Muynak Ship Cemetery

These ships were moved here from various places of the Aral Sea. It is a bit depressing to see this sight knowing that it used to be a vast sea. There are some bigger ships if you walk a little further into the sand.

If you want to go to extraordinary, out of the way places then this is just the spot! One of the most bleakest places on earth I have been to. But a must see to experience what man can do to ruin the environment.

The shop cemetery at Muynak is the living testament to the power of nature and how human actions do indeed change the face of the earth. It is a sad sight in Muynak m, seeing that was once a thriving body of water with wildlife turn into an expanse of just sand and nothing more. The museum is a must-see, and please ask the staff there to show you the video in English. It tells a moving story of this community. Not to be too sad though because there is effort to restore and expand the water surface and we can hope.

Quite profound to see the rusted hulks on what used to be the shore of the Urul Sea. The museum gave a very good presentation of the phenomenon.

When travelling to Uzbekistan, a visit to Muynaq should not be missed, even just to remind oneself of how devasting human actions can be. Be prepared though: it's a rather long drive from Nukus along a spectacularly ill-maintained road.
While there, one can pop in the local museum where photos and videos of the once-upon-a-time thriving fish industry based in Muynaq are displayed. Also on display, some stuffed specimens of local fauna now completely disappeared.

THIS PLACE IS WORTH TO VISIT!
After we arrived to Moynak we thought that ship cemetery is not interesting place.But we were wrong,when i saw this place it gave me different emotions. Amazed-how beautiful was this. Excited-first time to see ships near. Sadness- it was port of Aral Sea which was world's fourth largest sea once...

Advertised place that describes Aral sea tragedy. Other than ship cemetry, there's a museum where in brief you can get dome info about Aral Sea. Very sad place, striving town. If you are feally intetested in this tragedy, you aimed to visit it then it's worth doing it.

Aral Sea

I would like to tell you about a recent trip to the Aral Sea. The trip was made at the end of November, in a rather cool season. Since we turned to the travel agency ‘Besqala’, the SUVs took us from Nukus at 9.30 a.m. Around 1 p.m. we drove to the Muynak and had lunch at a local family’s house. After lunch we visited the local history and Aral Sea museums. Next to the Aral Sea museum there is a ‘Ship Graveyard’, in which you can feel the whole tragedy of the Aral Sea.

Around 4 p.m. we left Muynak to the Yurt Camp at the Aral Sea. On the way, we admired the views and the beautiful sunset. If you have motion sickness, then I advise you to take medicine with you, since the road to the Aral Sea takes about 4 hours and you will drive off-road.

When we reached the Yurt Camp, it was already dark; we had dinner and at night we managed to see the starry sky. It was magical; I think everyone should see such beauty at least once in their life.

We spent the night in yurts, and they were quite comfortable and warm. Since it was almost winter, we watched the sunrise around 8.30 a.m., then we had breakfast and went to the shore of the Aral Sea. The shore was very close to the Yurt Camp, so we got there pretty quickly. The shore was very unusual, there was a lot of foam. I strongly advise you to visit the Aral Sea in the warm season, so you would have the opportunity to swim. On the way back, we visited several historical sites, and also stopped to admire the beautiful views.

Despite the tragedy, the Aral Sea is still extremely beautiful, so I highly recommend everyone to visit it.

Heart broken while witnessing such a man made environmental disaster.

없어진 물과 남겨진 배들
남은 아랄 해를 보기전 들릴 수 있는 실외, 실내 박물관입니다.
실내에는 15분짜리 영상(볼 가치는 없음)을 볼 수 있는 상영관과 아주 작은 전시품(동물 박제, 당시 낚시 사진 등등)을 아주 짧게 구경할 수 있습니다. 실외에는 배들이 전시되어있고 올라가서 사진도 찍을 수 있습니다.

Музей Арала - напоминание о том, что человек может всё. Даже уничтожить целое море. Арал был источником бесплатной пищи - рыбы. Её оставалось только взять, закинув сеть. Стоила ли эта потеря полученной выгоды? Сейчас человечество способно уничтожить целую планету, и это печально. Очень правильная мысль - построить тут музей, показать, каким был Арал, сохранить память об нём. Важно, чтобы музей получал нужное финансирование. А вот сажать на обнажившемся дне растения по своему усмотрению не надо. Гораздо важнее научные исследования процессов спонтанного зарастания дна моря и того, как идёт изменение флоры и фауны. Вызывает сомнение свободный доступ посетителей на корабли. Это ведь теперь музейные экспонаты, причём хрупкие. Огромная просьба к будущим посетителям не мусорить.

Posto surreale, molto interessante anche se caldissimo d’estate. Purtroppo per arrivarci ci sono 3 ore di strada da Nukus di cui una in mezzo a buche e sterrati, pero per gli appassionati ne vale la pena!

Posto surreale, restano solo barche arrugginite che una volta solcavano il Mare d'Aral.

Сильное место. Походить по дну Оральского моря. По лазить по кораблям, которые ещё недавно ловили в нём рыбу.
Находится в Каракалпакии. Дороги в регионе плохие или очень плохие.

🏔 Муйнак — порт призрак на берегу высохшего моря. Некогда процветающий рыбный портовый город на южном берегу Аральского моря. Говорят, что тут была чистейшая вода, много рыбы и песчаные пляжи. Местные жители этим очень гордились. Сейчас пейзажи напоминают постапокалиптический мир.
⏰ от Нукуса 2:30 часы езды на машине.

没错，你要来的就是这里。其中有两艘船位置比较偏，可以往沙漠深处走走。看完之后可以打车回去，路边随意招手停车，不要问价格，默认都是拼车，每人3000som。

Великолепное место, история все таки, моря конечно уже нет в этих краях, но воздух и природа это нечто. Если не дорога, то съездил бы еще раз, и в этот раз доехал до воды, на внедорожнике км 60 пути.

Очень впечатляющее место. Из любой точки города можно дойти пешком. Другой способ добраться - поймать такси (любой автомобиль) на улице. В зимнее время посетителей очень мало. От судов остались в основном скелеты, но на некоторые ещё можно подняться. На дне высохшего моря до сих пор лежит много ракушек, на горизонте проплывают стада коров - неповторимое зрелище.

Муйнак - город тысячи пустынь, расположенные на берегу Аральского моря. После гибели моря городок превратился в пустыню. Но я знаю народ, который любит Муйнак, каким бы он пустынным не был.

昔ここが湖だったときに使われていた船が転がっている”船の墓場”です。
小さなエリアに、船が集まっています。１０分もあれば端から端まで観光できます。隣にあるミュージアムに車をおけます。
This is the "graveyard of ships" where boats used in the old days when this was a lake are lying around.
You can go from one end of the site to the other in 10 minutes. You can leave your car in the museum next to the area.