Tour Operators Khorezm Area

BesQala has been active since 2005 and is a specialist and leader in travel in the Aral Sea region. The agency has its own comfortable fleet of vehicles (Toyota Land Cruiser, Prado, Hilux), its fully autonomous yurt camp on the Aral coast, a guest house and a youth hostel in Noukous as well as a team of qualified and diligent drivers and guides. Ideal for those who wish to immerse themselves in Karakalpak culture, it organizes events and activities: cooking workshops, building a yurt, creations with felt, etc.

This local agency specializing in Karakalpakstan and the Aral Sea welcomes tourists and groups. Discover the Karakalpakstan region and its thousand-year-old history. On sea trips you can visit abandoned towns, see beautiful shipwrecks, green oases and the Aral Sea. The tours (2 to 7 days) are done in 4x4, accompanied by an experienced guide and driver with accommodation (yurt or tents). The agency has its own hotel in Noukous with good value for money: the Jipek Joli hotel.

The Bavianov family, based in Khiva, has 10 new and comfortable cars. All of them offer air conditioning. All the men in the family have been working as drivers in the area for years and their reputation has not diminished over time. Gulam is young, dynamic and speaks some English. Above all, he knows the region like the back of his hand and will not lose you on the sometimes complicated and somewhat hidden paths of the desert fortresses. Very recommendable if you are numerous or if you haven't found a driver available elsewhere.

Founded in 2004, Bek-Tour is the only major agency based in Khiva. This is the right place to discover Khiva and the Khorezm region in depth. Khiva is only about ten kilometres from the border with Turkmenistan and BT offers handsets that allow travellers to discover the splendours of Central Asia's most closed country, from the capital to the Karakum desert. Informative tours to the Aral Sea, design of tailor-made trips, cultural tours accompanied by French-speaking guides, ecotourism and active trips.

This local tour operator organizes discovery programs for Karakalpakstan and Khorezm. Great classics with Mizdakhan or Moynaq, but also possibility to reach the shores of the Aral Sea or off the beaten paths.