Uzbek Cooking Class with Lunch from Registan Square

The Uzbek Cooking Class with Lunch is a bookable half-day experience in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, listed by Civitatis at about US$62 per person, roughly 744,000 UZS at 12,000 UZS per dollar. The activity starts and ends at Registan Square and lasts about five and a half hours. An English-speaking assistant leads the group, which travels by minibus to a cooking location, learns to choose ingredients and prepares plov, then eats the result for lunch with tea, water, wine or vodka included according to the listing. The class is useful for visitors who want to see how the dish is made, from frying the carrots and meat to layering the rice in the kazan. No fixed start times are published; availability must be checked on the booking page, and the listing accepts bookings up to three hours in advance if seats remain. Free cancellation is offered up to 48 hours before the start, and later cancellations and no-shows are not refunded. Vegetarian adaptation is not guaranteed in the listing, so dietary needs should be raised when booking. Participants should wear closed shoes and clothes that can handle oil and smoke.