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Lovely family and warm hospitality. The experience to stay with the family, sleep in a Yurt tent, taste local food, witnessing the life out there in the desert was truly amazing. I totally recommend staying there.

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 ❤️

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!

The staff was really nice, the food was great and plentiful. Lovely setting. Had delicious cold beers in the hot. Nice hikes.

The location was deep in desert, the staff members were helpful. Amazing food and atmosphere