Uzbekistan Tours
No doubts that Uzbekistan as a tourist destination is one of the most popular in Central Asia. It seems like obscure to visit it, but it is becoming more and more visited by lots of tourists each year. Well-preserved architecture from the Golden Age of Islam religion is what makes it so popular. The history of the country goes back to the 1 millennia BC when world-known dynasties of Sogdia, Bactria and Khorezm grew and flourished. The famous cities from the ancient times are Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakrisabz, Margilan, Karshi, Tashkent and many others.
During your tours in Uzbekistan today you can feel the atmosphere of dreamy medieval deserts, stretched with a row of camels loaded with precious goods, making over stops in busy cities. Mix of cultures and people resulted in a big variety of customs and traditions preserved nowadays that you can observe during our tours. You can learn crafts of how to make paper, silk carpets and pottery like many centuries ago by making visits workshops in towns. You can taste the most famous pilaf in Central Asian region prepared on fire with meat, rice, carrots and dried fruits. You can participate in different cultural events and enjoy different shows and master classes.
Thus, Uzbekistan is a country that must be visited if you come to Central Asia. Also, we are ready to extend your tour to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan and build up a wonderful Silk Road Tour. Come and enjoy Central Asia with us!
Traditional clothes
Have you ever wondered about the importance of traditional clothing in the culture of a country? The article prepared by us will help you understand the details and elements of Kyrgyz traditional clothing. Get ready to plunge into the culture of the Kyrgyzstan!
As far as you know, the Kyrgyz are a nomadic people, therefore, their clothes had to be solid and warm. Climatic conditions greatly affect clothing, materials must always be of high quality and protect from strong high winds. Clothes were made from wool, cotton, coarse wool and leather of various animals. In the cold times, many Kyrgyz wore a long sleeved felt jacket called “kementay”, and boots also made out of felt. Men and women alike favor is a "chapan" coat.
The outfits represented the person's social class, marital status, and age. For example, such trousers as "chalbar" and "kandagay" were worn only by heroes (baatyrs) and rich people. Сoarse top and large trousers are male traditional clothing, as well as a sleeveless jacket, shoes, and a special white wool hat known as "ak-kalpak". Ak-kalpak is a Kyrgyz national hat that men wear to this day. By the way, in Kyrgyzstan, the day of ak-kalpak is celebrated on March 5. Traditional women's clothing: “koynok” dresses, swing skirt - “beldemchi”, headdresses – “elechek”, “shokulo” hat, cap “takyya” and others. Soft leather boots with lightweight outsole ichigi or maasa.
Kyrgyz people still maintain and respect their customs, including clothing traditions, in modern times. Kyrgyz men and women continue to wear traditional national clothes, but only on special occasions such as holidays, festivals, weddings, and other celebrations. You can always rent a car and go on a tour, where you will find attributes of traditional clothes. Our guests will have the opportunity to witness the national holiday in Kyrgyzstan and take part in various games and feasts!
