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Desert Adventure from Samarkand: Yurt Camp & Aydarkul Escape 1
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Group Tour From Samarkand Share the yurt with other traveller

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d

Shared group departure. To ensure a quality experience, departures may be combined with nearby dates. If minimum participation is not reached, an alternative date or private upgrade will be offered

Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€226.67 x 1 Adult€226.67
Total
Price is €226.67
Until Tue, 23 Jun

Private from Samarkand Yurt for your group

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English
Price details
€348.72 x 1 Adult€348.72
Total
Price is €348.72
Until Tue, 23 Jun

What's included, what's not

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    Driver/instructor and all transfers
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    Registration
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    Camel riding 10-15 minutes
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    1*Lunch
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    1*Dinner
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    1*Breakfast
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    Traditional music performance by a local bard around the fire
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private Tour: Private yurt for your group only. No sharing.
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    Group Tour: Shared yurt with up to 6 guests per yurt. Larger groups stay in multiple yurts.
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    Tour guide
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    Personal travel insurance
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    Alcoholic drinks
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    Admission - Chashma $2

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People over 95 years
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Day 1: Samarkand or Bukhara – Nurata – Aydarkul Lake – Yurt Camp

Meet your driver at your hotel in Samarkand or Bukhara and begin your journey to the Kyzylkum Desert. Stop in Nurata to visit the sacred Chashma Complex and the ancient ruins linked to Alexander the Great.

Continue to the peaceful Aydarkul Lake, where you can enjoy lunch by the lakeside and take a short walk to admire the natural scenery.

Arrive at the traditional yurt camp in the desert. Enjoy a camel ride across the sandy dunes, relax in the quiet atmosphere, and experience authentic local hospitality. In the evening, savour a traditional dinner around the campfire accompanied by folk music performed by a local Kazakh akyn. Overnight stay in a cosy yurt.

Day 2: Yurt Camp – Bukhara or Samarkand

After breakfast at the camp, depart for Bukhara or Samarkand. Along the way, stop at the historic Rabati Malik caravanserai and visit a traditional pottery workshop in Gijduvan. Drop-off at your hotel, train station, or airport.

Location

Activity location

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    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Oqsaroy 1, Бўстонсарой кўчаси 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Узбекистан
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan