8th – 15th May | Nukus to Urgench | Distance: 196km | Total Distance: 3051km Nukus was a two day pit stop where we changed filmmakers – Anna Plocinska arrived from Switzerland for a month-long stint and Georgia left for…
4th – 7th May | Moynaq to Nukus | Distance: 256km | Total Distance: 2855km In Moynaq I arranged for a guide to be with us for the remainder of the way to Nukus. Khurmet, whom we had met at the Yurt Camp beside the…
Nukus, Karakalpakstan, the UZ border to Moynaq Distance: 313km | Total Distance: 2599km The old Soviet-built train chugged slowly across the dry, featureless steppe stopping occasionally at villages and for about 90 minutes at the border for immigration and customs. I barely slept…
23rd – 27th April | Akespe to the border Distance: 305km | Total Distance: 2286km Day 31: Akespe to Akbasty – 104km Once out of the sand at Akespe, it was a relief to turn onto the Gas Pipeline Road –…
20th – 22nd April | Aralsk to Akespe Distance: 141km | Total Distance: 1981km Aralsk is the only major town in the region, developed as the northern port on the Aral Sea. It was connected to the southern port of Moynaq,…
15th – 20th of April Distance cycled: 121km | Total Distance: 1840km Barsakelmes Island diversion, Karateren to Aralsk From the former fishing village of Karateren I had planned a two day 4WD excursion to Barsakelmes Island and Kaskakulan. The Aral Sea…
10th – 14th April | Kyzylorda to Kokaral Dam Distance: 520km | Total Distance: 1719km Day 18 – 124km We left our Kyzylorda apartment – on the fourth floor of a Soviet-style building – apartment blocks have the same design all over…
6th – 9th April | Turkistan to Kyzylorda | Distance: 323km | Total Distance: 1199km Day 14 (6th April) – 119km In Turkistan, our guide Islam was afflicted with a health issue and after much discussion with his family and the team,…