Tashkent Travel Guide

 
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  •   Tashkent
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      20 meter pool and cabins
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Pro

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  This city has great weather year-around. 


Con

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  None 


In a nutshell

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  Interesting enough to keep you occupied while you wait for visas to be processed 

 

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Things to Do  

Broadway

Broadway, Tashkent

 Rumiya Says:  Tashkent has its very own and it's bustling with people, day and night, Broadway, just as in New York. Shashlik, popcorn and ice-cream vendors line this pedestrian area, bordering the Zerafshan entertainment complex, trinkets are sold from street stalls, paintings and... 

Aqua Park

Aqua Park, Tashkent

 Rumiya Says:  Is a favourite among recreational parks either for young or old. The best place for time spending at the height of the summer. Is situated just behind the Inter-Continental Hotel and the Japanese Garden. 

Hotels  

Sam Buh Elite Hotel

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The Park Turon

 15 Opinions

Restaurants  

Spice at TATA Hotel: Golden Fried Prawns and Dimsums are great

Spice at TATA Hotel: Golden Fried Prawns and Dimsums are great, Tashkent

 l2trvl Says:  Spice and Red Bar are located on the 2nd Floor of the famous Hotel Le Grande Plaza (popularly known as TATA Hotel) Its a speciality restaurant offering world class Pan Asian and Indian Food. It has a great business lunch package and can accomodate English speaking guests... 

Bukhara Cafe

Bukhara Cafe, Tashkent

 iio Says:  I do not know actual name of the restaurant, but I was told that it is Bukhara Cafe. They serve fried fish (river fish) and other typical Uzbekistan dishes. It is recommended to order fried fish only in winter. They do not have visiting card so I do not know the location. I... 

Reasonable and tasty Korean restaurant: Kim's House

Reasonable and tasty Korean restaurant: Kim's House, Tashkent

 iio Says:  A few minutes from Ming Orick/Oybek metro station on Afrosiab Street leading to Korean Embassy, there is a Korean Restaurant called Kim's House. It is a little bit en route location from the pedestrian way of Afrosiab Street.It was opened in 2005, and they serve tasty Korean... 

The Center for Plov: Pilaf/Plov Center

The Center for Plov: Pilaf/Plov Center, Tashkent

 John195123 Says:  Plov is an excellent rice dish somewhat local to the area, and the Center for Plov seemed to be the place to go to get it. We read that they had many different types of plov, and that, on Thursdays, it was packed with men... as plov is an aphrodesiac. I can't vouch for that,... 

Grand Mir: Burger , Pizza

Grand Mir: Burger , Pizza, Tashkent

 sri_kanthh Says:  I find this place for nice burgers and pizzas.Every body know about this shopping mall. 

Eastern Asia Food: Restaurant Jumanji

Eastern Asia Food: Restaurant Jumanji, Tashkent

 rjaparidze Says:  The food that I tried in this restaurant is one of the best that I ever had a chance to try. Strongly recommend 

Nightlife  

where to party: Tashkent Nightlife and clubs

where to party: Tashkent Nightlife and clubs, Tashkent

 partyguruz Says:  I have not seen any decent reviews of the nightlife in tashkent. would love to help people out to have a great time.first you can definitely party till the wee hours of early morning. people usually party in the clubs till 4 am and then they go to some after hour places for... 

Sky Club: Discotheques

Sky Club: Discotheques, Tashkent

 Cdnexpat Says:  This is an excellent place to unwind, after a meal, or take a meal on the premises. The music is excellent, mostly Russian, Arabic and Uzbek, but also some western music. Food is excellent, I even had pizza there. This is a famous place for meeting people, dancing, and they... 

Transportation  

Tashkent station Express-3 code = 2900001

Tashkent station Express-3 code = 2900001, Tashkent

 GyuriFT Says:  If anyone tries to look up the schedule, trains, berth availability on Express-3 Russian reservation system in 99% of cases nothing will come up for Tashkent.This is simply because a city is not the same thing as a station and the Express-3 reservation system is very... 

Tashkent Vokzal (Train Station)

Tashkent Vokzal (Train Station), Tashkent

 John195123 Says:  Very nice, modern train station. There is a hotel on the front side of the hotel (just to the left before you walk in the main entrance). Just as a word of warning, they have no showers, though it all looked clean enough (August 2008).Anyway, if you're a foreigner, you can... 

Tashkent Metro, only in Tashkent in Central Asia

Tashkent Metro, only  in Tashkent in Central Asia, Tashkent

 iio Says:  There are three lines of Metro in Tashkent and the fare is 200 Sum. You will buy token at each station. Taking photography is prohibited and national securities stay at each station and platform. Interior of some stations are beautiful. 

Shopping  

Mom, Danny barfed in the kitchen sink!!!

Mom, Danny barfed in the kitchen sink!!!, Tashkent

 heplion Says:  OK, this isn't a shop, but Barf brand cleaning products, produced in Iran, but labeled and marketed in ENGLISH are available in all stores in Uzbekistan. For those of you unfamiliar with the word "barf" in American English, it refers to the actions of emptying your stomachs... 

Chorsu: The Bazaar

Chorsu: The Bazaar, Tashkent

 heplion Says:  The Chorsu bazaar has pretty much everything in one place, spices, vegetables, fruits, cow heads, linens, hand made metal duct work, traditional baby beds, musical instruments.... A great place to buy that sheep tongue or cow head you have been looking for. Do beware of the... 

Local Customs  

people are beautiful

people are beautiful, Tashkent

 iconechinoise Says:  What is incredible in uzbekiston is that you meet people from russia, china, iran, mongolia, kazaksthan, turkmenistan, khirgiztan.....and they all look so different. There is a great mix of faces and culture and that is something i love there. you will see too on the picture... 

Local dress doesn't look right on an American!

Local dress doesn't look right on an American!, Tashkent

 heplion Says:  While walking through the bazzar, I bought some traditional Uzbek clothing for my father. As you can see, it just doesn't look quite right on a westerner....The long robe is called a Chipan and can be worn indoors or out. While I was there, it was unusually cold (-15C!!!)... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Money changing

Money changing, Tashkent

 Cdnexpat Says:  If you need to change money in Tashkent, go to the bank early in the morning. Otherwise, they will not have any Soums (Cym) and you will have to resort to using store owners and taxis and they will give you a less favorable exchange rate. Also, if you travel on a tourist... 

Changing money

Changing money, Tashkent

 jkseddon Says:  Changing money in Uzbekistan is still a hassle. While strict controls that created two markets is pretty much gone (the rates at the bank are very close to small changers), problems remain.I understand that there still are some controls and this in turn makes it difficult to... 

Favorites  

Turkmen embassy

Turkmen embassy, Tashkent

 jkseddon Says:  [no, this isn't the best this about Tashkent, but there's nowhere else to put it!]The embassy of TURKMENISTAN is located at 1 Bol. Mirabaskaya. Apply before noon. When you return you will have to go in the morning to drop off your passport and then return between 4pm and... 

The Place

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The People

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 Tashkent - Tashkent is the capital of sunny Uzbekistan. Many interesting places, wonderful restaurants, nice nightlife and Uzbek hospitality... It's very very hot in summer, so you better visit it in spring or... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  How hard is it to get a taxi at 2 AM? What is the cost to downtown? Are the taxis safe? thank you 

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A: You'll find lots of taxi drivers touting for business around the terminal exit. You have two options - walk straight past them out the carpark where you'll find an... 

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Tashkent

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 Tashkent is the capital of sunny Uzbekistan. Many interesting places, wonderful restaurants, nice nightlife and Uzbek hospitality... It's very very hot in summer, so you better visit it in spring or... 

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Marriage in a Foreign Land

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 My primary reason for visiting Tashkent was to marry my girlfriend of the last year. It was a rather surrealistic event. She left Moscow for Tashkent several weeks before me to begin the beaurocratic... 

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Tashkent-Hidden treasure

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 Tashkent was being used as a transit point, but I discovered that I did not need to go further for excellent rest holiday. From there it is just a short trip to great places like Bukhara and... 

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Tashkent, city of...uh?

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 Tashkent is the fourth largest city in the former Soviet Union and after a massive earthquake in the 1960s is thouroughly Sovietized. WIth wide avenues and spread out buildings even in the centre... 

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Tash means stone or rock & kent stands for city

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 1.Among the theaters I would choose "Ilhom" one,although the building is not so attractive the cast & play are adorable.The picture was taken on Halloween.They have parties time to time when cast... 

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