Tour door de Ferganavallei

Very interesting tour and the company was very accommodating to our last minute request for a tour. Prepare for a long day, 3.5 hours in the car starting at 6am then several hours of interesting tours of the history of Kokand, visits to local master craftsmen in ceramics and silk works. Time for lunch, and then visiting a silk factory. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Prepare for a full day of activity : leave Tashkent at 6am and you won’t get back until almost 9PM. But it’s an area of Uzbekistan not often visited by tourists and you will definitely get your money’s worth.

We were very lucky to take this trip as we booked it at the last minute. Everything was perfect; we saw beautiful ceramics and silk weaving and the drive over the mountains was awesome. The drivers and guide were excellent and accommodating and they managed to put this together for us with less than 24h notice, on a Sunday, during Ramadan. There do not seem to be many tourists to this area and it's a shame; there is a ton of history and it's a very historically important region to Central Asia. I would highly recommend: be prepared for a long day but a lot of learning and very kind people. I was initially disappointed our longer multi-week tour of UZ did not include a trip to Fergana, and we are very grateful we were able to make this happen. I would definitely travel again with this company. We are quite easy to please and we were absolutely thrilled to do this .. if you are in Uzbekistan, Kokand and Margilan are must-visits. The silk weaving was particularly spectacular. Thank you so much for making this happen for us!!

This trip is a great way to visit the Eastern part of the country. Was accompanied by a guide, a driver and Ali (one of the managers at the company). Felt like royalty. Learnt a lot about the history, tasted amazing food, visited places where ceramics and silks are made. Great experience.