Samarkand: Fast Rail, Tourist Quarter & What To Skip — Worth It?

Podcast: Phil and H Travel - Is It Worth It? Top Travel Destinations Explored! · Phil and H

Opublikowano: 2026-10-19

🌍 Uzbekistan had a record 11.7 million visitors in 2025 and Samarkand hosted UNESCO's General Conference in a $580m purpose-built complex — so we tested the plan's promise that fast rail and a new tourist quarter make the city easy to do. The answer: the newest, shiniest thing in Samarkand is the one you can't get a seat on, and it decides the whole trip. 💰 Prices at the Central Bank's rate for the day ($1 = 11,810 som): Registan about $8.50 (100,000 som — the one figure every source agrees on), Shah-i-Zinda about $4, B&B Bahodir about $22 a night, the Bibikhanum Hotel from about $64, the Hilton...