UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan's classics.
The 10 workshops travellers book most across Uzbekistan, with what each one involves, who runs it and what it costs.
8-hour Samarkand village day with a home visit, bazar shopping, hands-on plov cooking, shared meal, and optional folk music.
“I enjoyed this so much, such a highlight of my trip 🤍 it is worth every penny!”
A 5.5-hour village home cooking class near Samarkand: learn Uzbek **plov** and handcraft **manti**, meet a local family, feed animals, and tea.
“We had a great time learning how to make pilov with Bekjon’s family. Transportation was punctual and smooth, we were hosted by his mother and friend Zulfiya who were warm and welcoming, and we enjoyed finding similarities between our cultures.”
Cook with a Samarkand family, visit Siyob Bazaar, and learn Uzbek classics, plus a silk carpet factory stop on a 5-hour day.
“This was a great way to see how people outside the obvious tourist destinations in Uzbekistan really love. Plus we got to make some traditional food and it was delicious! Akram, our guide, was fantastic - interesting and interested. Highly recommended!”
Shop a Samarkand market, cook Uzbek plov or tandoor bread with a local family, and enjoy your meal with return transfers.
“The hostess was wonderful! Great sense of humor and very friendly. Everything was smooth and the food was delicious!”
Taste Uzbekistan in a Samarkand village home: bazaar walk, step-by-step Uzbek cooking, and stops at local paper, oil, and pottery workshops.
“We had a lovely day with the family and enjoyed our day so much. We learned a lot about Uzbekistan, cooking and the paper and oil production. Thank you for the wonderful day”
Hands-on Uzbek plov and samsa cooking class in Tashkent. Cut, fry, steam, bake triangles, then eat together in 3 hours.
“Ta atrakcja jest świetna.Odbywa się w domu gospodyni.Super doświadczenie ,które polecam wszystkim nie tylko kucharzomKończy się ona spożywaniem wspólnnym przygotowanego plov ,ale nie tylko.Gospodyni przygotowuje również drobny poczenstunek”
Cook plov from scratch in a Samarkand home: shop at Siyob Bazaar, cook in a qozon, then share lunch with tea.
“We enjoyed this tour a lot. The tour started at the bazaar, where Ali showed us around while buying some ingredients for the plov. Then his brother drove us to his home, which is perhaps 10 minutes from the city centre. He and his family had Read more”
Spend 6 hours in Samarkand with a local family: shop at Siyob Bazaar, learn Uzbek dishes, and enjoy lunch at home.
“This was truly the most unique tour I’ve ever booked. An absolute must for anyone wanting to truly understand Samarkand. Together with Akramjon and Rushana, I had the rare opportunity to learn all the details of making traditional Read more”
Cook plov or shivit oshi at a Khiva home after shopping the market with a local guide, then enjoy lunch and take-home recipes.
“This was such a wonderful experience! My friends and I all loved it. Our guide, Sarvar, was very friendly and gave detailed explanations throughout the tour. He first took us to a local market to buy ingredients — we probably wouldn’t have found this place without him! Then, he invited us to his home to…”
Hands-on Uzbek bread class in Khiva. Make dough, stamp flower ornaments, bake it in a bread maker, and enjoy tea—45 minutes.
“Extremely overpriced for what we got. Would have loved some explanation on the bread or history of the bread or anything really and didn’t get anything other than expensive bread.”
