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RE: Nurata guest houses

by malterno 31 May 2012

Hi Nhung, thanks so much for your tips! When you were at Nurata, did you make a reservation beforehand or was it possible on short notice…
RE: Nurata guest houses

by redtentacles 22 May 2012

Hi malte, We've just been Nurata (May 2012). Great place for medressa overdose. Best homestay is Yoshigul, in Asraf village. Lovel farm…
Nurata guest houses

by malterno 07 May 2012

Hi everybody, me and my girlfriend will be in Usbekistan in September and we're looking into avoiding mosque fatique by spending some…
Re: Suggestions for 17 days in the stans

by ertaga 23 December 2011

Honestly, I think you're better off concentrating on one 'stan (for the purposes of your trip, Uzbekistan would be the best) than racing…
RE: Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan in late March/early April?

by ertaga 20 October 2011

I would strongly recommend visiting Uzbekistan first. It can be very mild there in March, especially in the major tourist cities, and…
Re: Uzbekistan beyond the obvious?

by elubs 17 September 2011

We just spent 2 nights at Yashigul guesthouse in Asraf village through the Nuratau Ecotourism program ( [www.nuratau.com|www.nuratau.com]…
updated itinerary

by sonchy 02 July 2011

So I have been on this forum a while now trying to make sure I plan this trip right and have gotten allot of advice, do you have some…
Re: report: tashkent, nukus, khiva, bukhara, samarkand, tashkent

by bluebird1979 23 June 2011

Trip Report continued: From Bukhara we took the Sharq train to Samarkand. Purchased the ticket the day before - it was a quick taxi ride…
Sharing transport to Aydar Kul yurt camp on Mon. 11?

by s_imazio 09 October 2010

Hi fellow travellers! I am currently in Nukus, but will make my way back to Bukhara tomorrow, and am interested in reaching the Yurt Camp…
RE: Weather early November

by latifa 30 September 2010

I dont think that it's worth to go to Nurata in November. Night are quite cold for overnighting in yurtas. Water in Aydarkul is also very…
RE: Weather early November

by gregroxana 28 September 2010

The weather is fine in early November. It's a little cooler, but it never reaches the intensity that would deter you from going outside.…
Weather early November

by HenrikJ 28 September 2010

Just discovered some cheaps flights first half of November so I am wondering about doing a last minute 10 day trip. Could anyone tell…
uzbekistan so easy, info: visa hotel money (july)

by twt 05 August 2010

My experience(as a great thanks for all info on this page and my only info) 24days: fergana, kokand, Nukus, Khiva, Bukhara, samarkand,…
Uzbekistan - 17 days

by lechuga 14 June 2010

Dear All, This summer I've 17 days for Uzbekistan. Do you think it's too many days? I mean is there really enough to visit in 17 days…
RE: Climate adjustment in Uzbek.in late June, Camel treking in Yangikaz.

by CentralAsia_traveler 30 May 2010

The tourist Yurt Camp near Yangigazgan (spelled many ways) is run by a Tatar family. There are about 10 authentic large yurts in the…
Climate adjustment in Uzbek.in late June, Camel treking in Yangikaz.

by ahprrp 26 May 2010

We have the good fortune to be going to Uzbekistan, and the bad fortune to having to go there at the end of June and beginning of July.…
RE: Boysun or Nurata mountains better?

by gbloom4 02 May 2010

To my mind the scenery is slighly more interesting in the Boysun area, but it lacks any sort of tourist infrastructure, so unless you…
Boysun or Nurata mountains better?

by bytybyty 29 April 2010

For one or two days i want to see a more rural place in Uzbekistan. Would you prefer the Nurata mountains or Boysun. How can i get to…
Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan - Which one?

by andreemaree 18 May 2009

Hi Just wondering if people can help out some with some thoughts and experiences on traveling to Kaz and Kyrg. I am joining a 3 week…
RE: Uzbekistan sights off the usual tourist circuit

by houbara 05 November 2008

Hi mknoke! I would also recommend Nurata, and the cave paintings there. Apart from all of pigglywigglycustomer's excellent recommendation…
RE: Where book desert tour (UZ)?

by CentralAsia_traveler 26 February 2008

There are two main tourist yurt camps in the deserts of Uzbekistan. One, as #1 mentioned, is in the shadow of the ancient ruins of Ayaz-k…
RE: Where book desert tour (UZ)?

by fuzzybear1 25 February 2008

You can book yurt stays on the spot no problem but you have to know where to look. There are not a whole lot of them. It's preferable…
train from east Uzbekistan to Nukus

by CentralAsia_traveler 22 June 2007

A bit about Uchkuduk from the Kommersan…

Camping in the Stans

by ainsan 07 February 2007

Criminality has been almost eliminated in Uzbekistan, IMHO it is an absolutely safe country perhaps because nobody else wants to take…
Uzbekistan travel - please advice

by ubik 13 December 2004

Hi,

I posted a lengthy trip report about Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in the sticky Central Asia General Information (posts number…