From Samarkand to 7 lakes: one day

08:00 Meet up with our driver in your hotel and transfer to Uzbek - Tajik border (40 km)

Arrival at Uzbek - Tajik border pass. Pass the border. Meet by Tajikistan staff and transfer to Penjikent (~50 km, 30 min)

Arrival and start the excursion program in Penjikent.

- Sarazm ruins - one of the ancient settlements in Central Asia with a 5500 - year civilization. In 2010 Sarazm was added to the list of Human Heritage by UNESCO. 

Continue drive to Seven Lakes.

- Transfer to   Marguzor, the famous seven lakes - seven wonderful water mirrors full of mountain riverside drops. Each lake looks different whenever the sun changes its position. Colors may vary from deep blue to indie color ripple. Most of them are cold to swim even in summer. These lakes belong to Fann Mountains system.

On the western edge of the Fan Mountains in the valley of the river Shing there are seven lakes, six of them are dammed origin, beside the lake Hazorchashma. Lakes are called Marguzor,  but each of the  lakes  has  its  own  name: 

1. Nezhigon  (other  references  Mizhgon), 

2. Soybean;

3. Gushor;

4. Nofin;

5. Hurdak;  

6. Marguzor;  

7. Hazorchashma. 

The difference in level between the upper and lower lake - 692 meters.

Easy hike at the lakes.

Afternoon border crossing BP "Jartepa" to Uzbekistan (takes about 30 min-1 hr), meet the driver at Uzbekistan side of the border ( 16:30).

Transfer to Samarkand hotel.  

End of the tour.