Kebab
(shashlyk, shish kebab), is a favourite both in Asia and in Caucasus. It can be
easily made from any type of meat or fish.
The meat is
cut in cubes which then are skewered and roasted over an open fire on the
chargrill. Shashlyk is garnished with fresh vegetables, pickles, sauces, and
fresh herbs, of course. Shashlyk better be eaten hot.
Gastronomic
Group Tour to Uzbekistan: 11.10 - 18.10.2018
With its
magical buildings, fascinating landscapes and friendly people, Uzbekistan has a
lot to offer. It is a country caught between rich traditions and modernity.
Wild
equestrian games, fairytale palaces and hospitable people proud of their
magnificent culture - all this will be encountered by those traveling through
Uzbekistan on the Silk Road. The central Asian country borders Kazakhstan to
the north and Afghanistan to the south. The journey begins in Samarkand, one of
central Asia’s oldest cities.
For centuries
cities like Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva provided the necessary infrastructure
for the caravans on the Silk Road, allowing merchants to trade their goods and
providing accommodation for them and their animals. Many buildings still
survive to underline the splendor and wealth that trade once generated. In
Samarkand, one of the world’s oldest cities, three outstanding Koran schools,
known as madrasas, on Registan Square have been listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. In the Boysun region in the Hissar Mountains the ancient, and
none-too-gentle riding game known as Kopkari is held at Nowruz, the New Year
festival. More than a hundred horsemen try to pick up the body of a dead goat
from the ground and to escape with this from all the others. In 1380 the Uzbek
folk hero Amir Timur (Tamerlane) had the gigantic Ak Sarav, the White Palace,
built in Shahrisabz, the town of his birth. It had a thousand rooms adorned
with gemstones.
Islam-Khodja Complex is one of the pearls of
Ichan-Kala - Khiva’s historical part, which was the first Uzbekistan’s site
included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1990.
Islam-Khodja Madrasah and Minaret are the
most prominent of Ichan-Kala, its landmark. The complex is famous thanks to the
contrast between its Ichan-Kala’s tallest minaret and smallest madrasah, as the
architect of the complex designed. Thus the minaret, visible at a long
distance, looks even grander. At the beginning of the last century the minaret
helped travelers to orientate themselves and find the way to the city faster.
🕌The architectural complex Po-i-Kalyan is the central
Bukhara tourist attraction located in the main Registan Square. Po-i-Kalyan,
‘the foot of the great’, consists of three structures built in the 12th - 16th
centuries: Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque and Mir-i Arab Madrasah.
Since 15 July 2018 travellers
from the countries listed below can obtain an e-visa to Uzbekistan by simply
visiting the governmental portal e-visa.gov.uz. In this case, tourists need not
gain a visa support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan or visit
the premises of the country’s diplomatic missions abroad.
The e-visa enables its holder to
make one visit to Uzbekistan and stay there for a maximum of 30 days. The visa
remains valid within 90 days after its issue. Only the tourist version of the
e-visa can be obtained via the portal.
To get an e-visa to Uzbekistan
you need to pay a fee of 20 US dollars using the VISA paying system. You should
apply for the e-visa to the portal not later than 3 working days before the trip
to Uzbekistan, as the consideration term lasts 2 days, excluding the submission
day.
E-visa can only be valid if
presented together with the passport used to obtain it.
❓Who can apply for an e-visa to
Uzbekistan?
The citizens of the following
countries can obtain a tourist e-visa to Uzbekistan:
☑The applicant needs to fill attentively blanks in the application form
and attach their scanned photographic image (size 35х40 mm, quality 300 dpi, the face occupies 70-80% of the image, the
background is light and uniform in colour) and a scanned copy of your (travel)
passport (a clear image, the maximum size of the file is 500 Kb). The form must
be filled correctly, without errors, and the data given must coincide completely
with those in your valid document (passport), based on which the tourist is
planning to enter Uzbekistan. The applicant guarantees that all information
about their person is reliable.
☑As the form is filled and submitted, you will receive by e-mail a letter
confirming the submission and providing an application code and an activation
link. You will use the application code when you are asked on the portal to pay
20 US dollars as a fee for the e-visa. After the payment you will receive one
more letter informing that your application has been successfully accepted.
☑The application for an e-visa to Uzbekistan remains under consideration
for 2 working days (excluding the submission day). After that you will receive
by e-mail a letter with an electronic visa in PDF format, if the decision about
this application is positive. The e-visa can be printed or downloaded to your
mobile phone.
☑In case of refusal, you will receive a notification hereof; in this case
the fee is not returned to the payer.
