We do everything
for your comfortable travel and the opportunity
to take pleasure of the rest with the greatest success.
In order to prevent stressful situations and for
safety we would like to recommend you to adhere
some advices how to prevent your property and personal
safety.
The majority of recommendations are the same as
in your home country.
Central Asian
climate is a cold winter and a very hot and dry
summer. Travelers can face high temperatures in
the afternoon and significant downturn of temperature
at night. Temperature fluctuations make from+20
up to +35 day and from +15 up to +20 at night .
Light
clothes is recommended ( cotton and natural fabrics
is preferable) for day time and a sweater or a jacket
for cool evenings. It is often that during excursions
you will have long walking on a dry, dusty and rough
ground (and sometimes on the road dirty and made
of stone) the convenient footwear for walking must
be with a thick sole. During the visiting of some
religious places and private houses, probably, you
will need to remove your footwear. For visiting
cult establishments there are no special requirements
for clothes , but we recommend clothes closing most
of the body, including hands and a legs.
Travelers are recommended to adhere reasons of convenience,
rather than conformity of fashion. It is preferable
not to take valuable and expensive things which
will demand you special attention. . Your clothes
should protect you from the sun because of its high
activity . You can also take a hat and sunglasses
. Try to look modestly and rather validly to local
traditions and culture.
The
area you will travel is basically free from infectious
diseases. Official recommendations concerning vaccination
for visitors do not exist. Nevertheless, we strongly
recommend you to consult your doctor from the center
of vaccination and to make all necessary inoculations
before the trip.
The water here contains plenty of minerals and metallic
salts .That is why it is practically impossible
to avoid small problems with digestion. We ask you
to consult your doctor and pharmacologist on this
question.
We recommend you always to have constantly reserved
liquids which do not contain alcohol with you .
You will need tablets protecting from the basic
infectious diseases, tablets for cold, aspirin,
an adhesive plaster, antiseptic means and antiseptic
ointment, gastric tablets can .
We are kindly asking you to inform about any allergic
diseases or special recommendations for meal which
can demand special attention during travel beforehand.
We ask you to take all necessary medicines, which
can be necessary during the trip.
In
hotels (except some )there are no safes for storage
of values. The most convenient way is to carry a
purse with money under clothes. Documents (money,
traveler's cheques, air tickets, the visa, the passport,
etc.) should be always with you. Though the probability
to face a physical attack is improbable, pocket
thefts in crowded places can happen.
According to local laws, it will be necessary for
you to show the passport for registration on arrival
in hotels. Your passport will be returned to you
after several hours. Do not forget to take the passport
and the registration coupon from porter before departure
.
National
currency of Republic Uzbekistan is SUM. Travelers
are recommended to have denominations of small advantage
in US. New denominations (not earlier than 1990)are
preferable. The use of old denominations is connected
with probable difficulties in payment and exchange.
At exchange, in order to prevent troubles, we recommend
you to address for help only driver - accompanying
or representatives of accepting firm who always
will help to solve this question.
In Central Asia several languages
are spoken, the majority from which concern to Turkic
group except Tadjik language which concerns to another
group of languages . In addition to them, Russian
is widely distributed.
There
are no problems with photographing on historical
objects in Central Asia. Photographing inside some
religious objects, and also train station, airport
and near to military objects can be forbidden. In
case of doubt we ask to address your accompanying
person.
It is also possible , that for photographing there
is an additional payment on the majority of objects
of visiting (which is not included in the tour)
.
Film and a battery is possible to get in large cities,
but we recommend to buy quantity necessary for you
beforehand, is especial if your camera is the newest
updating, or if it is of a certain type.
the
Voltage of a network 220\230 watt (alternating current)
of 50 volt. Sockets , characteristic for continental
Europe. Adapters to them are not always available,
therefore we recommend to have an adapter with you.
The
Uzbek cuisine consists of vegetables, various kinds
of meat, macaroni products and fig. prevail. The
Food is sated with fats (cholesterol). Therefore,
if you keep a certain diet, we ask you to inform
us about it beforehand.
local mineral water has higher contents of minerals
and salts, .That is why it is salty(this mineral
water is considered more useful to health, rather
than water of the European manufacture.
Travelers
in Central Asia will be pleasantly surprised with
a variety of ornaments, clothes and products of
local masters. Books, maps, are popular as souvenirs.
For export of carpets there are restrictions about
which you can learn from your guide before fulfillment
of purchase.
The
Cost of the hotel services are not included in cost
of tour, such as: telephone conversations, room
service, mini bar in your room and washing of personal
linen, are paid by you separately. Before departure
from each hotel we ask you to verify from the porter
of the hotel about payment for the additional services
probably included in your bill.
Travelers
can wish to express gratitude for the given services
to carriers of luggage, waiters, the drivers accompanying
and guides. The size of gratitude depends on your
estimation of service. Our policy is to give to
you the chance to value it independently . Usually
the tip are entrusted individually in an envelope
at the end of service.
Time
across Greenwich +5 (winter).
Time across Greenwich +4 (summer).
we remind you, that for the
convenience of all traveling with you, smoking is
not authorized during bus trips. We ask you to be
also punctual during the tour so that delay will
not influence on the program.
Always to wash hands before meal (We are sorry for
a reminder, but it is important).
Do not drink water from the tap, buy water in bottles.
Do not eat fruits \vegetables bought in a market,
without preliminary processing.
Do not forget about necessity of the use of enough
of a liquid, especial in desert and in high mountains
(a minimum of 2 liters daily).
In case of stomach problems , Drink strong black
tea or coca-cola . Refrain from meal and immediately
inform your guide, please.
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