Guest House Ruslan Nurata & Tours in Navoi

We didn’t have any issues with the guesthouse itself. The family was very friendly, Ruslan’s mother is a great chef and we loved our meals. The room was decent as was the bathroom. There is constant construction in the center which made it very dusty sometimes, but still we didn’t really mind. That being said, the tour we got was not worth it. We did the “Nuratau Mountain Hiking” listed on the website, which is also the most expensive tour. As other reviews mentioned, it isn’t a private car and we shared with another traveler, but even that we didn’t mind. But the “native-speaking guide” was not accurate as the guide is just the driver, and he could barely communicate with us. At one point on the hike to Sentob, the guide pointed in a direction and said something in Uzbek and then left us. There were still several kilometers left and we ended up getting lost in the village where there are barely any people or signs to figure out where you’re going. The home stay itself was extremely underwhelming, with the worst meals we had during our 2 week trip in Uzbekistan and a family who seemed to not care that we were there. It was very disappointing after a long day of traveling and hiking through the mountains in the sun. Again, the guesthouse and Ruslan’s family were great, but I can’t recommend these tours to anyone.