Expert opinion
Pluses
- Private format: a local guide and a vehicle for your group only, on a date you choose, with the itinerary adjustable.
- Tickets in the price: entrance tickets to the sites on the programme, transport for the day and a guide in your language are included.
- Old and new: The religious heart of old Tashkent: madrasahs, a Friday mosque and mausoleums. Right next to it stands the new Center of Islamic Civilization, opened in 2026. Read more →, Tashkent's old bazaar under a big blue-green dome, not far from Hazrati Imam. Bring cash in so'm. Read more →, the Centre of Islamic Civilisation, Soviet-era architecture and decorated Did you know? A metro designed to ride out a magnitude-9 earthquake The three original lines of the Tashkent Metro were built to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 9.0, and the tunnels lie unusually shallow, only 8–25 m below the street. Read more → stations in one day.
Minuses
- Paid on the spot: photo and video fees at the monuments, tips for the guide and driver and any meals not in the programme are paid separately.
- No times given: the programme lists four blocks for one day but does not state the start time, the order or how long you stay at each.
- Summer heat: in July and August the daytime high in Tashkent is 35–36 °C, and the programme includes a bazaar and city sights.
AroundCA numbers
How we counted
By the AroundCA programme: we count only what is written in the day-by-day programme of this tour. If the programme gives no figure, we show nothing.
Best time
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
March and November are the start and end of the season: 14–16 °C by day, few crowds and lovely weather. Winters are getting milder, too: very few people, sunny days and pleasant prices.
Cool, fewer people: Jan–Feb, Dec
Better to avoid
Jul–Aug
July–August is outside the season and hot: 35–36 °C by day in Tashkent.
A typical day
A private full day with a local guide and one vehicle: the Hazrati Imam complex with one of the oldest Qurans in the world, the Chorsu Bazaar of spices and fruit, the Centre of Islamic Civilisation, and the city highlights: Soviet-era architecture, wide avenues and the decorated metro stations. The programme gives no times or order.
What the price includes
What is included
- Guide in your language
- Comfortable transport for the day
- Entrance tickets to the sites on the programme
Not included
- Meals not mentioned in the programme
- Personal expenses
- Photo and video fees at the monuments
- Tips for the guide and driver
Extra cost on site
- Photo and video fees at the monuments
- Tips for the guide and driver
- Meals not mentioned in the programme
Good for
- Travellers starting or ending their trip in the capital
- Those curious about both old Tashkent and Soviet-era architecture
- Couples and families who prefer a private guide
Maybe not for you if
- Those looking mainly for ancient Silk Road cities — Samarkand and Bukhara tours focus on them
Questions about this tour
What is included?
Everything that is and isn’t included, and what you pay on site, is in one list: What the price includes
What is not included?
Everything that is and isn’t included, and what you pay on site, is in one list: What the price includes
What will I see?
The Hazrati Imam complex with one of the oldest Qurans in the world, Chorsu Bazaar, the Centre of Islamic Civilisation, and Soviet-era avenues and metro stations.
Can I choose the date?
Yes, the tour runs on the date that suits you, and the itinerary can be adjusted.
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Tashkent — Highlights
The capital in a day: the oldest Quran in the world, Chorsu bazaar and the famous metro.
from $100 per person
Guide, transport, tickets
Private tour
Programme
What you will see
A private full-day itinerary with a local guide.
- Hazrati Imam complex — home to one of the oldest Qurans in the world
- Chorsu Bazaar — a lively local market of spices, fruit and everyday life
- Centre of Islamic Civilisation — a major cultural project on Islamic heritage
- City highlights: Soviet-era architecture, wide avenues and the decorated metro stations
Price
Price and what is included
Price — $100 per person. The exact price depends on the number of travellers and is confirmed at booking.
Booking
How to book
- Send a request via the form on this page, by email hello@aroundca.com or on WhatsApp. Reply within 24 hours.
- The tour runs on the date that suits you; the itinerary can be adjusted.
A private tour on the date that suits you — with a local guide.
