Itineraries
Three Days in Samarkand: A Day-by-Day Plan
Three days in Samarkand done properly: the Timurid core, the shrines and observatory, then a day out of town. With 2026 ticket prices and honest pacing.
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Culture & History
Samarkand's Tajik Heart: The City's Other Language
Much of Samarkand speaks Tajik, not Uzbek. What that means for visitors, why the numbers are disputed, and how to be a respectful guest in the old city.
Things to Do
15 Free Things to Do in Tashkent
Fifteen genuinely free things to do in Tashkent, from mosque courtyards and Soviet mosaics to bazaars and parks, with the ones that quietly charge flagged.
Culture & History
The Soviet Mosaics of Tashkent: A Walking Route
Tashkent has at least 486 Soviet mosaic panels on ordinary apartment blocks. Where to find the best of them, who made them, and which are protected.
Things to Do
Tashkent After Dark: Bars, Live Music and Late Food
Named Tashkent bars with menu prices, theatre and fountain nights, the 2023 alcohol law in plain terms, late food, metro closing and getting home safely.
Itineraries
Two Days in Tashkent: A Realistic Plan
A realistic two-day Tashkent route built around the metro: bazaar and old city, then Soviet modernism and museums, plus a one-day version and fares.
Things to Do
Kukeldash Madrasah: Tashkent's 16th-Century Survivor
The largest old madrasah left in Tashkent, built around 1570, used as a caravanserai and a fortress, and working again today. What to see and how to visit.
Culture & History
Center of Islamic Civilization, Tashkent: What's Inside
Tashkent's newest museum opened in March 2026 and now holds the Uthman Quran. Tickets, hours, what the galleries cover and whether it needs half a day.
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.
Destinations
Uzbekistan's National Parks and Nature Reserves
Uzbekistan's national parks and nature reserves: the two parks most visitors use, the reserves with open ecotourism zones, and the ones you can't enter.