Islambek Travel & Hotels

Tour Duration: 2 days and 1 night
Driving time: 7-8 hours (450.km)
Included: Only a good driver, car & water
Not included: Yurt Camp, meals, tickets & etc.

A Sedan (1-3 people) - $149 (Sedan pictures)

An SUV (1-4 people) - $283 (SUV pictures)

A Minivan (1-6 people) - $373 (Minivan pictures)

A Minibus (1-10 people) - $413 (Minibus (1-10) pictures)

A Minibus (1-13 people) - $433 (Minibus (1-13) pictures)

A Bus (1-45 people) - $840 (Bus pictures)

Once you decide to use our services, please confirm and provide the following details in order to make a reservation:
1. Please confirm the name of the transfer, tour, or day-trip (as written on our website);
2. Please confirm the date of the transfer, tour, or day trip
3. Please confirm the type of transport you want to book (sedan, SUV, minivan, or minibus).
4. Please confirm the price of the transfer, tour, or day-trip you want to reserve.
5. Please confirm the number of people (and luggage if available) in your group.
6. Full names of all group members, including information about citizenship, passport, or ID card numbers.
7. Please confirm pick-up & and the starting place of your transfer, tour, or day trip (please state the name of your hotel).
8. Please confirm pick-up and the starting time of your transfer, tour, or day trip (you can see the recommended starting time on our website).
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- That is all we need to know from your side in advance to make a reservation and organize the requested services.
- We do not need prepayment to make a reservation or organize the requested services. You will make a full payment directly to our drivers (guides) at the end of each transfer, day trip or tours.
- In order to cancel reserved services without being charged (%20 of the tour), please contact us at least 3 days in advance the tour starts.
- One day before each trip, tour, and transfer, we will send you a reminder email or Whatsapp message with all the details and pictures of your driver, car, and guides.
Please feel free to ask if you have any questions or special requests.

First day we can pick you up from Airport, Train Station or hotel in Nukus and start the trip. You can start the trip at any time of the day. It is recommended to start the trip in the afternoon time after lunch. It takes about 40 minutes to drive to the first fortress – Chilpik Kala. Chilpik Kala is a Dakhma or Tower of Silence which was used by people of the Zoroastrian faith for exposure of the dead. The bodies were laid out under the open sky for the birds to eat. When the bones were cleared, families collected them and placed them in clay or stone ossuaries for burial. The building was originally constructed in the first centuries CE.
It takes about 1 hours to drive to the next fortress Kizil Kala. The fortress was originally constructed in the Late Antique period, 1st to 4th centuries CE, but was abandoned and then rebuilt in the 12th-13th centuries on the eve of the Mongol invasions.
The third fortress Toprak Kala located very close to the Kizil Kala. It is dated in the Kushan period, around the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE and was the royal residence of the kings of the Khorezm. The place was briefly abandoned in the early 4th century and then after some restorations, was used as an administrative citadel for the city.
After visiting three fortresses, our driver stops at the shore of the Akchakul Lake before going to the last fortress - Ayaz Kala. There are also Yurt camps and restaurants next to the lake where visitors can enjoy local meals, drinks and even Ice-Cream from local milk. It is also possible to enjoy swimming and sand bath in Natural Lake Akchakul.
Last fortress to visit is for the day is Ayaz Kala. That is all for the first day. Our driver drops you off in Ayaz Kala and end his job for the first day, Ayaz Kala Yurt Camps located next to the Ayaz Kala Fortress. You can visit Ayaz Kala by yourself. It was originally constructed in the Late Antique period, 1st to 4th centuries CE, but was abandoned and then rebuilt in the 12th-13th centuries on the eve of the Mongol invasions. There is some debate about how this fortress may have been used in ancient times, with some scholars proposing that it was a garrison barracks for troops, whilst others suggest it was an early example of the many fortified manor houses that were typical of Khorezm in the early medieval periods.
On the second day our driver will go to Ayaz Kala Yurt Camps at any time you want to pick you up and start driving you back to Nukus via visiting the other five fortresses according to the itinerary. Our driver will go to Ayaz Kala to pick you up at any time you want but I recommend you to start the trip around 08:00 am.
The first fortress you visit in the second day is Big Kirkkiz Kala. The fortress dates from the 4th Century BCE to the 7th-8th centuries CE. The fortress is rectangular in plan with double walls containing a double story archer's gallery with arrow-shaped embrasures. In the Afrighid period the area within and around the fortress was a pottery production center.
The next fortress is Janbas Kala. it has one of the most archaic fortification systems dating from that Early Antique period. All four of its flanking walls are in relatively good condition, reaching in places up to 20 meters in height. It differs from most of the other fortresses in having no towers on its outer walls. This meant that the fort was potentially vulnerable from an attack on the lower sections of its walls.
Angka Kala dates from the Late Antique period of Khorezm, around the 1st to the 3rd centuries AD - the time of the Kushan Empire. It seems to have been established on the eastern edge of Khorezm to guard the main caravan trade route to the east.
Koykirilgan Kala. While today little is visible but a dusty mound, the original plan of the site consisted of a rounded, two story building 45 meters in diameter fortified by a double ring wall with arrow slits and towers.
Guldursun Kala is a fortified town date to the 12th century CE. Much ancient and medieval pottery and many bronze items and coins were found within the site during archeological excavations. The coins indicate that the last period of occupation is related to the year 1220, during the rule of Muhammad Khorezmshah and the time of the Mongol invasion of Khorezm.
After visiting Guldursun Kala it is about 3 hours to drive back to Nukus. Our driver may drop you off in your hotel, Train Station or Airport in Nukus and end the trip there.

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