WikiVoyage Uzbekistan March 2016 Contents 1 Uzbekistan 1 1.1 Regions ................................................ 1 1.2 Cities ................................................. 1 1.3 Other destinations ........................................... 1 1.4 Understand .............................................. 1 1.4.1 History ............................................ 1 1.4.2 Climate ............................................ 2 1.4.3 Geography .......................................... 2 1.4.4 Holidays ............................................ 2 1.5 Get in ................................................. 2 1.5.1 By plane ............................................ 3 1.5.2 By train ............................................ 3 1.5.3 By car ............................................. 3 1.5.4 From Afghanistan ....................................... 3 1.5.5 From Kazakhstan ....................................... 3 1.5.6 From Kyrgyzstan ....................................... 3 1.5.7 From Tajikistan ........................................ 3 1.5.8 By bus ............................................. 4 1.5.9 By boat ............................................ 4 1.6 Get around ............................................... 4 1.6.1 By train ............................................ 4 1.6.2 By shared taxi ......................................... 4 1.6.3 By bus ............................................. 4 1.6.4 Others ............................................. 4 1.6.5 By car ............................................. 5 1.6.6 Urban transport ........................................ 5 1.7 Talk .................................................. 5 1.8 See ................................................... 5 1.8.1 Architecture .......................................... 5 1.8.2 Nature Reserves ........................................ 6 1.9 Do ................................................... 7 1.10 Buy .................................................. 7 i ii CONTENTS 1.10.1 Costs ............................................. 7 1.10.2 Currency ........................................... 7 1.10.3 Bazaars ............................................ 8 1.11 Eat ................................................... 8 1.12 Drink ................................................. 9 1.12.1 Nightlife ............................................ 9 1.13 Sleep .................................................. 9 1.13.1 Hotels ............................................. 9 1.13.2 Yurt stays ........................................... 9 1.14 Learn ................................................. 9 1.15 Stay safe ................................................ 9 1.16 Stay healthy .............................................. 10 1.17 Respect ................................................ 10 1.18 Connect ................................................ 10 1.19 Further Reading ............................................ 11 2 Samarkand 12 2.1 Understand .............................................. 12 2.1.1 History ............................................ 12 2.2 Get in ................................................. 13 2.2.1 By plane ............................................ 13 2.2.2 By train ............................................ 13 2.2.3 By car ............................................. 13 2.3 Get around ............................................... 13 2.4 See ................................................... 13 2.5 Do ................................................... 16 2.6 Buy .................................................. 16 2.7 Eat ................................................... 16 2.8 Drink ................................................. 16 2.9 Sleep .................................................. 16 2.9.1 Budget ............................................ 16 2.9.2 Mid-range ........................................... 17 2.9.3 Splurge ............................................ 17 2.10 Connect ................................................ 17 2.11 Go next ................................................ 17 3 Ferghana Valley (Uzbekistan) 18 3.1 Cities ................................................. 18 3.2 Other destinations ........................................... 18 3.3 Understand .............................................. 18 3.4 Talk .................................................. 18 3.5 Get in ................................................. 18 CONTENTS iii 3.5.1 By plane ........................................... 18 3.5.2 By road ............................................ 18 3.6 Get around ............................................... 18 3.7 See ................................................... 18 3.7.1 Itineraries ........................................... 18 3.8 Do ................................................... 18 3.9 Eat ................................................... 18 3.10 Drink ................................................. 18 3.11 Stay safe ................................................ 19 3.12 Respect ................................................ 19 3.13 Go next ................................................ 19 4 Andijan 20 4.1 Get in ................................................. 20 4.1.1 By plane ........................................... 20 4.1.2 By bus ............................................ 20 4.2 Get around ............................................... 20 4.3 See ................................................... 20 4.4 Do ................................................... 20 4.5 Buy .................................................. 20 4.6 Eat ................................................... 20 4.7 Drink ................................................. 20 4.8 Sleep .................................................. 20 4.9 Stay safe ............................................... 20 4.10 Go next ................................................ 21 5 Chust 22 5.1 Get in ................................................. 22 5.2 Get around ............................................... 22 5.3 See ................................................... 22 5.4 Do ................................................... 22 5.5 Buy .................................................. 22 5.6 Eat ................................................... 22 5.7 Drink ................................................. 22 5.8 Sleep .................................................. 22 5.9 Connect ................................................ 22 5.10 Go next ................................................ 22 6 Ferghana 23 6.1 Understand .............................................. 23 6.2 Get in ................................................. 23 6.2.1 By plane ............................................ 23 iv CONTENTS 6.2.2 By train ............................................ 23 6.2.3 By car ............................................. 23 6.3 Get around ............................................... 23 6.4 See ................................................... 23 6.5 Do ................................................... 23 6.6 Buy .................................................. 23 6.7 Eat ................................................... 23 6.7.1 Budget ............................................ 23 6.7.2 Mid-range ........................................... 23 6.7.3 Splurge ............................................ 23 6.8 Drink ................................................. 23 6.9 Sleep .................................................. 23 6.9.1 Budget ............................................ 23 6.9.2 Mid-range ........................................... 23 6.9.3 Splurge ............................................ 23 6.10 Connect ................................................ 23 6.11 Stay safe ................................................ 23 6.12 Cope .................................................. 24 6.13 Go next ................................................ 24 6.13.1 By plane ............................................ 24 6.14 Headline text ............................................. 24 7 Kokand 25 7.1 Understand .............................................. 25 7.2 Get in ................................................. 25 7.3 Get around ............................................... 25 7.4 See ................................................... 25 7.5 Do ................................................... 25 7.6 Buy .................................................. 25 7.7 Eat ................................................... 26 7.8 Drink ................................................. 26 7.9 Sleep .................................................. 26 7.10 Connect ................................................ 26 7.11 Go next ................................................ 26 8 Namangan 27 8.1 Get in ................................................. 27 8.1.1 By plane ............................................ 27 8.2 Get around ............................................... 27 8.3 See ................................................... 27 8.4 Do ................................................... 27 8.5 Buy .................................................. 27 CONTENTS v 8.6 Eat ................................................... 27 8.7 Drink ................................................. 27 8.8 Sleep .................................................. 27 8.9 Connect ................................................ 27 8.10 Go next ...............................................