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The 13 Best Workshops & Craft Classes in Uzbekistan

13 tours  ·  from $15 a head

Silk paper in Samarkand, ceramics in Rishtan, suzani stitched by hand. The 13 below are priced by how long you get at the bench, with a note on what you take home.

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Master Class – Uzbek Bread in Khiva

1.Master Class – Uzbek Bread in Khiva

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 125 reviews · 50 min · from $20Our pick

Bake traditional Uzbek non bread in Khiva’s clay oven, then enjoy it with tea and homemade jam in this friendly 50-minute class.

“This is a fun way to spend an hour. You get to eat your bread with some delicious apricot jam and tea at the end. I also met some nice people.”

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Samarkand: Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit - The bazaar: where lunch starts
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Samarkand: Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit

2.Village Tour with Plov Cooking Class & Home Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 8 hours · from $59Top rated

Cook Samarkand plov in a village home, shop at a local bazaar, meet an Uzbek family, and see rural life on this 8-hour cultural tour.

“We enjoyed meeting the family and learning about them. The plov was delicious. We both enjoyed watching the process of preparing it and also the bread making. Our guide was very informative and personable. I cannot add anything to it. We had an excellent day and will always remember it”

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Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home - Pickup with Bekjon and the ride into the countryside
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Samarkand: Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home

4.Uzbek Cooking Class in a Village Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $52

Cook plov and mantu in a village home near Samarkand, meet a welcoming Uzbek family, and share a genuine countryside meal.

“We had a great time with our guide Bekjon who told us all about the village lifestyle and very happily answered to all our curious questions, plus he and his sister in law showed us how to prepare traditional Uzbek manti and plov. The mantis particularly were delicious!”

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Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience - Cooking plov, shashlik, and samsa
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Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience

5.Cooking class in Samarkand with local life experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $63

Cook plov with a Samarkand family, visit Siyob Bazaar, and see local life on this five-hour Uzbek food and culture tour.

“This was a great way to see how people outside the obvious tourist destinations in Uzbekistan really love. Plus we got to make some traditional food and it was delicious! Akram, our guide, was fantastic - interesting and interested. Highly recommended!”

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Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers - Choosing ingredients at a neighborhood market
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Private Samarkand Cooking Class with Market Tour & Transfers

Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand - Cooking plov in a village family home
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Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand

7.Cooking Class in the Village with Local Family in Samarkand

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $65

Cook plov with a Samarkand family, shop a local bazaar, and visit paper, oil, and pottery workshops on this private village tour.

“We had a wonderful day with Goli and her family! She picked us from our hotel and brought us to her local market where we were able to try new things. Cooking was a fun and slow experience. I wish we could’ve participated even more e.g. collecting firewood or rolling the dough.”

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Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent - Cutting onions, carrots, and meat yourself
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Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent

8.Plov and Samsa Cooking Class in Tashkent

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · 3 hours

Cook Uzbek plov and samsa in a private Tashkent home class, with hands-on instruction, a shared meal, and flexible booking.

“Ta atrakcja jest świetna.Odbywa się w domu gospodyni.Super doświadczenie ,które polecam wszystkim nie tylko kucharzomKończy się ona spożywaniem wspólnnym przygotowanego plov ,ale nie tylko.Gospodyni przygotowuje również drobny poczenstunek”

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Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House - The Short Drive to a Family Home
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Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House

9.Plov Cooking Class at Local Uzbek House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $65

Cook authentic Samarkand plov, shop at Siyob Bazaar, and share a homemade meal in a local Uzbek home with private transport.

“We enjoyed this tour a lot. The tour started at the bazaar, where Ali showed us around while buying some ingredients for the plov. Then his brother drove us to his home, which is perhaps 10 minutes from the city centre. He and his family had Read more”

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Samarkand Local Family Cooking Class and Siyob Bazaar Tour - Starting at Siyob Bazaar
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Samarkand Local Family Cooking Class and Siyob Bazaar Tour

10.Samarkand Local Family Cooking Class and Siyob Bazaar Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $65

Tour Samarkand’s Siyob Bazaar, cook Uzbek dishes with a local family, and share lunch in this private six-hour cultural experience.

“This was truly the most unique tour I’ve ever booked. An absolute must for anyone wanting to truly understand Samarkand. Together with Akramjon and Rushana, I had the rare opportunity to learn all the details of making traditional Read more”

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Master Class - Uzbek Bread (Khiva) - Flower patterns make the bread personal
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Master Class – Uzbek Bread (Khiva)

11.Master Class – Uzbek Bread (Khiva)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · from $15Best value

Make traditional Uzbek bread in Khiva for $15, stamp flower designs, bake your loaf, drink tea, and enjoy a hands-on 45-minute class.

“Extremely overpriced for what we got. Would have loved some explanation on the bread or history of the bread or anything really and didn’t get anything other than expensive bread.”

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Traditional Khiva Cooking Class with Market Visit & Lunch - Choosing between plov and Shivit Oshi
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Traditional Khiva Cooking Class with Market Visit & Lunch

12.Traditional Khiva Cooking Class with Market Visit & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2.5 hours

Cook plov or Shivit Oshi in a Khivan home, shop at a local market, share tea and fruit, and take home recipes for $150 per group.

“This was such a wonderful experience! My friends and I all loved it. Our guide, Sarvar, was very friendly and gave detailed explanations throughout the tour. He first took us to a local market to buy ingredients — we probably wouldn’t have found this place without him! Then, he invited us to his home to cook together, which was such a rare and special opportunity to see what a local home looks like. Sarvar’s family was warm and welcoming. His mother cooked plov for us — it was the best plov we had during our entire trip! After the meal, they even served us local melons and watermelons, which were…”

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Samarkand: Cooking class with local family - Starting at a local Samarkand bazaar
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Samarkand: Cooking class with local family

13.Cooking class with local family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $65

Cook plov, shashlik, and samsa with a Samarkand family, shop at a local bazaar, and visit traditional craft workshops on this private tour.

“Great local experience! Navroʻz is super welcoming and very knowledgeable about the history of Uzbekistan and all traditions! He will bring you at his place with her wife and parents and they let you cook together from scratch. It’s not only about cooking but learning local traditions, costumes and history. A different way to discover the real Samarkand ! Highly recommended.”

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