Welcome to Uzbekistan β an oasis of peace, a land where ancient history and liberal culture converge. On the Great Silk Road travels with the personal approach for small groups or individuals. As far back as half a century it was a closed salt-water lake, so huge that could not be called otherwise but a sea. The Aral Sea was home to 34 fish species, and its waters were furrowed by ships and fishing flotillas.
Its seashore was interspersed with fishing communities, a dozen of fish factories, two fish canning plants and about a hundred of fish pick-up points. Nearly 60, tons of fish were harvested annually in the Aral Sea. Day 1: Tashkent β Nukus Transfer to local airport for a morning flight to Nukus. Arrive in Nukus, transfer to hotel. Check-in at noon. At your leisure, visit the Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum.
The museum hosts the world's second largest collection of Russian avant-garde art and exposition of Karakalpak applied arts items. Spend your free time by taking a walk in the city center to see the statue of Karakalpak poet Berdakh, Nukus City Hall, and Drama Theatre. Overnight at hotel. The distance till the water line of Aral Sea is km and it takes approximately hours to cover it.
Pass via Kungrad district, which used to be one of the trading centers on the Silk Road. On the way, see remains of a lighthouse; pass by the ruins of abandoned settlement Urga. Photo stop at the Lake Sudochie. Have a picnic lunch on the way. Continue driving on the immense Usturt Plateau. Arrive at the Aral Sea late in the afternoon. Set up the tent. Camp-style dinner. Overnight in tent. Meals: Lunch, Dinner. After breakfast head back to Nukus.
Stop to take pictures of beautiful canyons and the collapsed land. Drive on the dried bottom of the sea. In Muynak, visit Local History Museum might be closed without prior notice. Picnic lunch. Arrive in Nukus. Transfer to local airport. Departure to Tashkent. Arrive in Tashkent. Transfer to hotel. End of services. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Note: Due to weather condition, the overnight in tents usually starts from 15 April till 15 October.
