Visiting Karakum Desert from Bukhara - Uzbekistan

RE: Visiting Karakum Desert from Bukhara

piligrim — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:40:01 +0000

Well, a small part of the Karakum Desert does exist in Uzbekistan too, but you won’t manage it in one day — you’d have to drive about 500 km one way. Instead, go to Tudakul, the Kuymazar Reservoir, Dengizkul (it’s far). There you’ll find lakes and the Kyzylkum Desert nearby.

RE: Visiting Karakum Desert from Bukhara

Sverige — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:39:45 +0000

Yes. I took a quick look just now, it seems that people usually go to see it from Turkmenistan.

RE: Visiting Karakum Desert from Bukhara

piligrim — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:39:12 +0000

Do you mean within the borders of Uzbekistan?

Visiting Karakum Desert from Bukhara

Sverige — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:38:55 +0000

Good afternoon! Could you please advise whether it’s possible to make a one-day trip from Bukhara to the Karakum Desert somehow?)