Handpicked experience · Tashkent
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
A private day from Tashkent into the Chimgan mountains, with a chairlift ride up the slopes, the turquoise Charvak reservoir and a stop at ancient petroglyphs.
A chairlift ride in the Chimgan mountains
The Charvak reservoir
Ancient petroglyphs
Mountain viewpoints
<section><h2>Overview</h2><p>Chimgan is where Tashkent escapes to. About 92 kilometres from the city, in the western Tian Shan, it has cool air in summer, snow in winter and the long turquoise Charvak reservoir filling the valley below.</p></section><section><h2>The day</h2><p>Your driver collects you from your hotel and heads into the mountains. At Chimgan an old chairlift carries you up the slope for the view back over the range, and there is time to walk a little at the top.</p><p>On the way home you stop along the shore of the Charvak reservoir and at a boulder field carved with petroglyphs.</p></section><section><h2>Highlights</h2><ul><li>A chairlift ride in the Chimgan mountains</li><li>The Charvak reservoir</li><li>Ancient petroglyphs</li><li>Mountain viewpoints</li></ul></section>
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No. This is a private car or minivan with a driver who knows the route; the driver may not speak English. An English-speaking guide can be added on request for an extra charge.
Noticeably cooler than Tashkent, often by ten degrees or more. Bring a warm layer even in summer.