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Fergana Threads: A Journey Through Craft and Culture

9 days
Start and end in Tashkent
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Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Other languages on request: German, Italian, French, Spanish
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Arrival in Tashkent

    You'll arrive at Tashkent International Airport where the team meets you. After that, it's a transfer to your hotel with check-in from 14:00 onward. The rest of the day is yours to settle in and recover from traveling.

    Start point
    Tashkent, Uzbekistan (International Airport)
  2. Day 2

    Tashkent City Tour

    Following breakfast, meet your guide at 09:00 for a tour of Tashkent. The day includes the Hazrati Imom Complex, then browsing through Chorsu Bazaar. You'll see Amir Temur's Square and Independent Square before stopping at the Museum of Applied Arts to look at traditional crafts and artistic pieces.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Hazrati Imom Complex
    • Explore Chorsu Bazaar
    • Visit Amir Temur's Square
    • Visit Independent Square
    • Tour Museum of Applied Arts
    Landmarks/POIs
    Hazrati Imom Complex
    Chorsu Bazaar
    Amir Temur's Square
    Independent Square
    Museum of Applied Arts
  3. Day 3

    Tashkent to Bukhara

    Early start after breakfast with a 07:00 transfer to the train station. The train departs at 08:00 and arrives in Bukhara at 12:15. Once your guide meets you, begin exploring the city's Islamic heritage. Ancient mausoleums, mosques, the fortress citadel, and madrasas fill your afternoon, including the 1417 Ulugbek Madrasa and Boloi Hauz Mosque.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Train journey to Bukhara
    • Visit Samanid Mausoleum
    • Visit Chashmai Ayyub Mausoleum
    • Visit Boloi Hauz Mosque
    • Visit Ark Fortress
    • Visit Poi Kalon Complex
    • Visit Miri Arab Madrasa
    • Visit Ulugbek Madrasa
    • Visit Abdullazizkhan Madrasa
    Landmarks/POIs
    Samanid Mausoleum
    Chashmai Ayyub Mausoleum
    Boloi Hauz Mosque
    Ark Fortress
    Poi Kalon Complex
    Miri Arab Madrasa
    Ulugbek Madrasa
    Abdullazizkhan Madrasa
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  4. Day 4

    Bukhara to Samarkand

    After breakfast, your guide meets you at 09:00 to continue in Bukhara. Walk through the Labi Hauz Complex, check out the four-minaret Chor Minor, and visit Kukaldash Madrasa and the city's oldest mosque, Magoki Atoori. Later, head to Tim Abdulla Khan Trading Dome. By 15:30 you'll transfer to the station for a 16:21 train to Samarkand, arriving at 18:15.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Labi Hauz Complex
    • Visit Chor Minor
    • Visit Kukaldash Madrasa
    • Visit Magoki Atoori Mosque
    • Visit Tim Abdulla Khan Trading Dome
    • Train journey to Samarkand
    Landmarks/POIs
    Labi Hauz Complex
    Chor Minor
    Kukaldash Madrasa
    Magoki Atoori Mosque
    Tim Abdulla Khan Trading Dome
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  5. Day 5

    Samarkand

    Meet your guide at 09:00 after breakfast to see Timurid Dynasty sites in Samarkand. The day covers the Guri Amir Mausoleum, Registan Square with three madrasas, and the 1399 Bibi Khanum Mosque. You'll browse Siab Bazaar and explore the Shahi Zinda Complex, a noble cemetery with structures from the 11th to 20th centuries.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Guri Amir Mausoleum
    • Visit Registan Square
    • Visit Bibi Khanum Mosque
    • Browse Siab Bazaar
    • Visit Shahi Zinda Complex
    Landmarks/POIs
    Guri Amir Mausoleum
    Registan Square
    Bibi Khanum Mosque
    Siab Bazaar
    Shahi Zinda Complex
  6. Day 6

    Samarkand to Tashkent

    Your guide meets you at 10:00 for additional Samarkand sites. See the 1420s Ulugbek Observatory, a 3-story astronomical center, then visit the Mausoleum of Hodja Daniyar. Tour the Afrasiab Museum and walk through the Konigil paper factory, an 8th-century place still making traditional paper. By 16:00 head to the station for a 17:00 departure to Tashkent, arriving at 19:30.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Ulugbek Observatory
    • Visit Mausoleum of Hodja Daniyar
    • Tour Afrasiab Museum
    • Visit Konigil Ancient Paper Factory
    • Train journey to Tashkent
    Landmarks/POIs
    Ulugbek Observatory
    Mausoleum of Hodja Daniyar
    Afrasiab Museum
    Konigil Ancient Paper Factory
  7. Day 7

    Tashkent to Fergana Valley

    After breakfast, travel toward Fergana Valley through mountains via the 2,268m Kamchik Pass in the Chatkal range. Stop in Kokand to meet your guide and visit the Palace of Khudoyar Khan and Juma Mosque. Continue to Rishtan for ceramics, including a pottery workshop at master Rustam Usmanov's house and a small museum. Finish in Fergana with hotel check-in.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Palace of Khudoyar Khan
    • Visit Juma Mosque
    • Visit ceramic master Rustam Usmanov's house
    • Participate in pottery workshop
    • Explore ceramic museum
    Landmarks/POIs
    Palace of Khudoyar Khan
    Juma Mosque
  8. Day 8

    Margilan

    Meet your guide after breakfast for a day with Fergana Valley artisans. Head to Margilan to watch silk weavers at the Yodgarlik Silk Factory, then see different crafts at Madrassah Syed Ahmed Huja Ishan including silk dyeing, carpet weaving, and block printing. In the afternoon visit Fazletdin's house for bakhmal and scarves. Return to Tashkent for the evening.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Yodgarlik Silk Factory
    • Explore artisan quarters at Madrassah Syed Ahmed Huja Ishan
    • Visit Fazletdin's house
    Landmarks/POIs
    Yodgarlik Silk Factory
    Madrassah Syed Ahmed Huja Ishan
  9. Day 9

    Departure from Tashkent

    After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your departure flight. Tour services end here.

    Meals
    Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
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  • Timothy
    · September 23rd, 2025
    I learned a lot about the local culture, history and recent post independence (1991) events and developments from the guides in Khiva, Bokhara, Samarkand and Tashkent. I would say chatting to the informed, educated guides made the experience so good. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
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  • Muhammad
    · September 18th, 2023
    Everything was excellent apart from journey from Khiva to Bukhara train journey. Train travel was horrible in a shared sleeper without air conditioning.
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  • Teresa
    · October 21st, 2022
    Excellent, tour guides were on time, drivers excellent, thank you
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