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Location: Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan

Rewind time as we explore a unique region along the ancient Silk Road deep in the heart of Central Asia. With an international airport in Fergana City you can grab a direct Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul, making your visit to Uzbekistan more convenient than ever.

08:00 Most of the group arrives in Fergana on Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul (or makes its way to Fergana another way). Transfer to the hotel.

09:00-13:00 Early check-in at hotel and breakfast; then some rest.

13:00-15:00 Lunch.

15:00-19:00 Fergana city tour.

20:00 Dinner and meeting other participants arriving later that day. 

09:00-13:30 After breakfast, we have our first Conference session.
Theme – ‘Fixers: Good, Bad and Ugly Side of Travel’.

14:00-15:30 Lunch at local “Stolovaya” in Margilan.

15:30-18:30 Margilan city tour: Silk Factory, Bazar, Mosque etc. 

19:30 Gala dinner (get dressed up!) with local entertainment at the hotel.

08:00-19:00 Most of the group goes for a full-day excursion to NomadMania DARE place Khanabad in the far eastern corner of the Uzbek part of Fergana Valley, followed by a tour of the 2nd largest town in the Fergana Valley, Andijan.

07:00-19:00 Other participants (divided in two smaller groups) conduct a day trip the exclave of Sokh.
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19:30 Dinner.

08:00-11:00 Travel to Kokand and a stop in Rishtan to explore local pottery.

11:00-13:30 Second Conference session at the local university.
Theme: Experiences with Fixers – Positive and Negative.

13:30-15:00 Lunch. 

15:00-18:00 Kokand city tour which used to be one of the main stop along the ancient Silk Road

18:00-20:00 Travel back to Fergana.

20:00 Final dinner when all the participants are together.

09:00-12:00 Conference Last Session. Theme – Fixers: The Top 25.

12:00 Hotel check out.

*** Main Program participants continue with their onward travel

*** Main + Extra participants continue as follows: 

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00 Travel to Shohimardon and continuation of the program.

For a full day we explore Fergana Valley’s southern exclave area visiting a DARE place of Shohimardon situated within Kyrgyzstan.

Overnight in Shohimardon. 

13:30-15:00 We return to Fergana for lunch.

15:00-18:00 We experience alternative sides of Fergana before dinner. For example meeting young participants of the local Chess organisations and playing Chess matches.

18:00-20:00 Free time in Fergana city.

20:00 Final dinner.

07:00 Breakfast and morning departure to Istanbul or continuing your journey in Central Asia individually.