Discover The Aral Sea With Ayimtour

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Discover The Aral Sea With Ayimtour

By Ayimtour Travel Agency

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Free cancellation available
2d
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Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Join us on the incredible journey to the disappearing Aral sea. You will travel through the rocky desert, walk over the bottom of the dried sea, visit mysterious medieval towns and ascend the magnificent Ustyurt Plateau. You will spend the night in Karakalpak yurts falling asleep to the songs of the desert wind, and watch the sun rising over the Aral Sea. This is a journey to the parallel world that you never knew existed.

The sites you are going to visit have been inaccessible to public for a long time. That is why the areas surrounding the Ustyurt Plateau have always been shrouded in myth and mystery. Now you have a real chance to see these amazing sites with your own eyes.
So book your Aral Sea tour today and gain an unforgettable experience!

Activity location

Mizdakhan Necropolis
- Nukus, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

Qońirat
- Qońirat, Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Discover The Aral Sea With Ayimtour

2d
English

Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time

Price details

AU$921.70 x 1 AdultAU$921.70

Total

Until Sat, 13 June

What's included, what's not

Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes
Tent equipment and/or all other amenities at the yurt camp
Entry fees to Mizdakhan Necropolis and local museum in Muynak
The tour price includes 4 times of meals, including plenty of snacks, fruits/veggies and non-alcoholic drinks
Guide's services
Travel insurance
Hotel stay

Know before you book

Public transport options are available nearby
Specialised infant seats are available
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Mizdakhan Necropolis

1h
Admission ticket included

Mizdakhan and Gyaur-Kala are two famous ancient archaeological sites located in close proximity to each other. Mizdakhan is mentioned in many legends. It is a spiritual site revered by pilgrims. In Mizdakhan, mostly you will see ancient mausoleum complexes. In Gyaur-Kala, you will see an amazing labyrinth of the ancient inner city and a great view of the Mizdakhan necropolis.

Kungrad

On the way to Kungrad, one of the five ancient cities of the region, you will observe the authentic life of the people of Northern Karakalpakstan. In Kungrad, we will stop at a shop to buy soft drinks, travel accessories or toiletries.

Ships Cemetery

2h
Admission ticket included

In Muynak, you will visit the ship graveyard where the abandoned ships seem to be frozen in time. You will walk down the high slope to the ships and listen to the storey of a disappearing sea while standing at the very sight of the Aral Sea tragedy. After that, we take you to have lunch at Aunt Bali's, the hospitable resident of Muynak that will prepare for you her wonderful traditional homecooked meals. After lunch, you will visit the Muynak Museum of History and Ecology of the Aral Sea.

Ustyurt Platosi

You will ascend the Ustyurt Plateau. Leaving behind the modern roads of Muinak, you will journey to the Ustyurt Plateau through the desert that used to be the bottom of the Aral Sea. The table-like plateau with carved walls can be seen from afar. You will ascend the Ustyurt in the off-road vehicles, and your unbelievable journey will begin.

Aral Sea (Pass by)

Arrive at the Aral Sea yurt camp. You can relax in a cosy yurt camp on the Aral Sea Shore. The camp is located on a platform between the Ustyurt and the Aral Sea. You will take a walk to the sea, have an outdoor dinner enjoying the view of the sea, and spend the night in comfortable Karakalpak yurts.

Aral Sea

After breakfast, our tour will also take you to the ancient Kurgancha-Kala site (Davletgirey). You will hike to the ruins of the huge market that was built in this deserted area to facilitate the trade between the population of the Khorezm Kingdom and nomads. Kubla-Ustyurt is a remote settlement with an airstrip. You will find out why people still live here in the middle of the desert where the nearest settlement is a hundred miles away. You will have a chance to visit the house of the camel herder and try camel milk

Ustyurt Platosi

Urga, an abandoned fishing village, looks like a scene from a post-apocalyptic film. You will see the ruins of the Russian city once inhabited by the exiled Cossacks and their descendants, visit a Russian Orthodox cemetery on a hill, decrepit factory, salt-covered lakeshore, wooden fishing boats and vast areas overgrown with bulrush. We will make a quick stop at the fishing outpost. Sudochie Lake with its bulrush-covered islets is home to a variety of birds, so it is often visited by ornithologists and photographers from all over the world.

Nukus

A busy road running along with the patches of desert, green fields, and lakes will take us back to Nukus. Lunch will be served at the roadside café in Kungrad, and then we will continue our way back to the modern life of Nukus. Stay at our Jipek Joli Hotel or drop-off at any hotel our tourists checked-in.

Location

Activity location

Mizdakhan Necropolis
- Nukus, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

Qońirat
- Qońirat, Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Nukus
- Nukus, Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Khiva
- Khiva, Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan
Khodjeyli District
- Khodjeyli District, Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan

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