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Uzbekistan for Tourists: Tips Before Your Trip 2026
Uzbekistan welcomes tourists year-round, but to make sure your trip goes smoothly, it's worth knowing a few important things — when to go, what to wear, where to exchange money, and how to choose a guide. This guide answers the most common questions.
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Safety in Uzbekistan: What Every Tourist Needs to Know
My name is Yulia, I am a licensed guide and a lifelong resident of Tashkent. Safety in Uzbekistan is usually written about by travel websites in the language of statistics: indices, rankings, positions on lists. All of that is true — Uzbekistan genuinely ranks among the safest countries in the world according to international ratings, including the Global Peace Index. But I want to talk about the same thing from a different angle — what it looks like from the inside, through the eyes of someone who has lived here their whole life.
How to find a guide when travelling to Uzbekistan
In 2025, Uzbekistan welcomed around 11.7 million tourists. Yet the country has just 4,097 licensed guides registered in the official directory gidlar.uz. The gap is thousandfold. And it means one thing: if you're travelling in high season and counting on a guide, you need to arrange it in advance — not on arrival. But let's take it step by step — first, let's work out whether you need a guide at all.
Can you visit Uzbekistan in summer?
This is the question I get in comments more than any other, usually with a note of anxiety: "Won't it be +45°C and unbearable?" I'm not answering from hearsay — I lead groups through these cities every summer. Let me break it down properly, with numbers.
What to See in Samarkand: A Complete Guide to Attractions
Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in the world, coeval with Rome and Athens. For more than 2,700 years, it has stood at the crossroads of trade routes between China and Europe, serving as the capital of the great empire of Amir Timur and a center of medieval science. Today, it is a lively modern city where monuments of world significance coexist with new tourist complexes, winemaking, and 19th-century European quarters. In this guide: Everything you need to know about the sights of Samarkand: what to see in one, two, and three days, how to get to the main sights, and how not to get lost in the city on your own.
Walking Route through Bukhara: What to See in 1–2 Days — A Guide from a Licensed Guide
A detailed walking route through Bukhara from licensed guide Yulia Lyashko. All sights with priorities, stories, and practical tips. The old city in one day.
Useful Uzbek phrases — for those who want to blend in with local life
Travelling through Uzbekistan, even a few words in the local language work wonders — locals genuinely light up when a visitor tries to speak Uzbek. To help you feel more confident at the bazaar, in a teahouse, or simply on the street, we've put together some useful phrases for real-life situations.
Photography in Uzbekistan: What You Can and Cannot Shoot
Uzbekistan is one of the most photogenic countries in Central Asia: blue domes, carved doors, and majolica ornaments practically beg to be photographed. The good news is that you can shoot almost everything and almost everywhere here. But a few rules are worth knowing in advance to avoid an awkward situation and not ruin your day over a couple of unfamiliar details.
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