A companion guide to one of the great crossroads of the Silk Road.
Samarkand has been a city of mosaics, manuscripts and merchants for more than two millennia. This platform is a small, careful attempt to help travellers see it the way locals do — with the right phrase at the right moment, the nearest hospital when it matters, and an honest sense of what is open this week.
Three surfaces, one city
A mobile app for the road, a web companion for planning, and an editorial console kept by people who live here. The same heritage, the same data, the same care.
Local first
Content is written and reviewed in Samarkand. The voice is grounded — Silk Road texture without the kitsch — and the lists exist to be useful before they are beautiful.
Three languages
English, Oʻzbekcha and Русский — translated by people, checked against the street. Audio guides use a Samarkand voice, not a generic one.
What you can do here
The site is built around things travellers actually need — not a catalogue of every restaurant in town, but a curated set kept fresh by the editorial team.
- Browse attractions →
- See the UNESCO sites →
- Find hotels →
- Look up restaurants →
- Read this week's update →
- Build an itinerary →
- Save emergency contacts →
- Sign in or create an account →
Get in touch
Found a mistake, a closed venue, or a shop worth adding? Write to hello@samarkand.travel. We read every message and update the listings by hand.