Cooking Class with Local Family

Join a Samarkand cooking class, connect with locals, and explore hidden gems. Experience authentic culture and create lasting memories.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • H3CF+29X - Are you prepared to dive into the rich culture of Samarkand? As you enter this historic Silk Road city, get ready for an extraordinary journey beyond the usual tourist attractions. Here’s your opportunity to truly experience life as a local:
  1. Siyob Bazaar: (Closed on Monday). Start your day at Siyob Bazaar, the vibrant core of…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Meal Options
  • Soup or Plov or Dumplings - foods with ingredients including vegetables and meat/ no meat.

  • Jam or Juice - we can provide jam or juice made of fruits and completely natural.

Additional Information

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…
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mark_a
Mar 21, 2025
A real Uzbek experience - This was a great way to see how people outside the obvious tourist destinations in Uzbekistan really love. Plus we got to make some traditional food and it was delicious! Akram, our guide, was fantastic - interesting and interested. Highly recommended!
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Famigliaallen
Mar 8, 2025
A great introduction to Uzbek family life and food. - This is a great way to get a feeling for family life and food in Uzbekistan. Akram and his family made us feel so welcome and showed us how to prepare plov and manti and the result was more delicious than the restaurant versions we had while in Samarkand. Akram is very knowledgeable and his English is excellent, and although his wife Roxshana is just beginning to learn English she made us feel so welcome, even when we were failing miserably to follow her simple manti-making directions. A really interesting day with great food and one which will stick in our memories much more than any restaurant meal ever will.
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Sucoa
Mar 2, 2025
100% Recommended - Akram and his family were extremely kind!!! It was a very nice experience not only regarding cooking uzbek food but also to share the uzbek culture!! 100% recommended.
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Jens
Jan 29, 2025
Outstanding Experience - Thank you so much to Akram and his whole family for such a wonderful day! A masterclass in sharing insight into daily Uzbek life and Culture, while joining together with the whole family to cook incredible food. Fantastic experience for anybody passionate about learning about local culture and food!
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Airik2025
Jan 7, 2025
Wonderful experience - I booked this cooking class through GetYourGuide at Akram’s home, and it turned out to be an amazing experience. His wife showed me how to cook plov, giving me a glimpse into their culinary traditions. Later, we shared the meal with his family, which made the experience even more special. Spending time with them, exchanging stories, and learning about their culture was truly unforgettable. It felt less like a class and more like being welcomed into their home. Highly recommend this to anyone looking for a genuine cultural experience! Thank you so much Akram:)
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Mrabdoonnoor
Sep 18, 2024
Best service ever. - It was actually amazing the hospitality and all the items are very delicious. I really enjoyed the time with local family and it is highly recommended.
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Alnow6
Sep 13, 2024
Highly recommended - This activity is highly recommended it's a life time experience that you will always remember. We had a wonderful and amazing day with this lovely family. You get to know how to cook the famous Uzbek dishes, you get to choose one dish to make and we chose Plov.They teach us how to cook step by step and then we sat down to eat together on a table which is full of many different delicious Uzbek side dishes. Also there is a small garden they grow tomatoes and bell peppers. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to share with you and your family a great day.
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Kevinwv720ch
Dec 20, 2024
Good exchange with family! - My host Akram picked me up at my hotel then drove me to his village some 40 mins away to meet his family. I felt at ease and Akram has a good command of English. I met his wife and their youngest son, his Father and elder brother also a niece and nephew. The time went quick and we only had time to prepare one menu ….you guess it ; Plov. Which was wonderful and served with bread, salads, and fermented vegetables. Go for the cultural exchange more than for the cooking!! I declined the included visit to the Siyob Bazaar because I’d already been twice since my arrival in Samarkand.
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