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Uzbekistan for Indians

Last post by steven « Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:41 am

by steven » Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:41 am

A good post for people from India thinking about traveling to Uzbekistan: this is what you can expect:

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Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:41 am
New Year'Eve holidays in Uzbekistan

Last post by steven « Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:10 am
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by Donnie » Wed Nov 07, 2018 10:50 pm

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Hi all,
I'm' planning a tour in Uzbekistan for the New year 'Eve holidays. I'm a little worried about the climate (maybe too cold? Snow? :? ) and...

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Not too cold, but dress up obviously. Only in Khiva would be too cold, like -20.

Regarding closures of museums: I just asked our contacts in...

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Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:10 am
luggage storage during the day

Last post by kunibald « Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:41 pm
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by Boco » Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:26 pm

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I will arrive at Samarkand airport very early in the morning and will be taking the train to Tashkent later on that evening. (I'm spending the day...

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In most of the former soviet countrys you have a luggage storage in the train stations. They are cheap and safe. I don't remember Samarkands train...

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Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:41 pm
Declaring medication

Last post by ba8mki « Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:19 pm
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by ba8mki » Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:13 am

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Hi all,
I will be travelling to Uzbekistan with prescription medication. The local embassy has already confirmed it is fine as long as I have a...

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Great. Thanks

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Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:19 pm
Taking cash in/out Uzbekistan on a day trip

Last post by ba8mki « Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:19 pm
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by ba8mki » Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:14 am

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Hi all,
When I am in Tashkent I will do a day trip to Khujand. I read that I am supposed to always declare the money/items of value and not leave...

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Brilliant. Thanks

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Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:19 pm
Uzbekistan Railways don`t accept valid kazakh online-tickets

Last post by Milad « Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:56 am
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Attachment(s) by Valikhanov » Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:13 am

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We had a bit of a bad surprise (along with many kazakh citizens on the same train) when we tried to board the train Tashkent-Almaty with our fully...

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Here is a recent update - we did this trip last week on the 23/10/18 from Tashkent to Almaty with a Kazahk e-ticket that looked the same as the one...

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Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:56 am
Khiva Train Station

Last post by Milad « Sun Oct 28, 2018 1:26 pm
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by Wilbur » Sun Oct 28, 2018 11:48 am

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Does anybody know if or when scheduled services will start from Khiva's new train station and if so what the timetable of services is?

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The latest News I found is an article from January 2018 according to which the new line Khiva-Urgench was nearly finished. Uzbek Railways say that...

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Sun Oct 28, 2018 1:26 pm
4 days - Fergana Valley or South to Termez & Denau Region

Last post by lesstravelled « Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:55 am
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by lesstravelled » Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:28 am

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Hi to all!
I do remain a little concerned that the three big cities in central Uzbekistan seem a “tourist trail” nowadays so I’m trying to escape...

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You can have both. Go to Ferghana Valley and after visiting some of the main sites there, visit the pilgrimage site at Shah Fasil Masaar in the...

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Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:55 am
Beware: Oriental Mice tour company (Caravanistan partner)

Last post by steven « Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:17 am
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by TravelerV » Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:46 pm

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I asked Caravanistan to help plan my trip through 5 of the stan countries and felt the need to post this warning should you be doing the same,...

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Thanks for sharing. We already explained you everything, but I will answer you here again. I think you understood from our previous conversations...

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Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:17 am
Day trip to Khujand / Booking trains

Last post by ba8mki « Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:16 am
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by ba8mki » Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:13 pm

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Hi all,

I have couple of questions I hope you can help with.

I will in Uzbekistan in a couple of weeks (arriving early hours of Saturday morning...

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Thanks Milad.
Steven, I heard they only run in the evening. I will only Sunday for a day trip which means the bus isnt possible.
Good to know its...

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Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:16 am
Drones in Central Asia - rules Q&A

Last post by steven « Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:59 am
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by captbeardsomme » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:49 pm

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Hi

I will be driving through Uzbekistan this summer, and during our trip I would love to shoot some footage with my drone.

I understand and respect...

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Via e-mail:

We did not mention voluntarily that we had a drone and nobody noticed it as the car check at the border in all the countries was always...
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Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:59 am
Uzbekistan Airways: Q&A

Last post by steven « Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:07 am
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by davidalanlittle » Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:56 pm

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Hi. I'm looking to sort out a flight from Tashkent to Astana at the beginning of November 2018. It seems the availability on the usual booking sites...

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Sorry, I guess that was not clear, I meant booking a plane ticket through a travel agent in Uzbekistan, or in your own country. Not an internet...
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Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:07 am
Question About Train from Tashkent to Samarkand

Last post by RoverAllover « Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:30 pm
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by RoverAllover » Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:57 pm

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Hi All,

Will be travelling to Astana next Feb, and then onwards to either India or China.

Uzbekistan looks amazing on youtube videos, Samarkand...

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Thankyou Julia that's most helpful,

Looking forward to visiting Samarkand, will try and add some more days to see Bukhara too.

It would be great if...

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Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:30 pm
Uzbekistan for vegetarians/vegans

Last post by Sleepflower91 « Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:58 pm
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by steven » Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:33 am

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Please post your tips for vegetarian/vegan food and restaurants in Uzbekistan below!

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In Khiva it is also fine to eat in the known restaurants, they have vegatarian options (vegan maybe not)
I think at least a vegetarian Pilav / Plov...

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Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:58 pm
Nukus art gallery

Last post by Sleepflower91 « Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:56 pm
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by Sleepflower91 » Sat Oct 13, 2018 2:26 pm

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So I’m in Nukus on Monday, and I heard a rumour that the art gallery is closed/closing on Mondays? This is not on the gallery website, however on...

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Am now here, and can confirm this is correct (but appears to be a new phenomenon, as even some hotel staff were adamant it was open!)

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Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:56 pm
Does a train run from Nukus to Aktau, Kazakhstan

Last post by Milad « Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:18 pm
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by beckas88 » Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:30 am

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Hi all,
I have read some reports of a train service from Nukus, Uzbekistan - Aktau, Kazkhstan. Does anyone have any info or details on catching the...

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There is. Please read . You can find schedules on the Uzbek Railways website, if it does not work (which is quite normal) use pass.rzd.ru.

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Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:18 pm
Soccer match in Uzbekistan

Last post by AreWeThereYet? « Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:25 pm
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by Sleepflower91 » Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:41 pm

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Hi all

Quite niche, but does anyone know how to buy tickets for football matches in Uzbekistan? Looks like Bunyodkor are playing whilst I'm there,...

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Thank you :)!

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Wed Sep 19, 2018 7:25 pm
Transit in Tashkent from international to domestic flight

Last post by AreWeThereYet? « Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:03 pm
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by Nell » Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:24 pm

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Hello.

This will be my first trip to Uzbekistan in october and I have a little concern. :D
I will have to transit to Tashkent airport after an...

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Hi Nell

I'm afraid you will, principally because the domestic terminal and the international one are on opposite sides of the airfield (or at least...

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Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:03 pm
STIHIA festival - Muynak 14-Sep

Last post by steven « Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:41 pm
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by ayala » Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:04 am

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Someone here might be interested -
on September 14th there's electronic music festival in Muynak
you can find details in website:

I will arrive...

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Here is the report:

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Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:41 pm
Visiting the Aral Sea: Q&A

Last post by steven « Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:32 pm
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by overlandlass » Wed Apr 08, 2015 9:26 pm

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Hi we are travelling from the UK through the Stans to Mongolia and China so this site has been amazing in helping us with our planning. A question I...

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Sorry if that was not clear, let me repost the link.

We specifically and expressly recommend Sanjar to organise it for you:
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Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:32 pm
Tashkent airport: reports and Q&A

Last post by Adrian « Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:08 am
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by steven » Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:53 pm

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Please read and share your experience and questions about Tashkent airport below.

We summarize all useful info at our Tashkent airport page ....

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Below is my experience of arriving at Tashkent Airport yesterday. I arrived in a flight from Bishkek (Kygrz) at 1030am on a Monday morning. All in...
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Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:08 am
Taxi from Tashkent airport to Kokand?

Last post by steven « Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:46 am
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by Andrew » Thu Sep 13, 2018 4:43 am

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Hi,

I’m wondering if it’s possible to organize a taxi from Tashkent airport to Kokand? I’m assuming that the normal taxis outside the terminal would...

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Sure, you can contact us, we send it to our contacts in Tashkent to arrange it for you. Not sure about the price for the full car: 40$ perhaps?

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Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:46 am
Nukus en route from TAS to Khiva?

Last post by steven « Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:38 am
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by jenkalb » Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:21 pm

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I have been postponing booking an internal flight from TAS to Khiva, because I am wondering whether it is feasible to visit the Savitsky Museum in...

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Sure, why not. Fly to Nukus, get a taxi straight to the museum, visit, then get another taxi to the shared taxi stop to Khiva. If not ideal, it...

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Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:38 am
Day trip from Samarkand to Penjikent? Shakrisabh

Last post by jenkalb « Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:14 pm
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by jenkalb » Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:05 pm

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As an intro, we will be visiting Uzbekistan for approximately 3 weeks with a route Tashkent-Khiva-Bukhara-Samarkand-Tashkent by plane and fast train,...

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thanks! I thought I had seen somewhere here that the countries in the region were allowing visa free transit for day trips, but I was not able to...

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Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:14 pm
Oqsaroy in Tashkent: reports and Q&A

Last post by steven « Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:46 am
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by Belteral » Sat Sep 01, 2018 4:02 pm

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It's kind of a staple and a running joke now, there shall be at least one statue of Lenin for me to photograph in every city I visit during my...

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Yes, please, more!!

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Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:46 am

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