Uzbekistan Travel Forum

Hello! I plan to visit Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan this summer.
I'd like to know if i need LOI to apply for visas to these countries in advance in my homecountry or there is no need to apply for visas in advance and there is an oppotunity to get visas just at the airport without LOI arriving to any of these countries?Thanks.

Hi Guys

Is there any youth hostel or backpackers residence in Tashkent. If someone knows about any such place please let me know, I tried to search that but to no avail.

Thank you.

Does anybody if its possible to reach Uzbekistan by train(or buss) via middle east? Wich way would be the cheapest to get there from europe?

Best,
Måns

Hi Guys

I'll be travelling to Uzbekistan in the first week of May for 2 weeks. Can any one help me in searching budget accomodations in Tashkent, Samarkend and Bukhara. Please guide me the best possible sites to visit as I'll be there for two weeks. Do I have to make registration with police after I reach Tashkent or so.

Besides what are the customs to visit traditional Uzbek Families. What sort of gifts to be taken to there homes. Any cultural things or other info someone wanna share with me.

Regards

Hi all!
I have tried to find a place where they for sure will show Formula next Sunday..

Can anyone help me out to find some nice place to chill out while watching Formula 1?

Hi to everybody,
I need to rent a jeep for a 6 days offroad jurney in Uzbekistan, but I can't find anything (the only guy who answered me asked $ 250/day!!!!!! totally crazy!!!)...
Can you help me with this matter? Does anybody know someone who rent cars over there or who can help me find one?

Thank you very much!
Andre

I am trying to figure out how to obtain a visa? I don't want to pre-book all my hotel stay and I would likle to have the freedom of an independant traveler. Is this possible? Can I get a visa without pre booking in a hotel?

If I do that is regestration is easy in Uzbakistan
Thanks

iwilll be in uzbeksatin in 24/april/2008 and iwill get marrige iheard its not easy to get marrige there so any body please tell me how ican get marrige and what shall ido

Dear VT members:

I will go to Chimgan to ski in the New Year holiday from 30.Dec to 2.Jan. I wonder whether i can ski during that time because it doen't snow now. By the way who can tell me which hotel is very near skiing ground? how much money one night? what's telephone number?

I hope to get your suggestion. thanks in advance!

Hi All,

I happen to travel to Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara through some program that completely finance my trip. I also heard that Khiva is a very interesting place to visit where my program does not finance a travel. Is it really worth visiting? And if so, can anyone advise how long it takes to get there from Samarkand, Tashent or Bukhara? and from where it is better to travel Samarkand, Bukhara or Tashkent?

Thanks all and hi from Georgia

I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT Uzbekistan.
I NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO BUY IKAT FABRICS & SUZANI ?
REGARDS,
ANOOD

I will be staying in Chimgan for two days. Can someone, who travelled to Chimgan recently, give the following info?

How to reach Chimgan from Tashkent. Types of transportation, timings etc.

How much will be the fare and how long it takes for the journey.

Thanks in advance.

what is the best way to arrive from samarkand to fergana ?
in the lonly planet there is no information about it.

what is the true name of the Winter Palace?
thx!!

Hello to all,I need to pick your brain for some info.
1st-I would like to have some advices on places to sleep along the way.My needs are simple,clean,in room bathroom,at least a fan,and a friendly and helpful staff of course paying less is better but willing to pay more if worthed.
I'll go from Taskent-Samarkand-shakhrisabz-Bukhara-Khiva-Nukus_Urgench-Taskent.
2nd-How long by city should I give myself (conservative,since I don't like to rush too much)
3rd-Any food that I should absolutely try.
4th-If you would have to choose markets or bazaars to visit which ones would they be.
Thanks a million.
MICHELHOLI

Good day,

How many hours does it take to travel from Tashkent to Samarkant and from there to Bukhara?

Are there any historical places in Tashkent? I saw nothing about the historical places in the Tashkent section.

Thanks in advance,

Vugar

Hi to All
I`m Shadi from Iran . I`m designer & photography is another profession
I have . I`m planing to have a trip to central asia countries ( for the
coming month ) to take some pictures for my next photo exhibition .
In this trip I`ll be with 3 of my freind that they are artist too.
Our trip starts from Turkmenistan,then Uzbekistan,Tajikistan,Kyrgyzstan
& at last Kazakhstan and from there we will back to our country.
We are already appling visa for all 5 but the only one that is
not possible is Uzbekistan.
as I called embassy they need letter of invitation.
as I read on "lonely planet" travel guide book there are some travel agencies (on tashkent) that they can help me by sending me LOI I was wondering
if I can get any help from the VT members to find any list of these travel agencies to get LOI by them I found some in the mentioned book but just less of their emails are accessible then I`m not able to do it by my self .

I hope some freinds on VT can help me about this matter .
I would appreciate your help alot .

Regards
sahita

Hi everybody!!
Anyone knows how to go from Samarkanda to Shakhrisyabz? Is it easy to do?
Is it safe to go it alone? I'm used to traveling alone in Europe but never in Asia...
Thanks,
Elisa

greetings VTers,

I'm just wondering if any canadian passport holder has tried recently to get a visa for travel to Uzbekistan, and what their experience was.or any resident in canada they try.

I'm hoping it's not as difficult as I fear it is!

Thanks in advance for any experience or guidance you can provide.

best, mohd

ihave some question first 1--ilive in canada iwant to visit uzbekistain but we dont have emabcy in canada and iam jordanin citzen so how iget the visa and what shalll ido?

Can anyone help me find out what has happened to my friend in Samarkand? I haven't heard from him for weeks now and i'm really worried about him. Please can someone help me?

I WILL FLY TASHKENT WITH MAY FIREND 2 JUNE 2007. I NEED METRO MAP, AND WHEAR AVILABUL ASIAN FOOD, AND I WANT SOME FLAT FOR ONE MONTH RENT.WHICH AREA SUITEABLE FOR ME. PLEASE SEND ME REPLY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TANKS

Hi ... am planning to visit Uzbekistan this November. Anyone got any experience in using the services of the Uzbekistan online travel agencies such as www.silktour.uz, www.orexca.com, www.visit-uzbekistan.com etc.

many thanks.

I interested about visiting Uzbekistan, I will be in bankkok Thailand on July 4th, can I get a tour? I am very interested in textiles. One week tour with a guide. We are travelling in 2 people. Thanks, marcelo

Hi,
I'm interested in visiting Uzbekistan in summer, but would like to know if it is too hot for that. What do locals do? Is everybody just resting during pick hours or is it possible to walk around the city (I'd be travelling by myself).
Need some reliable info. Thanks.
Does letter of invitation and visa cost the same everywhere you look? If not does anybody know any cheap agency?

Hi, I m from Brazil, and i m planning go to Uzb, but i d like to know many things such as culture, people,language, etc.Is there someone who could help me?
Thank youuu

How can I survive as a vegetarian in Usbekistan?
Do restautants accept vegetarian wishes?
And do anyone knows the russian word for "vegetarian" (in kyrill)?

Thanks and greetings from Germany

petjosch

Hi,

Can someone give contact phone number of 'stantours', who arrange for Letter of Invitation to Uzbekistan? I e-mailed them, no replies yet.

Thanks and Best Wishes,

Tenil.

Yust red about Azbekistanian embroideri. Which I have also seen in the Istanbul Bazar. But where can I buy a suzani made with plant dye and at Uzbek prices. Do they have a trade office or web site.

Peter from Copenhagen

I have become interested in Usbek embroidery. Some time ago I went to the Bazar in Istanbul and saw some of these charming embroideryes. Now I wonder. Are there any one in Uzbekistan I could contact to buy these "carpets" or suzanis or what you call them. Now that the net is here maybe I won`t have to travel all the way. I live in Copenhagen, Sorry for my bad english.

Kind regards

Peter Lind