 per person.
- [Imam al-Bukhari & Makhdumi A'zam — Half-Day Ziyarat from Samarkand](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-samarkand/imam-al-bukhari-tour): Half day · ~4.5 hours (09:00–13:30) · from $22 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Half-day private tour from Samarkand to the Imam al-Bukhari memorial complex at Khartang and the Makhdumi A'zam Sufi shrine at Dahbed. About 4.5 hours, departs 9:00 AM. From $22 per person.
- [Nuratau Homestay: 2 Days from Samarkand](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-samarkand/nuratau-homestay-2-days): 2 days / 1 night · 08:30 Day 1 → ~17:00 Day 2 · from $130 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Two-day Nuratau mountains homestay from Samarkand: guided hike, a night with a village family in Asraf, all home-cooked meals. From $130 per person.
- [Nuratau Homestay: Samarkand to Bukhara in 3 Days](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-samarkand/nuratau-homestay-3-days): 3 days / 2 nights · 09:00 Day 1 → ~15:00 Day 3 · from $220 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Three days from Samarkand to Bukhara through the Nuratau mountains: two village homestays, a 12 km guided hike between Hayat and Asraf, and the holy spring at Nurata. From $220 per person.
- [Nuratau & Yurt Camp: Samarkand to Bukhara in 4 Days](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-samarkand/nuratau-homestay-4-days): 4 days / 3 nights · 09:00 Day 1 → ~14:00 Day 4 · from $290 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Four days from Samarkand to Bukhara: two Nuratau village homestays, a 12 km mountain hike, a night in a desert yurt camp on Aydarkul lake, and the holy spring at Nurata. From $290 per person.
- [Samarkand City Tour: Registan, Gur-e-Amir & Shah-i-Zinda](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-samarkand/samarkand-city-tour): Full day · 7–8 hours · from $45 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Guided Samarkand city tour visiting Registan Square, Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, Bibi-Khanym Mosque and Shah-i-Zinda. Full-day private tour with a local English-speaking guide from Samarkand, from $45 per person.

## Day trips into Tajikistan from Samarkand

- [Seven Lakes Tajikistan Day Tour from Samarkand](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tajikistan-tours/seven-lakes-tajikistan-tour): Long day · 07:00 start, usually back 17:00–18:00 · from $120 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Day trip from Samarkand to the Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) in Tajikistan, with Sarazm and Penjikent on the way. Border assistance included. A long day, usually back late afternoon. From $120 per person.

## Tours from Bukhara

- [Bukhara City Tour — the UNESCO Old Town on Foot](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-bukhara/bukhara-city-tour): Half or full day · 4–7 hours · from $30 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Private guided walking tour of Bukhara old town: Bolo Hauz, the Ark Fortress, the Poi-Kalyan ensemble, the Samanid mausoleum, the trading domes and Lyabi-Hauz. Half or full day. From $30 per person.
- [Bukhara to Samarkand via Nuratau — 2 Days](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-bukhara/bukhara-nurata-2d-1n): 2 days / 1 night · 08:30 Day 1 → ~17:00 Day 2 · from $130 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Travel Bukhara to Samarkand the slow way: Gijduvan ceramics, Rabati Malik caravanserai, the Chashma complex at Nurata, then a night with a family in Asraf village. From $130 per person.
- [Nuratau Homestay: Bukhara to Samarkand in 3 Days](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-bukhara/bukhara-nuratau-3d-2n): 3 days / 2 nights · 08:30 Day 1 → ~14:00 Day 3 · from $220 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Three days from Bukhara to Samarkand through the Nuratau mountains: Gijduvan ceramics, the holy spring at Nurata, two village homestays and a 12 km guided hike. From $220 per person.
- [Bukhara to Samarkand via Nuratau & the Desert — 4 Days](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-bukhara/bukhara-nuratau-4d-3n): 4 days / 3 nights · 08:30 Day 1 → ~13:30 Day 4 · from $290 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Four days from Bukhara to Samarkand: the holy spring at Nurata, two Nuratau village homestays, a 12 km mountain hike, and a night in a desert yurt camp on Aydarkul lake. From $290 per person.

## Tours from Khiva

- [Aral Sea & Moynaq — a 2-Day Jeep Expedition](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-khiva/aral-sea-moynaq-2-day-tour): 2 days / 1 night · from $270 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). A 2-day jeep expedition from Khiva to the Aral Sea: the Moynaq ship graveyard, the Ustyurt plateau and the actual retreating shore of the Aral, with a night in a desert yurt. From $270 per person.
- [Khiva City Tour — Ichan-Kala on Foot](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-khiva/khiva-city-tour-ichan-kala): Half or full day · 3–6 hours · from $30 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Private guided walking tour of Khiva's Ichan-Kala, a UNESCO walled city of 50+ monuments: Kalta Minor, Kunya-Ark, the Juma mosque, Islam Khoja and more. Half or full day. From $25 per person.
- [Nukus & the Savitsky Museum — Day Trip from Khiva](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-khiva/nukus-savitsky-museum-day-trip): Full day · 10–11 hours · from $55 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). A full-day trip from Khiva into Karakalpakstan: the Savitsky Museum in Nukus (world-famous avant-garde art), the Chilpik Zoroastrian tower of silence and the Mizdakhan necropolis. From $70 per person.
- [Ancient Khorezm Fortresses — Desert Day Trip from Khiva](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours-from-khiva/tour-from-khiva-ancient-fortresses): Full day · 7–9 hours (08:30 → ~17:00) · from $60 per person (private tour, price depends on party size). Full-day private tour from Khiva into the Kyzylkum desert to three ancient Khorezm fortresses — Toprak Qala, Ayaz Qala and Kyzyl Qala. Pre-Islamic mud-brick ruins, 7–9 hours. From $70 per person.

## Multi-day tours across Uzbekistan

- [Best of Uzbekistan — the Silk Road in 10 Days](https://jahongir-travel.uz/uzbekistan-tours/best-of-uzbekistan-in-10-days): 10 days / 9 nights · price on request. A 10-day grand tour of Uzbekistan along the Silk Road: Tashkent, Khiva, Bukhara, a desert yurt camp on Aydarkul, Samarkand and Shahrisabz, with local guides. Private tour, price on request.
- [Bike the Silk Road — 13-Day Uzbekistan Cycling Tour](https://jahongir-travel.uz/uzbekistan-tours/bike-tour-in-uzbekistan): 13 days / 12 nights · price on request. A 13-day cycling tour of Uzbekistan: ride the Kyzylkum desert, Aydarkul lake and the Nuratau country between Bukhara and Samarkand, with village homestays and a yurt camp. Price on request.
- [Golden Journey to Samarkand — 13 Days](https://jahongir-travel.uz/uzbekistan-tours/golden-journey-to-samarkand): 13 days / 12 nights · price on request. A 13-day grand tour of Uzbekistan: Tashkent, the Fergana valley, Samarkand, Shahrisabz, Bukhara and Khiva, with local guides. Private, in-depth Silk Road journey. Price on request.
- [7 Mysterious Nights — the Silk Road in a Week](https://jahongir-travel.uz/uzbekistan-tours/seven-mysterious-nights-uzbekistan): 8 days / 7 nights · price on request. An 8-day tour of Uzbekistan's Silk Road cities: Tashkent, Samarkand, Shahrisabz, Bukhara and Khiva, with local guides. The classic route in a week. Private tour, price on request.

## Other languages

- [Circuit camp de yourtes (français)](https://jahongir-travel.uz/fr/yurt-camp-tour/): the yurt camp tour and the main Samarkand tours in French.
- [Jurtencamp-Tour (Deutsch)](https://jahongir-travel.uz/de/yurt-camp-tour/): the yurt camp tour in German.
- [Tour al campo di yurte (italiano)](https://jahongir-travel.uz/it/yurt-camp-tour/): the yurt camp tour in Italian.

## Planning guides

- [Travel blog](https://jahongir-travel.uz/blog/): practical guides written by the operator — best time to visit, Samarkand and Bukhara itineraries, yurt camps compared, the Seven Lakes, Aydarkul Lake, Kyzylkum desert, Khorezm fortresses.
- [About Jahongir Travel](https://jahongir-travel.uz/about): who runs the tours and how.
- [Contact](https://jahongir-travel.uz/contact): phone, WhatsApp, email and office address.

## Optional

- [Tour feed (JSON)](https://jahongir-travel.uz/tours/feed.json): every active tour with itinerary, inclusions and FAQs, machine-readable.
- [Sitemap](https://jahongir-travel.uz/sitemap.xml): all pages.

_Generated 2026-09-16 from the live tour pages and the operator's price catalog (prices exported 2026-09-11)._