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The Khansar family was so welcoming and nice, just the best (both the parents and the children). I absolutely adored my stay there. I only stayed for one night, but would’ve loved to stay one more to enjoy the lake for a bit longer. I got there by car (rented from Samarkand) and it was very easy to find. The food was good, the traditional music at the campfire was better than expected and I even got the chance to see the village. The fact that is smaller than other camps makes the experience even more special.

I recommend it to everyone. Ruslan is a great organizer. He ensured everything for us to have an interesting stay. We were very satisfied. His friends were also very kind and that's why we have wonderful experiences with Uzbekistan. Thank you Ruslan. Jan Slovakia.

Ruslan, who organized the stay for us, is very helpful in all possible aspects. He organized the transport from Bukhara and the next day to Samarkand for a more then competable price. We were welcomed at his family place in Nurota for a very delicious lunch. Then a driver took us to Alexander the Great’s fortress ruins for a walk, afterwards to their private place at the Aydar lake to swim. Later we arrived at Kyzylkum Desert where we were welcomed to the Yurt camp. We learned how the traditional bread is baked, had a camel ride, admired the landscape and sunset. Afterwards we enjoyed dinner with the family. At the camp fire we could admire the stars. Ruslan is perfectly caring for every aspect of your stay and makes it easy to be able to just enjoy and be fascinated. Everything is very personal and his aim is to meet everyones needs, the tourist ones as well as the host family, drivers, nature. Ruslan speaks very good English, with the family we used a mixture of English, some Russian words and the help of google translate :) A very excptional ecperience!

It's a really nice experience to stay here! It's a beautiful yurt camp with all facilities you need. We were here at the beginning of November. Most yurt camp were already closed because of low season, but this one was still open with 4 yurts (so less than they normally have). The yurt is clean and there is a heater for the cold and also a lot of blankets. When we were there, there was only 1 couple more. But even for 4 people they took us to the camels, they made food and they did a camp fire with traditional live music which was really nice. Of course it's a bit touristy, but a really great experience. And because we were there in low season, it didn't feel touristy. The family is really friendly and helpful. We can even used their Wifi. I really recommend to stay here if you are in Uzbekistan!