Bukhara Nuratau homestay 3 days tour

Tour Description

This three days trip gives you an opportunity to discover the country side of Uzbekistan and its hospitable rural people living in the remote villages of Nuratau Mountains.You will be staying with the mountain farmer’s family where there is a great opportunity to interact with locals and learn about their culture, traditions and daily life. You will also have a chance to see some local sites during the day’s hike on the second day of the tour. On the way we stop in an ancient city of Nurata famous for Alexander the Greats fortress ruins, local Suzani workshop and Chashma Mosque

Route Overview: Bukhara to Nuratau Mountains

This 3-day journey links Bukhara and the Nuratau highlands. The route passes the 11th-century Rabati Malik caravanserai ruins and the ceramics village of Gijduvan, where master craftsmen shape blue-glazed pottery on hand-turned wheels — a craft recognised by UNESCO. The drive continues to Nurata city, home to the sacred Chul-Chashma spring, where white ducks glide across holy water believed to heal illness. Adjacent stands the Nur citadel, a fort attributed to Alexander the Great commanding the northern approach to the Zarafshan valley.

Nights are spent in authentic family homestays in stone-built homes surrounded by walnut, mulberry, and apricot orchards. These were the first rural tourism project in Uzbekistan, launched in cooperation with the UNDP. Meals are home-cooked: fresh non bread, suzma, mulberry jam, and slow-stewed lamb.

Hiking and Activities

Day two brings a guided hike between villages across ridgelines where the Kyzylkum steppe stretches to the horizon in one direction and the snow-capped Turkestan peaks rise in the other. Local guides point out medicinal herbs and ancient irrigation channels still in use. Optional activities include horse riding along mountain paths, fishing in cold mountain streams, and bread baking in a tandoor with your host family.

Best Season and Practical Details

Best time to visit: April–June and September–October. Spring brings wildflowers and green hillsides; autumn offers harvest season and warm days with cool nights. Fitness level: Moderate — 10–12 km hiking on day two on rocky mountain path. The tour ends in Samarkand; private transfer to your hotel is included.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION	Bukhara - Nurata- Nuratau Mountains - Samarkand
Best travel time:	From April to November
Group size:	Max - not limited. Min - 1 person
INCLUDED	Accommodation: 2 nights homestay 2 Breakfast, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners Entrance tickets in Nurata city Transport: Bukhara->Nurataг Mountians->Samarkand 1 day mountain escort guide service Sealed mineral water during the hike
NOT INCLUDED	Tips or other expenses Photo, video fees in the monuments and museums
Tour details with the prices:	Bukhara - Nuratau Mountains 3 days tour
Sightseeing Highlights	World famous ceramic workshop in Gijduvan Ancient caravan Serail - Rabati Malik Flora and Fauna in Kyzyl Kum Desert Remains of Alexander the Great's fortress