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Yurts in a desert landscape at sunset. 1
Four camels sitting on a sandy beach with a clear sky and sparse vegetation in the background. 2
A starry night sky with the Milky Way visible. 3
A desert landscape with several yurts and a building with a blue roof. 4
A person holding a tortoise. 5
By Asli Travel

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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$488 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

    • Nomadic Life
    • Camel Riding
    • Lake Shore

Activity location

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

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Life As Nomads - Yurt Camp Tour with Night from Samarkand

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English
Price details
AU$487.59 x 1 AdultAU$487.59
Total
Price is AU$487.59

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 expanses 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

  • Departure from Samarkand.
    It takes 4-5 hours drive with stops to the Yurt Camp at the Aydarkul Lake (±250 km).
    Route: Samarkand - Nurota - Yurt Camp (dinner, songs of local nomads around the campfire, dancing, night in Yurt)
    Description:

    Day 1:

    • Nurota complex: In this place you can see the ruins of an Ancient Citadel of Alexander the construction of which is prescribed to Alexander 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 (Yurt Camp base keep the rights change lunch location from Lake Shore to Yurt Camp).
    • 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, than explore the milky way in the clear sky.
    • Night in Yurt Camp

    Day 2:
    Breakfast and free time for a walk on the dunes.
    Departure.
    It takes 4-5 hours drive towards Bukhara (±270 km).
    Approximate time of arrival 18:00
    Route: Yurt Camp - Sarmish (petroglyphs) - Navai (ancient caravanserai and water reserve) – Bukhara
    Description:

    • Sarmish: Along the way on a small hill you can see petroglyphs where different animals are depicted
    • Navai: Visit the an ancient 14th century caravanserai and a nearby underground reservoir where rain and melting snow flows.
    • Bukhara: Arrival to Hotel / Airport / Railway Station

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan