Nukus-Barsakelmes-Sudochye lake, fishing village Urga, horsemen-Aral Sea-Muynak-Nukus
1 day.
9-30 -Arrival in Nukus by morning flight.
Meeting at the airport and breakfast at the Ratmina hotel.
10-30 -Departure Barsakelmes (200 km) - This is the name of the saline lake - 70 km. in length and almost 40 km. wide - these are the dimensions of this giant lake.
The Barsa Kelmes Depression is part of the former bottom of the ancient Tethys Sea, which disappeared from the face of the Earth millions of years ago. Fantastic canyons and cliffs of Ustyurt slowly descend to the world of sparkling salt - the Barsa Kelmes salt marsh depression. It has a grandiose size - almost 2000 square kilometers! ... And the whole depression is filled with enormous reserves of salt. A huge gray-white-blue space - almost pure salt, filling everything around to the visible horizon.
13-00-14-00 .Lunch
15-30 Departure to the abandoned fishing village of Urga.
Walk and overview of Lake Sudochye. Walk and drive through the Ustyurt plateau to the shore of the Aral Sea (160 km off-road) Further, the route continues to the coast of the Aral Sea to the most picturesque canyons of the Ustyurt cliff.
On the way, a survey of picturesque canyons on the Ustyurt cliff and places of ancient burials of nomadic Sarmatian tribes that roamed in the 4-2 centuries BC.
Yurt camp "Aral Oasis"
Walk along the shores of the Aral Sea.
Dinner by the fire
Overnight in a yurt.
2 day.
Breakfast.
Departure along the former (now drained) bottom of the Aral Sea and arrival in the city of Muynak (130 km). Yurt camp "Muynak"
Tour of the ship graveyard.
13-00 Lunch at the cafe "Mayak"
Visit to the Aral Sea Museum in Muynak.
16-30 departure from Muynak and arrival in Nukus (210 km)
18-30 .Accommodation at the hotel "Ratmina"
19-30 Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
3-day.
Breakfast. Check out. Visit to the Savitsky Museum, which contains works of avant-garde artists. There you will see rare paintings by prominent Soviet artists such as A. Volkov,
Usto Mumin, R. Falk, A. Serov, U. Tansykbaev, etc. The museum houses a magnificent collection of applied arts of the Karakalpaks and the peoples of Central Asia.
13-00-14-00 Lunch.
14-30.Visiting the necropolis Mizdakhan (15 km from Nukus) - an ancient cemetery and one of the most famous places of Muslim pilgrimage in Karakalpakstan, the Mizdakhan complex with mausoleums Mazlumkhan Sulu, Shamun nabi, the medieval caravan sarai "White Khanaka", Madrasah Halfa Erezhep. Drive to the ruins of the Gyaur-Kala fortress.
16-30 Departure Drakhma Chilpyk-Fortress, Zhampyk kala, Sultan Weiss baba, Toprak kala, Ayazkala-Khiva.
