Fergana Valley tour from Tashkent is popular destination during a visit to Uzbekistan. Most interesting places to visit are Margilan, Rishtan and Kokand. In Kokand, visitors can marvel at the grandeur of the Khudoyar Khan Palace, a testament to the city’s regal past. Rishtan is renowned for its exquisite blue ceramics, where artisans continue centuries-old pottery traditions. Margilan, a key stop on the ancient Silk Road, is famous for its silk production, particularly at the Silk Center, where traditional methods are still employed. Beyond historical monuments, Fergana Valley tour from Tashkent immerses travelers in the rich crafts and enduring traditions of the Uzbek people, offering a comprehensive cultural experience
Highlights of Fergana Valley tour from Tashkent
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—Kokand by train
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 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.
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.
DAY 2: Fergana—Margilan—Tashkent
Th second day of Fergana Valley tour from Tashkent starts from Fergana city. Akhmad Al‑Fergani Park, also known as the Central Park of Fergana—an inviting green oasis in the heart of the city featuring landscaped gardens, walking paths, fountains, and a prominent monument honoring the medieval astronomer Al‑Fergani. Al‑Fergani (also known as al‑Farghānī or Alfraganus) born in the Fergana Valley around the early 9th century, Al‑Fergani was a leading astronomer at the Abbasid court in Baghdad.
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.
After the tour take the train back to Tashkent or transfer to Tashkent through Kamchik Mountain Pass and drop off at Tashkent
