Tours & Activities in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is home to Samarkand and Bukhara, two of the Silk Road's most important trading cities, with architecture dating back to the 14th century.

The country is double landlocked (landlocked and surrounded by other landlocked countries), making it one of only two in the world alongside Liechtenstein.

Uzbekistan produces some of the world's finest cotton, earning it the nickname 'the cotton country,' though water usage for irrigation has caused significant environmental challenges.

The Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-largest lake, has largely dried up due to Soviet-era irrigation projects, leaving behind a stark ecological monument visible from space.

Plov, the national dish of rice cooked with meat, carrots and spices, varies by region across Uzbekistan and is served at nearly every celebration.

The Fergana Valley, shared by Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, has one of the world's most complex border arrangements with enclaves and exclaves creating unusual geopolitical pockets.