Uzbekistan

Create, Savor, and Experience Culture | A Two-City Tour Enjoying Cooking, Pottery, and Sightseeing

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Uzbekistan
Create, Savor, and Experience Culture | A Two-City Tour Enjoying Cooking, Pottery, and Sightseeing
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Samarkand
Standard
Local Market
Workshop
World Heritage
Travel with Children
City sightseeing
Cultural Experience
Cooking class
Japanese Guide
Culture
Family Trip
Silk Road
Travel details
USD 1,395 / per person
Note: The displayed price is a reference price converted from the local price using our exchange rate at the time this plan was proposed.
Duration Departure in 2026/9 | 4 days
Participants 2 person(s)(Adults 1 person(s)、Children 1 person(s))
Travel story
Four days enjoying Uzbekistan's history and culture while touring Tashkent and Samarkand.
In a local home, experience a special time making traditional dishes together with a family and sharing a meal.
Also, through a pottery workshop, discover the charm of inherited artisan culture and handmade crafts.
Thorough sightseeing of beautiful Silk Road architecture, such as Registan Square and the Shah-i-Zinda mausoleums.
This parent-child trip brings Uzbekistan closer through not only "seeing" but also "making and tasting."
Signature points
Explore the magnificent World Heritage sites of the azure city Samarkand
Visit Samarkand's representative historical heritage such as Registan Square, Gur-e Amir Mausoleum, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, and the Shah-i-Zinda mausoleums.
At dusk, visit the illuminated Registan Square to enjoy a magical beauty different from daytime.
Cook in a local home and experience everyday life in Uzbekistan
Visit a local family to cook Uzbek dishes together and share a warm cultural exchange around the table.
A special experience recommended for parent-child trips, allowing you to encounter the lives and food culture of people you wouldn't meet through sightseeing alone.
A journey tracing the history that connects Japan and Uzbekistan
In Tashkent, visit a Japanese cemetery and the Navoi Theatre, which Japanese people helped build after the war.
You will encounter untold stories that connect the two countries as well as the history of the Silk Road.
Japanese-speaking guides accompany you in various places throughout the trip to provide thorough explanations of the background.
Other plans at this destination
Itinerary
Day1
    Tashkent
  • Uzbekistan - Tashkent
  • Arrival in Tashkent
  • Private Car Transfer After arriving at the airport, a through-guide and driver will meet you and transfer you to the hotel by private car for check-in.
    *Local guides/drivers cannot enter the airport, so they will wait at the exit holding a name board. [Japanese Guide]
  • Reikartz Amirun Ташкент Overnight in Tashkent: Hotel

    Reikartz Amirun/ Ispira-S Hotel Tashkent/ Qushbegi Plaza Hotel 4* or an equivalent hotel
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Meals B/F:× LUN:× DIN:×

Day2
    Tashkent → Samarkand
  • Breakfast Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Tashkent City Tour After breakfast, Tashkent city tour.
    - Japanese graves (graves of Japanese people relocated to Uzbekistan after the war)
    - Hast Imam Complex (16th–21st centuries)
    - Navoi Theater (a building constructed by Japanese people relocated to Uzbekistan after the war)
    - Chorsu Bazaar (market)
    - Tashkent Metro [Japanese Guide]
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  • Uzbek Cuisine Experience Visit a local Tashkent household, cook Uzbek dishes with the family, and enjoy a cultural meal experience. [Japanese Guide]
  • Lunch At the cooking experience. [Japanese Guide]
  • 16:30
    Private Car Transfer After lunch, transfer to Tashkent domestic airport at 16:30 for the 19:05 flight. [Japanese Guide]
  • Uzbekistan - Samarkand
  • Domestic Flight Transfer Travel to Samarkand by domestic flight. [Japanese Guide]
  • Private Car Transfer Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel by private car. Check-in. [Japanese Guide]
  • Zarafshon Parkside Hotel Overnight in Samarkand: Hotel

    Zarafshon Parkside/ Emir Khan Hotel/ Continental Hotel 4*
    or an equivalent hotel
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Meals B/F:⚪︎ LUN:⚪︎ DIN:×

Day3
    Samarkand
  • Breakfast Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Samarkand City Tour After breakfast, full-day Samarkand city tour.
    - Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum (14th–15th centuries)
    - Registan Square (three madrasas) (15th–17th centuries)
    - Photo stop at Registan Square
    - Bibi-Khanym Mosque (14th–15th centuries)
    - Siab Bazaar (market)
    - Marokand, Consort Hall Show or Elmeroshi Consort Hall Show
    - In the evening, view the illuminated Registan Square at night (exterior) [Japanese Guide]
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  • Uzbek Cuisine Experience A cultural experience cooking Uzbek dishes with a family and enjoying the meal. [Japanese Guide]
  • Lunch At the cooking experience. [Japanese Guide]
  • Zarafshon Parkside Hotel Overnight in Samarkand: Hotel

    Zarafshon Parkside/ Emir Khan Hotel/ Continental Hotel 4*
    or an equivalent hotel
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Meals B/F:⚪︎ LUN:⚪︎ DIN:×

Day4
    Samarkand → Tashkent
  • Breakfast Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Pottery Workshop Enjoy a pottery workshop at the Meros Paper Workshop.
    [Japanese Guide]
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  • Shakhi-Zinda Mausoleum Complex Tour Visit the Shakhi-Zinda mausoleum complex (9th–19th centuries). [Japanese Guide]
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  • Private Car Transfer In the afternoon, travel to Tashkent by private car. (Approx. 330 km, 4–5 hours) [Japanese Guide]
  • Uzbekistan - Tashkent
  • Departure from Tashkent

Meals B/F:⚪︎ LUN:× DIN:×

Day 1
09/19(Sat)
    Tashkent
  • Uzbekistan - Tashkent
  • Arrival in Tashkent
  • Private Car Transfer After arriving at the airport, a through-guide and driver will meet you and transfer you to the hotel by private car for check-in.
    *Local guides/drivers cannot enter the airport, so they will wait at the exit holding a name board. [Japanese Guide]
  • Reikartz Amirun Ташкент Overnight in Tashkent: Hotel

    Reikartz Amirun/ Ispira-S Hotel Tashkent/ Qushbegi Plaza Hotel 4* or an equivalent hotel
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Meals B/F:× LUN:× DIN:×

Day 2
09/20(Sun)
    Tashkent → Samarkand
  • Breakfast Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Tashkent City Tour After breakfast, Tashkent city tour.
    - Japanese graves (graves of Japanese people relocated to Uzbekistan after the war)
    - Hast Imam Complex (16th–21st centuries)
    - Navoi Theater (a building constructed by Japanese people relocated to Uzbekistan after the war)
    - Chorsu Bazaar (market)
    - Tashkent Metro [Japanese Guide]
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  • Uzbek Cuisine Experience Visit a local Tashkent household, cook Uzbek dishes with the family, and enjoy a cultural meal experience. [Japanese Guide]
  • Lunch At the cooking experience. [Japanese Guide]
  • 16:30
    Private Car Transfer After lunch, transfer to Tashkent domestic airport at 16:30 for the 19:05 flight. [Japanese Guide]
  • Uzbekistan - Samarkand
  • Domestic Flight Transfer Travel to Samarkand by domestic flight. [Japanese Guide]
  • Private Car Transfer Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel by private car. Check-in. [Japanese Guide]
  • Zarafshon Parkside Hotel Overnight in Samarkand: Hotel

    Zarafshon Parkside/ Emir Khan Hotel/ Continental Hotel 4*
    or an equivalent hotel
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Meals B/F:⚪︎ LUN:⚪︎ DIN:×

Day 3
09/21(Mon)
    Samarkand
  • Breakfast Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Samarkand City Tour After breakfast, full-day Samarkand city tour.
    - Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum (14th–15th centuries)
    - Registan Square (three madrasas) (15th–17th centuries)
    - Photo stop at Registan Square
    - Bibi-Khanym Mosque (14th–15th centuries)
    - Siab Bazaar (market)
    - Marokand, Consort Hall Show or Elmeroshi Consort Hall Show
    - In the evening, view the illuminated Registan Square at night (exterior) [Japanese Guide]
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  • Uzbek Cuisine Experience A cultural experience cooking Uzbek dishes with a family and enjoying the meal. [Japanese Guide]
  • Lunch At the cooking experience. [Japanese Guide]
  • Zarafshon Parkside Hotel Overnight in Samarkand: Hotel

    Zarafshon Parkside/ Emir Khan Hotel/ Continental Hotel 4*
    or an equivalent hotel
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Meals B/F:⚪︎ LUN:⚪︎ DIN:×

Day 4
09/22(Tue)
    Samarkand → Tashkent
  • Breakfast Breakfast at the hotel.
  • Pottery Workshop Enjoy a pottery workshop at the Meros Paper Workshop.
    [Japanese Guide]
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  • Shakhi-Zinda Mausoleum Complex Tour Visit the Shakhi-Zinda mausoleum complex (9th–19th centuries). [Japanese Guide]
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  • Private Car Transfer In the afternoon, travel to Tashkent by private car. (Approx. 330 km, 4–5 hours) [Japanese Guide]
  • Uzbekistan - Tashkent
  • Departure from Tashkent

Meals B/F:⚪︎ LUN:× DIN:×

Price Includes / excludes
Accommodation

As stated in the itinerary

Flight (Int'l)

None

Flight (Dom.)

As stated in the itinerary

Railway

None

Bus

None

Car

As stated in the itinerary

Ferry/Boat

None

Other transp

None

Guide / Assistant

As stated in the itinerary

Activity

As stated in the itinerary

Meal

B/F:3  LUN:2  DIN:0 
As stated in the itinerary

Includes (Others)

Hotel accommodation (twin room)
Breakfast at the hotel
Domestic flight ticket (Tashkent-Samarkand) - economy class
Traditional cooking workshop in Tashkent
Traditional cooking workshop in Samarkand
Pottery workshop at Konigil and Melos washi workshop
Photo shoot at Registan Square
Accompanying Japanese-speaking guide
Transfers by air-conditioned vehicle: Chevrolet Lacetti or Cobalt
Transfer between Samarkand and Tashkent: minivan
Mineral water (0.5 L per day)
24-hour local travel agency support

Excludes (Others)

Round-trip international air tickets not listed in the itinerary
Full board: 2 meals per day (lunch included on days 2-3)
Entrance fees for sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary
Personal expenses
Any services not listed in the itinerary

Accommodation list
1

Tashkent

Reikartz Amirun Tashkent

2person(s) 1rooms ツインルーム

At 4-star hotels, twin rooms will be provided.
2

Samarkand

Zarafshon Parkside Hotel

2person(s) 1rooms ツインルーム

At 4-star hotels, twin rooms will be provided.