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Ways to travel and how to choose your trip.
Cable cars in Uzbekistan: Amirsoy, Beldersay, Zaamin, Miraki and the new line in Samarkand
Nine minutes from the road to the snow, a 615 m span with no tower, a new line in Samarkand: where to ride a cable car in Uzbekistan and what to know first.
Central Asia tours: combining Uzbekistan with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan
Border crossings that work for travellers, the daily Talgo to Almaty, short flights to Bishkek and Dushanbe, visas, the best season for the mountains and 14 to
Festivals in Uzbekistan 2027: dates and how to plan a trip around them
Navruz, Silk and Spices, Boysun Bahori, the Khiva melon festival and the Bukhara Biennial: which 2027 dates are fixed and how we plan a trip around them.
Hiking in Uzbekistan: where to walk, when, and how
Chimgan, Nuratau homestays, Zaamin and Baysun: what the walking is like, the best months, how to get there and where you sleep, from Tashkent locals.
Silk Road tours in Uzbekistan: what a Silk Road trip looks like today
Caravan towns that never stopped trading: what you still see in Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, the road between them, how to add the neighbours and how many days
Uzbekistan for older travellers: pace, trains, hotels
How many nights per city, Afrosiyob business class, how much walking the old towns take, the best months, insurance, hotels with lifts and fast track at Tashken
Uzbekistan in 10 days: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva at an easy pace
A 10-day Uzbekistan itinerary day by day: two nights in Khiva, a day trip to Shahrisabz, an afternoon in Gijduvan, the one weekday rule for the Khiva train and
Uzbekistan itinerary for 14 days: 2 weeks from the Fergana Valley to Khiva
Two weeks fit what a single week cannot: the Fergana Valley by the new daily train, Shahrisabz, the desert fortresses beyond Khiva and a day in the mountains. O
Uzbekistan in 7 days: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva
The fast train to Khiva now leaves Tashkent every day except Sunday, so one simple rule sets your arrival day. How we lay out seven days for four cities, the Kh
Uzbekistan with kids: season, food, trains and places they will love
Under-fives ride Uzbek trains free, under-sevens enter the Tashkent Zoo free, and a toddler is welcome at any table. Our guide to the season, food, transfers an
The Mat in the Compartment
How to leave for Khiva on Friday night, watch the sun rise over the fortress walls, and be back at your desk by Monday morning.
Best Tours in Uzbekistan
Trip Ideas · Uzbekistan Best Tours in Uzbekistan Not one best tour — a decision tree. Answer how much time you have and who you’re travelling with, and the righ