Fergana Valley 2 Day Private Tour By Train From Tashkent
Crown your trip to Uzbekistan by visiting the fruit garden Fergana Valley surrounded by the Tien-Shan and Pamir Mountain. Small cities of Margiland and Rishtan have preserved thousand-year tradition of Silk & Ceramics while Kokand the regional capital offer a feast of Architecture Monuments.
ItineraryDay 1: Train Tashkent-Margilan Sightseeing Margilan & Rishtan, o/n KokandStop At: Tashkent, Tashkent, Tashkent Province
Take the train from Tashkent-Margilan
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Margilan, Margilan, Fergana Province
Meet you Driver at Margilan train station, start sightseeing
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Yodgorlik Silk Factory, Imam Zakhriddin St., Margilan Uzbekistan
Heritage silk workshop using traditional ancient methods of silk processing from Cocoon to end product utilizing natural dyes and weaving stand.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Rishtan, Fergana Region, Uzbekistan
Visit famous Rishtan Blue Ceramic Artisan home workshop, get acquainted with ancient tradition process followed by Uzbek Tea ceremony with the artisan.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kokand, Kokand, Fergana Province
Drive to Kokand 60 km
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: o/n 1/2 twin in central located high rated 3 star hotel
Day 2: Sightseeing Kokand, Train TashkentStop At: Khan Palace, Kokand Uzbekistan
The palace complex, built in 1871, occupied a total area of four acres with a foundation three meters thick. It was constructed with a high portal, a highly decorated large entrance arch, and four minarets. Surrounded by a carved stone wall, the palace consisted of seven courtyards and one hundred and nineteen rooms. The inscription above the main gate reads: "Great Seyed Mohammad Khudayar Khan".
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Jami Mosque, Chorsu Square, Kokand Uzbekistan
Kokand’s most impressive mosque, built by Umar Khan in 1812, is centred on a 22m minaret and includes a colourful 100m-long aivan (portico) supported by 98 red-wood columns brought from India. The entire complex has reverted to its former Soviet guise as a museum of applied art, with one room housing a collection of suzani and ceramics from the region. A small workshop on-site makes delicious pistachio-flavoured halva (fudge-like sweet).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Norbut-Biya Madrasah, Chorsu Square, Kokand Uzbekistan
The Bolsheviks closed the 1799 Narbutabey Medressa, but it opened after independence only to have Karimov shut it down again in 2008. Visitors can visit the mosque (with its original ceiling), which Stalin reopened to win wartime support from Muslim subjects, as well the non-working medressa (now named the Mir Medressa).
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kokand, Kokand, Fergana Province
Colorful Bazaar of Kokand
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tashkent, Tashkent, Tashkent Province
Afternoon transfer to Koand Train station for ride back to Tashkent
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Stroller accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Start Time:
07:30 AM
Duration: 2 Days
Start location: Toshkent Railway Station (Shimoliy), Tashkent, Toshkent Shahri, Uzbekistan
Traveler pickup is offered
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.