- Day 1
- Chorsu Bazaar + Khast Imam old town
- Day 2
- Metro stations tour + Amir Temur Square
- Day 3
- Parks, museums, Magic City evening
- Metro
- UZS 2,500 electronic / 3,000 cash
- Chorsu
- Open 9:00-18:00; go by 10 AM
Tashkent rewards slowness. The sights are spread out but connected by a cheap, air-conditioned metro, the bazaars are level underfoot, and the food scene is gentle on Indian palates. This three-day plan keeps each day to one neighbourhood cluster with a real lunch break, so parents finish the trip rested rather than wrung out.
Day 1: Chorsu Bazaar and the old town
Start at Chorsu Bazaar - the official hours are 9:00-18:00, and arriving by 10 AM means full stalls and thin crowds. The blue-domed main hall holds the spice, dried-fruit and bread sellers; the nan bread ovens at the edges are the show everyone remembers. The floor is level stone, busy but walkable, with seated tea stops around the perimeter. From the bazaar it is a 10-minute taxi to the Khast Imam complex, home of the world's oldest Quran manuscript and some of the city's finest tilework - courtyards here are flat and bench-dotted. Break for a long plov lunch back toward the centre; mornings-only sightseeing is the theme of this trip.
Day 2: The metro as the attraction
Tashkent's metro is double sightseeing: transport and art gallery in one. Since 1 October 2026 a single ride costs UZS 2,500 with electronic payment (3,000 cash). Ride the circle of famous stations - Kosmonavtlar with its space-age murals, Alisher Navoi's vaulted turquoise domes, Mustakillik Maydoni's marble columns - hopping off for ten minutes at each. All stations have escalators; some have lifts. Emerge at Amir Temur Square for the statue, the fountains and the Hotel Uzbekistan facade, then walk the flat Sayilgoh Broadway to the Alisher Navoi Opera for an evening look at the facade. Yandex Go home when legs give out.
Day 3: Green and easy
Keep the last day loose: the Museum of Applied Arts in the morning (one floor, exquisite ceramics, an hour well spent), lunch at a chaikhana teahouse, then the evening at Magic City - Tashkent's fairy-tale park with light shows, flat paths and plenty of benches - or a quiet stroll through the Japanese Garden. Pack nothing ambitious into the final morning if the flight is afternoon; the airport is only 20-40 minutes from the centre (our airport transfer guide has the details).
Pacing notes for parents
One cluster per day, sit-down lunches, and a rule that no day starts before 9:30. The metro covers most hops for a few rupees; Yandex Go fills the gaps for UZS 15,000-30,000 a ride. Tashkent is flat, so the walking is real but never steep. If a day trip to Samarkand tempts you, it needs a fourth day - do not fold it into this one.
A Miranda House graduate and lawyer who traded courtrooms for slow travel. Cheshta travels with the batches we host ourselves, with a soft spot for travelling alongside elders.
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