Grand Silk Road of Uzbekistan
Journey highlights. Twelve days is what it takes to do the four great cities properly and still have room for the country in between them.
Next departure: 1 Oct 2026
12 daysfrom£1,633/ per person
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2-day Tour to Muynak from Khiva
This 2-day tour is specially designed for those who, after visiting Khiva, want to see even more! A tour to Muynak from Khiva is a great opportunity to expand the geography of your trip and discover new secrets of Uzbekistan.
Travel styleEscorted tourSmall groupUzbekistan
2 daysToprak-Kala · Chilpyk · Nukus · Savitsky Museum · Muynak · Mizdakhan · local History Museum
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Overview
This 2-day tour is specially designed for those who, after visiting Khiva, want to see even more! A tour to Muynak from Khiva is a great opportunity to expand the geography of your trip and discover new secrets of Uzbekistan. In two days you will visit the monuments of Ancient Khorezm, a state almost 2000 years old: the Toprak-kala fortress and the Zoroastrian funeral tower Chilpyk. Stay overnight in Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan. In Nukus you will visit the Savitsky Museum, which contains unique paintings of Russian avant-garde art that Igor Savitsky hid from Soviet censors in the 20th century, taking them to the edge of the Empire. And then you will go to the finish line – the city of Muynak, which was once a major port, but today is surrounded by a desert for hundreds of kilometers. The fact that there was once a sea here is evidenced only by the sad cemetery of ships. Check out the details of the tour to Muynak from Khiva and hurry up to book this unusual trip!
Tour highlights
- Muynak
- Toprak-Kala
- Chilpyk
- Savitsky Museum
- Mizdakhan
- 2-day Tour to Muynak from Khiva Map
2 days
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1Khiva – Nukus
In the morning depart Khiva and drive to Nukus (200 km, 4-hrs). On the way visit archaeological monuments of Ancient Khorezm: Toprak-Kala, the capital of Khorezm dating back to the 3rd century A.D. and Chilpyk, a Zoroastrian dakhma (funerary tower). Upon arrival in Nukus visit the Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum*. The museum hosts the world's second largest collection of Russian avant-garde art and exposition of Karakalpak applied arts items. Have a short drive around center of Nukus: see statue of Karakalpak poet Berdakh, Nukus City Hall, and Drama Theatre. Free evening. Overnight at the hotel. * Due to renovations in Block 1 of the Savitsky Museum, some archaeological and applied arts exhibitions are closed indefinitely. Only Block 2 is currently open to visitors.
Day 2Nukus – Muynak – Nukus
After breakfast drive to former fishermen’s town Muynak (220 km, 3 h), which used to be situated on the shores of Aral Sea. On the way stop at archaeological complex Mizdakhan. In Muynak have a look at a former port with abandoned ships in the sand also known as the "Cemetery of Ships”. Then visit Local History Museum with art exhibits of the Aral Sea history. In the afternoon return to Nukus. End of 2-day Tour to Muynak from Khiva.
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Group size
Up to 24
travellers
Prices, per person
| Group size | Standard |
|---|---|
| 1 person | £690 |
| 2 persons | £354 |
| 3 persons | £263 |
| 4 persons | £245 |
| 5 persons | £209 |
| Single supplement | +£9 |
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2026
2027
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Where this tour takes you
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- 1Nukus
- 2Muynak
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