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Badai-Tugai Reserve: The Floodplain Forests of the Amu Darya
A rare forest type in the desert and the Bukhara deer: how to enter the reserve near Beruni, when it is at its best and which rules to follow.
The Baysun Mountains: Trails, Villages and Gorges
Walking and driving routes around Baysun, the best time of year, mountain villages with living traditions and tips on where to stay.
Tupalang Reservoir: The Mountain Sea of Surkhandarya
Turquoise water among the mountains: how to get there, where to stay, what to bring and why spring or early autumn is the best time to visit.
The Hissar Reserve: The Highest Mountains of Uzbekistan
The nature of the reserve in Kashkadarya, home to glaciers and peaks above 4,000 metres, and how to visit without breaking protection or border-zone rules.
Paltau Waterfall and Other Waterfalls Near Tashkent
A roundup of accessible waterfalls in the Bostanlyk district: how far to walk, which season brings the most water and how hard the trails are for ordinary hikers.
Sangardak Waterfall: The Best-Known Waterfall of the South
How to reach the waterfall in the Sariosiyo district, when it runs full, what to bring and what else to see on the road from Denau.
The Gulkam canyon: a narrow gorge below Chimgan
One of the most spectacular day hikes near Tashkent: rock walls, waterfalls and scrambles down boulders. How long it takes, where the hard sections are and how to get through without injury.
The Urungach lakes: two mountain lakes above the Pskem
An emerald lower lake and a larger upper lake in a side gorge of the Pskem valley. How to get there, how hard the trail is and when the water is at its most striking colour.
The Pskem valley: border mountains and the permit regime
The wildest valley near Tashkent starts just past Charvak, but not everyone can enter, and not on any day they like. What to see there, whether you need a permit and how to organise a trip.
Ugam-Chatkal National Park: the Nanay, Sijjak and Khumsan valleys
The park's three valleys only look alike on the map. Where to find orchards and streams, where the waterfalls and day hikes are, and how to get there from Tashkent via Chirchik and Iskandar.
Chatkal Nature Reserve: wild mountains next door to Tashkent
One of Uzbekistan's oldest nature reserves lies a couple of hours from Tashkent. What it protects, which parts you can visit and how to get there via Parkent or Angren.
The Ustyurt plateau: canyons, chinks and Lake Sudochye
The emptiest corner of Uzbekistan: hundred-metre cliffs, white salt flats and lakes on the edge of the desert. What to see on the Ustyurt, how to get there and why you should not go alone.