A good souvenir recalls a particular moment: a conversation, a pattern or a meal. Start with what appeals to you personally, rather than buying a standard list of gifts.
Ceramics you will use
A small bowl or plate is easier to pack than a large decorative piece. Inspect the edges and glaze, and ask whether the item is suitable for food. Ask where it was made: a purchase in Tashkent may come from another craft centre.
A small bowl or plate is easier to pack than a large decorative piece. Inspect the edges and glaze, and ask whether the item is suitable for food. Ask where it was made: a purchase in Tashkent may come from another craft centre.
Textiles you want to wear
Chorsu offers traditional fabrics, scarves and clothing. Unfold the material to see the whole pattern, and ask about fibre content and care. When buying for someone else, practical dimensions can matter more than the brightest colour.
Chorsu offers traditional fabrics, scarves and clothing. Unfold the material to see the whole pattern, and ask about fibre content and care. When buying for someone else, practical dimensions can matter more than the brightest colour.
Gifts for tea
Dried fruit, nuts and sweets can bring back memories of local food. Check weight, ingredients, packaging and storage guidance. Before carrying food across a border, consult your destination’s official rules and your airline’s baggage requirements.
Dried fruit, nuts and sweets can bring back memories of local food. Check weight, ingredients, packaging and storage guidance. Before carrying food across a border, consult your destination’s official rules and your airline’s baggage requirements.
Leave room in your luggage
Ask for careful packing of fragile objects and avoid buying something bulky just before leaving for the airport. Keeping a photograph and the seller’s contact can be useful.
Ask for careful packing of fragile objects and avoid buying something bulky just before leaving for the airport. Keeping a photograph and the seller’s contact can be useful.
Tell me what interests you before our walk, and we can allow time for browsing. Discuss your visit →
Background checked against Uzbekistan’s official tourism portal. Source: Uzbekistan Travel. 02.10.2026.
Look first, then choose
A separate visit to the State Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan can help put patterns and crafts in context before shopping at Chorsu. Ask about a product’s material, how it was made and how to care for it. Compare several pieces, inspect textile seams and ceramic edges, and request protective packaging for fragile items. Read about the museum on Uzbekistan’s tourism portal →
A separate visit to the State Museum of Applied Arts of Uzbekistan can help put patterns and crafts in context before shopping at Chorsu. Ask about a product’s material, how it was made and how to care for it. Compare several pieces, inspect textile seams and ceramic edges, and request protective packaging for fragile items. Read about the museum on Uzbekistan’s tourism portal →