Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road and Suzane Travel's flagship destination. Within a compact area it gathers several eras at once: the turquoise do...

Uzbekistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road and Suzane Travel's flagship destination. Within a compact area it gathers several eras at once: the turquoise domes of Samarkand, the trading domes and madrasahs of Bukhara, the mud-brick museum-city of Khiva and lively modern Tashkent. Each city is a separate chapter of history, and the fast "Afrosiyob" train makes distances easy.

What to see and when to go

The essential classics are Registan Square and Gur-e-Amir in Samarkand, the Poi-Kalyan ensemble and the Ark fortress in Bukhara, and the inner city of Ichan-Kala in Khiva. The best time to travel is spring (April–May) and autumn (September–October), when the mild weather is perfect for walking and photography and the bazaars are full of fruit.

Uzbekistan is also living crafts and cuisine: Margilan silk and ikat, Rishtan ceramics, dozens of kinds of plov and bread, teahouses and family feasts. We add workshops, tastings and meetings with locals so the trip is memorable beyond the monuments.

Suzane Travel arranges group and private tours across Uzbekistan turnkey: historian guides, trusted hotels and guesthouses, cars with driver, air and rail tickets, visa support. Tell us your dates and wishes — we will craft an itinerary just for you.