Family holidays with children in Uzbekistan - attractions and entertainment

Ancient cities, sunny beaches and uplifting mountains, the color of eastern bazaars and the variety of entertainment in Uzbekistan will make a trip to the country memorable for young guests. The most intensive program is offered to children in Tashkent. Both kids and teenagers will definitely want to visit the most interesting places of the city. The most fascinating entertainments and merry rides are concentrated in the “Tashkent Land” which is referred to as “Uzbek Disneyland”. The Park has at the disposal of the youngest visitors, classical carousels where you can ride a horse or take a place in a carriage. It is worth riding on the Ferris wheel which offers stunning views of the lake, a Japanese garden, water park and TV tower.

Young fans of extreme sports can experience the thrill of riding on the steep curves of the “Roller Coaster” or hanging headfirst on the attraction “hammer”. In the “Castle of Horrors”, children are offered to ride in a train through a dark tunnel filled with monsters and ghosts, creating a scary experience for everyone. After visiting the attractions you can organize a family picnic in the bosom of nature. For this sake, comfortable gazebos are put in place on the shore of the picturesque lake. Here, children can admire the surrounding beauty, feed the local ducks and see graceful snow-white swans. A cable car passes over the terrain of the neighboring water park and the Japanese garden.

Several water parks are situated in the capital city. The most famous of them is the central one. There is a special zone in it for kids with rides that are arranged according to age. The children’s swimming pool of the park is equipped with a system of artificial sea waves. Young guests will also like the swimming pool with Jacuzzi with various types of water massage. Various slides are arranged here for the bravest: “Rainbow” – five parallel slides of different colors, slides with bends, eighteen-meter slide “Kamikaze”. After swimming or downhill skiing, you can regain your strength in one of the cafes in the water park or relax at the mini-waterfall that flows down the rocks. In Bukhara, you will also find one of the most famous water parks in the country – “Atlantis pool”. It is located on the territory of the hotel. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

A great place to relax with children is the Tashkent zoo with its clean air and comfortable microclimate. Today it contains several hundred species of animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. The zoo specializes in breeding predatory birds among which are black vultures and condors. In addition to the open enclosures, it also has enclosed spaces in which monkeys and lemurs live. There is also a terrarium and an aquarium where you can see turtles, sharks and even polyps. At different times, exotic Malay Bears, rare species of Macaques, thick Lori, various kinds of Parrots, and Kangaroos have been brought to the zoo. Acquainted with the rich world of fauna, children can go on rides, take photos with animals, and ride a horse or a camel.

Children will enjoy the Jurassic Park and scientific laboratory which not so long ago opened in the shopping and entertainment center “Next”. The Park recreates the world of dinosaurs with identification plates, allowing young visitors to learn more about each of the species. The laboratory showcases exhibits, demonstrating physical and chemical phenomena, laws of mechanics, optics and dynamics, the action of electricity and magnetism. With their help, children can do exciting experimenting. Here they will learn how lightning is formed and how different animals see the world. They will be able to extract unusual sounds on touch-sensitive musical instruments, check-out the plasma balloon with neon.

Going with children to Samarkand, you should visit the entertainment center “Crazy Park”, where there are many attractions for children of different ages. Young guests can also play exciting games on slot machines. There is a large Recreation Park in the center of the city offering many wonderful entertainments to children. This includes carousel, extreme attractions, and an excellent cafe. The regional puppet theater named after A. Djurayev is operational in Samarkand. Here interesting performances with participation of dolls take place. The presentations are based on Uzbek and European fairy tales.