Discover The Aral Sea With Ayimtour, Nukus

About this activity

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!

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At a glance

Duration: 2 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–11
Guide: English
Operated by: Ayimtour Travel Agency

Ages: Adults (16–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: All Fees and Taxes
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Tent equipment and/or all other amenities at the yurt camp
Included: Entry fees to Mizdakhan Necropolis and local museum in Muynak
Included: Lunch: The tour price includes 4 times of meals, including plenty of snacks, fruits/veggies and non-alcoholic drinks

Not included

Not included: Guide's services
Not included: Travel insurance
Not included: Hotel stay

Itinerary

Mizdakhan Necropolis

one hour Admission included

Mizdakhan and Gyaur-Kala are two famous ancient archeological 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

30 min

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

2 hours Admission 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 story 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.
Stop 4

3 hours

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.
Stop 5

Passing by

Arrive at the Aral Sea yurt camp. You can relax in a cozy 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.
Stop 6

2 hours

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
Stop 7

2 hours

Urga, an abandoned fishing village, looks like a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie. 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

3 hours

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.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

We can pick the tourists up from the border in Khodjeyli. It's included in the tour price.
We can pick the tourists up at the train station in Kungrad at no cost.

We can also drop off tourists at Kungrad train station after the tour at no cost.
We can pick the tourists up from Urgench Airport or any accommodation in Khiva. Pick-up is not included in the tour price as well as drop-off.
We can pick the tourists at the airport or train station in Nukus. Also, we can pick them up from the hotels in Nukus & surrounding areas. The drop-off in Nukus after the tour is free of charge.

End point

We can pick the tourists up from the border in Khodjeyli. It's included in the tour price.
We can pick the tourists up at the train station in Kungrad at no cost.

We can also drop off tourists at Kungrad train station after the tour at no cost.
We can pick the tourists up from Urgench Airport or any accommodation in Khiva. Pick-up is not included in the tour price as well as drop-off.
We can pick the tourists at the airport or train station in Nukus. Also, we can pick them up from the hotels in Nukus & surrounding areas. The drop-off in Nukus after the tour is free of charge.

Pickup points

Hotel Poytaxt
Pana Hotel
Hotel Asem
ART Hotel
Dosliq Hotel
Aral
Hotel Aziya nukus
Nukus Airport
Hotel Nukus Plaza
Hotel Jipek Joli
Ratmina Hotel
Tashkent Hotel

and one more pickup point

We can pick up the tourists from Khiva as well (any accommodation or Urgench airport) at 6:00-6:30 am on the tour start date and bring them to Nukus at additional cost. Once there, they then transfer to an off-road car/s at Jipek Joli Hotel and leave for the tour.
We also pick tourists up from Kungrad train station (it's a small district on the way to the Aral Sea) and start the tour from Kungrad.

Please note: The pick-up price is included in the tour price only if starts from Nukus airport/hotel or Kungrad station, but not from Khiva. The drop-off price to Khiva or to the Turkmenistan border (which is located in Khodjeyli) is not included as well.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.