Crown your trip to Uzbekistan by visiting the fruit garden Fergana Valley surrounded by the Tien-Shan and Pamir Mountain. Small cities of Margiland and Rishtan have preserved thousand-year tradition of Silk & Ceramics while Kokand the regional capital offer a feast of Architecture Monuments.
Train Tashkent-Margilan Sightseeing Margilan & Rishtan, o/n Kokand
Tashkent - Take the train from Tashkent-Margilan
Margilan - Meet you Driver at Margilan train station, start sightseeing
Yodgorlik Silk Factory - Heritage silk workshop using traditional ancient methods of silk processing from Cocoon to end product utilizing natural dyes and weaving stand.
Rishtan - Visit famous Rishtan Blue Ceramic Artisan home workshop, get acquainted with ancient tradition process followed by Uzbek Tea ceremony with the artisan.
Kokand - Drive to Kokand 60 km
Sightseeing Kokand, Train Tashkent
Khan Palace - The palace complex, built in 1871, occupied a total area of four acres with a foundation three meters thick. It was constructed with a high portal, a highly decorated large entrance arch, and four minarets. Surrounded by a carved stone wall, the palace consisted of seven courtyards and one hundred and nineteen rooms. The inscription above the main gate reads: “Great Seyed Mohammad Khudayar Khan”.
Jami Mosque - Kokand’s most impressive mosque, built by Umar Khan in 1812, is centred on a 22m minaret and includes a colourful 100m-long aivan (portico) supported by 98 red-wood columns brought from India. The entire complex has reverted to its former Soviet guise as a museum of applied art, with one room housing a collection of suzani and ceramics from the region. A small workshop on-site makes delicious pistachio-flavoured halva (fudge-like sweet).
Kokand - Colorful Bazaar of Kokand
Tashkent - Afternoon transfer to Koand Train station for ride back to Tashkent
- Entrance tickets to all Monuments
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Breakfast
- All fees and/or taxes
- Train ticket Tashkent-Margilan & Kokand-Tashkent
- Accommodation in twin rooms in high rated centrally located 3 star or boutique hotels
- Guides & Drivers Tips
- Guide available as an option
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.