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3-Day Small Group Jeep Adventure Tour to Aral Sea & Usturt Plateau in Nukus
3-Day Small Group Jeep Adventure Tour to Aral Sea & Usturt Plateau in Nukus
3-Day Small Group Jeep Adventure Tour to Aral Sea & Usturt Plateau in Nukus
3-Day Small Group Jeep Adventure Tour to Aral Sea & Usturt Plateau in Nukus
3-Day Small Group Jeep Adventure Tour to Aral Sea & Usturt Plateau in Nukus

3-Day Small Group Jeep Adventure Tour to Aral Sea & Usturt Plateau in Nukus

By Irene Plus Travel LLC
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is P 80,286 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

The destruction of the Aral Sea has rendered Karakalpakstan one of Uzbekistan’s most depressed regions. During this tour, you will see all main attractions outside of the Nukus, Aral Sea shore, Usturt plateau, Muynak Ship Graveyard, Natural Reserve around Sudochye Lake, and Mizdakhan Necropolis. If you’re attracted to desolation, you’ll love the Republic of Karakalpakstan.

Activity location

  • Nukus
    • Nukus, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Nukus
    • Nukus, Uzbekistan

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3-Day Small Group Jeep Adventure Tour to Aral Sea & Usturt Plateau in Nukus
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d3d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30
Price details
P 80,286.15 x 1 AdultP 80,286.15

Total
Price is P 80,286.15
Until Mon, Nov 25

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle, 4x4 Jeeps Toyota Prado (4 seats + luggage)
  • What's includedWhat's includedAccommodation in Yurt Camp with tourist registration
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAccommodation in Nukus

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • This tour required long off-road transportation, stay in yurt camp and outdoor walking tours. Please be ready to wear comfy clothes and shoes (up to the seasonal weather conditions). We do not provide rent or sale of hiking/treking clothes or equipment. Please note, during summer this area is quite hot at a day time, in autumn and winter the weather could be quite cold and windy.
  • Please make sure you have all personal medical and care amenities you will need for the time of the tour. No drug stores or extra medical care available during the route. Medical insurance is not included.
  • In case of food restrictions or allergies, please contact us in advance, so we will be able to prepare lunchboxes and meals for you as per your instructions.
  • Small pets are allowed, but please let us know in advance that you have one, so we will prepare our cars properly.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: D1 – Nukus – Usturt Plateau – Barsa Kelmes – Sudochye Lake – Aral Sea Shore
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight in the Yurts (up to 5 pax per yurt).
Nukus
  • 3h
After breakfast in your hotel in Nukus, you will meet by our guide in hotel lobby and will start your journey to the actual shoreline of the drying Aral Sea (~450 km, 7H00M). En route you will pass by Khojeli and Kungrad districts, which were the trading centers during Silk Road period. Will pass Soda Plant and Gas Chemical Plant. The first stop at your jeep journey will be the Barsakelmes, the huge natural saltpit, where the soda plant takes it’s main resource.
Sudoche Ko'l
  • 3h
After, you will head up to Sudochye Lake and visit abandoned Light House hill. The rich fauna of this lake and its shores is famous far beyond Karakalpakstan. This lake is a key stop on the long way of various migrating birds, some of them are pink flamingoes, white swans, geese, and ducks. Then, you will visit the abandoned settlement of Russian and Polish victims of Stalin’s repression regime. Here you could see ruins of the hospital, cane houses, and old Fish Factory. Later, you will continue to drive to the Aral Seashore. Upon arrival check-in to the yurt camp and rest. Here, far away from the civilization and big cities light pollution you could freely observe the dark sky with myriads of stars, end even Milky Way could be visible sometimes. Breakfast: hotel (not included) Lunch: local café on route (included) Dinner: picnic/camp style meals in Yurt Camp (included) Overnight in the Yurts (up to 5 pax per yurt).
Day 2: D2 – Aral Sea Shore – Keinchiyak Mis (Soviet Military Camp) – Kurgancha Kala – Aral Sea Shore
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight in the Yurts (up to 5 pax per yurt).
Ustyurt Platosi
  • 6h
On this day you will have an early wake-up option for taking pictures of sunrise above the disappearing sea. After breakfast, you will drive to Keinchak Mis, which is located abandoned Soviet Military Camp (Please note it is not an Aralsk-7, located at Vozrozhdenia Island). On the way, we will have a photo stop at the nomad’s cemetery. Here you could take stunning shots of Great Canyons. Upon arrival at the Military Camp, you will have a visiting tour. Also, here is the best place for swimming, if the weather will allow, you could freely spend some time free-swimming here. After the visit, back to the Yurt Camp for lunch and rest. After rest, you could visit Kurgancha Kala, an old Caravanserai and Fortress of the 12th- 13th century, hidden among the hills of the Usturt Plateau. Back to Yurt Camp for dinner and overnight. Breakfast, lunch & dinner: picnic/camp style meals in Yurt Camp (included) Overnight in the Yurts (up to 5 pax per yurt).
Day 3: D3 – Aral Sea Shore – Komsomolsk – Moinak – Mizdakhan Necropolis – Nukus
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Muynak
  • 3h
Early breakfast in yurt camp. After breakfast, you will continue your Aral Sea journey with the end at Nukus city (~450 km, 7H00M). Today your back road to Nukus will lay across Usturt Plateau via Komsomolsk settlement, where you will see wonderful natural landscapes and survived local flora and fauna. Here you will also have a stop at Kubla Usturt village to try camel milk in a local camel breeder’s family. Drive by the dried bottom of Aral Sea, nowadays Aralkum Desert, we will arrive to infamous ship graveyard of Moynak (Muynaq) city. Here you will visit the Moynak Museum of City History and Ship Graveyard itself. Once Aral Sea shores were close to the city and it was famous for its fisherman and canned fish products. Later, water was gone and left all ships on its sea bottom. Lying on salty sand ships became a rusting attraction that reminds ones who visit it about the huge tragedy of the disappeared sea.
Mizdakhan Necropolis
  • 3h
Then, you will have your next stop for Mizdakhan Complex. Mizdakhan is a necropolis of the city of ancient Khoresmians (4-2 century B.C.). Here gathered one of the most important mausoleums and archeological monuments of that time. Later, arrival to Nukus. End of the tour. Breakfast: picnic/camp style meals in Yurt Camp (included) Lunch: local café in Muynak (included) Dinner: local café in Nukus (not included) Note: we do not include hotels in Nukus but we could offer booking of the hotels as per your request, please contact us during the booking.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESNukus
    • Nukus, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLENukus
    • Nukus, Uzbekistan

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