Yurt stay and Hiking in the Nurata Mountains tour - 2 days

Amazing travel company. They have very good drivers and guides wich speaks English fluently. Also they respond very fast to messages and are flexible if you want to make changes. The guest house they proposed were very friendly, specially the second one that is our best memories in Uzbekistan.

A wonderful experience, from the minute our private driver picked us up at our hotel (he drove like a champ and played super cool music all the way). When we arrived we were greeted by our guide Sardon, who was warm, knowledgable and a real hiking pro. Loved spending time wandering around the yurt camp, playing archery and ping pong, meeting some friendly cows, cuddling with Bingo the yurt dog, hiking in the fragrant mountains, and simply chilling outside listening to the river trickle by. The fireplace chats with other guests were also a highlight. The next day, we left towards Bukhara with a stop at the Aydar Lake (which we could have probably done without - not mega special). However, there was also a lovely stop at a little garden restaurant in the Nurata Mountains village for plov before ending the trip right at the door of our next hotel. Extremely practical and beautiful way to go from Samarkand to Bukhara with a tranquil parenthesis in between the two mosque-laden cities.

We had a wonderful time at the Yurt Camp and hike. It was a refreshing change from being in the city. The camp is truly a unique experience with freshly made food on our arrival and activities such as archery, table tennis and a swimming pool(!). We were made to feel welcome and taken care of at all times. Sardor was a wonderful and friendly guide, and his cousin joined who was training to also be a guide. You could tell Sardor really enjoys his work. They gave us all the time we needed on the hike and we were able to spend extra time at the peak to really enjoy the views. The food was tasty, varied and plentiful! At night Sardor prepared a fire for us and his cousin kindly played some guitar for us. They really put the effort in to make our stay a memorable experience. The next say we transferred to Bukhara via the Lake. We are so glad we took the time out to experience the mountains and also transfer this way, rather than go straight from Samarkand to Bukhara. (All the transport to the camp from Samarkand and from the camp to Bukhara was handled smoothly and professionally by Nuratau Travel)