Approximately 80 km from Bukhara in the northeast direction, right next to the Navoi International Airport, lies Malik Sardoba. Malik Sardoba Malik Sardoba is a water reservoir fed by a subterranean canal of the Zeravshan River. It served as the water supply of the at an angle opposite caravansary Raboti Malik, founded as a fortress. […]
Safari Yurt Camp
The Safari Yurt Camp is approximately 5 km northeastern of the Aydar Lake, Aydarkul. It is a yurt village with approx. 20 yurts. A circular building serves as a dining hall. Behind this is the kitchen. Please watch the 4K UHD video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the […]
A Bath in the Desert
The next morning in the Safari Yurt Camp, one makes the preparation of the camels and dromedaries to take a ride with the German Austrian group of tourists to the shores of the Aydar Lake. The number of animals does not suffice for everyone so that the participants must take turns when riding on the […]
From Navoiy to Samarkand
The onward journey from the Safari Yurt Camp to Samarkand first leads over the same road we came from, to Nurota through the Kyzylkum Desert and on to Navoiy. In Navoiy we take the road that leads from Bukhara to Samarkand and follow it in eastern direction. The road is wide and in good condition […]
Gur-e-Amir and Registan in Samarkand
Historical facts about Samarkand The precursor of Samarkand was Afrasiyab. Today there is only a sandhill north-east of today’s center of Samarkand left. Afrasiyab, founded in 750 BC, was the capital of the province of Sogdia in the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire. Due to trade on the Silk Road, the city had come […]