Discover the Aral Sea in 2 days and 1 night
Daytrip Duration: 2 days and 1 night
Sightseeing time: 6-8 hours
Driving time: 16-18 hours
Driving Distance: 1200 km.
Included:
Transportation: 4WD & Sedan;
Accommodation: Yurt Camp Stay;
Meals: two lunches, one breakfast & one dinner in the Yurt Camp;
Pick up & Drop Off in your place.
Not included: Entrance tickets, Alcohol drinks & etc.
The Aral Sea was one of the world’s largest inland salt seas. Today it is reduced to a bare shadow of its recent size through extensive irrigation which has seriously depleted the flow of the Amudarya and the Syrdarya. Yet the sea has also gone through a considerable number of changes over many thousands of years through natural causes. The beds of the rivers are constantly shifting and satellite photograph clearly show traces of ancient river beds flowing into different parts of the sea. Sometimes they bypassed the Aral Sea altogether, turning south and west to run into the Caspian Sea. The dry river bed now runs through empty desert but archeological research has found traces of settlements along its banks, showing that it was flowing relatively recently in historical terms (V.N.Yagodin & A.V.G.Betts (2006) Ancient Khorezm, UNESCO)… Visit our website to read more interesting facts.
Find recommended Itinerary and timing below which is subject to change according to your preference:
Day 1: It is recommended to start the trip early, like around 05:00 am or 06:00 am.
07:30 – 08:00 – Visit Chilpik Kala (Tower of Silence) – Zoroastrian burial Dakhma built 2200 years ago.
09:00 – 09:30 – change a sedan type of car to 4WD Offroad Vehicle in Nukus.
12:30 – 14:30 – have a lunch in Muynak, visit Muynak Ship Cemetery and Muynak Museum.
17:00 – 17:30 – visit Great Ustyurt Canyons and Tombs of the nomad fishermen’s
19:00 – arriving Yurt Camps located at the shore of the Aral Sea to overnight. Our Driver will cook one of the most popular
Uzbek meals – Palov for dinner. Enjoy dinner in the open sky Yurt Camps with nice view of the Aral Sea.
Day 2: 07:00 – 09:00 – time for breakfast, walking in the shore of the sea and taking nice pictures of the sunrise.
09:00 – 09:30 – visit Kurgancha Kala which is date to 10th century from the Silk Road.
10:30 – 11:00 – visit Kubla Ustyurt – small town and abandoned airfield built in Soviet times.
12:00 – 13:00 – visit Sudochie Lake & Urga (abandoned fishing village).
14:00 – 14:30 – lunch in Kungrad.
15:00 – 15:30 – visiting architectural complex Mizdakhan Necropolis from XIV century.
16:00– 17:00 visit Nukus Savitskiy Art Museum and change the 4WD Toyota Land Cruiser Prado to the Sedan.
20:00 – arriving Khiva and we end the trip in your hotel, train station or Airport.
