The place is magnificent in itself.
Mountainous area, very beautiful views.
From the interesting:
1. Views from the mountain, you will be at the top, do not walk only along the road, as you climb up, walk around, the views from different parts of the top of the mountain are amazing.
2. The cave itself and its history. Indeed, the words of the guide (a free local guy, sits all day in a cave and tells a story) agree with what you see with your eyes, even though it seems incredible.
3. Let's go up. This is a test of your strength. It is very difficult and difficult. But after passing it, you feel like a winner. It's hard to describe in words... It's like I won a race, and with myself.
Benches are located throughout the entire rise. And it's a lot harder without them. On the rise, you can safely lay from an hour to 3 hours. But it's worth it.
There is an old road that is half collapsed. You can climb it, but it's DANGEROUS! I do not advise even extreme people.
Naturally, they will offer to ride donkeys and horses. But honestly, for 4 hours of going there, I didn't see anyone who would agree.
And yes, horses, donkeys and camels are UNTAMED and WELL-GROOMED. I've been to many countries with my wife. And then there were two that were normal. Usually you look at animals and you want to save them urgently from such drivers, but not here ...
I highly recommend a raincoat on a hike. Otherwise, as usual.
Admission is free, the guide is free in the cave itself.
You can take a taxi to the foot of the mountain and back. It will cost about 150,000soums one way to Samarkand. If you order a Yandex taxi, carefully select and set a ROUTE IN ADVANCE. Otherwise Yandex will lead through the village, along a WHOLE NEW STRAIGHT ROAD!!!! THE DIFFERENCE IS HUGE!!!
It's a beautiful place, it's hard to climb, but it's definitely worth it!
On the way up there is a place to relax / drink / buy some water.
We took a taxi almost to point b, but the barrier stopped us and they wouldn't let us go any further. Locals (?) themselves take mini minibuses for 5,000 soums (another 5 minutes from the barrier to the mountain, or you can walk for 15 minutes)
When you walk around, taxi drivers are waiting downstairs, asking to get to Samarkand for a lot (200k), but we agreed on 150k. Probably, it would be possible to reset more. The Internet doesn't always catch you, so you couldn't order a Yandex.Taxi.
The place itself is very atmospheric. You can spend the night there on a cot. I want to say a special thanks to Mavlon. He allowed me to spend the night on his territory. Very friendly people.