Uzbekistan Reviews

Review 1

What was the most memorable part of your tour?

It was all great. The mountain stay in a yurt - especially when we had a hot shower in the morning, people and accommodation in Uzbekistan, food - especially the variety in China, the hamman, the amazing mosques, the miles and miles of desert. Fantastic.

How would you rate the tour leaders?

Excellent. They were at all times professional, responsible and full of useful (and funny but useless) information that made the trip really enjoyable. I felt I could just sit back and relax knowing that everything would be taken care of, if it went according to plan or not.

Do you feel your holiday benefited local people?

A bit. The people who ran the yurts- maybe.

Do you feel that you got under the skin of a country?

No. But I do feel that I have more understanding about the history (and size) of those countries.

What advice would you give to other travellers?

Be prepared to enjoy the time spent on the train traveling. For me a lot of travel is about the time spent getting from place to place, not just the arriving and seeing ´famous sights´- but the journeys are very long on this trip. The best way is to get involved with the trip, go to the canteen car, eat the local food, buy something from the guys who get on the train, get off the train at every availabe stop ( keeping your eye on the tour leader!) and just enjoy the traveling - which is a big part of this trip, instead of just enduring it and waiting for the end when you can see the sights. If you want to just see the sights, then fly from place to place. It´s a big area, and if you think you might not want to see it, then don´t.

Reviewed by Carol Ashen who travelled in August 2006 on the The Rhubarb Road trip

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