Expert opinion
Pluses
- Ship cemetery: Moynaq, where rusting fishing vessels stand stranded in the desert, is on day one.
- Overnight by the water: You sleep in a camp by the shore of the Aral Sea and cross the Ustyurt plateau with its canyons.
- Flights included: Domestic flights Tashkent — Nukus — Tashkent, off-road transport, a guide in your language and entrance tickets are included.
Minuses
- Night in a camp: The overnight stay is in a camp by the Aral Sea, not in a hotel.
- Two days off-road: Both days cross the Ustyurt plateau by jeep, and the programme gives no travel times.
- Minimum 2 people: The price is per person with a minimum of two travellers, and meals not mentioned in the programme and tips are extra.
What the price includes
What is included
- Domestic flights Tashkent — Nukus — Tashkent
- Off-road transport along the route
- Accommodation with breakfast + one night in a camp by the Aral Sea
- Guide in your language
- Entrance tickets on the programme
- 4×4 transport along the route
Not included
- Meals not mentioned in the programme
- Personal expenses
- Photo and video fees
- Tips for the guide and driver
Extra cost on site
- Meals not mentioned in the programme
- Photo and video fees
- Tips for the guide and driver
- Personal expenses
Good for
- Travellers looking for stark landscapes and a story of environmental change
- Photographers
- Those who don't mind a night in a camp
Maybe not for you if
- Those who want hotel comfort every night — one night is in a camp by the sea
- Solo travellers — the extension needs a minimum of 2 people
Questions about this tour
What is included?
Domestic flights Tashkent — Nukus — Tashkent, 4x4 transport, accommodation with breakfast plus one night in a camp by the Aral Sea, a guide in your language and entrance tickets. What the price includes
What is not included?
Everything that is and isn’t included, and what you pay on site, is in one list: What the price includes
How do I get there?
By a morning flight from Tashkent to Nukus, then by 4x4; you return on an evening flight to Tashkent.
What will I see?
The ship cemetery at Moynaq, the Ustyurt plateau, the Aral Sea shore, Sudochie Lake and the Mizdakhan necropolis.
Where do I sleep?
In a camp by the water on the Aral Sea shore.
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Route extension · 2 days
Aral Sea Extension
A jeep expedition to the ship cemetery of Moynaq, the retreating shore of the Aral Sea and the canyons of the Ustyurt plateau.
from $550 per person
Jeep tour
From Tashkent, min 2 people
Highlights
What’s inside
- Moynaq — the «ship cemetery», rusting fishing vessels stranded in the desert
- The Aral Sea shore — vast plains where water once reached the horizon
- The Ustyurt plateau — canyons and lunar landscapes
- Nukus — the The Karakalpakstan State Museum of Art in Nukus, named after Igor Savitsky, who gathered a large collection of Russian avant-garde art there in Soviet times., one of the world’s largest collections of Soviet avant-garde
Programme
Day by day
Day 1 · Tashkent — Nukus — Moynaq — Aral Sea
Morning flight to Nukus, then by 4×4 to Moynaq and the ship cemetery, across the Ustyurt plateau to the Aral Sea shore. Overnight in a camp by the water.
Day 2 · Aral Sea — Sudochie Lake — Mizdakhan — Nukus — Tashkent
Return across the plateau with stops at Sudochie Lake and the Mizdakhan necropolis, then to Nukus and the evening flight to Tashkent. From there, on to the next part of your route.
Price
Price per person for the extension
| Double / Twin room | $550 |
| Single supplement | +$30 |
Price per person, minimum 2 people. Domestic flights Tashkent — Nukus — Tashkent are included.
Booking
How to book
- Send a request via the form on this page, by email hello@aroundca.com or on WhatsApp. Reply within 24 hours.
- This is an add-on to a longer route — we help you fit it into your itinerary.
A rare look at a disappearing sea — stark landscapes and a powerful story.
