Jahongir Travel is a locally owned tour operator based in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. We started in 2009 as a small family guesthouse — one of the first boutique accommodation options in the city — and over the following years built a full tour operation from the ground up. Today we organise private and small-group tours throughout Uzbekistan and Central Asia, working with a network of trusted local guides and drivers we have developed over more than fifteen years.
We are not a large agency selling packages at volume. Every itinerary we put together is tailored to the people travelling — their pace, their interests, their budget. Most of our clients come through word of mouth or repeat bookings, which is the part of our work we are most proud of.
Our team is based in Samarkand, which gives us a practical advantage: we know the Silk Road cities — Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Tashkent, Nukus — not as destinations on a brochure but as places we live and work. When a train is delayed, a site is unexpectedly closed, or a traveller wants to add something unplanned, we can respond quickly because we are here on the ground.
Our core work is private touring — day trips and multi-day itineraries for independent travellers who want a guide and driver rather than a group package. We operate tours from Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, and Tashkent, covering the main Silk Road cities as well as less-visited destinations such as the Nuratau Mountains, Aydarkul Lake, Shahrisabz, and the Khorezm desert fortresses.
We work with travellers from all over the world — independent travellers planning their first trip to Uzbekistan, families, photographers, cyclists, and small groups. If you have a specific interest or a tight schedule, tell us and we will build something around it.
Uzbekistan rewards travellers who go a little deeper — past the main monuments and into the neighbourhoods, craft workshops, local markets, and mountain villages that most group tours skip. Our guides are from Uzbekistan. They speak the language, understand the context, and know which places are genuinely worth your time versus which are on every itinerary simply because they always have been.
Planning a trip here can also be more complicated than it looks: visa requirements, train booking systems, regional transport connections, and accommodation quality vary significantly. We handle that practical layer so you can focus on the travel itself. Most of our clients arrive with a rough idea and leave with a clear, realistic plan — and usually a better trip than they had originally imagined.
If you would like to discuss your plans, get in touch. We are happy to answer questions, suggest itineraries, or simply help you figure out whether Uzbekistan is right for your travel style. There is no obligation.