{"id":273629,"date":"2025-10-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=273629"},"modified":"2025-12-27T11:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T10:05:27","slug":"folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/10\/folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow our new journey in Uzbekistan - the land of fairy tales!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here we go again - travelling to Uzbekistan for the third time. It's no secret that this country has taken us by storm. Every time we land, it's like we're swept up in an intense wave of exotic adventure, and it reminds us a little of why we love travelling<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad8fd8cedefb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad8fd8cedefb\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/10\/folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land\/#Uzbekistan_%E2%80%93_drommarnas_och_sagornas_land\" >Uzbekistan - land of dreams and fairy tales<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/10\/folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land\/#Drommen_blev_sann\" >The dream came true<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/10\/folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land\/#En_forsta_omtumlande_resa_till_Uzbekistan\" >A first tumultuous journey to Uzbekistan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/10\/folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land\/#En_andra_omtumlande_resa_till_Uzbekistan\" >A second tumultuous journey to Uzbekistan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/10\/folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land\/#Nu_reser_vi_till_Uzbekistan_for_tredje_gangen\" >Travelling to Uzbekistan for the third time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/10\/folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uzbekistan-drommarnas-och-sagornas-land\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uzbekistan_%E2%80%93_drommarnas_och_sagornas_land\"><\/span>Uzbekistan - land of dreams and fairy tales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me it started with fantasies about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/11\/gora-i-samarkand\/\">Samarkand<\/a>. Honestly, is there any place that has such a dreamy aura as this? I heard about it when I was a kid, probably through the fairy tale \"One Thousand and One Nights\" or something similar. The name stuck... and I always wanted to come here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_IMG_E3836-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_IMG_E3836-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_IMG_E3836-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_IMG_E3836-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_IMG_E3836-1-224x126.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_IMG_E3836-1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_IMG_E3836-1-433x244.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_IMG_E3836-1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_IMG_E3836-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-drommen-blev-sann\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drommen_blev_sann\"><\/span>The dream came true<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For us, it all started when Uzbekistan opened an embassy in Stockholm, just as the new president of Uzbekistan wanted to open up tourism in earnest. We can attest that they<em> really<\/em> are working towards this: revitalisation of destinations, new hotels and visa-free travel for lots of nationalities (including Swedes of course). They really want to show off their country to tourists!<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1477035904\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2583920695 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-2471762607\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-1568202057\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider2583920695 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-2583920695\" );$freedslider2583920695.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider2583920695.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider2583920695.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider2583920695.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider2583920695.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E4212-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E4212-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E4212-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E4212-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E4212-224x126.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E4212-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E4212-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E4212-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E4212.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, what happened for our part was that we met the Uzbekistan Embassy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/10\/trevliga-dagar-pa-seniormassan-i-stockholm-2023\/\">Senior Fair in Stockholm 2023<\/a>. We had a stand ourselves (and we lectured!) and we told the embassy how much we dreamed of Uzbekistan. There and then a co-operation was born! (And yes, they are coming to the Senior Festival\/Travel Fair this year too, if you want to meet them!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E5787-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E5787-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E5787-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E5787-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E5787-224x126.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E5787-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E5787-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E5787-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E5787.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Embassy of Uzbekistan at the Senior Fair in Stockholm 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-en-forsta-omtumlande-resa-till-uzbekistan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"En_forsta_omtumlande_resa_till_Uzbekistan\"><\/span>A first tumultuous journey to Uzbekistan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first trip to Uzbekistan was tumultuous, for real. The country had a chartered flight from Madrid, due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/10\/25-unwto-i-samarkand\/\">UNWTO (World Tourism Organisation) meeting in Samarkand<\/a> 2023: if we made it to Madrid, we were allowed to hang out on the plane, as journalists. How should we describe it? The other travellers wore long African dresses and headdresses that we had only seen on TV before. Everyone looked very <em>important<\/em> out. We wondered where we would go?<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-320108100\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2369110017 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1299903415\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-3898879545\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider2369110017 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-2369110017\" );$freedslider2369110017.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider2369110017.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider2369110017.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider2369110017.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider2369110017.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was fantastic, but at the same time the trip shook us up in every possible way. We listened to the President's speech, we were interviewed on TV, and we met and talked to people everywhere. Suddenly we realised that for many people, the 'centre of the world' is here, in a place that was previously just a blur on the map. We love these shifts in perspective!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E6540-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E6540-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E6540-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E6540-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E6540-224x126.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E6540-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E6540-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E6540-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/batch_IMG_E6540.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dancers and others at an outdoor party in Uzbekistan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-en-andra-omtumlande-resa-till-uzbekistan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"En_andra_omtumlande_resa_till_Uzbekistan\"><\/span>A second tumultuous journey to Uzbekistan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the first trip, we were asked if we could put together a group of Nordic journalists and bloggers for another trip to Uzbekistan. It was a trip we will never forget! We were dozens of travel writers, from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. There were many great stories after the trip! Read for example:<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-139919327\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-163480771\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/4000mil.se\/index.php\/sagolandet-uzbekistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The fairytale land of Uzbekistan<\/a> (4000 mil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveringtheplanet.com\/vi-besoker-ett-traditionellt-tehus-i-bukhara-i-uzbekistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We visit a traditional tea house in Bukhara<\/a> (Discovering the Planet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.matochresebloggen.se\/sex-saker-som-gor-tagen-i-uzbekistan-battre-an-de-svenska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Six things that make Uzbekistan trains better than Swedish trains<\/a> (Matochreseblog)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svd.se\/a\/gwdgP1\/svd-resor-minnesmarken-och-moderna-turistsatsningar-i-uzbekistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the blue wings of history in Uzbekistan<\/a> (SvD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/helleskitchen.org\/plov-usbekistans-nasjonalrett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plov - the national dish of Uzbekistan<\/a> (Bright Kitchen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotraveling.org\/discover-the-timeless-beauty-of-samarkand-uzbekistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover the timeless beauty of Samarkand<\/a> (Go Travelling)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/politiken.dk\/rejser\/art9968312\/P%C3%A5-de-usbekiske-breddegrader-er-en-dagsudflugt-til-bjergene-ikke-for-sarte-sj%C3%A6le\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In the Uzbek latitudes ...<\/a> (Politiken) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veerabianca.com\/blog\/uzbekistan-ugam-chatkal-kansallispuisto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A day in the mountains<\/a> (Finnish) (Veerabianca.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The experience on the ground? It's hard to explain! We had a great time! At the same time, it was intense of course, not always much sleep... that's how it is when travelling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_CD1DB28A-BF26-49C3-8580-0D8AB1AEE1F9-1024x856.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_CD1DB28A-BF26-49C3-8580-0D8AB1AEE1F9-1024x856.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_CD1DB28A-BF26-49C3-8580-0D8AB1AEE1F9-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_CD1DB28A-BF26-49C3-8580-0D8AB1AEE1F9-768x642.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_CD1DB28A-BF26-49C3-8580-0D8AB1AEE1F9-224x187.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_CD1DB28A-BF26-49C3-8580-0D8AB1AEE1F9-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_CD1DB28A-BF26-49C3-8580-0D8AB1AEE1F9-389x325.png 389w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_CD1DB28A-BF26-49C3-8580-0D8AB1AEE1F9-600x502.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/batch_CD1DB28A-BF26-49C3-8580-0D8AB1AEE1F9.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The gang of journalists and travel bloggers in Uzbekistan 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nu-reser-vi-till-uzbekistan-for-tredje-gangen\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nu_reser_vi_till_Uzbekistan_for_tredje_gangen\"><\/span>Travelling to Uzbekistan for the third time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year we were recognised as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/08\/vi-har-utsetts-som-officiella-turistambassadorer-for-uzbekistan\/\">official tourist ambassadors of Uzbekistan in Sweden<\/a>which of course is a great honour. Of course, we're now expected to talk about Uzbekistan every now and then (which we're happy to do!) and we've also put together a new press tour group. We are travelling very soon (today!) and we plan to tell you a lot about the trip.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-22498586\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-2391889392\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing long, comprehensive reports during a press trip (usually with a schedule from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.!) can be difficult, so we have pre-set some reports on completely different topics. Feel free to follow the trip at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/freedomtravel.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram at @freedomtravel.se<\/a> and of course here on freedomtravel.se - some may come in the meantime and more when we get home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E3873-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E3873-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E3873-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E3873-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E3873-224x126.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E3873-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E3873-433x243.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E3873-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/batch_IMG_E3873.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div id=\"freed-2748240792\" class=\"hide-label freed-after-content_2 freed-entity-placement method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><form method=\"post\" id=\"ft_newsletter_subscribe\" action=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/10\/folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land\/\" class=\"ft-newsletter\" data-ajax-url=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/10\/folj-var-nya-resa-i-uzbekistan-sagornas-land\/\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"stage\" value=\"subscribe\" \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\"><\/span>Subscribe to our newsletter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"form-field\" data-missing=\"This field is required.\" data-invalid=\"Please enter a valid email address.\">\n<label for=\"ft_newsletter_email\">Email address<\/label>\n<input id=\"ft_newsletter_email\" name=\"ft_newsletter_email\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Enter your email address\" aria-required=\"true\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<input class=\"signup button newsletter-meta-button\" type=\"submit\"  name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -4200px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ft-newsletter-protect\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"98d0b92c63fae1c39c28d2024aa82be8e0ab74fe\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form><\/div><div id=\"freed-1950287782\" class=\"hide-label freed-after-content_3 freed-entity-placement method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 35px;\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"FREEDOMtravel Exit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel Avslut\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-224x75.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-433x144.png 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skribent: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m Nu \u00e4r det dags igen &#8211; f\u00f6r tredje g\u00e5ngen reser vi till Uzbekistan. 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