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By Khakim Travel

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is £41 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Cook authentic Samarkand dishes with a local family
    • Enjoy a shared homemade meal with tea and sweets
    • Experience traditional music and a warm family atmosphere

Activity location

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

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Samarkand Traditional Sweets & Desserts Menu

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Some sweets take hours to make; guests can help with assembly or taste ready desserts.

Halboyi Tar

Chak Chak

Qalama

Starting time: 16:00
Price details
£41.33 x 2 Adults£82.66
Total
Price is £82.66
Until Wed, 28 Oct

Cook a Samarkand Breakfast and Taste What Locals Used to Eat

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Bengali

Perfect for morning sessions; guests will help with simple preparation and taste fresh dishes

Attala

Shir Brinj (sweet rice porridge)

Qaymoq (fresh cream)

Homemade butter

Nuts & honey

Starting time: 10:00
Price details
£41.33 x 2 Adults£82.66
Total
Price is £82.66
Until Wed, 28 Oct

Samarkand Street / Fast Food

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Quick-cooking street foods; guests can participate fully in shaping, baking, or frying

Samsa

Bugursok

Bilishi

Perashki

Price details
£45.09 x 2 Adults£90.18
Total
Price is £90.18
Until Wed, 28 Oct

Vegetarian Menu

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Light but filling; some dishes may be pre-cooked, but guests actively assist and taste.

Manti with pumpkin/potato/greens

Xonim with pumpkin/potato/greens

Bichak with pumpkin/potato/greens

Price details
£45.09 x 2 Adults£90.18
Total
Price is £90.18
Until Wed, 28 Oct

Samarkand Dough & Dumpling Experience and Cooking Class

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Dumplings require longer cooking; guests can shape the dough and fillings, and taste ready-cooked versions

Manti (meat or vegetable)

Xonim (steamed roll)

Samsa (meat or greens)

Bichak (pumpkin, greens, or herbs)

Price details
£46.59 x 2 Adults£93.18
Total
Price is £93.18
Until Wed, 28 Oct

Samarkand: Plov Varieties Cooking Class in a Local Home

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Plov may take 1–2 hours to cook fully; guests will actively participate in preparation or taste a ready version.

Tugrama Plov

Sitora Plov

Cottonseed Plov

Fresh seasonal salads

Drinks (tea, water)

Price details
£48.85 x 2 Adults£97.70
Total
Price is £97.70
Until Wed, 28 Oct

Traditional Samarkand Meat Dishes Menu

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Meat dishes require longer cooking; guests may participate in preparation or taste fully cooked versions

Shashlik or

Tuy Kabob or

Qozon

Price details
£67.63 x 2 Adults£135.26
Total
Price is £135.26
Until Wed, 28 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Local host family & cooking instructor
  • Inclusions
    Cultural explanations of Uzbek traditions
  • Inclusions
    Cooking class with selected menu option
  • Inclusions
    All ingredients and cooking tools
  • Inclusions
    Shared homemade meal
  • Inclusions
    Tea & refreshments
  • Inclusions
    Traditional music atmosphere
  • Inclusions
    Transport pickup & drop off
  • Exclusions
    Alcoholic drinks
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Pets, Smoking indoors
    • Not suitable for: People with food allergies
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Step inside a real Samarkand family home and discover Uzbek culture through food, traditions, and hospitality. Choose from several traditional menu options, cook together with your hosts, and enjoy a homemade meal in a warm family atmosphere.

    This experience goes far beyond cooking. Learn local customs, food-sharing traditions, seasonal food preservation methods, family values, and everyday life in Uzbekistan. Depending on your chosen menu, you may participate in the entire cooking process or discover dishes that require long traditional preparation methods.

    This is not a restaurant or a staged performance — it is an authentic opportunity to experience the true spirit of Samarkand hospitality.

    Highlights

    • Experience everyday life inside a traditional Samarkand family home
    • Choose from several authentic Uzbek menu options
    • Cook together with local hosts using fresh ingredients
    • Enjoy a homemade meal with tea and traditional sweets
    • Learn Uzbek hospitality traditions and dining etiquette
    • Learn about family traditions, celebrations, and local customs
    • See traditional engagement and festive clothing
    • Small-group and personal cultural experience away from tourist crowds

Location

Activity location

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    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan