Uzbekistan Travel Stories

Sep 28, 2023 • 7 min read

Experience everything the Silk Road has to offer in Uzbekistan, one of Asia’s most affordable destinations.

Sep 28, 2023 • 9 min read

From skiing and wine-tasting to exploring the historic cities of the Silk Road, you’ll never be short of things to do in Uzbekistan.

Sep 27, 2023 • 4 min read

It’s never been easier to travel to Uzbekistan – read on to see if you need a visa to and how to go about getting one.

Sep 27, 2023 • 8 min read

Uzbekistan is the romance of the Silk Road condensed into a country. Here are the top places to visit.

Sep 26, 2023 • 6 min read

Whether you're looking for adventure experiences, budget travel opportunities, or exciting cultural festivals, here are the best times to visit Uzbekistan.

Sep 14, 2023 • 9 min read

A bucket-list trip to Central Asia for €2400 – and worth every cent.

Aug 21, 2023 • 7 min read

Travel the Silk Road through Uzbekistan by train, car or taxi with these essential transport tips.

Aug 12, 2023 • 9 min read

Uzbekistan is now much easier to visit than in the past. We've got all the planning tips you need to make your first visit all you dreamed it would be.

Aug 9, 2023 • 6 min read

Experience the Silk Road as a family with this guide to exploring Uzbekistan with kids.

Jul 28, 2023 • 7 min read

Uzbekistan has been the setting for some of Asia’s most important road trips. Follow the network of Silk Roads with these driving routes.

Jul 18, 2023 • 5 min read

How one writer followed the Silk Road from Khiva to Bukhara to Samarkand in Uzbekistan – all by train.

Mar 6, 2020 • 4 min read

A new resort could be the first step in an ambitious plan to make Uzbekistan the next big name in the world of skiing.

Apr 8, 2019 • 5 min read

Desert citadels, crumbling mud fortresses, mosaic-adorned medressas and busy market bazaars. For many centuries, the Silk Road was the world’s…

Feb 4, 2019 • 3 min read

On a busy weekday morning, trains arrive and depart and passengers stream through Alisher Navoi to the interchange between the central Uzbekistan and…

Sep 18, 2018 • 4 min read

It was probably the biggest thing to have happened in Moynaq since the waters of the Aral Sea started to recede in the 1960s. Hundreds of curious locals…

May 31, 2018 • 5 min read

Uzbekistan's gems have long been known to adventurous explorers. The Silk Road cities of Bukhara, Samarkand and Khiva hold some of the world's most…

Nov 6, 2017 • 6 min read

Uzbekistan: the name conjures images of far-away mosques and blue-tiled domes, camels and caravanserai, mosaics and medressas. It’s true that Uzbekistan…

Feb 22, 2017 • 5 min read

A crowd roars as a favourite local wrestler pins his opponent for the championship. A rumble of shock as a single horse-and-jockey fall to the back of a…

Mar 17, 2016 • 4 min read

Framed by the snowy peaks of the Tian Shan mountains on the southern horizon, two teams of horsemen gather at centre field in Bishkek's Ak-Kula Hippodrome…

Aug 3, 2015 • 5 min read

Once the realm of Silk Road merchants and Great Game spies, the Heavenly Mountains and Black Sand deserts of the 'Stans, as the five countries of Central…