Trip from Khiva to Nukus

ATTENTION! The excursion is individual, for any day you need and DOES NOT IMPLY joining any group.

Type of tour: individual, on request

Nukus is the capital of the Karakalpak Autonomous Republic within Uzbekistan, located in the north-west of Uzbekistan.
For tourists, Nukus is interesting primarily for its State Museum of Art. Savitsky with the world's 2nd largest collection of paintings by Russian and Soviet avant–garde artists, a magnificent historical and ethnographic collection of the Karakalpak region. You will also visit the most ancient necropolis of Uzbekistan, Mizdakhkan, and the ruins of the ancient fortress of Giaur-kala. If you are not too tired, then, if desired, you can visit the Zaroastrian dahma Chylpyk (Shylpyk).

The objects of the visit:

- National Museum named after him. Savitskogos is the 2nd most important collection of Russian and Soviet avant-garde in the world, as well as a magnificent collection of historical artifacts of ancient Khorezm and the ethnographic collection of the Karakalpak people
- The ancient necropolis of Mizdakhkan: ”world clock”
- The seven-domed mausoleum of the giant hero Shamun-Nabi
- Jumart Kasab Sanctuary, mausoleum of Caliph Yerejeb (XI century)
- The underground mausoleum of the beautiful Nazlymkhan – Sulu (XII-XIV centuries) decorated with magnificent majolica
- Ruins of the ancient fortress of Giaur-kala.

Tour program

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Transfer from Khiva to Nukus

Departure from Khiva to Nukus (230 km, 3 - 3,5 hours)
Visiting Savitsky Museum of Art (1 - 3 hours)
Visiting the cultural complex of Mizdahkan and the ruins of the Gyaur-Kala fortress
Returning to Khiva through Djampyk-Kala fortress and Zoroastrian Chalpyk-Kala dakhma

Highlights

paintings of the Russian and Soviet avant-garde in the Savitsky Museum
exposition of the Karakalpak arts and crafts;
the cult complex Mizdahkan (IV century BC) with the mausoleums of Shamun-Nabi, Mazlumkhan-Sulu, Khalifa Ertep, the ruins of the fortress Gyaur-Kala;
Zoroastrian Chalpyk-Kala dakhma- ancient fortress Dzhampyk-Kala