Country guide · UZ
7 destinations & festivals · 3 etiquette rules
Before you go
Black-market currency exchange is illegal.
Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Uzbekistan travel advice
The law requires you to carry it; police check often, and you may be fined or arrested if you don't.
Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Uzbekistan travel advice
It may annoy the authorities; posting content on social media that disrespects the flag, food or customs can lead to fines or detention.
Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Uzbekistan travel advice
Places & local life
Lamb, carrots and rice cooked in a giant pot that can feed a thousand people on a wedding morning.
An open-air museum on the Silk Road, Central Asia's best-preserved walled medieval city.
The thousand-year-old palace of the Emirs of Bukhara, imperial memories within rammed-earth walls.
The skyline of holy Bukhara: the Kalyan Minaret of 1127.
Timur's resting place: an imperial mausoleum beneath a ribbed blue dome.
The street of the 'Living King': a blue lane of royal tombs from the 11th to the 19th century.
The blue heart of the Timurid Empire: the centre of an ancient Central Asian city, framed by three madrasas.
