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10 Best Workshops In Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's classics.

The 10 workshops travellers book most across Uzbekistan, with what each one involves, who runs it and what it costs.

10 Best Workshops In Uzbekistan

Samarkand: Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit

Samarkand: Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit - The bazar stop: where your plov ingredients take shape

1.Samarkand: Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit

Most Popular★ 5.0

8-hour Samarkand village day with a home visit, bazar shopping, hands-on plov cooking, shared meal, and optional folk music.

“We had amazimg day full of authentic rural experience starting from visiting local market outside the city to preparing food on live-fire. Our hostess Oysara was very warm and friendly, teaching us to prepare most delicious osh (plov). Our guide Javokhir found answers to all our questions and was very responsive, natural born host. He…”

29 reviews8 hoursFrom $59by Travel to Central Asia

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Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home

Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home - Cooking Plov Over an Open Fire in a Qozon

2.Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home

★ 5.0

A 5.5-hour village home cooking class near Samarkand: learn Uzbek **plov** and handcraft **manti**, meet a local family, feed animals, and tea.

“Bekjon came to pick us up and welcomed us with his family in his traditional village. We prepared the ingredients together, then moved outside where the plov was cooked in a traditional way. While waiting, he invited us to try traditional wedding clothes and explained local traditions. When the dish was ready, we all enjoyed…”

22 reviews5.5 hoursFrom $52by UniqueUzTravel

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Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience

Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience - In a Samarkand home kitchen: plov, shashlik, and samsa

Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers

Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers - The 15 km Drive to Eshim Oksok: A Taste of Everyday Samarkand

4.Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers

★ 5.0

Shop a Samarkand market, cook Uzbek plov or tandoor bread with a local family, and enjoy your meal with return transfers.

“This was my favorite thing that I did while in Samarkand. The best part was getting to know our guide, and our host, who taught us to cook the plov. They showed us true hospitality, and made us feel like a member of their family. The process Read more”

14 reviewsFrom $72.00by Traveling Spoon

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Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand

Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand - Cooking in a Real Home: Plov, Pastries, and the Stuff Between

5.Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand

★ 5.0

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 wonderful day with Goli and her family! She picked us from our hotel and brought us to her local market where we were able to try new things. Cooking was a fun and slow experience. I wish we could’ve participated even more e.g. collecting firewood or rolling the dough.”

11 reviewsFrom $65.00by Navruz

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Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent

Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent - What you’ll make: plov’s rice-meat-carrot backbone and the role of seasoning

6.Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent

★ 4.3

Hands-on Uzbek plov and samsa cooking class in Tashkent. Cut, fry, steam, bake triangles, then eat together in 3 hours.

“Amazing experience. I highly recomand to anyone who look for authentic and fun experience through cooking. The hosts were warm and hospitality was clearly over the top. Thank you again !”

6 reviews3 hoursFrom $160by Asli Travel

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Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House

Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House - Siyob Bazaar Ingredient Shopping With Ali

7.Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House

★ 5.0

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”

5 reviewsFrom $65.00by Travel with Ali

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Samarkand Local Family Cooking Class and Siyob Bazaar Tour

Samarkand Local Family Cooking Class and Siyob Bazaar Tour - What the 6 Hours Feel Like: Pickup, Timing, and a Smooth Flow

8.Samarkand Local Family Cooking Class and Siyob Bazaar Tour

★ 5.0

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”

5 reviewsFrom $65.00by Tranquil Holidays

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Traditional Khiva Cooking Class with Market Visit & Lunch

Traditional Khiva Cooking Class with Market Visit & Lunch - The Market Stop: Where You Learn What Makes Ingredients Matter

9.Traditional Khiva Cooking Class with Market Visit & Lunch

★ 5.0

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…”

4 reviews2.5 hoursFrom $150by Sarvar Bobojonov

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Master Class – Uzbek Bread (Khiva)

Master Class - Uzbek Bread (Khiva) - The 45-Minute Flow: From Dough Prep to Eating Your Own Bread

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