Month: October 2026

Dear friends, there are two ways to visit Central Asia. For more than three decades, I have made sure our guests experience the second one. In my homeland, the most beautiful moments of life happen behind courtyard gates. A family gathering, a wedding, a grandmother cooking plov for thirty people. A traveler walking past will…

On 2 October 2026, our Tour Operator, Areeba Gul, spent the day inside three Tashkent hotels with her phone in one hand and a long list of our guests’ questions in the other. She looked at every room category. She stood in the bathrooms and checked what was there. She found the pools, the breakfast…

From Khiva’s tiled courtyards to Bukhara’s bazaars and family homes, October is bringing Uzbekistan to life, and I am sharing it with you as it happens. Over three decades of welcoming travelers to my homeland, I have learned to recognize a particular look. It appears the first time someone steps into a Khiva courtyard at…

Music, plov, laughter and small gifts: what happens when our travelers are welcomed into a local family’s home in Uzbekistan. There is a moment on almost every journey that makes me smile. Our travelers arrive at a local family’s home expecting a lovely lunch. Cameras are ready. Everyone is curious about the food, the house,…