Uzbekistan Travel Stories

Aug 15, 2024 • 8 min read

Uzbekistan is the romance of the Silk Road condensed into a country. Here are the top places to visit.

Aug 8, 2024 • 9 min read

There’s more to Uzbekistan than Silk Road architecture - millennia of trade have left an enviable culinary legacy. Here's what you need to eat in Uzbekistan.

Aug 6, 2024 • 8 min read

Uzbekistan is a magnificent destination that is easy to explore. We've got all the planning tips you need to make your first visit all you dreamed it would be.

Mar 20, 2024 • 7 min read

Planning a trip to Central Asia? If you have to choose between going to Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan, we can help.

Dec 6, 2023 • 6 min read

Take the time to explore beyond the big sights and you'll discover Uzbekistan's most interesting, least-visited, corners

Nov 2, 2023 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet editor Alex Butler traveled to Uzbekistan for a whirlwind trip to some of the country's highlights and what lies beyond the Silk Road cities.

Sep 28, 2023 • 7 min read

Experience everything the Silk Road has to offer in Uzbekistan, one of Asia’s most affordable destinations.

Sep 27, 2023 • 4 min read

It’s never been easier to travel to Uzbekistan – read on to see if you need a visa to and how to go about getting one.

Sep 14, 2023 • 9 min read

A bucket-list trip to Central Asia for €2400 – and worth every cent.

Aug 9, 2023 • 6 min read

Experience the Silk Road as a family with this guide to exploring Uzbekistan with kids.

Jul 28, 2023 • 7 min read

Uzbekistan has been the setting for some of Asia’s most important road trips. Follow the network of Silk Roads with these driving routes.

Jul 18, 2023 • 5 min read

How one writer followed the Silk Road from Khiva to Bukhara to Samarkand in Uzbekistan – all by train.

Mar 6, 2020 • 4 min read

A new resort could be the first step in an ambitious plan to make Uzbekistan the next big name in the world of skiing.

Apr 8, 2019 • 5 min read

Desert citadels, crumbling mud fortresses, mosaic-adorned medressas and busy market bazaars. For many centuries, the Silk Road was the world’s…

Feb 4, 2019 • 3 min read

On a busy weekday morning, trains arrive and depart and passengers stream through Alisher Navoi to the interchange between the central Uzbekistan and…

Sep 18, 2018 • 4 min read

It was probably the biggest thing to have happened in Moynaq since the waters of the Aral Sea started to recede in the 1960s. Hundreds of curious locals…

May 31, 2018 • 5 min read

Uzbekistan's gems have long been known to adventurous explorers. The Silk Road cities of Bukhara, Samarkand and Khiva hold some of the world's most…

Nov 6, 2017 • 5 min read

Uzbekistan: the name conjures images of far-away mosques and blue-tiled domes, camels and caravanserai, mosaics and medressas. It’s true that Uzbekistan…

Aug 3, 2015 • 5 min read

Once the realm of Silk Road merchants and Great Game spies, the Heavenly Mountains and Black Sand deserts of the 'Stans, as the five countries of Central…