3 Days Tour to Fergana Valley from Tashkent. Visit one of the most popular destinations in Uzbekistan with this three-day tour to Fergana Valley. From 2016 travelers take the train ride to Fergana valley through the longest tunnel in Central Asia which is 21 km. On this tour you visit Fergana city the hometown of famous mathematician and astronomer Al-Ferghani known in Europe as Alfraganus. Margilan city where the majority of silk is made in Uzbekistan, Rishtan city—famed for its blue-and-green ceramics and famous Kokand city.
Highlights of Tour to Fergana Valley 3 Days
Travelers can see traditional methods of weaving along the Silk Road. One of the best-known places is in Margilan in the Fergana Valley, where visitors are welcome to tour in a small factory.
You learn difference between artificial and real silk (Real silk is warmer to the touch, is more tightly woven and if you care to set fire to a piece, will turn into an ashen ball and smell like burning hair).
Have a guided tour in the most impressive sight of Kokand in Khudayar Khan Palace which is one of the most glittering royal residences in Central Asian.
Total Duration: 3 days
Day 1 : Tashkent to Kokand (sightseeing) drive to Fergana visit Park of Alfraganus
Meals not included
Accommodation included: Overnight in central located Hotel 3* or boutique hotel
Day 2 : Fergana to Margilan (sightseeing) drive to Rishtan (sightseeing) and drive to Kokand
Meals included: breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in central located Hotel 3* or boutique hotel
Day 3 : Kokand drive back to Tashkent through mountain pass
Meals included: breakfast
Accommodation not included
DAY 1: Tashkent—Kokand by train
Early morning at 7:00 am transfer to the train station of Tashkent and take the train to Kokand.
Meet your local guide and driver and start sightseeing tour in Fergana Valley
The sightseeing in Kokand:
Palace of Khudáyár Khán: the most impressive sight of Kokand is the Khudayar Khan Palace, one of the most glittering royal residences in Central Asia. The Palace originally had got 113 rooms set around seven courtyards and these days visitors can visit 19 of rooms which is remained.
Jami Mosque: Juma Mosque in Kokand was built by King Umar Khan between 1809 and 1812, and it was the khan’s primary place of worship. The mosque remained shut for most the 20th century, but reopened after much-needed restoration in 1989. There is a minaret and 98 glorious redwood columns, carved and imported from India.
Norbut-Biya Madrasah: built in the 1790s, has an attached graveyard (Dahmai shakhan or cemetery of the khans) that includes the Modari Khan Mausoleum where Omar Khan and his wife, the poet Nadira Begim, are entombed. Built in 1825, it has a grand entry portal with an ornate mosaic of blue glazed tiles.
Drive to Fergana visit the Park named after Alfraganus
Alfraganus, 9th-century Islamic astronomer. Known as Alfraganus and born in around 800, he died in around 870. His full name was Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani. He worked in Baghdad and Cairo, publishing a summary in 833 of Ptolemy’s ‘Almagest’. His “Book of Celestial Movements” influenced Dante’s “Divine Comedy” and predicted the discovery of America.
DAY 2: Fergana—Margilan—Rishtan—Kokand
The sightseeing in Margilan
Nowadays the majority of silk is made large factories and most of these are in China. However, it is still possible to see traditional methods of weaving along the Silk Road. One of the best-known places is in Margilan in the Fergana Valley, where visitors are welcome to tour in a small factory.
The sightseeing in Rishtan
Rishtan town is famous for its blue-and-green ceramics and the oldest center of ceramic art in Central Asia. Visit one of the pottery studios of the town.
Arrive in Kokand
DAY 3: Kokand—Tashkent by car through mountain pass
Check out from the hotel. The driver will meet you at reception lobby of your hotel and transfer to Tashkent through Kamchik Mountain Pass and drop off at your hotel
