2 Days Yurt Camp from Bukhara to Samarkand Self-Guided Tour

This tour is the best when travelers travel between Bukhara and Samarkand and want to discover and see the diverse landscape of Uzbekistan, sleep in a traditional yurt, and experience the nomadic culture firsthand. Travelers start the tour from Samarkand, see Alexander’s Fort in Nurata, drive to Lake Aidarkul, and if the weather permits can swim and drive to yurt camp for overnight. All transfers, including hotel pick-up and drop-off Camel ride in the desert and nomadic music around campfire Experience the nomadic lifestyle staying in a yurt Discover the natural beauty of Uzbekistan at your own pace

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Yurt camp opens from the end of March to late October
It is possible to start the tour from Samarkand and finish in Bukhara
Yurts have proper beds with a bit hard mattresses and pillows. An early spring and late fall the desert can get pretty cold at night, so travelers supplied with a pile of nice warm blankets. Inside the yurt there are some basic amenities like an electric wall lamp (although it is still recommended bringing a personal torch) and a rubbish bin.
Please note: First part of the journey is a good road. In general it is a long and shaky ride to the Yurt Camp even so it is asphalt road but condition of the road is not good.
When travelers visit Chashma Spring complex there is a small mosque if you want to enter both men and women should wear clothing that covers their shoulders and knees. Avoid wearing tight, revealing, or transparent clothing. Women should cover their hair with a headscarf or shawl when they enter to holy places
Overnight in Yurt Camp (2 people per yurt, shared bathroom facilities)
If it is hot do not forget to put on sun sunscreen before going to visiting Chashma Spring complex (and just above the complex is Alexander’s Fort)