Fergana Valley tour from the airport of Tashkent. Visit one of the most popular destinations in Uzbekistan with this two-day tour to Fergana Valley. On this tour you visit Margilan where the majority of silk is made in Uzbekistan, Rishtan city—famed for its blue-and-green ceramics and famous Kokand city.
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 Asia.
Day 1: Tashkent to drive to Margilan (sightseeing), Rishtan (sightseeing) and overnight in Kokand
The driver will meet you with the sign of your name from the airport of Tashkent at 7 am transfer to Fergana Valley
Meet your local guide in Margilan and start the sightseeing in Fergana Valley
The sightseeing in Margilan (at new silk place there are English speaking staff they will take you round and explain about silk production in Margilan. At the end of the tour if you want you can buy local silk such as scarves, fabrics and other type of souvenirs)
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.
After the tour transfer to Kokand and overnight in hotel
Day 2 : Kokand (sightseeing) drive back to Tashkent through mountain pass
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 this days visiters 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.
After the tour transfer to Tashkent via Kamchik Pass
Kamchik Pass, a high mountain pass located at an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level. This scenic route connects the Tashkent Region with the Fergana Region and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains.
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