Aral Sea + Ustyurt Plateau — a 2-Day Expedition
📍 Meeting Point
Islam Karimov International Airport, Tashkent. Meet at 03:30
Open in mapsAbout This Tour
🌊 A genuine expedition through the most atmospheric corners of Karakalpakstan.
The open expanse of the Ustyurt plateau, ancient Silk Road fortresses, the ship cemetery at Muynak, and a night in yurts on the shore of the Aral Sea.
What to expect:
• A flight to Nukus and onward travel in Toyota Prado 4x4s
• The Savitsky Museum in Nukus
• Sudochye and Kubla Ustyurt — the plateau panoramas
• A night in a yurt camp on the Aral shore
• Sunrise over the Aral Sea
• The 12th–14th century Kurgancha-kala fortress
• The ship cemetery at Muynak
• The sacred complex of Mizdakhan
🏕 Four people per yurt. The camp has a freshwater shower and toilets.
✈️ The Tashkent — Nukus — Tashkent flights are NOT included and are paid separately: from 1,900,000 UZS return. The full cost of the trip is therefore from 4,690,000 UZS per person.
📋 Itinerary
DAY 1
03:30 — The group meets
Islam Karimov International Airport, Tashkent.
05:30 — Flight to Nukus with Centrum Air
07:20 — Arrival in Nukus
07:30–08:00 — Into the Toyota Prado 4x4s
Four to five people per vehicle.
The Savitsky Museum
Museum entry and the museum guide are paid separately.
Lunch at a guest house, then out towards the Aral Sea
Along the way — Sudochye and Kubla Ustyurt, the plateau panoramas, and stops at the best viewpoints.
18:00 — Arrival at the yurt camp on the Aral shore
Four people per yurt. The camp has a freshwater shower and toilets.
A traditional dinner, an evening by the sea and a night under the stars.
DAY 2
05:00–07:00 — Sunrise over the Aral Sea
Breakfast, then back on the road
Kurgancha-kala
A fortified trading post of the 12th–14th centuries on the Great Silk Road.
Lunch in Muynak
The ship cemetery
An open-air museum that became the emblem of the vanishing Aral Sea.
16:00 — Mizdakhan
An ancient sacred complex of the 4th–2nd centuries BC and the 13th–16th centuries: the Mazlumkhan Sulu and Khalifa Erezhep mausoleums, Shamun Nabi, and the Zoroastrian-era settlement of Gyaur-kala.
Return to Nukus and free time for dinner
22:30 — Flight to Tashkent
23:50 — Arrival in Tashkent
✈️ The Tashkent — Nukus — Tashkent flights are NOT included and are paid separately: from 1,900,000 UZS return. The full cost of the trip is therefore from 4,690,000 UZS per person.
✅ What's Included
- ✓ Transport — Toyota Prado 4x4s, four people per vehicle
- ✓ One night in the yurt camp
- ✓ Four meals — one dinner, one breakfast, two lunches
- ✓ Entry to the Muynak museum
- ✓ Drinking water during the excursions
- ✓ A professional guide for both days
- ✓ A company representative throughout
❌ Not Included
- ✗ Tashkent — Nukus — Tashkent flights — from 1,900,000 UZS
- ✗ Entry and guide at the Savitsky Museum
- ✗ Dinner on the second day
- ✗ Personal expenses
💡 Optional Add-ons (paid separately)
- + Return flights — from 1,900,000 UZS, paid separately
- + The Savitsky Museum — entry and guide, on site
- + Dinner in Nukus on the second day — optional
🎒 What to Bring
- • Your passport — required for the domestic flight
- • Warm clothing — desert nights in October are cold
- • Comfortable shoes
- • Sunscreen and a hat
- • Any personal medication
- • A torch and a power bank
- • Cash for the Savitsky Museum and dinner
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