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Fergana to Tashkent: train through the tunnel or car over the pass
The trip back from the valley: comparing the electric train through the Kamchik tunnel with a shared ride over the pass by time, comfort, price and weather.
Tashkent to Fergana over the Kamchik pass: road, timing, restrictions
The country's main mountain highway: hairpins, tunnels, checkpoints and winter restrictions. How long the drive to Fergana takes and how to prepare for the pass.
Urgench to Nukus: between the capitals of Khorezm and Karakalpakstan
A short but not obvious route across the Amu Darya: how long it takes, where to find a car, how to cross the river and how to fit Nukus into a trip around Khorezm.
Nukus to Muynaq: how to reach the ship graveyard
About 200 km to the former shore of the Aral Sea. We cover taxis, buses and shared rides, where to refuel and whether Muynaq can be done as a day trip from Nukus.
Nukus to Khiva: across the Amu Darya past desert fortresses
How to get from Nukus to Khiva and see the Ellikkala fortresses on the way: transport options, two roads along the Amu Darya and a schedule that fits it all in.
Tashkent to Nukus: plane, train or 1,100 km behind the wheel
Nukus is the capital of Karakalpakstan, home of the Savitsky Museum and the gateway to the Aral Sea. We look at direct flights, desert trains and the drive with an overnight stop.
Tashkent to Urgench: getting to Khorezm on business
A business traveller's view of the trip to Urgench: flights, trains, door-to-door cars, and how to fit a work trip into as few days as possible and get back quickly.
Urgench to Khiva: trolleybus, taxi and shared rides over 35 km
The most common local trip in Khorezm: from Urgench airport and station to old Khiva and back. We compare the trolleybus, minibuses, taxis and shared rides.
Khiva to Tashkent: night train or a flight from Urgench
The trip back from Khorezm to the capital is about 1,000 km. We help you choose between a sleeper, a plane ticket and a car with stops, based on budget and time.
How to get from Tashkent to Khiva: direct train, plane or car
Khiva is the most remote Silk Road city in Uzbekistan. We compare direct trains, flying to Urgench and driving across the whole country with an overnight stop.
Chor-Chinor in Urgut: A Garden of Ancient Plane Trees and a Spring
A sacred grove of centuries-old plane trees at the foot of the mountains in Urgut: how to get there from Samarkand, what to see and how to combine it with the famous bazaar.
The Emir's Palace in Kogon: A European-Style Residence of Bukhara's Ruler
How a palace of the Emir of Bukhara appeared by the railway in the "Russian" town of Kogon, why it looks nothing like the Ark, and what you can see outside and in.