Uzbekistan Travel Stories

Nov 24, 2025 • 7 min read

You'll find many transportation options here, from the stunningly opulent metro to overnight trains across the Central Asian steppe.

Nov 21, 2025 • 6 min read

Uzbekistan has an exciting, eclectic combination of things for you and your kids to see and do.

Nov 20, 2025 • 7 min read

Uzbekistan is one of Asia’s most affordable destinations: Traveling the Silk Road promises nature, culture, food, winter sports and architecture on a budget.

Nov 12, 2025 • 7 min read

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

Nov 12, 2025 • 6 min read

Uzbekistan is alive with bazaars, crafts and festivals throughout the year – this seasonal guide breaks down what's best for any month you visit.

Aug 28, 2025 • 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.

Apr 22, 2025 • 2 min read

Join us on this Central Asian road trip from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan, including mountains, rivers and bumpy dirt roads.

Feb 8, 2025 • 14 min read

With its stunning architecture and lively bazaars, Uzbekistan is a traveler’s dream. This week-long itinerary will show you the best of the country.

Nov 21, 2024 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet editor Alex Butler traveled to Uzbekistan for a whirlwind trip to some of the country's highlights and what lies beyond the Silk Road cities.

Mar 20, 2024 • 7 min read

Planning a trip to Central Asia? If you have to choose between going to Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan, we can help.

Dec 6, 2023 • 6 min read

Take the time to explore beyond the big sights and you'll discover Uzbekistan's most interesting, least-visited, corners

Sep 14, 2023 • 9 min read

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

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 • 5 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…

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…