Uzbekistan

NATIONAL CRAFTS: THE TREASURES OF UZBEK SKILL AND HEART

10 days

Trip Snapshot

Handicraft developed in Uzbekistan from century to century, leaving unique products of ancient masters full of imagination and urge towards perfection. In the last decade many authentic traditional craft industries have been revived, including wood and stone carving, metal working, silk-making and carpet weaving, pottery, lacquered miniatures and gold embroidery, demonstrating the vivacity of the cultural traditions of Uzbekistan, the traditions based on the know-how passed on from master to apprentice, from generation to generation.

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Travel Theme:Explorer Trips

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Departure City:Tashkent
End City:Aeroport
Age Range:12 - 90 years
Operated in:English / French / German / Russian
Physical Difficulty:Average

Travel Styles: Rural home stays · Visit markets · Culture & History · Meet local people.

Things you will do

Rustam Usmanov’s ceramics workshop in Rishtan.
Chust - visit of local knife-makers’ and skullcaps makers’ workshops.
visit to Gijduvan (ceramics workshop)
Trip to Urgut (Samarkand Region)
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Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival day

Day 2: Drive to Ferghana

Day 3: Tashkent Return

Day 4: Train ride to Bukhara

Day 5: Bukhara - City Tour

Day 6: Drive to Samarkand via Gizhduvan

Day 7: Samarkand- City Tour

Day 8: Daily trip to Urgut (Samarkand Region)

Day 9: Samarkand-Tashkent

Day 10: Departure home

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