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Spending a day with a local family during your visit to Samarkand offers a truly unique and enriching experience:
1. **Authentic Insights**: You'll gain authentic insights into the local culture, traditions, and daily life. It's like peeking behind the scenes and discovering what makes a place tick.
2. **Personal Connections**: Interacting with locals fosters genuine connections. You'll learn about their stories, share meals, and perhaps even participate in their daily activities.
3. **Off-the-Beaten-Path**: Unlike typical tourist attractions, this experience takes you off the beaten path. You'll explore hidden gems and discover places that guidebooks often miss.
4. **Cultural Exchange**: It's a two-way street. You'll share your own culture and learn from theirs. Language, customs, and traditions become bridges for understanding.
5. **Memorable Moments**: From cooking together to hearing family anecdotes, these moments create lasting memories that go beyond standard sightseeing.
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers with special dietary restrictions or allergies need to inform us in advance so we can cater to their needs.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Samarkand? As you step into this ancient Silk Road city, prepare for an unforgettable journey beyond the tourist hotspots. Here's your chance to truly live like a local: 1. **Siyob Bazaar**: ( Closed on Monday). Begin your day at Siyob Bazaar, the bustling heart of Samarkand. Stroll through colorful stalls, chat with vendors, and witness the lively exchange of goods. It's the perfect place to people-watch and soak in the local atmosphere. 2. **Cooking Adventure**: Join a local family in their home and learn the secrets of Uzbek cuisine. Roll up your sleeves and prepare traditional dishes like plov (rice pilaf), shashlik (grilled meat), and samsa (savory pastries). Discover the flavors that have been passed down through generations. 3. **Family Interaction**: Spend the day with a warm-hearted local family. Share stories, laughter, and perhaps even a game of chess. Learn about their daily routines, customs, and traditions. You'll find that hospitality knows no bounds in Samarkand. 4. Samarkand Bukhara Silk Carpets factory
main
Soup or Plov or Dumplings
foods with ingredients including vegetables and meat/ no meat.
dessert
Jam or Juice
we can provide jam or juice made of fruits and completely natural.
starter
Samsa
dough with meator pumpkin or potato inside
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Awesome national meals to try are provided at any time while you in my house in the village. We will be glad to share delicious foods to you!
depending on the start time of the masterclass we can include the dinner as well.
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Pickup included
19 đánh giá
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Safari381054,,1 thg 1, 2026
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
This is a cooking experience in a large traditional house where Akram (male in his late 20s) and his wife, children, parents and siblings' family of 11 live. I also cook, but they served me many other meals, and I was able to relax. The menu is what I want to make, so I requested Manti and Mastava. I was also taken to the naan factory, and it was a really difficult experience to have warm exchanges with ordinary families, not just sightseeing spots. Yusuf, a 2-year-old boy, was very friendly and cute.
Seoultravels,,31 thg 12, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
If you're even thinking about doing this, BOOK IT! Akram and Roxshana are incredible hosts. Their generosity and hospitality cannot be beat. Being invited into their home is a special glimpse into local life. They truly want to share their culture (via food and interesting conversation) and are curious about yours. They will ask you in advance what you want to make, and we highly recommend doing the dumpling soup. One of the best soups of our lives! The offerings are plentiful - much much more than you can imagine eating in one sitting. Don't worry if you're not good in the kitchen; it is as hands-on or hands-off as you want it to be. (We tried to do everything... but just for a few minutes as Roxshana was so much faster and more skilled!) We highly recommend booking with Akram.
Voyager25433498770,,16 thg 12, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Just had the most beautiful welcome to Samarkand thanks to Akram and his wife. Akram immediately sent me a message when I booked asking which 2 dishes we would like to make, which was nice that we got to choose 2 (we chose Manti and Plov, but there’s so many options!) Then he coordinated with us and started the trip by picking us up from our hotel. He took us to the Siyob bazaar where he showed us the vibes there and bought the ingredients necessary before we headed to his home for the experience. All throughout, he was teaching us so much about Uzbek culture and lifestyle, and giving us many tips for our travel here. Then when we got to his home, we started with eating some Uzbek bread alongside a stew called Halisa or Halim - it was incredible. Then, we started the experience, where him and his wife guided us through every step of cooking the meals, and gladly stepped in if anything ever got too difficult or stressful. They grow their own fruits and vegetables at home, so it was a really cool experience - we made our plov with carrots that we got from their garden! We cooked the plov outside in the big pot over a fire Akram and I made and had a great time. The food came out absolutely incredible!! Everything tasted so good and they fed us so much food - Alhamdulillah. We ate and then he graciously dropped us back off at our hotel as well! All-in-all, was an amazing experience and I wholeheartedly recommend! Akram and his wife are great people, and his flexibility, grace, and genuineness truly made the experience a great one!! We actually fell asleep in a food coma right when we got back haha. Katta rahmat 🤲🏽














carolorange,,5 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Ive been loving uzbek cuisine during my travel and wanted to learn how to create those dishes back home. I wasnt sure which experience to pick in Samarkand and very glad i chose this one. I booked a little last minute but Akkran was still able to accommodate a lunch class and was flexible with market tour logistics. He gave me a lot of dish options to choose from for learning. The cooking instruction was driven by his wife and was as hands on as I wanted it to be and the food turned out great. I feel like i really learned authentic Uzbek home cooking! It was also interesting to visit his house in the outskirts of Samarkand where the cooking instructions are held and meet some of his lovely family members. Overall im happy with the experience and i could tell that he cares about creating a great experience for the customers







AbdurPatel,,1 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Akram and his family are lovely hosts. Had a great experience with some lovely food prepared and ate. Communications with Akram was efficient.
Giulia B,,22 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
It was a very great experience, we cooked tipical dishes with both vegan and with meat options. Our host was great!

marco m,,7 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Akram picked us up at the hotel by car; he drove us around town to the Bazaar and also to a very important local carpet factory without ever forcing it, but always asking if we would like to visit one thing over another. After a short trip we arrived at his house in the outskirts of Samarkand (a tour that alone is already worth the experience to see the reality of the city and not only the center) where we were warmly welcomed by his wife and one of his small children (who kept us company all day, but without ever disturbing). We got to cook delicious local food as agreed in advance and besides having fun we learned something about the local cuisine, but also about the Uzbek culture and people. The warmth, smile and helpfulness of Akram and his family is the number one experience we bring home from this unforgettable trip. All this was simple from the beginning thanks to Akram’s familiarity with English who like many locals also speaks Russian. P.S. Akram in addition to cooking knows very well the city and the history of the country and facilities and is available to accompany you where you want. Really GOOD 👌🏼



P3229EKdavide,,6 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
I had a wonderful experience with Akram at his home. He and his wife coached me through the steps of making samsa and manti and we followed it up with a delicious lunch that I'd had a hand in making! They were warm and generous and it was very nice to get a small taste of village life in the area around Samarkand. Samarkand is exceptionally beautiful but it can also feel like you're very much in a tourist bubble. Akram took me out of that bubble and provided a memorable and authentic experience. He was also very good at tailoring the experience to suit my schedule and needs.

raysont2025,,29 thg 5, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Thank you Navruz for spending the whole day with us. You are a very hospitable person and our experience in Samarkand was truly authentic with your accompaniment. Highly recommended!








Sohael,,11 thg 4, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Akram was a wonderful host and we had so much fun on this cooking class! He and his wife welcomed us into their home, we were greeted with a huge table of food, tea and sweets, then they showed us how to make two Uzbek dishes (vegetarian for us). They were delicious! We got to know more about Uzbek culture and met some of his friends and family too, who were all super welcoming and friendly. He even gave us a gift at the end. Thank you Akram!!




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