Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Uzdaily.uz) -- These days a group of imams and Islamic scholars from various states of India, accompanied by a number of Indian tour operators, are in Uzbekistan to familiarize themselves with the potential of the republic in the tourism tourism sector.

From 23 to 28 March, the Indian delegation visits Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara to develop special programs for potential pilgrims from India. After returning from a trip, the members of the group intend to carry out extensive information work to promote the potential of Uzbekistan in India to carry out sea tours.

The trip of the Indian delegation was organized jointly by the embassy of our country in Delhi and the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the development of tourism.

Before his trip to Uzbekistan, the impressions of Vikas Khanduri, Director of the Holiday Merchants company, shared his impressions in an interview with the IA Dunyo:

“Uzbekistan, possessing a huge tourist potential and rich historical and cultural heritage, has all the opportunities to take a leading place in the global market of tourist services.

By taking part in the First International Forum on Ziyorat Tourism, which took place on 21-23 February 2019. In Bukhara, I was convinced that Uzbekistan could become one of the centers of pilgrim tourism. Therefore, we decided to develop for various states of India new packages of tourist programs for implementing earth tours to Uzbekistan. There are many people in India who want to visit Islamic shrines in your country, in particular, the memorial complexes of Imam al-Bukhari, Bahauddin Naqshbandi, Imam at-Termizi.