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It was a revelation! The pure, raw and authentic experience of staying in the desert was absolutely awesome! I already want to repeat it. Everything was great: fun, yet not intrusive - one can choose todo one’s own thing, socialize (or not), take a ride on a camel, sit by the camp fire (or not). I just loved the easygoing vibe of the place! In addition to that, just a 7 km ride takes you to the beautiful lake Aydar (Aydarkul); I enjoyed the swim and the sandy beach and the local music / eatery on the hill. Without a doubt, one of the best stays of my life! I fell in love with the desert ❤️

Amazing stay in a yurt in the Nurata mountains. Food was great, yurt comfie and warm. Beautiful location among the walnut and fruit trees.

Ruslan, who organized the stay for us, is very helpful in all possible aspects. He organized the transport from Bukhara and the next day to Samarkand for a more then competable price. We were welcomed at his family place in Nurota for a very delicious lunch. Then a driver took us to Alexander the Great’s fortress ruins for a walk, afterwards to their private place at the Aydar lake to swim. Later we arrived at Kyzylkum Desert where we were welcomed to the Yurt camp. We learned how the traditional bread is baked, had a camel ride, admired the landscape and sunset. Afterwards we enjoyed dinner with the family. At the camp fire we could admire the stars. Ruslan is perfectly caring for every aspect of your stay and makes it easy to be able to just enjoy and be fascinated. Everything is very personal and his aim is to meet everyones needs, the tourist ones as well as the host family, drivers, nature. Ruslan speaks very good English, with the family we used a mixture of English, some Russian words and the help of google translate :) A very excptional ecperience!

We had a great time staying with Ruslan and his family. They looked after us so well and were friendly and kind. The room was warm and clean and comfortable. We ate all our meals there and there was something fresh, different and delicious every day. We had good conversations in English with Ruslan, which we really appreciated. He is an excellent guide and I recommend going on at least one trip with him. We went to the desert and lake as well as to the petroglyphs and walked in the villages of the Nurata mountains. It was interesting and relaxed and enjoyable. The location is also good and you can easily walk to the sights of Nurata and the market. Thank you Ruslan and your whole family for having us.

Nice breakfast. The other meals were fine as well. Guides take you into the mountains. The host plays music for you. Komil's place is actually two houses, one of Komil and one of his brother, and they both rent out a number of their rooms. There are two sanitary blocks with clean toilets and showers. Beds are hard, as most beds in Uzbekistan. The family is very modest, friendly and hospitable. Komil has been a teacher of music. His son is a driver and a mountain guide. The drive from Samarkand takes about 4 hours and costs around 250 dollars for a party of 10.