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Tashkent city sightseeing tour by local guide
Tashkent
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Miscellaneous tour which combines Past and present life of Tashkent, city tours will plunge you into a captivating blend of time-honored traditions and dynamic contemporaneity. Stroll through the Old City, a labyrinth of aged dwellings and momentous monuments, each bearing witness to the city's rich past.
Highlights
From 5 hours to 8 hours
Offered in Russian (Русский) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 8 hours
Offered in Russian (Русский) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch at the pilav center
Air-conditioned vehicle
Well English spoken local Tour guide
Gratuities
Alcoholic Beverages
Tashkent city sightseeing tour by local guide
Tashkent
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Miscellaneous tour which combines Past and present life of Tashkent, city tours will plunge you into a captivating blend of time-honored traditions and dynamic contemporaneity. Stroll through the Old City, a labyrinth of aged dwellings and momentous monuments, each bearing witness to the city's rich past.
Highlights
From 5 hours to 8 hours
Offered in Russian (Русский) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 8 hours
Offered in Russian (Русский) & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lunch at the pilav center
Air-conditioned vehicle
Well English spoken local Tour guide
Gratuities
Alcoholic Beverages
Itinerary
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Amir Temur Square
Amir Timur Square is surrounded with the buildings of the “Uzbekistan” Hotel, University of Law (former Women’s Gymnasium), the Amir Timur Museum, well-known Tashkent Chimes and the Forums Palace - one of the most grandiose architectural structures in Tashkent.
1 hour
2
Ensemble Hazrati Imam
Khast-Imam Square (Hazrati Imam) is the religious center of the capital and one of the most beautiful sights of Tashkent . Khast Imam is located in the old city, inside residential areas with old adobe houses that survived the 1966 earthquake.
2 hours
3
Chorsu Bazaar
Bazaar is the heart of every oriental city, the center of public life, breadwinner of the whole city. Since the dawn of time bazaars appeared on the intersections of trade roads, on big squares of cities. They played role of main places of the city, where merchants, traders and common people gathered to discuss important news, to know prices, to have a rest in cozy choykhana (Uzbek café) eating pilaf and drinking green tea. Also bazaars were the places of main entertaining events of the city – theatrical performances.
2 hours
4
Independence Square (Mustakillik Square)
Independence Square is located in the center of Tashkent city. It is a favorite resting place for the Tashkent residents. The fact that the most beautiful fountains of the city are located in the square contributed considerably to it.
1 hour
5
Besh Qozon Pilaf Center
The centre for pilaf in Tashkent (‘Osh Markazi’) can be mentioned among the city’s most unusual attractions. No doubt, every tourist would think it essential to visit the place and taste the most delicious pilaf in the Uzbek capital. Actually, there are quite a few places in Tashkent offering pilaf of a similar quality, but you can hardly find one comparable to the pilaf centre close to the Tashkent television tower in terms of cooking scale.
Uzbek cuisine.
At the centre pilaf is cooked in 5 enormous cauldrons (kazans), each with a capacity of 50 kg of rice, in the yard, with wood as fuel. The cooking begins early in the morning, by 11 a.m. the pilaf is ready, and three hours later you can hardly find anything but empty cauldrons.
1 hour
6
Uzbekistan State Museum of Applied Art
History of Museum of Applied Art of Uzbekistan dates back to 1927, when the first exhibition of artworks by artists of Uzbekistan was held here.
Initially, the museum was called the Museum of Handicrafts, and in 1997 it was granted the state status and acquired its present name.
The Museum of Applied Art fund lists over 7,000 samples of applied arts: handmade embroidery, skull-caps (tyubeteyka), jewelry, carpets and other examples of craftsmanship of the beginning of the 19th century to present day.