Itchan Kala is the walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Since 1990, it has been protected as a World Heritage Site. The old town retains …
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May 13, 2025
We loved everything about Khiva, it’s so unique to the other cities in Uzbekistan being inside the old city walls. You really get a feel for what it may have been like back in the day. Everything is …Full review by Barbs25
May 8, 2025
Way too designed for tourists for our liking. Entrance fee required to visit any of the buildings or museums. If not interested in visiting then you can walk into the movie set free. Not like Samarka…Full review by davidnW5925QU
Apr 19, 2025
I was really looking forward to Khiva. Unfortunately the Itchan Kala has been cleaned up too much, if you know what I mean. Too polished and ‘fake’ looking now, full of sellers selling the same thing…Full review by WorldsGreatestTravel
Hi, I have seen below that in January 2019 there was no entrance fee to Itcha Kala, if we just want to walk. How does it look like now? Could you tell me please what are the opening hours of Itchan Kala and prices of these places: Ark Kuhna, Kalta Minor, Mohammed Rakhim Khan Madrassah, Pakhlavan Makhmoud Mausoleum, Minaret Islam Khoja?
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Hi, I have bought a VIP ticket covering all 16 sights. museums and allowing 2 days visit. I mention I was accommodated at a guesthouse in Itchan Kala - and I recommend it. . VIP …
Hi, I have bought a VIP ticket covering all 16 sights. museums and allowing 2 days visit. I mention I was accommodated at a guesthouse in Itchan Kala - and I recommend it. . VIP ticket costs 150.000UZS (som, it is the local currency) If you enter the eastern gate you can walk freely around, without a ticket, but you can't enter the museums. Kalta Minor is a minaret, yousee it from outside, Anyway, I recommend to take a ticket, - there are also tickets for just one day - and visit he madrassas which are now museums. Everything is open all the day till usuallu at 17.00 - 18.00 hours in afternoon. Regarding a comment here about the camels, you are NOT charged if you take photos of camels only if you want to take a picture of YOURSELF WITH the camels. Otherwise , you can make even a video of the camels in Khiva - I did. Don't miss the museums and madrassas, their arhitecture is interesting and expositions rich. It is different form Bukhara and Samarkand, believe me! With you nice stay. And note: Uzbekistan is a cheap place - transport is cheap, most of museums do not charge anymore some extra fees for camera, food is very cheap and people are extremely friendly. So try to get accommodation inside the Ichan kala walls! If you go out and you don-t have a ticket, on rturn you have to buy one, except you use the eastern entrance, where locals enter with their cars, taxis etc.And the sights mentioned by you should NOT be missed, you are there for visiting, so, the almost 15 euro you would pay for the 2-days ticket is not at all a rip off. An enter also the Music Museum, another former madrassa few steps away form the Kalta Minor - if you like music it is worth!
Please can you tell me the cost of a ticket to enter Ichan Kala and also the camera charges. We will be visiting later this month.
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Free to enter the Itchan Kala from the north or south gate. The old city is now all or nothing for viewing the many sights within though, which has increased to 250,000 som.
Hi, I can't quite figure out how to visit Itchan Kala. Once I'm in Samarkland, how do I get to Itchan Kala?
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Best way to get there is by train I used a travel agent in Tashkent to get all my train tickets, but you can do it yourself the rail head for Khiva is Ugench and then you take a taxi its a …
Best way to get there is by train I used a travel agent in Tashkent to get all my train tickets, but you can do it yourself the rail head for Khiva is Ugench and then you take a taxi its a straight run in haggle with the taxi driver check out web site seat61 where you will find time tables the throught train runs every other day costs around $20 fro the train but as its a sleeper saves on a hotel
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