Advantour publishes Uzbekistan Tourism & Culture News Digest. For your convenience, we offer only useful links and news for travelers to Uzbekistan. Also we regularly update the Exhibitions & Events page at the site where you will always find the latest poster for cultural and entertainment events taking place in Uzbekistan. Travel, enjoy, learn new things together with Advantour!
New on site - Independence Square
March 18, 2013
Maslenitsa celebration in Tashkent
March 18, 2013
On March 14, Tashkent hosted a Maslenitsa festival, sponsored by the Russian Center of Science and Culture. Everybody who wished was able to taste brown pancakes and say goodbye to the winter. moreCategory: Exhibitions and Events, Holidays, Maslenitsa
New Tashkent interactive map is accessible now
March 15, 2013
Updated Train timetable is avaliable
March 12, 2013
Now it is available new updated train timetable of the popular tourist directions in Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Urgench and Karshi. You can use Advantour online tickets booking service. moreCategory: Train tickets
Uzbekistan Airways cuts its tariffs for flights to Fergana Valley
February 28, 2013
Uzbekistan cuts train ticket prices for CIS passengers
February 27, 2013
Exhibition of traditional clothing of the regions of Uzbekistan
February 19, 2013
The Youth Creativity Palace in Tashkent opened an exhibition of traditional clothing of the regions of Uzbekistan, which is held in the frameworks of the "Renaissance" project of Fund Forum, where will be presented wedding costumes typical for regions of Uzbekistan of the second half of the nineteenth century. moreCategory: Culture
New guesthouse in Khiva - Meros
February 15, 2013
This small guest house is located within the walls of Ichan-Kala Fortress, at the edge of the old quarter of Khiva. The clay revetment of the hotel’s fasade makes it virtually identical to neighboring dwelling houses. There is only 200 meters to the central street of the Old Town, where most of the monuments of Khiva are located. moreCategory: Khiva hotels
Soon train trip from Tashkent to Samarkand will take only two hours
February 13, 2013
Good news for passengers of Afrosiyob train, running through Tashkent-Samarkand-Tashkent route. From February 10, travel time was reduced by 20 minutes, and now compiles 2 hours and 8 minutes. And this is not limit - according to the Uzzheldorpass company, soon travelling from Tashkent to Samarkand will take only 2 hours. moreCategory: Train tickets
Experimental project "Shashmaqom Exhibition"
February 11, 2013


Independence Square is located in the center of Tashkent city. All the Tashkent residents visit Independence Square on festive days, since this is the place to hold performances of musicians, clowns and rope-dancers. By New Year a President New Year tree is installed there.
The “Toshshakhartranskhizmat” Association, providing services of public traffic in Tashkent has presented an intra-urban traffic interactive map of the Uzbekistan’s capital.
Uzbekistan Airways cuts its tariffs for flights to Fergana Valley.
Uzbekistan railways cut the prices for train tickets for all passenger categories from the CIS countries.
February 9, Fine Art Gallery of Uzbekistan hosted musical project "Shashmakom", which was dedicated to a birthday of a great Uzbek poet Alisher Navoi. Shashmakom is a six maqoms (folk songs), which are lined up in a single cycle.