Knonzoda has a great personality and easy to get on with and adapatble to the needs of the tourist.  But when it comes to more recent history from the soviet period, religion and indeed the past 30 years there was a little reluctance to discuss.  This apparently  is down to goverment and training guidlines. I particulary found  this frustratring and later spent time researching and reading guidebooks more thouroughly to try better to understand.   

Whilst Khonzoda knew English well the accent made is very difficult at times to understand and  there was also the irritating phrase  'If you  pay attention' repeated throughout the day. 

Having said that she has the contacts and able to sort things quickly so if wanted soimething at short notice.

Even I just had a day tour with Khonzonda, she managed to show me the important spots in Samarkand. She was so helpful since planning for the trip and suggests where to go. Surely, I'll recommend her whom ever who wish to visit Uzbekistan. 

We organised a hiking/trekking trip into the Shahrisabz mountains just a couple of days in advance. Communication was good, with several options to choose from provided by Khondoza. My guide, Olimjon, was an absolute gem! A local from the mountain region, he knew all the routes, and we ended up hiking through the mountains all day, followed by a local lunch of stewed tandoor kebab. The guide spoke perfect  English, had a wealth of local knowledge about the region, and had fantastic fun all day. I would highly recommend a mountain trek if you'd like to spend some time in nature, away from the cities and tourists, to also see how the local villagers live. 10/10!