Uzbekistan · WORKSHOPS

Uzbek Craft Workshops: The 13 Best Hands-On Sessions

13 tours  ·  from $15 a head

Silk paper, ceramics, embroidery and the woodcarving that fills the mosques. The 13 below put a tool in your hand, priced by session, with a note on what you take home.

Samarkand: Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit - The drive from Samarkand and the market stop
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Samarkand: Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit

Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home - Meeting Bekjon’s family at home
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Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home

4.Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $52

Learn plov and mantu in a village home near Samarkand, cook over an open fire, meet a local family, and enjoy Uzbek countryside hospitality.

“We had a great time with our guide Bekjon who told us all about the village lifestyle and very happily answered to all our curious questions, plus he and his sister in law showed us how to prepare traditional Uzbek manti and plov. The mantis particularly were delicious!”

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Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience - Starting at Siyob Bazaar
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Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience

5.Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $63

Cook plov with a Samarkand family, visit Siyob Bazaar, and see local life beyond the city’s famous monuments.

“This was a great way to see how people outside the obvious tourist destinations in Uzbekistan really love. Plus we got to make some traditional food and it was delicious! Akram, our guide, was fantastic - interesting and interested. Highly recommended!”

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Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers - Leave Samarkand for Eshim Oksok
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Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers

6.Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $72

Cook plov or Uzbek bread with a Samarkand family after shopping at a local market, with transfers, hands-on instruction, and a home meal.

“The cooking class was truly wonderful. We had a great afternoon at the market and then had a lot of fun preparing the plov and baking bread. Our hosts were incredibly friendly and we had a lot of fun. The class is highly recommended.”

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Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand - The family connection is the heart of the visit
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Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand

7.Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $65

Cook plov with a Samarkand family, shop a local bazaar, and visit paper, oil, and pottery workshops on this private village tour.

“We had a wonderful day with Goli and her family! She picked us from our hotel and brought us to her local market where we were able to try new things. Cooking was a fun and slow experience. I wish we could’ve participated even more e.g. collecting firewood or rolling the dough.”

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Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent - Cutting onions and carrots is part of the lesson
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Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent

8.Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · 3 hours

Cook Uzbek plov and samsa in a private Tashkent home, learning traditional techniques before sharing the meal you prepare.

“The experience was absolutely wonderful. The host family was incredibly friendly, professional, and welcoming. They prepared a wide variety of traditional snacks, desserts, and tea, which made us feel at home right away. The cooking process was very well organized and hands-on. We didn’t just follow instructions — we learned many useful techniques and details, and the hosts explained everything patiently. The whole family was warm and engaging, and their English communication was excellent. The travel company also arranged a great driver who handled the pickup and drop-off smoothly, which made the whole experience very convenient and stress-free. The food we made was delicious, and they even...”

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Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House - Starting at Siyob Bazaar in the morning
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Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House

9.Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $65

Cook Samarkand plov with Ali, shop Siyob Bazaar, and share a homemade Uzbek meal in a welcoming local home.

“We enjoyed this tour a lot. The tour started at the bazaar, where Ali showed us around while buying some ingredients for the plov. Then his brother drove us to his home, which is perhaps 10 minutes from the city centre. He and his family had Read more”

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Samarkand Local Family Cooking Class and Siyob Bazaar Tour - What Plov, Shashlik, and Samsa Add to the Day
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Samarkand Local Family Cooking Class and Siyob Bazaar Tour

10.Samarkand Local Family Cooking Class and Siyob Bazaar Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $65

Explore Siyob Bazaar, cook Uzbek dishes with a local family, and share lunch in Samarkand on a private six-hour cultural tour.

“This was truly the most unique tour I’ve ever booked. An absolute must for anyone wanting to truly understand Samarkand. Together with Akramjon and Rushana, I had the rare opportunity to learn all the details of making traditional Read more”

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Master Class - Uzbek Bread (Khiva) - What happens during the 45-minute class
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Master Class – Uzbek Bread (Khiva)

11.Master Class – Uzbek Bread (Khiva)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · from $15Best value

Bake traditional Uzbek bread in a 45-minute Khiva class with tea, hands-on dough work, floral stamping, and your own freshly baked loaf.

“I really enjoyed the trip, l d recommend everyone to visit it excursion should be five stars 👍👍👍😊😊”

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Traditional Khiva Cooking Class with Market Visit & Lunch - Choosing between Plov and Shivit Oshi
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Traditional Khiva Cooking Class with Market Visit & Lunch

12.Traditional Khiva Cooking Class with Market Visit & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2.5 hours

Cook plov or Shivit Oshi with Sarvar’s family, shop Khiva’s market, and share a homemade meal in a local home.

“Attività davvero molto interessante. Sarvar ci ha portati prima al mercato per acquistare gli ingredienti e poi a casa sua. Sua madre ci ha mostrato come cucinare il Plov, che a nostro avviso è stato il migliore fra quelli mangiati in Uzbekistan. Sarvar ci ha poi offerto la frutta e il tradizionale tè verde. L’attività è stata davvero piacevole e ci ha permesso di scoprire tantissimi aspetti della vita in Uzbekistan.”

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Samarkand: Cooking class with local family - Lunch with Navruz, Guli, and their parents
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Samarkand: Cooking class with local family

13.Samarkand: Cooking class with local family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $65

Cook plov with a Samarkand family, shop the local bazaar, and visit paper, pottery, oil-meal, and rug workshops for $65.

“I enjoyed the personal touch of Guli making sure I understood everything well, and also in being able to go to their home to cook the dishes. She was very accommodating, and after the cooking class, we went to the paper making place from the 1st century. We also went to a really interesting famous rug making place, where all the rugs are made by hand. It was great!”

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