This fascinating trip at 4WD jeeps is going trough Kyzyl-Kum desert which is one of the greatest Asian deserts! En route you will have opportunity to see boundless sands and little oasis, settlements, hidden at desert, shepherds, grazing cattle at the poor feeds, stoned remains of trees, unique the animal and vegetable kingdom of the Asian desert. You will reach the bank of Aral sea, overcome many kilometers of the road by the desert and than to the bottom of the ex-sea. Unfortunately, there is a risk of his absolutely disappearance in the closest 10-15 years. You will see remains of seeps, which solidified for eternity at the sands of the desert, party-coloured rocky banks of the Aral Sea and fantastic Usturt Plato. The tourist also will visit Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva - the most ancient cities of Uzbekistan, and each stone keep the thousand-year history there!

Optimal time for visiting: March - October.

Dates for combined teams:

Group № 1


- from 18.06.2009 to 30.06.2009

Group № 2


- from 30.08.2009 to 11.09.2009

In group of 10 persons - tour leader is free of charge.

Program of the tour:

Day 1. Tashkent / arrival.
Day 2. Tashkent-Samarkand (330 km, 5-6 hrs.).
Day 3. Samarkand.
Day 4. Samarkand - Bukhara (300 km, 4-5 hrs.).
Day 5. Bukhara.
Day 6. Bukhara - Khiva (440 km, 6-7 hrs.).
Day 7. Khiva.
Day 8. Khiva - Nukus (180 km, 3 hrs.).
Day 9. Nukus.
Day 10. Nukus- Aral sea.
Day 11. Muynak-Nukus (200 km, 3,5 hrs.).
Day 12. Nukus-Tashkent.
Day 13. Tashkent / departure.

The cost of the tour in EURO:

Per.


1


2


3-4


5-6


7-9


10-14


15-19


20-24


SGL supplement

hotels of 2-3*


1700


1005


970


740


735


730


640


1675


55

hotels of 4-5*


1840


1145


1105


1005


925


880


845


785


60

Note: In group of 10 persons - tour leader is free of charge.

The cost tour includes:
• Accommodation at the hotels on twin/double share with breakfast;
• Excursion program to the base monuments with guide;
• Entry fees to the base monuments of each city;
• The cost of Nukus-Tashkent air ticket;
• The cost of invitation letter to Uzbekistan;
• All transport services during the tour, including airport-hotel-airport transfers.

The cost tour does not include:
• International air fare;
• Visa fee;
• Early check-in and late check-out to the hotel;
• The cost of services of the accompany guide during all the tour (375 EURO/tour);
• The cost of the meals;
• Photo and video shooting at museums and monuments.

Recommended hotels for tour:

City


Hotels of 2-3*


Hotels of 3-4*

Tashkent


Raddus JSS 2*


Shodlik Palace 4*

Samarkand


Malika Samarkand 2*+


Afrosiab Palace 4*

Bukhara


Malika Bukhara 2*+


Bukhara Palace 4*

Khiva


Arkanchi 2*


Asia Khiva 3*

Nukus


Jipek Joli 2*+


Jipek Joli 2*+

Aral sea area


Tents


Tents

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