Route: Tashkent—Margilan—Rishtan—Kokand—Tashkent
TRIP OVERVIEW
Ready for a long but interesting day, so this trip is for you. Visit one of the most popular destinations in Uzbekistan with this a day tour to Fergana Valley. On this tour you meet artisans and master craftsmen in their workshops with our Tour to Fergana Valley.
Travelers during the drive can see beautiful scenery over the mountain pass and some non-touristic towns
Take the train ride through the longest tunnel in Central Asia which is 21 km.
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.
ITINERARY AND DETAILS
Day 1: Tashkent—Margilan—Rishtan—Kokand
Meet your driver at 6.50 transfer to the train station of Tashkent and the train leaves at 7.54 am (on the way train stations: Orzu, Pop, Kokand, Margilan) and reaches Margilan at 13.23.
The sightseeing in Margilan
Meet outside of train station building by driver and local guide start sightseeing
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 studio of the town.
Drive to Kokand for overnight
Day 2: Kokand—Tashkent
Today the tour starts at 11:00 am
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.
Transfer to the train station of Kokand and the train leaves at 17.31 pm and reaches Tashkent at 21.48
Feel free to customize this tour based on the interests of your private group.
