Excursion to Solar Furnace from Tashkent

Tour itinerary: Tashkent → Parkent → Tashkent

Season: All Year | days: 1 | nights: 0

Sun institute, Parkent

Looking for a unique experience near Tashkent? Explore Parkent, where science, nature, and local culture come together. Visit the impressive Big Solar Furnace, see how sunlight reaches incredible temperatures (3000℃), enjoy fun experiments with solar energy, and enjoy fresh mountain air in the village of Sukok, with its beautiful nature and local food.

Excursion

day 1

Tashkent – Parkent – Tashkent

09:00 Meeting with the driver and guide in the hotel lobby.

Departure to Parkent (45 km, ~1 hour on the way)

Parkent is a small town at the foot of the Tien Shan Mountains, with a population of about 40 thousand inhabitants. Chimgan rises above them, wrapped in snow and clouds, guarding the beauty of flowering vineyards in the foothills of the Chatkal Range.

The Big Solar Furnace is visible from afar- the heliotechnical complex was built in 1987 and is one of the two largest solar structures in the world. The "sister" furnace is in Italy, and it is slightly more powerful in performance. The Uzbek Solar furnace makes it possible to conduct many research projects, the power of the Sun is used in civil and space purposes, like firing heat-resistant ceramics. Samples of its products are presented in the hall of the Institute.

Due to its ideal location, Parkent Solar Furnace has a number of advantages that contribute to the accumulation of environmentally friendly solar energy. Solar beam concentrators consist of 10,700 mirrors and, in sunny weather (290 days a year), give out temperatures up to 3000 degrees.

During the tour, you can visit the research site, where visitors are given the opportunity to participate in simple experiments and watch the work of small but powerful solar panels - heliostats in action: compare electronic and sundials, boil water and cook food on a mini solar oven, and learn how to light an Olympic fire.

12:00 Transfer for lunch in a food zone, Sukok village (~30 minutes, 2 km on mountain roads from the Solar Furnace)

12:30 Arrival in Sukok. Lunch break at one of the local cafes in the shady groves of Sukok.

By request, visit the winery Uzumfermer (excursion around the winery and winetasting of local wines. Entrance fees are to be paid at the winery ticket office).

Transfer to Tashkent (1 hour). Transfer to the hotel.

End of tour.

Included

Transport: all transfers according to the program, in comfortable tourist class transport with air conditioning;
Services of a local guide-employee of the Sun Institute (1 standard excursion);
All entrance tickets to historical sites indicated in the program;
Environmental fee;

Not included

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Meals: lunch and dinner;
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Other services not specified under “Price included”.
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Upon request, additional visit to the Uzum Farmer winery (from $45 per person);

Price per person:

Person count	Standart
1 person 1	$195	Book it
2-3 persons 2-3	$145	Book it
4-5 persons 4-5	$135	Book it
6-12 persons 6-12	$125	Book it

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Notes

- After the publication date, any changes in hotel prices, increases in air and train ticket prices, tax increases and exchange rate fluctuations may affect the base price of the tour;

- All changes in the main itinerary must be agreed upon, changes in flights or departure/arrival times of international flights and pre-confirmed by tourists;

- Anur Tour is not responsible for force majeure circumstances (weather conditions during the tour, repair and restoration work on some sections of roads, government restrictions).

from $125 per person