A Cabinet of Ministers resolution dated 30 September to accelerate cave tourism was announced by Uzbekistan’s Tourism Committee on 5 October. It provides for visitor routes, safety systems and basic infrastructure at nine caves and one salt mine across four regions. The designated list includes Peshagor Cave in Zomin district, Jizzakh; Yakhdon, Omonqoton and Kiev caves in Urgut, Samarkand; Hazrati Davud in Nurobod; Korongi Yulduz, Boybuloq and Teshiktosh in Baysun, Surkhandarya; Amir Temur caves in Yakkabog, Kashkadarya; and the Khojaikon Salt Mine in Sherabad. The selected sites are not presented as a complete inventory of every cave in the country.

The first step is to inventory existing caves and enter their location, technical condition and tourism potential in a unified electronic register. Between 2026 and 2028, the plan calls for car parks, recreation areas, sanitary facilities and engineering networks. Construction and landscaping must meet environmental requirements and rules protecting natural and cultural heritage. The Ministry of Emergency Situations was instructed to draft cave-visit safety rules within three months. Warning signs and evacuation plans are to be installed along visitor routes. The committee’s announcement does not state visitor-capacity limits, budgets or opening dates for individual sites.

Each cave is to receive an electronic passport, a three-dimensional model and a virtual tour. Route information, online booking and electronic guides are to be made available through the Unified National Tourism Platform. Training courses and certification are also planned for guides and instructors. The resolution seeks to involve local communities through family guesthouses, guiding and other tourism-related services. The plan therefore combines visitor facilities with the development of local services. The announcement does not quantify expected visitor numbers, local jobs or revenue effects, so those outcomes remain unspecified.

From 2027, annual international speleological expeditions and investment forums involving local and foreign investors are planned. An international scientific and practical conference is scheduled for May–June 2027. The designated sites are also to be promoted with photographs, video and other media, including documentary films intended for leading international television channels. The committee described the resolution as a roadmap and a site list for systematically using caves for tourism. It does not mean the planned upgrades have already been completed: access infrastructure, safety rules, digital visitor tools and promotional work are scheduled for the coming years.