Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Travel Guide – Expert advice and holiday tips from Tashkent architecture and hotels to Silk Road history, Islamic art and textiles, museums and culture. Also including detailed maps, trekking and hiking routes, touring by bike, public transport, archaeological sites like Samarkand and Bukhara, Khiva, Fergana Valley and Kyzylkum Desert.

The real jewel of Uzbekistan

Most people go to Uzbekistan for its Silk Road treasures, but the real jewel in its crown is its people.

The rise of ecotourism in Uzbekistan

As Uzbekistan develops as a tourism destination and more of the world discovers its treasures, we can explore what else the country has to offer

Five reasons to visit Uzbekistan

It’s clichéd but true to say that the country offers a little something for everyone

Uzbekistan’s best Silk Road sights

Uzbekistan captures the imagination like nowhere else.

On the road in Uzbekistan

Join the author of our Uzbekistan guidebook as she shares pictures from the beautiful Asian country.

Uzbekistan: beyond the Silk Road

Beyond the striking mosques, mausoleums and madrasas, Uzbekistan has plenty more to offer

Understanding Uzbekistan: what to read, watch and do before you visit

Get to know Uzbekistan before you travel there.

When to visit Uzbekistan

Climate Uzbekistan has an extreme continental climate owing to its location at the centre of the Eurasian landmass. The hottest period, known as the chillya, is from late June to mid-August, when temperatures frequently reach 40°C or even higher (it is a dry heat, so not as unbearable as you might think). Autumn is warm…

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan captures the imagination like almost nowhere else. The people, ideas and goods that travelled east to west, and, indeed, west to east, have left indelible marks on Uzbekistan’s landscape, its culture and the genetic make-up of its people, creating a diverse destination with layer upon layer of competing (but entwined) identities. Sophie Ibbotson and…