Aman Kutan Hiking combined with Shahrisabz tour

08:30: Departure from Samarkand

After breakfast depart to Aman Kutan village which located around 50 km away. Aman-Kutan Cave is located on the northern slope of Zeravshan mountains, among the ancient lime stones, south of Samarkand. Its length is 80 m. It consists of several halls, which cover the bottom of the lake flow underground. In the cave there were beautiful sinter formations - stalactites and stalagmites.

10:20-13:00 Aman Kutan - Lion's Cave

Start hiking tour. Visit the pine grove then proceed to walnut grove.

In this cave the archaeologist D.N. Lion in 1947 found a fragment of femur fossil man. In the investigated layer were also found stone tools.

They found the remains of the bones that have the same composition and the ancient character, as in the grotto Teshik Tash. This finding treat late Acheulian culture and is the oldest fossil evidence of the existence of man on the territory of Uzbekistan

14:00-18:00 Aman Kutan village

Break for lunch. Picnic in the open air right around the cave. After lunch continue with the tour to the other side of the mountain making a round trip until the village. The first tree planting here were produced in 1887 N.I.Korolkovym to prevent salt flows. It was the first experience planting the trees in the mountains in Central Asia.

08:30-14:00 Aman-Kutan - Shahrisabz - Samarkand

After breakfast depart to Shahrisabz. The visit of sightseeing’s of the city:

• Visit remains of Ak-Saray Palace
• Kok-Gumbaz Mosque - Dorus Tilavat
• Khazrati Imom Ensemble - Dorus Saodat
• Lunch

After sightseeing Shakhrisabz drive to Samarkand.