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Two traditional tents in a desert landscape. 1
A campfire with tents in the background. 2
A group of yurts in a grassy field with a hilly landscape in the background. 3
A person holding a tortoise. 4
A table with various dishes including bread, sausages, eggs, and other foods. 5
By Asli Travel

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Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$611 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Spend the night at a yurt camp
    • Ride a camel near the yurt camp
    • Admire the Milky Way in the clear night sky
    • Relax on the shore of Aydarkul Lake
    • Watch the sunset at the yurt camp

Activity location

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

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Yurt Camp Tour with Overnight Stay from Bukhara

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English
Price details
NZ$386.55 x 2 AdultsNZ$773.10
Total
Price is NZ$773.10
Until Fri, 13 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Included:
  • Inclusions
    Night in Yurt.
  • Inclusions
    1 Lunch.
  • Inclusions
    1 Dinner.
  • Inclusions
    1 Breakfast.
  • Inclusions
    Camel riding (tips are welcome).
  • Inclusions
    A/C vehicle.
  • Inclusions
    All Fees and Taxes
  • Exclusions
    Not included:
  • Exclusions
    Alcoholic drinks
  • Exclusions
    Entrance tickets to monuments
  • Exclusions
    Personal and other expenses which are not mentioned on the programme

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Drinks in the vehicle, Food in the vehicle

What you can expect

  • Pick-up from your hotel in Bukhara. Departure.
    It takes 4-5 hours drive with stops to the Yurt Camp at the Aydarkul Lake (±270 km).

    Route: Bukhara - Navai (ancient caravanserai and water reserve) - Sarmish (petroglyphs) - Nurota - Yurt Camp (dinner, songs of local nomads around the campfire, dancing, night in Yurt)

    Description:
    Day 1:
    Departure. Along the road estimated photostops and visits.

    • Navai: Visit an ancient 14th-century caravanserai and a nearby underground reservoir where rain and melting snow flow.
    • Sarmish: Along the way on a small hill you can see petroglyphs where different animals are depicted
    • Nurota complex: In this place you can see the ruins of an Ancient Citadel of Alexander the construction of which is attributed to Alexander the Great. Furthermore, there are 2 mosques of XVI th century. In the centre there is a pond where numerous fish live but it is forbidden to catch them.
    • Aydarkul Lake: Lunch at the lake shore, swimming if the weather allows.
      Description:
    • Yurt Camp: while dinner is cooked, travellers may enjoy camel riding, watch the sunset, and after dinner relax in a company at the camp fire listening to folk songs of local nomads, then explore the Milky Way in the clear sky.
    • Night in Yurt Camp

    Day 2:
    Route: Yurt Camp – Bukhara (or Samarkand)
    Breakfast and free time for a walk on the dunes.
    Departure towards Bukhara (for drop-off, you can select Samarkand)
    It takes 4-5 hours drive towards Bukhara (±270 km) / Samarkand aprx. 5hrs (330 km).
    Approximate time of arrival 15:00.

    • Bukhara (or Samarkand): Arrival to Hotel / Airport / Railway Station

Location

Activity location

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    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan