Uzbekistan Tours

Tours to Uzbekistan – the country of sun, bread, hospitality, typical oriental bazaars, ikat, silk, suzani, best carpets and ceramics – have much more than that to offer. Uzbekistan is and always has been the top-cultural, scientific center and civilization cradle of Central Asia. Ancient cities in pure oriental style, admirable Mosques and Medrassahs, high mountains, best cuisine and multi-faceted culture are waiting to be discovered by tourists travelling to Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan is a state in Central Asia emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and located in the territory between two rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya.

History, culture and art of Uzbek people have roots in the distant past, when the most important commercial and military ways passed through the current Uzbekistan. Trade caravans with all kind of goods moved slowly along the Great Silk Road – from China to Mediterranean Sea, crossing through ancient zoroastrian states. On certain assumptions, Avesta – the holy book of fire worshippers – Zoroastrians was born on the territory of Uzbekistan. Names of prominent figures as great physician Avicenna, astronomer Mirzo Ulugbek, theologian Imam Al-Bukhari, Babur – founder of mogul Empire in India, Marco Polo and others are linked to Uzbekistan. This is the country where Persians, Alexander the Great, Arab caliphate, Genghis Khan, Tamerlane and Russian Empire fought for hegemony.

Uzbekistan, of course, was affected by all invasions, but despite everything, it managed to retain much of its own heritage. Madrassahs, mosques, minarets, and caravanserais render a lasting impression on the traveller taking Tour to Uzbekistan 2013 cities like Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrisabz. The architecture in these cities is extremely expressive in its monumental forms and simplicity, graceful carved wooden columns and unique patterns. Even Hotels in Uzbekistan are designed in thematic oriental style and have an atmosphere of “Thousand and one night”. Yet, there are Christian churches and temples of the early 20th centuries making unusual contrast to Mosques and Madrassahs.

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However, Tour to Uzbekistan doesn’t mean only sightseeing itinerary. Uzbekistan has a mesmerizing nature which is best observable by budgetary tours of train trips. Two of the world’s largest deserts – Kara-Kum and Kyzyl-Kum situate in Uzbekistan.

They attract tourists with adventurous Camel Trips, dropping them centuries back, when caravans moved along the Great Silk Road. But if there was only sand, life hardly would be possible here.

Water is brought to Uzbekistan by the two rivers that flow down from mountains. Mountain ranges of Tien Shan and Pamir-Altai, with peaks of over 4000 meters above sea start in Uzbekistan. This makes the country best place for extreme tours like climbing in summer, as well as for mountain skiing and snowboarding tours during winter period. The Mountains of “Uzbek Switzerland”, as people call this country, are covered with green pastures, opening beautiful landscapes of virgin nature and snow lying on the mountain tops even in summer. You can book  hotel online or just tent outdoors, where small streams dashing in waterfalls make up magnificent view of nature – untouched by civilization.

Unfortunately, not all the territory of Uzbekistan has perfect environmental conditions. One of the world’s hugest eco-disaster – dying Aral Sea is in Uzbekistan. Environmentalists attributed desiccation of the Aral Sea to human’s unrestrained exploitation of water. Many tourists come to visit Aral Sea, watch and take photos of sunset and ships cemetery, deserted settlements, tombs of massagets and over 1000 archaeological monuments.

Today’s Uzbekistan is a multiethnic and religiously tolerant country, where representatives of 136 nationalities and 16 confessions live abreast. People of Uzbekistan were always famous for their hospitality and generosity. Despite rapid development of the country in all aspects, Uzbeks honor their national traditions and cultural heritage.

Uzbekistan has a very convenient transport communication: this was the first country to launch metro and high-speed train in Central Asia. So, even backpackers, traveling to Uzbekistan can easily move around independently. Affordable prices of tours to Uzbekistan increase the travelers’ interest towards cheap tours to Uzbekistan by train for their affordability and comfort. In this regard Peopletravel has developed budgetary train trips through historical cities like Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Tashkent. Another way of saving money and time is online hotel booking – the best option of getting guaranteed, cheap accommodation in advance.

All the above mentioned completed with pleasant clime, freshest air, world standard and budgetary hotels make Uzbekistan perfect destination for tourism.