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Sails on the lake Aydarkul

Nuratau-Kyzylkum Biosphere Reserve

Five-day tour includes:

· Travel on a sailing catamarans

· Accommodation in the comfortable Guesthouse on the lakeside with service of three-stars hotel

· Ecological tours to the Nuratau mountains prepared according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and  Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Aydarkul is an artificial lake created within the last 40 years situated in the desert region to the north of the Nuratau mountains in eastern Uzbekistan. Extending to 300 km in length and between 30 km and 50 km wide it is the largest wetland in the country after the Aral Sea and is situated in the sand desert of the Kyzylkum. The average depth of the lake is between 10 and 12m and the lake is part of the 800km long Aydar-Arnasay Water System (AAWS).

Arriving on Aydar—Arnasay water system, you test firstly irrepressible delight. On the one hand - desert Kyzylkum, and with another—a blue smooth surface of lake behind which Nuratau mountains.

Arrival is possible from:

· Tashkent—Sentob (300 km.)

· Samarkand—Nurata (260 km.) - Sentob ( 30 km.)

· Buhara—Nurata (260 km.) - Sentob ( 30 km.)

1 day

· Meeting with tourists in Sentob, in the afternoon

· Transfer Sentob - Guesthouse on the Aydarkul lakeside (30 km.)

· Accommodation in the Guesthouse

· Acquaintance with rules in a forthcoming sailing travel

· Dinner in the Guesthouse

2 day

· Breakfast in the Guesthouse

· Launching the catamarans

· Three-hour sail

· Lunch in the lakeside, rest-time

· One more three-hour sail with returning to the Guesthouse

· Dinner in Guesthouse

3 day

· Breakfast in the Guesthouse

· Full day trip to the Nuratau mountains according special programm. Lunch on the nature

· Returning to the Guesthouse

· Dinner in Guesthouse

4 day

· Breakfast in the Guesthouse

· Launching the catamarans

· Full day sail. Lunch on board.

· Returning to the Guesthouse

· Dinner in Guesthouse

· Additional entertainments (such as fishing, hunting, etc.)

5 day

· Breakfast in the Guesthouse

· Regatta

· Solemn finishing lunch in the Guesthouse (the hunting and fishing trophies can be used)

· Transfer to the Sentob (see off point)

Sailing catamarans

Sail catamaran "ALBATROSS". Travel on the rivers, lakes, water basins, a beach can be made on a catamaran "Albatross" to crew from 2-3 person including skipper. The catamaran can be used at a sea wave up to 0,5 m and speed of a wind up to 10 km/s.

Auxiliary board

Speed-boat “Rhythm” with Honda-90 motor. Communications and observation facilities, sonic depth-finder, megaphone on board

Safety tools for tourists on the water

1.  Life jackets

2.  Each catamaran has the complete set:

· Wireless station

· Spyglass

· Signal pistol

· First-aid set

· Ring-buoy

· The tight container for meal

Guesthouse

The comfortable guest house is located on the Aydarkul lakeside in 30 km from a Sentob with three-star hotel service.

Into structure of guesthouse:

· Single and Double rooms

· Nomad's tent

· Satellite TV и communications

· Landing for cutters and yachts

Additional entertainments

By preliminary request and additional payment:

· Sailing on the “Tornado” racing catamaran;

· Sailing on the “Laser” yacht;

· Windsurfing;

· Attraction "Trampoline";

· Attraction “Banana”;

· Water skis;

· Wave runner;

· Fishing tackles, spinning, nets, a bait for a fish;

· Hunter service.

Conditions for tourists

The best time for the tour:

· April—June, atmospheric temperature 15°С - 30°С, lake temperature about 25°С

· August—October, atmospheric temperature 30°С - 20°С, lake temperature about 26°С

Into cost of tour enter

· Meeting in initial point and see off in final point;

· Transport on all route;

· Accommodation in guesthouse;

· Sail;

· Full board

· Rescuing on water and lakeside support

Into cost of tour does not enter:

· Photo and video;

· Tip;

· The medical insurance;

· Additional entertainments;

· Transfers up to meeting point and after see off point