Travel Tips
What Two Weeks in Uzbekistan Actually Costs
A worked two-week Uzbekistan budget at three levels, line by line: rooms, trains, entry tickets, food and guides, with what each choice really buys.
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Toofan Singh
Destinations
Uzbekistan's National Parks and Nature Reserves
Uzbekistan has two national parks and a dozen nature reserves. Which ones you can actually visit, what each offers, and how to reach them.
Things to Do
Skiing at Amirsoy and Chimgan
Uzbekistan has real skiing two hours from Tashkent. Amirsoy and Chimgan compared, the season, lift prices, rental, and how to get there.
Travel Tips
Drone Rules in Uzbekistan: Leave It at Home
Bringing a drone to Uzbekistan is a criminal matter, not a paperwork one. What the law says, what happens at customs, and what to do instead.
Food & Drink
Where to Eat in Samarkand
Where to eat in Samarkand: the plov centre and its two-hour window, Siyob Bazaar, and why the restaurants around the Registan are the wrong choice.
Getting Around
Buses and Marshrutkas in Uzbekistan
City buses, intercity coaches and marshrutkas in Uzbekistan: fares, where the stations are, and the handful of routes where buses beat the train.
Travel Tips
Public Holidays in Uzbekistan and What Closes
Uzbekistan's public holidays, which dates move each year, what actually shuts, and the two weeks travellers should either target or avoid.
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Uzbekistan for Travellers Over 60
Uzbekistan suits older travellers well. The steps and surfaces to know about, how to pace a day around the heat, and which season to choose.
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Uzbekistan With a Guide or Independently?
Do you need a guide in Uzbekistan? What one costs, where independent travel is genuinely easy, and the three situations where hiring is worth it.
Getting Around
Samarkand to Shakhrisabz Over the Pass
Samarkand to Shakhrisabz via the Takhtakaracha pass: 90 km, under two hours, shared taxi fares, and why the bus route is the wrong choice.