Aral Sea, Ustyurt plateau and Barsa Kelmes salt marsh
ATTENTION! The excursion is individual, for any day you need and DOES NOT IMPLY joining any group.
Aral…..
An adventurous and educational 3-day trip to the most mysterious region of Uzbekistan, where the harsh climate, wild nature and the beauty of the receding sea are harmoniously combined. The bright blue sea against the backdrop of pink, green, white, striped and bizarre faults of the steep shore (chink) turns on the imagination and immerses you in an unknown other world. You will be one of the few who get to see the beauty of the disappearing sea.
More recently, the Aral Sea-lake was the 4th largest lake in the world by area. Today it is only a small area of water near the eastern cliff, but even in this form it looks like a real sea. Along the way you will pass through Lake Sudochye - a bird paradise where hundreds of thousands of birds nest, including migratory pink flamingos. You will swim in the ultra-salty waters of the Aral Sea, see an incredibly beautiful sunset, spend the night in Karakalpak yurts on the seashore, visit the “cemetery” of ships in the former port of Muynak, walk along the vast salt flat of Barsa Kelmes - the bottom of the ancient Tethys ocean, visit the cult complex of Mizdakhkan and the ancient fortress Gyaur-Kala, Saka burial grounds on the Ustyurt plateau and an abandoned village of Old Believers fishermen.
Tour program
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Nukus-Muynak-Ustyurt Plateau-Aral Sea.
Departure to Muynak.(200 km, 3 hours) In Muynak you will visit the “Ship Graveyard”, a local local history museum. Lunch at a guest house in Muynak. Continuation of the journey along the dry bottom of the Aral Sea. Climb to the Ustyurt Plateau and further to Cape Aktumsyk (off-road, 150 km, 5-6 hours), stop at the grandiose canyons of Ustyurt.. Dinner by the fire. Watching the sunset. Overnight in a yurt camp.
Wake up early to see the magnificent sunrise. Breakfast. Departure for an excursion. Visit to the Kurgancha Kala fortress of the 14th century, Cape Aktumsyk, walking tour through the picturesque places of Ustyurt, canyons, bizarre chalk outcrops that look like castles and fantastic sculptures, an ancient cemetery of nomads, a walk on the seashore, swimming. Dinner. Overnight in a yurt camp.
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Aral Sea - Komsomolsk - Barsakelmes Salt Lake - Sudoche - Kungrad - Mizdahan - Gaur-kala - Nukus.
fter breakfast we return to Nukus (400 km, 8-9 hours) through the largest salt marsh in Uzbekistan, Barsa Kelmes. This huge salt lake is a remnant of the ancient Tethys Ocean. Continuation of the path through Lake Sudočierai for local and migratory birds. Lunch in Kungrad. Transfer to the Mizdakhkan necropolis, Excursion: Nazlumkhan mausoleum (XII-XIVcc), Jumart Kassab hill, Shamun Nabi mausoleum (XIX century), Khalifa Erezhep mausoleum, ruins of Gaur kala (VI B.C.-IX A.D.). After the excursion, transfer to Nukus. Hotel.
