Uzbekistan Tours in September 2026

My sister and I planned on a trip to Uzbekistan this year since the Summer of 2022. We researched guides and narrowed it down to a few. We ultimately decided on a 4 city tour over an 8 day span. When all was said and done, CharlietheTraveller offered exactly what we were looking for. Look, I’m not an easy sell and we have been on a couple tours of this type. Upon considering whether this suited us best, Charlie himself phoned me and dispelled our concerns. At the end of the day we agreed that this was the package that suited us best. Now that we are back, we can say that we could not of found a better tour group. Charlie the Traveller made sure his representatives were on point each step of the way. No detail was overlooked. Everything went off without a hitch. The sites were amazing and the guides brought it to us in a way that made us feel like they had a genuine desire for us to understand their culture and history. Schedules were flexible when practical and everything we wanted to do we did. Our guides were knowledgeable and had our best interests in mind. Charlie the Traveller will be where we go to when planning our next vacation adventure.

This is a trip of two contrasting halves, Kyrgyzstan for scenery, Uzbekistan for buildings. Difficult to assign stars when one half was a lesser experience for me. Kyrgyzstan was wonderful, stunning scenery, picnic spots, destinations. I highly recommend. The felt carpet making was very interesting. I recommend asking to see the golden eagle demonstration (an extra). Food was very good with plenty of vegetables. The walk to walnut forest is steep for the first and last 45mins. The track is high, exposed and gravelly. This was noted 7 years ago by a reviewer but the notes still not updated. You don’t need a sleeping bag or liner for the yurt camp, the bedding provided is fine. Accommodation good. Long drives but amazing scenery everywhere. We had an excellent guide who was friendly, knowledgeable and professional, thank you Aysulu. Uzbekistan - wonderful buildings, old cities and interesting history (but all has been extensively rebuilt). A completely different feel to Kyrgyzstan. The itinerary was as described however no excursions or information was given on the development of silk, wool or cotton along the silk road. This seemed a missed opportunity to me given the rich history and importance of textiles to this region. Would also bring variety to the roll call of mosques, mausoleums and madrasas. The yurt camp in Uzbekistan was mediocre and the long drive there and back not so interesting. Our guide was informed and friendly but there was some confusion at times within the group as to what was happening and when. She helped us enormously when we were sick, for which we were particularly grateful, thank you Maftuna. Yes I'm glad I did the trip to Uzbekistan but feel we could have organized it ourselves, (and searched out more textile history). Kyrgyzstan was perfect for a group tour and would be very hard to see by yourself.

The most important thing I can tell about this trip is that Charlie the Traveler & his ground operators were available at all times & worked miracles when needed. For instance when my son left a beloved object he had purchased, Charlie arranged a rendezvous-vous in another town 40 miles away along our travel route & it was recovered. My son said “these things never happen”, but Charlie made it so. We were in capable, conscientious hands everywhere we went thanks to Charlie & his colleagues.

An epic adventure full of jaw dropping moments & experiences: Desert to ancient cities, mountains, museums & a whole lot more. The scale, size & beauty of the architectural monuments alone is spectacular. An unforgettable(but tiring) trip..the people are very friendly, the food is plentiful & cheap compared to the UK & the artisanal crafts just exquisite. Be prepared for a tiring first 2 days especially, as jet lag will ‘get’ you & overall I think the trip should be re-classified as Moderate as their isn’t much down time at all & the middle 3 days (Home stay, overnight train, Yurt camp ) with a long minibus drive on extremely bumpy track is quite exhausting. Pack as light as you can (make space for taking some of the amazing textiles home)& comfortable travelling clothes. Take dollars & change them when you get there (not everywhere takes cards or dollars-Uzbek Som preferred). I do think that Exodus should review the itinerary if possible as the long road trip on very bumpy track was tough & we had a full size coach into the Homestay when 2 Mini buses would have been better as the coach really struggled to get through the narrow roads. Does the final section from Bukhara to Tashkent have to be by train??Travellers be prepared for long presentations by the Tour Leader when you arrive at a site (to be honest, these should be shortened as its very hard to take lots of info in when you’re recovering from jet leg). Hotels overall very good . An experience (or hundred) for a lifetime!!

Hotel selection would appear to be driven more by being coach-friendly than location. Difficult to self-tourist on foot. But all of the hotels were very comfortable, Tendency to overshoot the my-brain-is-full sweet spot by about an hour. Shorter guided and more free time would have been good (but the latter assumes a good hotel location). Before we started I thought the day in Nukus was filler. Post-tour I still have that opinion.. But a happy bunny. Glad I went. The local guides were all good and your overall guide, Djasur, was excellent - unfailingly helpful, informative, courteous, and patient. He was probably the major reason the tour was so enjoyable.

The trip to Uzbekistan was unique and original, which was right down my alley. I felt it was well-organized and flowed perfectly for what I was looking for in a trip. I never knew there was so much quality activities in this country and I am very pleased CharlieTheTraveler included so many of them on this trip. The dinner at the resident’s home was unlike any trip I’ve been on. There could not be a more authentic dinner than a home-cooked meal by a native Uzbek! This was truly the most unique experience I’ve had while on a trip.