Uzbekistan · CITY TOURS IN TASHKENT
Good city tours in Tashkent fill up in spring and autumn, and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes, and where they differ.
A 1-day guided Tashkent highlights loop with hotel pickup, entry fees handled, and a real plov lunch at Plov Center.
“My guide, Dildora, and driver, Ibrahim, made the day so wonderful. I am a solo traveler, and they were talkative, informative and fun! Indeed, the tour was a full day, from 9h to 16h. The itinerary included visits to the Amir Temur MuseuRead more”
Tashkent Walking City Tour: a 5-hour guided walk blending Amir Timur Square, Chorsu Bazaar, Hazrati Imam, and the metro underground museum.
“Really nice walking tour of Tashkent, taking in all the important sites. Nuriddin, the guide, did his best to accommodate requests and tailored the tour a little to end sooner. Patient story telling as well. Thank you!”
Tashkent city tour with hotel pickup by car, guided visits to Hazrati Imam, squares, museum, Metro, lunch, and Chorsu Bazaar snacks.
“Really well organised and the tour guide provided a wonderful history and information about Taskkent. Highly recommend this tour for those visiting Tashkent to gain an understanding of the city and wider country. Food was amazing, and the tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable.”
Tashkent Classic City Tour with hotel pickup, Metro stops, Chorsu Bazaar snacks, and landmark photos. 4-5 hours, guided in English.
“It was extraordinary. Without the local guides I savour more of Taskent and Samarkand. I recommend then to everyone that visits Uzbekistan. They we very helpful and very detailed in local information. They helped me discover the local culinary flavours as well as the beautiful lakes around Taskent. The mosques from Samarkand are something everyone needs to visit, and with these local guides - they will detail all the information about the okd city and all the growth and downfall of this great empire and thr history of Amir Temur. The value for money is great and the experience is worth 100%. Cristian from Europe - visited Taskent, the lakes…”
A 7 to 8 hour private Tashkent city tour with door-to-door pickup, classic squares and museums, Chorsu Bazaar, and a metro ride.
“I received excellent service from my guide Mehroj who demonstrated his in-depth knowledge of the cultural and as well as historic aspects of his country, that he was more than willing to share those information with me throughout the tourist attractions that we visited today. Good to learn quite a lot from him in such a short time.”
Private 7-hour Tashkent tour by premium car: Hast Imam Complex, Chorsu Bazaar, Metro stations, plov lunch, Amir Temur sites, TV Tower views.
“I absolutely loved this tour! got to see all the key locations in Tashkent including the TV tower, riding the metro, the bazaar and magic park. My tour guide Makhzuna was amazing and very helpful and informative. we visited the plov centre and tried amazing food too. highly recommend this tour to anyone!”
A 5.5 to 6 hour guided mix of old Tashkent and new, with Chorsu Bazaar, Hazrati Imam, Independence Square, and Uzbek plov.
“Abror was a brilliant guide. Very knowledgeable about Tashkent and the history of Uzbekistan. Learned much more from Abror than another tour I did. His English is very good and he included "off the beaten track " places as well as popular sights. One highlight was going to Chorsu market by subway and being introduced to the stallholders. Overall a brilliant day and highly recommended”
Full-day Tashkent tour with pro photo help (Sony A6700 Mon-Fri), metro sights, bazaars, plus Uzbek lunch and dinner for $80 pp.
“I booked this Tashkent professional photography city tour specifically because it said the guide would bring a Sony camera to take photos for me—that was my main reason for signing up. But that promise totally fell through, and it was such a letdown. The morning (the best time to take photos) went by, and my guide Aziz didn’t have the camera at all. It wasn’t until after lunch that he finally got it, and he only took 5 or 6 photos total. To make it worse, he later said he accidentally deleted those few shots. In the end, all the photos from the day were taken with my own phone—and…”
Private guided Tashkent tour: Khast Imam, Chorsu Bazaar, Independence Square, decorated metro stations, and A/C pickup with multilingual guide.
“We had a great tour! It was very informative and we got to see places all over the city!”
Private John-led Tashkent city and food tour with bazaar stops, pilaf tasting, metro stations, and flexible routing for 6 to 8 hours.
“It has been an amazing experience. John picked us up and showcase the real Tashkent. We had an amazing experience and highly recommend him as very professional tourist guide.”
A small-group 6-hour Tashkent intro with a local English guide, metro stations, bazaars, major squares, and a classic plov.
“This is a good program, we recommend it to all travelers who want to see a lot in half a day.”
Private 5-hour Tashkent tour with hotel transfer, English guide, Khast-Imam sites, Amir Timur Square fountains, and optional plov lunch.
“We enjoyed our tour around Tashkent. The tour guide Mr. Ulugbek was excellent and professional in making our tour exceptional”
Tashkent after dark in 6 hours with metro art, Amir Temur Square sights, dinner, and free pro photos. Private tour with pickup.
“Although the tour was advertised as a night tour, Aziz kindly offered to start earlier at 2:00 PM so I could cover more places from my wish list, even though this was not part of the original package. The tour ended around 9:00 PM, and I was fully satisfied as we managed to see everything I wanted. Aziz was informative about the culture and history of each landmark and also took great photos throughout the tour. We traveled in a comfortable car driven by his father, which made the experience smooth and enjoyable. Aziz is an inspiring young student who is already running his own tour business in his 20s.…”
Premium car full-day Tashkent tour: Hast Imam, Chorsu Bazaar, metro, plov lunch, TV tower views, and Amir Temur sites.
“We had fabulous day on the city tour. Our driver and guide were excellent, on time for the hotel pick up, friendly informative and looked after us very well. Highly recommended!”
Walk Tashkent’s key sights in about 4 hours, from Hazrati Imam Complex and Chorsu Bazaar to the Metro and Amir Temur Square for $18.
“I received great service from tour guide Makhzuna over this walking tour in Tashkent, not only she was very resourceful over many cultural and historical aspects of her country, she was very helpful at all times trying to go through as much as she could as we walked through the tourist attractions during the entire trip.”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
