Uzbekistan · Art & Craft

2-Day Uzbek Handicraft Tour in Bukhara with Paper and Tandoor Classes

2 Days Round trip from И.Бухорий 16/1 Easy pace

Learn about traditional Uzbek handicraft

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Learn how 4 types of natural paper are traditionally made
02 Participate in a tandoor bread and Uzbek cooking experience
03 Explore traditional and modern embroidery, including Suzane sewing
04 Stroll through the Fruit Garden and join seasonal fruit picking

Discover traditional handicrafts still thriving in Uzbekistan on this 2-day tour in Bukhara. Learn about the production of four types of natural paper, explore traditional and modern embroidery, and get to know Uzbek wooden handicrafts through hands-on master classes. You will also take part in tandoor bread and Uzbek meal preparation, enjoy a traditional dance and fashion show, and stroll through the Fruit Garden near the hotel.

Watch the preparation of 4 types of natural paper: silk, wooden, cotton, and oily paper.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Bukhara

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Paper Making, Embroidery, and Uzbek Cuisine

Meet the guide at the airport or train station in Bukhara and transfer to Hotel Naqshband (standard rooms, B/B).
Start at 9:00 AM and spend 3 hours in an old-style handicraft master's room. Watch the preparation of 4 types of natural paper: silk, wooden, cotton, and oily paper. Travellers can also participate in part of the traditional paper-producing procedure.
From 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, have lunch. Vegetarian and beef barbecue options are available.
At 2:00 PM, spend 3 hours learning about traditional and modern embroidery. Watch masters at work or participate in using natural colours and other procedures of sewing Suzane (national carpet).
From 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, watch how national bread is prepared in a tandoor and how a national Uzbek meal is made. Dinner for travellers will be served in Uzbek style.
Watch a traditional dance and fashion show.

Day 02

Fruit Garden, Wooden Handicrafts, and Summer Palace

Savour breakfast at the hotel. You will be served juice from the Fruit Garden near the hotel. Travellers may also participate in picking grapes, apples, cherries, apricots, and other fruits.
At 9:00 AM, get to know Uzbek wooden handicrafts on a 3-hour tour. Travellers will be informed about the types of wood used in Uzbekistan, and you can also participate in a master class.
From 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, savour a traditional lunch. Vegetarian food can also be served if travellers desire.
At 2:00 PM, travellers can take their luggage to their transport, and on the way to the train station they may stop at the Summer Palace of Bukhara. Admire the fantastic architecture of this palace on a 1-hour tour.
At 4:00 PM, travellers can transfer to the train station.