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This unique tour focuses exclusively on Soviet architecture and Soviet modernism, featuring many experimental buildings and designs applied specifically in Tashkent. Unlike a general city tour, this experience is designed to reflect and explain the Soviet impact on Tashkent’s architecture and infrastructure. You’ll explore beautiful subway stations and visit some of the city’s most famous

Start your next adventure through Central Asia with our carefully crafted selection of Uzbekistan tours for travel in 2024/2025. Discover the treasures of the Silk Road; visit the majestic madrasas of Samarkand and the minarets of Bukhara and Khiva; or venture into the breathtaking landscapes of the Uzbek countryside. Explore the wonders of Uzbekistan through

The Aral Sea in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, stands as one of the world’s greatest man-made disasters. Once the world’s fourth-largest lake, sustaining a thriving fishing economy and supporting local communities, it has now transformed into the world’s newest desert, the Aralkum. In a bid to draw global attention to the disaster, the local running group Prorun,

One of the lesser-visited regions of Uzbekistan is Karakalpakstan, the ‘stan within a stan’, located in the north west of the country and probably the country’s most culturally distinct area. Once a region reliant on the Aral Sea, it is now home to the world’s newest desert, the Aralkum, formed due to one of the

The Aral Sea, once the world’s fourth-largest inland body of water spanning over 68,000 km² (nearly the size of Ireland), has shrunk by 90% since 1960, and is considered to be one of the world’s greatest man-made disasters. During Aral Sea Tourism Week, I visited Muynak, written Moynaq in the local language, a city in