Cities & sights

Cities, sights and day trips, grouped by place, with how much time each needs.

Across Uzbekistan

The 10 Places That Actually Justify a Trip to Uzbekistan6 min read Uzbekistan’s UNESCO Sites: What’s Actually There3 min read

Samarkand City guide →

Ancient Samarkand: The Pearl of the East3 min read Samarkand in 1, 2 and 3 days: how we plan it5 min read The Registan in Samarkand: history, legends and how to see it9 min read Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand: facts, legends and how to visit11 min read Samarkand sights: tickets, opening hours and how long to stay7 min read

Bukhara City guide →

Bukhara — The Open-Air Museum City3 min read Bukhara in 1, 2 or 3 days: a local plan7 min read Poi-Kalyan in Bukhara: the Kalyan minaret, mosque and Mir-i-Arab, with facts and legends10 min read Bukhara and Khiva sights: tickets, opening hours and how long to stay10 min read

Khiva City guide →

Khiva — The Fairytale City of the Silk Road3 min read Khiva in 1 or 2 days: a local plan7 min read Ichan-Kala, Khiva: history, legends and how to see the walled town14 min read Arda Khiva: the new evening quarter of Khiva, for travellers and MICE groups5 min read

Tashkent City guide →

Tashkent in 1 or 2 days: Hazrati Imam, Chorsu, the metro and the way on to Samarkand8 min read The Tashkent metro: an underground museum, station by station9 min read The Center of Islamic Civilization in Tashkent: what to see and how to plan your visit5 min read

Shahrisabz City guide →

Shahrisabz from Samarkand: the road over the pass, the sights, the day5 min read Ak-Saray: the ruined gate of Timur’s White Palace in Shahrisabz7 min read

Fergana Valley City guide →

Fergana Valley: silk, ceramics and how to get there6 min read Akhsikent: the ancient capital of Fergana on the Syr Darya7 min read

Karakalpakstan and Nukus City guide →

The Savitsky Museum in Nukus: the avant-garde in the desert7 min read The Sea That Left: A Guide to the Aral5 min read

Mountains and nature

Mountains near Tashkent: Chimgan, Amirsoy, Beldersay and Charvak6 min read Chimgan and Charvak in a day from Tashkent: how to plan it6 min read Hiking in Uzbekistan: where to walk, when, and how7 min read Cable cars in Uzbekistan: Amirsoy, Beldersay, Zaamin, Miraki and the new line in Samarkand5 min read Aydarkul lake and a night in a yurt camp: what to expect5 min read

Neighbouring countries

Central Asia tours: combining Uzbekistan with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan6 min read Turkestan from Tashkent: the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi mausoleum and around7 min read Aisha Bibi mausoleum near Taraz: the legend and the terracotta tomb8 min read A Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan loop from Tashkent: Turkestan to Issyk-Kul, Charyn and Almaty8 min read Kyrgyzstan in summer from Uzbekistan: Song-Kul, Tash Rabat, Issyk-Kul and yurt camps7 min read