Handcrafts of Fergana Valley
This tour will tell you about the art of Kyrgyz and Uzbek artisans of the Fergana Valley. The crafts of the artisans, reflecting the culture of the region, the talents and spiritual state.
O'zbekiston11 kundan boshlab 750 US$
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This journey focuses on the living craft culture of the Ferghana Valley and neighboring Kyrgyz mountain villages. Instead of seeing craft as a souvenir category, the route shows how artisans work, teach, decorate homes, and preserve regional memory.
What makes it special
- Visit workshops for silk, ceramics, felt carpets, knives, skullcaps, and traditional household crafts.
- Meet families and masters whose skills are still part of daily life.
- Combine Ferghana Valley towns with mountain villages, bazaars, and rural stays.
Best for
Travelers who enjoy human stories, workshops, markets, and hands-on cultural encounters. The pace is less about checking off monuments and more about understanding how craft traditions survive through families, villages, and local pride.
Highlights
Arrival in Osh, excursion
Tour of the Osh bazaar - the oldest and cheapest one in Kyrgyzstan. It was here that the craftsmen made various products for the townspeople, and carried them out to the market for visiting.
Drive to Gulcha and Medvezhya Lapa village
On the way to the south, you make a visit to the village of Gulcha and its famous museum devoted to Kurmandzhan Datki, a woman and a prominent politician of the south of Kyrgyzstan, who.
Visits to handcraft villages of Alay
Visiting artisans. Residents of this village stay far away from urbanization and the negative influence of huge cities; they are engaged in their favorite work: making yurts, patterned felt.
Itinerary
Arrival in Osh, excursion
Tour of the Osh bazaar - the oldest and cheapest one in Kyrgyzstan. It was here that the craftsmen made various products for the townspeople, and carried them out to the market for visiting merchants. Seeing the house of the master who makes special clay stoves, "tandyrs", in which they bake national patties, samsa and famous oriental cakes. Also, you will see workshops to make eastern cradles called "beshiks". You will be shown not only the technology how to make cradles, but also a special technique how to place a baby in it; in addition you will be told a fascinating story about the rituals associated with the baby's cradle. Forges and craftsmen who manufacture national knives. You will not only witness this interesting process, but also will be able to buy knives as souvenirs. Visiting two art galleries in Osh reflecting the life and material art of the Kyrgyz people.
Pricing & Inclusions
dan boshlab 750 US$
two persons traveling, specific BnB or 2-3* private hotels with breakfast, one double room shared. Tour services shall begin in the morning of Day 1 and be completed at the end of Day 11
Kiritilgan
- Visa support if needed
- Hotel room with breakfast
- Transfers between cities and transport for all excursions from Day 1 to Day 11
Kiritilmagan
- Intl. and/or local flights
- Accompanying tour guide
- Entrance tickets to museums and monuments, tour guide services
- Meals other than breakfast at hotels