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: 1050 km.
Included: Hands-Free Brochures, a good drivers with new Cars with AC, pick up and drop off at your location and Mineral water (0.5l. per person)
Not Included: Entrance tickets, meals, camel riding, Yurt Camp stay & 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, the two major river systems on which the Aral Sea depends for regeneration. 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 about our country.
Find recommended Itinerary and timing below which is subject to change according to your preference:
Day 1:
It is recommended to start the Tour as early as possible around 6 am in Khiva or Urgench.
07:30 – 08:00 – visit Tower of Silence – Chilpik Kala.
09:00 – 10:30 – visit Nukus Savitskiy Art Museum,
13:00 – 15:00 visit Muynak Ship Cemetery and Muynak Museum. Change the sedan car to 4WD.
18:30 – arriving to the shore of the Aral Sea. There are Yurt Camps and Tents available to sleep at the shore of the Aral Sea. Please enjoy swimming in the salty water of the Sea, hiking on the hills, making fire or foods.
Day 2:
07:00 – 09:00 – time to look around, walking in the sea shore and taking nice pictures of the sunrise.
10:30 – 11:00 – visit Great Ustyurt Canyons & Tombs of the nomad fishermen’s.
12:30 – 13:00 – arriving Muynak and change 4WD to Sedan (previous car).
15:30 – 16:00 – visiting architectural complex Mizdakhan Necropolis from XIV century.
19:00 – arriving Khiva and we end the trip in your hotel, train station or Airport both in Khiva, Urgench or Nukus.
