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Yurts arranged in a semi-circle around a central fire pit at night. 1
A sunset over a body of water with people standing on the shore. 2
A row of yurts under a starry night sky. 3
A series of covered yurts arranged in a semi-circle on a sandy terrain with a few benches and a small structure in the background. 4
A desert campsite with yurts and a central building. 5
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Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €179 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

    • Stay at a yurt camp and enjoy a camel ride
    • Swim in Aydarkul Lake
    • Listen to folk songs performed by a Kazakh akyn
    • See the Chashma Complex in Nurata and the Rabati Malik caravanserai
    • Travel by car from Samarkand and finish in Samarkand or Bukhara

Activity location

    • Samarkand
    • Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Oqsaroy 1, Бўстонсарой кўчаси 1/4, Universitetskiy Boulevard, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Узбекистан | Meet your driver at 8:00 AM at the entrance of the Gur Emir Mausoleum. The driver waits up to 15 minutes. On day 2 the driver drops you at your hotel in Bukhara at about 2–3 PM.
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

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Private Tour: Samarkand to Bukhara

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • Uzbek

Private car and driver, and a yurt for your party only. Pick-up at your Samarkand hotel (8–9 AM recommended). Day 2: Rabat Malik caravanserai and a ceramics workshop in Gijduvan, then drop-off at your Bukhara hotel at about 2–3 PM.

Language options: Uzbek
Price details
€205.94 x 2 Adults€411.88
Total
Price is €411.88
Until Thu, 12 Nov

Small-Group Tour: Samarkand to Bukhara

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d

Mondays and Fridays, meet 8:00 AM at Gur Emir. Up to 6 guests share a yurt; a private yurt on request for an extra fee, if available. Day 2 via Rabat Malik and Gijduvan to your Bukhara hotel by about 2–3 PM. Too few guests: other date or private upgrade.

Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€179.08 x 2 Adults€358.16
Total
Price is €358.16
Until Thu, 12 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Driver/instructor and all transfers
  • Inclusions
    Registration
  • Inclusions
    Camel riding 10-15 minutes
  • Inclusions
    1 lunch
  • Inclusions
    1 dinner
  • Inclusions
    1 breakfast
  • Inclusions
    Traditional music performance by a local bard around the fire
  • Inclusions
    Private Tour: Private yurt for your group only. No sharing
  • Inclusions
    Group Tour: Shared yurt with up to 6 guests per yurt. Larger groups stay in multiple yurts
  • Exclusions
    Tour guide
  • Exclusions
    Personal travel insurance
  • Exclusions
    Alcoholic drinks
  • Exclusions
    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

  • Leave Samarkand for two days in the Kyzylkum Desert, with a stop in Nurata, lunch at Aydarkul Lake and a night in a yurt camp. This tour is run with a driver. A driver does not give guided tours of the sites.

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

    On the private tour, your driver choices you up at your hotel in Samarkand. On the group tour, you meet at the meeting point shown for that option. In Nurata, visit the sacred Chashma Complex and the ancient fortress ruins linked to Alexander the Great.

    Continue to Aydarkul Lake for lunch by the shore and time to walk along the water. Swimming is possible in the warm months.

    Arrive at the yurt camp in the desert. In the late afternoon, ride a camel for 10 to 15 minutes across the dunes. In the evening, have dinner at the camp and listen to folk songs by a local Kazakh akyn around the fire. Sleep in a yurt.

    Day 2: Yurt Camp – Samarkand or Bukhara

    After breakfast, travel to Samarkand or Bukhara, whichever you choose when you book. On the way you stop at the Rabati Malik caravanserai and a pottery workshop in Gijduvan. Your driver drops you 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 | Meet your driver at 8:00 AM at the entrance of the Gur Emir Mausoleum. The driver waits up to 15 minutes. On day 2 the driver drops you at your hotel in Bukhara at about 2–3 PM.
    • Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan