Region

Ferghana Valley

Add 2–3 nights for silk, ceramics and bazaars; skip it if your trip is only Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.

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Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Visa: Depends on your passport
Currency: Uzbek soʻm (UZS)
Language: Uzbek
Plugs: C · F · 220 V
Time zone: UTC+5 all year

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Central Asia ↗Keep every hotel registration slip or its e-registration record until you leave Uzbekistan and Tajikistan; border officers can ask for proof of where you slept and fine gaps.
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The Ferghana Valley is Uzbekistan's fertile eastern bowl, shared with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and the country's least-visited Silk Road side. Kokand, Ferghana, Margilan, Andijan and Namangan sit 1–3 hours apart by road, so two or three nights cover the workshops, bazaars and the Khan's palace. Coming from Tashkent means one mountain pass with a checkpoint; the alternative is a short flight to Ferghana, Andijan or Namangan.

Where to sleep

5 places in this region

Sleep base

FerghanaCity guide
Central base; Margilan's silk workshops are 20–30 minutes away.
Best May–Jun, Sep–Oct
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Day trip

KokandCity guide
Khudayar Khan palace, the valley's main sight; half a day.
Best Apr–May, Sep–Oct
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AndijanCity guide
Babur's birthplace; bazaar and the eastern end of the valley.
Best Apr–May, Sep–Oct
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NamanganCity guide
Northern valley; flower park and a quieter bazaar scene.
Best May–Jun, Sep–Oct
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MargilanGuide: planned
Yodgorlik silk factory and the khan-atlas market.
Page planned: listed so the region plan is complete.

Plan the nights

How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags

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Night sequences

2 nights: Ferghana 2, with Margilan and Kokand as day-trips
3 nights: Ferghana 2 + Andijan or Namangan 1

Kokand + Margilan + Andijan + Namangan in two days is four half-days of road time.
Summer heat in the valley tops 35 °C (95 °F); do sights before noon.Summer heat in the valley tops 95 °F (35 °C); do sights before noon.

Day-trips door to door

To	From	Door-to-door p50	Last return	Note
Margilan	Ferghana	30 min	unknown	Silk workshops close mid-afternoon; go in the morning.
Kokand	Ferghana	90 min	unknown	Palace and old town in half a day; check return transport before you leave.
Andijan	Ferghana	90 min	unknown	Bazaar mornings; the run back is on the same road.
Namangan	Ferghana	120 min	unknown	Longest of the valley hops; only worth it if you sleep there.

Bags between cities

Shared taxis and marshrutkas run between all valley towns from bazaar stands; agree the fare and the drop-off point before you get in.

When to go

Months and weather

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Seasons at a glance

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Country	JJan	FFeb	MMar	AApr	MMay	JJun	JJul	AAug	SSep	OOct	NNov	DDec
Ferghana	×	×	ok	ok	go	go	×	×	go	go	ok	ok
Kokand	ok	ok	ok	go	go	ok	×	×	go	go	ok	ok
Andijan	ok	ok	ok	go	go	ok	×	×	go	go	ok	ok
Namangan	×	×	ok	ok	go	go	×	×	go	go	ok	ok
Uzbekistan (country-wide)	ok	ok	go	go	go	ok	ok	ok	go	go	go	ok

Go: the good monthsFair: workable, mixedPoor: heat, rain or hazeAvoid: storms, floods, closuresno data yet

Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.

Climate strip

Month by month

Zone	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Ferghana ValleyValley floor, 400–500 m	cool	cool	ok	best	best	hot	hot	hot	best	best	cool	cool

best: dry, mildok: workablecool: jacket, greyhot: short walking windows

Ferghana Valley: Continental and hotter than Tashkent in July–August; April–May and September–October are the comfortable windows.

Spring brings rain and blossom; autumn is dry and clear. Winter is cold and grey but the sights are empty.

Getting in and passes

Arrival times and regional passes

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Get in

Door-to-door p50, 2026 estimate

From	To	How	p50	Note
Tashkent (road)	Ferghana / Kokand	Shared taxi or car over the Kamchik pass	~4–5 h to Ferghana, ~3 h to Kokand	One guarded road in; passport check at the pass, no phone or camera in the tunnels.
Tashkent (air)	Ferghana, Andijan or Namangan	Uzbekistan Airways domestic flight	~1 h flight	Skips the pass; schedules change, so check before booking the rest of the trip.
Kyrgyzstan (Osh)	Andijan	Land border crossing	check	Crossing status changes; confirm it is open before you travel to it.

Regional passes

Verdict first

Shared taxi (bazaar stand)

buy

The default between valley towns; pay per seat and wait for the car to fill.

Marshrutka

buy

Cheaper and slower than shared taxis; runs on the main town-to-town routes.

Private driver by the day

check

Makes sense for Kokand plus Margilan in one day; agree the price and stops first.

Eat and move on

Regional food and where to go next

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Regional food

Where and when it works

Dish	Where	Timing / trap
Plov	Valley towns, from morning	Cooked in the morning and sold out by early afternoon; Andijan and Namangan versions are the local benchmark.
Samsa and non	Bazaar bakeries	Tandoor bread is cheapest at the bakery, not the hotel.
Dried fruit and nuts	Andijan and Namangan bazaars	Buy by weight; ask for a price per kilo before the bag is filled.
Tea and sweets	Chaikhanas	Tea houses are the standard lunch stop; men's and family sections are often separate.

Go next

Tashkent

Shared taxi or car over the Kamchik pass, ~4–5 h

The only road out to the west; leave before mid-morning.

Tashkent Region

Same road, stop at the pass viewpoints

Charvak and the Chimgan hills sit on the Tashkent side.

Samarkand

Back to Tashkent, then fast train

No direct rail from the valley; the train starts in Tashkent.

Northern Uzbekistan

planned

Via Tashkent, then north

Pairs with the valley only on a long trip.

Planning aids

Built from this guide's own data

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Region in numbers

Where to sleep: 1 base
Day trips: 4, 30 min to 2 h
Nights suggested: 2–3 nights
Ways in: 3 listed
Best months: Apr, May, Sep, Oct

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Sources

officialUzbekistan Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage
officialUzbekistan Airways
officialUzbekistan Railways
secondaryWikivoyage: Ferghana Valley (Uzbekistan), revision 5081852 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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