Samarkand Uzbek Cooking Class at Village Home with Meals and Hotel Transfers

Spend a full day with an authentic Uzbek village family, sharing homemade meals and rural life in your choice of four languages.

Getting started

Begin with round-trip transfers as you are picked up from your hotel and driven out to the traditional Uzbek village. On arrival, you meet the authentic Uzbek village family who will host you. After a brief introduction to the house and farm setting, you settle in and get oriented for your 24 hours of village life.

What to expect

Uzbek village family home

Live 24 hours like a real Uzbek in a traditional village, staying under the same roof as a large Uzbek family.

Features

• Share daily life with an authentic Uzbek village family that is not staged for tourists, observing how several generations live together and keep rural traditions. You discover rural life, farming traditions, and local culture through direct interaction.
• Meals include breakfast, lunch and dinner with homemade dishes, so you eat what the family eats across the day. Fresh dairy products feature prominently, including katyk, a local fermented milk specialty.
• Drinking water is provided throughout your visit, so you can focus on the experience without worrying about supplies.
• Communication is supported with the experience available in English, Russian, Spanish and French, which helps you ask questions and understand customs as you go.

Local kitchen Billur

During your stay you visit the local village kitchen Billur, a dedicated space for preparing and tasting national dishes.

Features

• At the local kitchen Billur you see how traditional Uzbek dishes are prepared in a village setting, from the layout of the kitchen to the cooking methods used for everyday meals.
• A masterclass on national dish preparation lets you participate in cooking traditional Uzbek dishes, choosing a national dish of your choice to learn step by step.
• This visit deepens your cultural immersion as you meet more locals, hear their stories about village life, and taste additional national dishes alongside your host family.
• Transport to and from your hotel is already taken care of with round-trip transfers, so returning from the village after your time at Billur is straightforward.