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Aral Plaza ia directly at the lake. They have 8 large Yurts for tourist and a restaurant. A tall Ucell mobile antenne is working when the generator is on.

BE AWARE: the beach road looks good but we got stuck for 3 days!!! We advice you to only use the road from the entrance to the Aral Plaza and not take any other paths.
A night is euro 55,- and diner is euro 12,-
I am not sure if you must reserve on forehand.

https://aralplaza.uz/

We did only eat here. The food was good but the whole place has a cold atmosphere. The staff is unfriendly and at every question they make the $$ sign with their fingers. We did not sleep here and did not feel welcome.

We moved to the nearby Yurt Camp and they were wonderful. Some other travelers who helped us digging were allowed to sleep in their cars without any cost. They bought diner and that was enough.

We pulled up in our 7-meter, 3.5-meter-high 4x4 camper and were enchanted by this beautiful campground. The tree branches occasionally brushed against our vehicle. With stunning valley views and a magical cave nearby.

wide open. rough road but go slow and you will be fine. great views. no wind protection. felt safe

We were here with our MAN for minor work and service and maintenance. We were warmly welcomed by the whole team (Ruben, Pedro, Joao). Carlos, the manager, did everything to make us feel comfortable and much more. We can only warmly recommend this workshop for all overlanders with MAN. they did a fantastic job.

Tuesday 5:30 with a cargo trailer and out of state plates. Waved me through.

this spot is wonderful. the first pullout had three RV's parked so we drove up a couple hundred feet further and found a great spot for two vans.

Nice place next to some old house ruins. The views are beautiful and it’s really quiet.
There came only one friendly man in the morning who did some sports.
Not suitable for cars since the track up the hill is small and in bad condition.

I looked but couldn't see a real total fuel station

Walked into the restaurant and asked to speak with the manager, he said we could stay in the car park no problem. We had a few beers and ate dinner, personally the restaurant wasn't a culinary highlight but we were grateful to have somewhere safe to park.

Food ranged from 7$ upto 15$ with some vegatarian options, large 75cl beer 3$. Okay WiFi in restaurant. I imagine the place would be loud until late at the weekend

They didn't have any pastries when I visited, only bread. On the food menu they have sandwiches, omlet and pancakes. We had sandwich and french fries, nice American style grilled cheese sandwich but french fry portion quite small. After our food I also bought 3 loafs of bread which made her very happy

Came to get a SIM card, the building was closed but loads of kids outside selling Sims, Lonestar (MTN) and Orange. One guy agreed 1000 LRD (5$) for SIM registration and some data, passport needed and they take a picture of you.

He only loaded 250mb of data and when I asked for more he said you need to buy it, at this point it was thunderstorming and I couldn't be bothered to argue for more data, I paid another 1000 for 6.5gb lasts 1 week. They transfer the credit and input the codes to get the data package

Police check with a gate over the road. Have to enter the building and show passports, they write details into a book and ask why we are there.

They have a quick look at our van and we are free to continue. The road is okay, smoothed mud some places we managed to get up to 45kph, traveling with Sprinter

Nice place to spend the night. Has wifi, very clean bathrooms and a shop with coffee for the morning. Quiet and safe.

maybe confirm first if it's per calendarday or per 24 hours. this can lead to some misunderstanding

We did not stay, as there is a big road contruction, they are putting in a new bridge, and use the area for storing sand etc. Noisy.

Nice place to overnight. We stayed alone. Beautiful view.

Track was graded and easy to drive, with any type of vehicle, maybe except for very low clearance big rigs. We liked this place even more than Cerro siete colores in Uspallata.

Dormindo uma noite aqui, local seguro, um pouco movimentado pois fica próximo a ruta.Havia outros Motorhome também.
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Sleeping one night here, safe place, a little busy because it's close to the route. There were other Motorhomes too

Conhecemos por indicação do pessoal do Capuba Camping, que fica em Serra no litoral do ES.
A vista é linda, no horizonte é possível admirar o Pico da Bandeira, que é a terceira maior montanha do Brasil!

O camping fica ao lado da Pedra Azul, onde é possível fazer um mini trekking gratuito na base da pedra, conhecendo piscinas naturais!

Motorhomes grandes (caminhões, precisam consultar acesso porque a estrada é estreita e tem mais estreitamentos no caminho com pedras laterais) - Fica a uma distância de quase 5km do centro comercial mais próximo.

O camping disponibiliza energia e água, não tem uma estrutura grande de cozinha, mas possui pia e fogão, tem uma excelente disponibilidade de tonéis onde é possível fazer fogueira pra se aquecer se o clima esfriar a noite, é uma experiência legal, e por lá já vendem a lenha r$ 20 que dá pra usar por alguns dias!

Tem uma boa estrutura de banheiro, amplo e limpo, com água quente, e separação entre homens e mulheres! Porém não é disponibilizado nem papel higiênico, nem sabão!
Achei alto o valor… cobrado r$ 50 por pessoa pra gente!

this place DOES NOT ALLOW overnight camping. the water is contaminated. there’s a homeless encampment with people on bad dr ugs and they come out at night and will try to rob you. this place needs to be removed. cops came and raided everyone’s camps

Very easy and friendly border crossing. This post is about the money changers. Dude gave horrible rate and then took $5 off the tip as “service fee.” I argued with him in Spanish but then wanted to move on since it was hot and my kids were in the truck. Save your quetzales. I am now in Nicaragua and have been offered to exchange quetzales at every border with a few.

Also some tracks leading inside the forest, many possibilities to be a little more hidden away. Calm night, phone reception switching back and forth between 3G to 4G.

Still working and possible to park close by in the shadow.

You can buy SIM card here. And also I need add smth to be able to publish this place))

Bumpy 1/2 mile but doable - high clearance might be helpful. A few sites up here, and very quiet - you can't hear the road noise at all. Burro mine was pretty fun - bring your flashlight but don't leave crap behind (we picked up trash while there).

Lugar espacioso, plano y muy cómodo para pasar unas noches. Es muy tranquilo durante el día y la noche excepto fines de semana que a veces se reúne gente a beber. Además, despachan fruta y verdura por lo que se puede comprar a buen precio.

Confortable, leveled and lots of space to spend a few nights. Very quiet during the day and night except some weekends when people come here to drink. During the day there are people preparing boxes with vegetables and fruits, so you can buy some fruits and vegetables cheaper.

We live near this location.
I just added this so others can know about it. it's a safe and secure place to overnight.

sadly, this is private property, and there is now a cement block and a bunch of no trespassing signs.

This place is permanently closed.