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What to book before you travel to Uzbekistan?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length
WeekendOne weekTwo weeks

8 activities to book · about €85 per person

Tashkent

Days 1-2
Days 1-2Old town and Kukeldash madrasa, guidedHalf dayThe sixteenth-century madrasa beside Chorsu bazaar, and the lanes of old Tashkent around it.€15Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-2The metro stations and the museumsHalf dayA ride through stations lined with marble, chandeliers and mosaics, then the city's main museums.€10Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Independence Square · Chorsu bazaar and its turquoise dome · The Hazrati Imam complex · The decorated metro stations

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Samarkand

Days 3-4
Days 3-4The Registan, guided2hThree madrasas built between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, the high point of Timurid tilework, read with a guide.€12Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 3-4Shah-i-Zinda and the Gur-e-AmirHalf dayAn avenue of tiled mausoleums climbing a hillside, then the tomb of Tamerlane.€10Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Bibi-Khanym Mosque, from outside · Siab bazaar

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Bukhara

Days 5-6
Days 5-6Old town and the Ark fortress, guidedHalf dayThe citadel the emirs of Bukhara ruled from, and the old merchant streets below it.€12Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 5-6The Kalon minaret and its madrasas2hA minaret of 1127, about 46 metres tall, said to have been spared by Genghis Khan, with the mosque and madrasa that face each other at its foot.€8Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The Lyab-i Hauz pool · The trading domes · Bolo Hauz Mosque and its carved wooden columns · The carpet, silk and knife workshops

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Khiva

Day 7
Day 7Itchan Kala, the walled city (ticket)Half dayOne ticket for the museums, madrasas and monuments of a walled town that people still live in.€12Book on GetYourGuide →
Day 7Climbing the Islam Khoja minaret1hThe tallest minaret in Khiva, finished in 1910, with a view over every dome in town.€6Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The mud-brick walls · The turquoise madrasas, from outside · Sunset over the old town from the walls · The lanes of the museum city

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Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Uzbekistan cost?

€85 per person if you do them all, across 8 bookings. The most expensive is "Old town and Kukeldash madrasa, guided" at €15, the cheapest "Climbing the Islam Khoja minaret" at €6. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Uzbekistan without booking anything?

14 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Independence Square, Chorsu bazaar and its turquoise dome, The Hazrati Imam complex, The decorated metro stations. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

At which stop should you book earliest?

Tashkent, with 2 activities to book, against 2 at the quietest stop. That is where slots go first.

How long do these activities take?

From 1h for the shortest to Half day for the longest. Fit them into your days before filling the rest: a guided visit often takes half a day.

The rest of the trip

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