Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Khorezm
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Kungrad
Khalkabad
(45km); Moynaq
(125km); Moscow
(2600km)
Nukus
Hojeli
Konye-
Urgench
Tahiatash
Chilpyk
Mizdakhan
Ayaz-Qala
Yurt
Jampik Qala
Camp
Ayaz
Ayaz
Badai-Tugai
Qala
Mangit
Lake
Nature
Reserve
Kyzyl
Toprak-
Qala
Qala
Kyr Kyz-
Qala
Gurlen
Boston
Lake
Koy
Dashogus
Achka-Kul
Krylgan
Beruni
Qala
Guldursun
Qala
Shovot
Urgench
Turtkul
KHOREZM
Bukhara
Ashgabat
(400km)
(375km)
T U R K M E N I S T A N
Khiva
Hazarasp
Pitnak
Chaikhana¨Urgench¨ ChAiKhANA $
(Al-Khorezmi 35/1; mains 3000-5000S; h 8am-
10pm) Located right next to the Hotel Ur-
gench is this cafe serving shashlyk, laghman
and plov .
LAND
Shared taxi is the favoured way across the Kyzyl-
kum desert to Bukhara and beyond. Regular
shared taxis leave from a stand near the bus
station to Bukhara (70,000S, 4½ hours) and to
Tashkent (100,000S, 12 hours). You can always
break up the journey to Tashkent or Samarkand
in Bukhara - you'll need to do this to get to
Samarkand as you won't ind direct taxis here.
The new bus station (Al-Khorezmi), just
outside of the train station, was being built
at the time of research. There's a midday bus
to Bukhara (20,000S, eight hours), two daily
buses to Samarkand (30,000S, 12 hours) and a
few buses to Tashkent (50,000S, 20 hours) via
Bukhara and Samarkand.
Shared taxis (20,000S, 1½ hours) to Nukus
congregate at olympic (olympiysky) Stadium,
about 2km north of the centre. Traic is heavi-
est in the morning. if nothing's going to Nukus,
go to Beruni and change there. There's also a
10am bus to Nukus that departs from Raytsentr
Bazaar (11,000S, three hours).
The trolleybus to Khiva (1000S, 1½ hours)
waits on Al-Beruni one block west of the post of-
ice. The stand for shared taxis to Khiva (3000S,
20 minutes) is south of the bazaar on Al-Beruni,
about 250m west of the trolleybus stop. Shared
taxis to Beruni and Boston hang out roughly op-
posite the Khiva taxi stand on Al-Beruni.
8 Information
Bahadir & Bakhtiyar Rakhamov ( % 512 12
41, Bahadir 352 41 06, Bakhtiyar 517 51 33)
english-speaking father-and-son driving team,
offering excursions to the qalas (fortresses;
US$70 per carload, including unlimited
stops).
Delia Madrashimova ( % 290 96 36; per day
US$35) This english-speaking guide is your
best bet for excursions to the qalas or Khiva.
Internet Cafe (Al-Khorezmi 1; per hr 1000S;
h 9am-9pm)
Post, Telephone & Telegraph Office (Al-
Khorezmi 1; h 24hr)
8 Getting¨There¨&¨Away
AIR
Uzbekistan Airways ( % 226 88 60; Al-Khorezmi
1; h 8am-7pm) has one to four lights daily to
Tashkent (US$85) and four weekly lights to
St Petersburg and Moscow. Several Tashkent-
bound lights per week stop in Bukhara in the
high season.
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