NowBest timeuntil November
~6 hby car
RoadOpenPaved + dirt · dirt to the shore

Road

Approximate — may differ on site

~6 h

Road open

From Tashkent · by car

  1. TashkentVia Gulistan and Jizzakh
  2. Jizzakh → Nurata road≈ 105 km via Bogdon
  3. Turn-off to the shoreGravel≈ 14 km, dirt at the end
  4. Aydarkul south shoreStop on the shore
Lakeshore© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap

When to go

Until the end of October

In November — possible, best again from April.

Closes in ~35 days · until December 1

  1. NowOctoberBest
  2. NextNovemberPossible
  3. December – FebruaryRoad closed
  4. MarchPossible
  5. April – MayBest
  6. June – AugustPossible
  7. SeptemberBest

Next 7 days · at the place itself

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Entry fee

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Summer heat

Very hot June–August — bring water and a sunshade

About

A large salt lake on the edge of the Kyzylkum: sand dunes and fishing. Yurt camps are on the northwest shore, ~60 km. Best in spring and autumn.

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