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🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is no. 33 in our list of the 50 most visited destinations, with 10.1 million international arrivals in 2024. Below: visa rules for every passport, cash limits at customs and the tourist traps official travel advice warns about.

Rank 33 of 50 by international arrivals (10.1 million, 2024) · Source: UN Tourism

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Explore Uzbekistan: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on Uzbekistan's national tourism portal.

Places to visit

Shopping

Cheap ways to get around

Food

  • Regional plov

    Uzbekistan

    Pilaf (plov) is the main dish everywhere, and each region cooks it differently.

    Source: Uzbekistan Travel – Bukhara

  • Shivit osh

    Khiva

    Khorezm's green noodles, coloured with shivit greens and served with katyk (sour milk) and meat in a vegetable sauce.

    Source: Uzbekistan Travel – Khiva

General tips

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Uzbekistan, plus a few reported in public visitor reviews (labelled), in our own words.

  1. Pickpocketing in bazaars and transport

    How it works: Pickpocketing and bag-snatching are common in crowded bazaars and on public transport.

    How to avoid it: Keep belongings in sight and spread valuables out.

  2. Black-market money exchange

    How it works: Changing money on the black market is illegal with harsh penalties; booths reject damaged or pre-2013 dollars.

    How to avoid it: Use official booths and bring clean, recent USD notes.

  3. Unlicensed taxis

    How it works: Unlicensed taxis remain common.

    How to avoid it: Use official airport taxis or apps like Yandex or MyTaxi.

  4. Photography of official sites

    How it works: Photos of government buildings (e.g. the Palace of Forums), metro stations, bridges, borders and police stations can upset authorities.

    How to avoid it: Ask before taking photos near such places.

  5. Airport taxi touts in Tashkent

    How it works: Touts at arrivals offer rides, then charge many times the app fare or take detours.

    How to avoid it: Get a local SIM or eSIM, book through a taxi app from the terminal, and don't tell touts where you're going.

    From visitor reviews, not official Tashkent International Airport. Sources: reddit.com · reddit.com. Researched 23 Oct 2026; there is no official page to re-check, so this date is not updated automatically.

Official advice: FCDO: no areas advised against.

Emergency numbers in Uzbekistan

Other traps paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 19 Mar 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Uzbekistan.

Not yet confirmed — check the official customs page. We couldn't confirm Uzbekistan's cash limits on an official page yet, so we don't show a number. Check the current rules on customs.uz →

Official source: customs.uz · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Uzbekistan visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free93 passports
eVisa50 passports
Embassy visa55 passports

Verified rules for Uzbekistan: 193 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 5; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 5 rules for Uzbekistan are not from an official Uzbekistan government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

Requirements for all visitors to Uzbekistan

These apply on top of the visa rules above, whatever your passport, unless an item says otherwise.

  • RegistrationRegistration of place of stay within 3 working days

    Applies to: foreigners (hotels register guests via E-mehmon).

    Official source: lex.uz · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

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