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Uzbekistan (Bradt Travel Guides)

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Written and updated by expert authors who have extensive experience of living and working in Central Asia, this new, fully updated third edition of Bradt's Uzbekistan remains the definitive and only standalone practical travel guide to this increasingly liberal destination - central Asia's most populous country and the heart of the Silk Road. Offering more detail for independent travellers than any other guidebook, it includes first-hand descriptions of everything from UNESCO world heritage sites and the world's best collection of Russian avant-garde art, to riding across deserts by camel and cooking plov. The quintessential Silk Route destination, Uzbekistan is opening up to tourism, easing visa regulations, encouraging family-owned guesthouses, building new railways (including a tunnel to the Fergana Valley) and introducing high-speed trains. With the passing of the post-Soviet strongman Islam Karimov and the election of a more reformist leader, there is an air of change about the country. This new edition includes expanded coverage of hiking, details of new entertainment such as the sound and light show in the Registan in Samarkand, and lots of new practical information, ranging from the increasing availability of ATMs to efforts to develop tourism, visa requirements, availability of SIM cards, haggling for taxis, access to museums and booking accommodation. New maps have also been added and existing maps revised and expanded as appropriate. Whether you're interested in culture, trekking, historical sites, archaeology and architecture, seeing endless deserts or the majestic mountainscapes of the Tien Shan range, or simply fascinated by the golden road to Samarkand and the equally famous Silk Road cities of Bukhara and Khiva, Bradt's Uzbekistan is the ideal companion.


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Uzbekistan Travel Guide - Expert advice and holiday tips from Tashkent architecture and hotels to Silk Road history, Islamic art and textiles, museums and culture. Also including detailed maps, trekking and hiking routes, touring by bike, public transport, archaeological sites like Samarkand and Bukhara, Khiva, Fergana Valley and Kyzylkum Desert.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful

L. · 12 June 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent item.

J.G. · 10 January 2022

Being a digital nomad travel guides are important in my life. This book is incredible. It gives you a detailed picture of Uzbekistan. With this book, even a ten-year-old can travel to Uzbekistan, explore places and come back. Very well written.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great guide - just wish it more up to date

H.B. · 25 March 2024

Great guide. Has everything in it you would like. Sadly it was written in 2019 so if they could update it that would be perfect. However, it's easy to read, got some good top tips and has made me more excited for my travels.

5.0 out of 5 stars Decent guide book.

w. · 16 June 2025

This worked for me. There aren’t many Uzbekistan guide books around, it’s well worth taking one, and I found this easy to use and informative.

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it. Don't pay for a guide!

S.S. · 20 January 2025

Sophie Ibbotsen is the best.

5.0 out of 5 stars A good quality of travel guide

M.G.S.W. · 14 September 2024

My first Bradt travel guide and it has a great quality about it. It will be heading to Uzbekistan with me!

4.0 out of 5 stars Sadly not likely to be used for a while

A.C. · 28 March 2020

In anticipation of a tour booked for the end of April I bought this guide. It reads very well and has a lot of information but I won’t know for quite a while yet how accurate it is.

5.0 out of 5 stars Indulging

I.M. · 30 September 2022

Very well written. A lot of info

An excellent read.

J. · 12 October 2024

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Most up-to-date travel guide for Uzbekistan

S. · 12 November 2024

I used Sophie Ibbotson's Uzbekistan guidebook--as well her Karakalpakstan guidebook plus an older (2018) Lonely Planet Uzbekistan guidebook--to plan a 3-week trip to Uzbekistan. Compared to Ibbotson's Uzbekistan guidebook, her Karakalpakstan guidebook included information about a few more ancient fortresses, which I was glad to add to my travel plans. I found Ibbotson's guidebooks to be informative, well written, and well organized.

GUIA DE VIAGEM AO UZBEQUISTÃO

P.A. · 15 August 2024

Fui de férias ao Uzbequistão e não existem muitos guias de viagem. Encontrei este que é excelente, com muita informação sobre as principais cidades da antiga Rota da Seda.

Ottima guida per Uzbekistan

C.A. · 26 January 2020

Venditore affidabile. Ottima guida, piena di dettagli sia storici che non. Consiglio

Good travel book - not many other options

K. · 7 September 2022

I usually go for DK Eyewitness top 10 travel books, but nothing available for Uzbekistan so went for this, not much else in the market.Happy with the book, useful information, maps could be better, colour would help. I enjoyed some of the extra historical info, some readers may not care.A good buy for travellers.

Uzbekistan (Bradt Travel Guides)

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Uzbekistan (Bradt Travel Guides)

Product ID: K1784771082
Condition: New

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Uzbekistan (Bradt Travel Guides)-0
Type: Paperback

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Availability: In Stock

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Order today to get by 7-14 business days

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Imported From: United Kingdom

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Description:

Written and updated by expert authors who have extensive experience of living and working in Central Asia, this new, fully updated third edition of Bradt's Uzbekistan remains the definitive and only standalone practical travel guide to this increasingly liberal destination - central Asia's most populous country and the heart of the Silk Road. Offering more detail for independent travellers than any other guidebook, it includes first-hand descriptions of everything from UNESCO world heritage sites and the world's best collection of Russian avant-garde art, to riding across deserts by camel and cooking plov. The quintessential Silk Route destination, Uzbekistan is opening up to tourism, easing visa regulations, encouraging family-owned guesthouses, building new railways (including a tunnel to the Fergana Valley) and introducing high-speed trains. With the passing of the post-Soviet strongman Islam Karimov and the election of a more reformist leader, there is an air of change about the country. This new edition includes expanded coverage of hiking, details of new entertainment such as the sound and light show in the Registan in Samarkand, and lots of new practical information, ranging from the increasing availability of ATMs to efforts to develop tourism, visa requirements, availability of SIM cards, haggling for taxis, access to museums and booking accommodation. New maps have also been added and existing maps revised and expanded as appropriate. Whether you're interested in culture, trekking, historical sites, archaeology and architecture, seeing endless deserts or the majestic mountainscapes of the Tien Shan range, or simply fascinated by the golden road to Samarkand and the equally famous Silk Road cities of Bukhara and Khiva, Bradt's Uzbekistan is the ideal companion.


Review

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From the Back Cover

Uzbekistan Travel Guide - Expert advice and holiday tips from Tashkent architecture and hotels to Silk Road history, Islamic art and textiles, museums and culture. Also including detailed maps, trekking and hiking routes, touring by bike, public transport, archaeological sites like Samarkand and Bukhara, Khiva, Fergana Valley and Kyzylkum Desert.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful

L. · 12 June 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent item.

J.G. · 10 January 2022

Being a digital nomad travel guides are important in my life. This book is incredible. It gives you a detailed picture of Uzbekistan. With this book, even a ten-year-old can travel to Uzbekistan, explore places and come back. Very well written.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great guide - just wish it more up to date

H.B. · 25 March 2024

Great guide. Has everything in it you would like. Sadly it was written in 2019 so if they could update it that would be perfect. However, it's easy to read, got some good top tips and has made me more excited for my travels.

5.0 out of 5 stars Decent guide book.

w. · 16 June 2025

This worked for me. There aren’t many Uzbekistan guide books around, it’s well worth taking one, and I found this easy to use and informative.

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it. Don't pay for a guide!

S.S. · 20 January 2025

Sophie Ibbotsen is the best.

5.0 out of 5 stars A good quality of travel guide

M.G.S.W. · 14 September 2024

My first Bradt travel guide and it has a great quality about it. It will be heading to Uzbekistan with me!

4.0 out of 5 stars Sadly not likely to be used for a while

A.C. · 28 March 2020

In anticipation of a tour booked for the end of April I bought this guide. It reads very well and has a lot of information but I won’t know for quite a while yet how accurate it is.

5.0 out of 5 stars Indulging

I.M. · 30 September 2022

Very well written. A lot of info

An excellent read.

J. · 12 October 2024

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Most up-to-date travel guide for Uzbekistan

S. · 12 November 2024

I used Sophie Ibbotson's Uzbekistan guidebook--as well her Karakalpakstan guidebook plus an older (2018) Lonely Planet Uzbekistan guidebook--to plan a 3-week trip to Uzbekistan. Compared to Ibbotson's Uzbekistan guidebook, her Karakalpakstan guidebook included information about a few more ancient fortresses, which I was glad to add to my travel plans. I found Ibbotson's guidebooks to be informative, well written, and well organized.

GUIA DE VIAGEM AO UZBEQUISTÃO

P.A. · 15 August 2024

Fui de férias ao Uzbequistão e não existem muitos guias de viagem. Encontrei este que é excelente, com muita informação sobre as principais cidades da antiga Rota da Seda.

Ottima guida per Uzbekistan

C.A. · 26 January 2020

Venditore affidabile. Ottima guida, piena di dettagli sia storici che non. Consiglio

Good travel book - not many other options

K. · 7 September 2022

I usually go for DK Eyewitness top 10 travel books, but nothing available for Uzbekistan so went for this, not much else in the market.Happy with the book, useful information, maps could be better, colour would help. I enjoyed some of the extra historical info, some readers may not care.A good buy for travellers.

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