Samarkand Region
Samarkand Regional Tourism Department
1A Koksaroy Square, Samarkand
Contacts
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00, lunch 13:00–14:00
Citizens’ reception
Chairman’s reception: Tuesday 10:00–13:00
Address
17 Amir Temur Avenue, Tashkent 100084
Key functions
- 01Implements national tourism policy and promotes the country’s tourism brand abroad
- 02Certifies tour operators, guides, hotels and family guesthouses and keeps their registers
- 03Tourist safety and service quality standards, the Tourist Service Centre
- 04Develops domestic, pilgrimage, eco- and gastronomic tourism
- 05Coordinates regional tourism departments; tourist hotline 1163
Public services
Apply online on the Single Portal of Interactive Public Services (my.gov.uz).
About
The Tourism Committee is the national executive body for tourism policy. Governance of the sector has changed several times in recent years: the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage (2021), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (2023), the Tourism Committee under the Ministry of Ecology (December 2023) and finally, by decree and resolution of 18–19 November 2025, an independent Tourism Committee.
The committee certifies tour operators, guides and hotels, keeps the register of family guesthouses, and runs the official uzbekistan.travel portal and the national stand at international fairs. Tourists can call hotline 1163 about service quality, fraud or safety.
Its system includes the regional tourism departments, the Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage and the Tourism Services Certification Centre. The head office is in Tashkent on Amir Temur Avenue.
Phone numbers and hours can change — call ahead before you visit.