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Re: My trip to Uzbekistan

by jahlie 01 June 2012

Nice specific information. Thanks so much. I've booked transportation and hotels through a local UZ travel agency, without guides, and…
RE: Antica B&B Samarkand and Gulnara guesthouse in Tashkent

by asilbek1101 01 June 2012

Hi guys! Wanna inform that Gulnara Guesthouse in Tashkent has changed email address. It's gulnarahotel@gmail.com they won't answ…
RE: Train from Samarkand - Khojand / Tajikistan

by asilbek1101 01 June 2012

Hi guys! Wanna inform that Gulnara Guesthouse in Tashkent has changed email address. It's gulnarahotel@gmail.com they won't answ…
RE: My trip to Uzbekistan

by Bassalegboy 01 June 2012

I disagree with some things you have written about Tashkent. I agree that it is not as special as Bukhara, Samarkhand and Khiva. Personal…
Re: My trip to Uzbekistan

by ruben96 31 May 2012

Hi!! I booked a fixed tour on the Internet and I travelled with another 6 tourists (I met them in Uzbekistan). We visited the cities of…
RE: Rail Trip across Central Asia

by Giora 30 May 2012

Hi, I've travelled from Nukus to Tashkent by train before. When I made this trip, there were trains something like 3-4 times a week.…
Re: Rail Trip across Central Asia

by hopper00 30 May 2012

Hi, I summed up the most important lines on this page about [trains in uzbekistan|http://www.caravanistan.com/transport/train/uzbekistan…
Penjikent: On the road to Samarkand. Boarder-Crossing

by anuprem 29 May 2012

'd like to know if the boarder is re-opened to foreigners? Anybody has been going there recently?
Re: Class of service on Uzbek trains

by Flosfur 29 May 2012

My wife and I just got back from our two-week visit to Uzbekistan. SV (Luxe) [not available on all trains] has two berths per compartment…
Re: Border Crossing from Uzbek > Kyrg and road condition in Kyrg

by Garak1987 29 May 2012

I just arrived in Bishkek, took the dostlik border crossing to get from UZB>KG , road was good and the ride was fast. customs might annoy…
Guide to Budget Accommodation in Uzbekistan

by pglennie 27 May 2012

I've just finished a 15-day trip through Uzbekistan. My route was Andijan, Fergana, Tashkent, Samarkand, Shakrisabz, Termez, Bukhara,…
Beware of trolley rage at Tashkent airport.

by Roboroo 23 May 2012

Just witnessed the most extraordinary thing I have seen in 25 years of travel. A scrum of people physically fighting tooth and nail over...…
RE: Nurata guest houses

by redtentacles 22 May 2012

Hi malte, We've just been Nurata (May 2012). Great place for medressa overdose. Best homestay is Yoshigul, in Asraf village. Lovel farm…
Re: travel agencies

by baardaro 21 May 2012

we had advantour.com, very good support and organisation spent 21 days on Nukus, Aral lake, yurt camp, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, Shab..(Em…
Re: Budget Travel in Uzbekistan - Khiva, Bukhara & Samarkand

by timbotron 20 May 2012

I can recommend the Sarrafon guesthouse in Bukhara, on Sarrafon St, just off Lyab-i-Hauz. It's outside your budget at $15 per room,…
Re: Train from Samarkand - Khojand / Tajikistan

by hopper00 18 May 2012

Here's what I found regarding this train: Khojand – Samarkand – Saratov: Train 335 departs from Khojand in Tajikistan at 20.03 and arriv…
RE: Our honeymoon to Central Asia!

by CentralAsia_traveler 18 May 2012

Trains in Uzbekistan are safe and comfortable, but insanely slow. Not bad for a 24 hr rest in the middle of a busy vacation though. …
Tashkent-Moynak-Tashkent-Aralsk-Tashkent

by Bfresh 15 May 2012

Hi all, I'm looking to explore the aral sea from both the Uzbek side then the Kazakh side probably I'm September '12. It has been fairly…
Our honeymoon to Central Asia!

by cmunk 15 May 2012

Hi all, I write here to hear your thoughts about our planned trip to Central Asia. We are a young couple who will get married next…
Re: Good tourist map of Andijon

by darinfornier71 14 May 2012

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I am really looking for the current Uzbek names of places ...since most locale names have changed…
RE: Dull and Boring Countries

by MsUnderstood 14 May 2012

Siberia is vast, and I think very interesting in many aspects. Why do you think it is flat? It has the worlds deepest lake, Bajkal, which…
Re: Good route through Kyrgyzstan to UZ, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan to Iran

by jillback 13 May 2012

thank you so much for your fast reply! we enjoy scenic beauty, mountains, lakes, beautiful roads and drives. we will be driving our own…
RE: Budget Travel in Uzbekistan - Khiva, Bukhara & Samarkand

by Michael_USA 13 May 2012

also i advice shaherezada in khiva and komil in bukhara. but they are expensive and i haven't any contact information.
Re: Budget Travel in Uzbekistan - Khiva, Bukhara & Samarkand

by Michael_USA 13 May 2012

hi, i was in uzbekistan and i advice you budget b&b in samarkand and tashkent. in samarkan i advice bahodir b&b it's one of the cheap…
RE: Good route through Kyrgyzstan to UZ, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan to Iran

by Bassalegboy 13 May 2012

Difficult to recommend things to visit if you do not tell us what sort of things you want to see Samarkand is excellent for medrassas,…