Tashkent

The capital: metro stations, Chorsu Bazaar and the Hazrati Imam complex.

Tours in Tashkent A private guide in Tashkent

Our guide with guests in Tashkent

Best time: April–June, September–October
Getting there: Most international flights land here
How long to stay: 1–2 days
Guides: In almost every language

What to see in Tashkent

Hazrati Imam complex

Mosques, madrasahs and the new Center of Islamic Civilization.
Chorsu Bazaar

Bread, spices and dried fruit under a great blue dome.

Also worth seeing

The metro — Stations decorated like palaces — and a ride costs pennies.
Amir Timur Square — The city centre, with Broadway street and the Museum of Timurids.

Tours from Tashkent

All tours from Tashkent

Our guide and a guest at lunch, with plov on the table

Food tour

3–4 hoursTashkent

Tashkent walking and food tour

Chorsu Bazaar, the old town and local food

from $50 / group

Green mountain slopes and snowy peaks in the Tashkent region

Day trip

8–9 hoursFrom Tashkent

Amirsoy, Chimgan and Charvak day trip

Mountains, cable car and the lake

from $150 / group

The Gur-e-Amir mausoleum in Samarkand at night

Day trip

9–14 hoursFrom Tashkent

Samarkand in one day by high-speed train

High-speed train there and back

from $99 / person

Everything you need in Tashkent

A guide in TashkentHalf day or full day, in your language — from $50 per group. TransfersAirport pick-up, stations and day trips to the mountains. Help with hotelsPlaces we trust, booked on request.

Good to know

Taxis

Use the Yandex Go app — prices are fixed and cheap.

Plov

Plov is a lunch dish: the big kazans are usually empty by mid-afternoon.

Distances

Tashkent is big and spread out — mix the metro, a car and short walks.

Plan your days in Tashkent

Tell us your dates — we’ll find your guide and the car, and help with the hotel.

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