Uzbekistan Tour with Aral Sea

TUZ05: 5 Days Private Tour of Tashkent - Nukus - Usturt Plateau - Aral Sea - Muynak - Nukus - Khiva - Urgench - Tashkent
Tour Type: Private tailor-made tour
Guide: English-speaking guide, experienced and knowledgeable
Driver: Private driver with a spacious air-conditioned car
Accommodation: 3 to 4-star handpicked hotels & featured camp
Meals: Authentic local cuisines and western-style food for your choice
This trip can be customized to meet your individual needs!
From USD819 per person Free Inquiry
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Day 1 Hotel pick-up, Take flight to Nukus from Tashkent, Nukus highlight tour
At the very beginning of this trip, our driver in Tashkent will transfer you from your own booked hotel to the airport, for a 2h 45min's flight to Nukus. Once landing, our driver in Nukus will pick you up and head to Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum, where the modern artworks of Russia and Uzbekistan from 1918 to 1935 are on display. We will arrange an English-speaking museum guide to introduce these works for you. Then we'll go to archaeological complex Mizdakhan, the holy site of the autonomous Karakalpakstan. You will be sent to the hotel in Nukus for overnight stay in the end of the day.

Accommodation: Tashkent Nukus
Day 2 Transfer to Aral Sea, Stop at Lake Sudochie, Overnight at Aral Sea
Our driver, together with our guide, will accompany you to Usturt Plateau and Aral Sea. It will be a 400-km (248.5-mile) trip, taking about 6 hours. When we drive pass Kungrad district, stop over to visit the once trade center on Silk Road. In Usturt Plateau, we are to stay for a while and have lunch by Lake Sudochie, meanwhile appreciating flocks of birds, the houses of local fishermen and old fish factory. Afterwards we'll also stop at old lighthouse and gasworks, and photograph the beautiful valley. When arriving at Aral Sea, we will set up tents and eat dinner. Sleep overnight in the tents by Aral Sea. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Yurt camp
Day 3 Drive back to Nukus, Have a stop at Muynak and Gyaur-Kala
Get up in the early morning to enjoy sunrise. Then we'll head to Muynak, which was a bustling fishing port by Aral Sea. Now it is the Cemetery of Ships, where many ship wreckages have stranded in the desert. Driving through the dried-up Aral Sea dotted with many gas towers, we will reach Uchsai - Gas Plant and have lunch. Next, we'll return to Nukus. On the way, visit Gyaur-Kala. Literally meaning the Fortress of Heretics, Gyaur-Kala is a city ruins of Zoroastrians' settlement in ancient.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Tashkent Nukus
Day 4 Drive to Khiva, Visit Chilpyk and Toprak-Kala on road
Our driver will drive you to Khiva (200km/ 124.3 miles, 4-5h) via the ruins of Khorezm Kingdom. At the ruins, we'll visit Chilpyk, the citadel constructed in the 2th century BC and Zoroastrian's dedicated spot for their celestial burials. Then we're to visit Toprak-Kala there, which was Uzbekistan's most important settlement in 1st-5th centuries. Overnight in Khiva.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel Asia Khiva or Bek KHiva
Day 5 Khiva city tour, Drive to Urgench, Take a flight to Tashkent, Drop-off at your hotel
Today, our local guide will accompany you to visit Ichan Kala by foot, the old inner city of Khiva with museums, mosques, hotels and souvenir shops, etc. We're going to look around Kunya Ark - the ancient fortress and residence of local rulers, Pahlavan Mahmud's Mausoleum, Juma Mosque with 218 pillars, and Harem Tash Hauli - the forbidden construction built in the 19th century. Have lunch at a local family. At around 17:00, our Khiva city tour will end. After dinner, the driver will transfer you to Urgench airport, for the 1.5-hour flight returning to Tashkent. You'll be greeted by our driver in Tashkent, and sent to the hotel you booked on your own. Thanks for booking our Tashkent tours! Hope we can serve you again in the future. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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This trip can be customized to meet your individual needs!
Tour Prices
Travelers2-3 travelers4-5 travelers
Year Round
USD1009
USD819
  • Prices are per person on twin sharing basis.
Price Includes
  • Economy class airfares of Tashkent/Nukus, Urgench/Tashkent
  • Accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels/camp
  • Service of English speaking guides as per itinerary
  • Service of private driver and air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance fees for mentioned sights visited
  • Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Free bottled water daily in the vehicle
Price Excludes
  • International flight into and out of Uzbekistan
  • Personal expenses (such as laundry, telephone, drinks, etc.)
  • Tips for guide and driver
  • Personal travel insurance
  • Uzbekistan visa fee
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