Extensive tour to Turkmenistan for 8 days
Description:
Day 1 - Ashgabat, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Darvaza Gas Crater - "Door to Hell", Darvaza, Turkmenistan
Day 1 Early morning arrival at Ashgabat airport, meeting with your guide from Turkmenistan.
Ashgabat - Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan Darvaza Gas Crater, located in the center of the Karakum Desert. Arrival in the crater. Enjoy delicious food cooked on fire for dinner near the burning gas crater. Night at yurt camp. Meals: Dinner
Day 2 - Darvaza Gas Crater - "Door to Hell", Darvaza, Turkmenistan - Ashgabat, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Day 2 Darvaz - Ashgabat, morning trip to Ashgabat. Start the day with Kov-Ata - an underground lake, the water in which has a temperature of 36 degrees all year round. Go back to Ashgabat. Then a sightseeing tour of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, which was recently noted by the Guinness Book of Records as having more white marble buildings than any other city in the world. During the city tour you will visit the Carpet Museum, the National Historical Museum, the archaeological excavations of Old Nisa, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. An intensive and interesting tour also includes a stop at the stables/complex of Akhal-Teke horses. On the way, visit the Annau Seyit Jemaleddin Mosque. Hotel night.
Day 3 - Ashgabat, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Merv, Merv, Turkmenistan
Day 3 Ashgabat - Mary/Merv. Visit the monuments of Neutrality, Independence, the Eastern Bazaar "Altyn Asyr", the bazaar Dzhygyldyk - one of the largest bazaars in Central Asia, the Gulistan Bazaar, the monument to the victims of the 1948 earthquake, the monument to Lenin, the Ertogrul mosque of Gaza. Neutrality Arch, Independence Park along hundreds of fountains and statues with stops for visiting the Independence Monument and Ruhnama. 16:00 to Merv. Farewell dinner and overnight at the hotel. Meals: dinner
Day 4 - Merv, Merv, Turkmenistan - Mary, Mary, Turkmenistan
Day 4 Merv and Mary After breakfast at 7:00 a trip to the ancient city of Merv, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was a major center of international trade and crafts located on the Silk Road. Visit the mausoleum of Hazrat Yusuf Hamadani, the mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar, Big and Small Gyz Gala, the fortress of Keshk and others. You will see a lot of camels on the spot. After lunch, visit the museum and church in Mary.
Day 5 - Mary, Mary, Turkmenistan - Ashgabat, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Day 5 Mara Margush - Ashgabat Full morning to visit the excavations of the ancient capital of the country Margush - Gonura, which consists of the City Palace, Fire and Water Temples and the Royal Necropolis. Return to Mary, end-of-day trip back to Ashgabat (370 km, 2.5 hours). Transfer to the hotel on arrival. Hotel night.
Day 6 - Ashgabat, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Yangikala Canyon, Tersakkan, Turkmenistan
Day 6 Ashgabat - Yangikala Canyon, Turkmenistan Morning at 08:00 trip to Balkanabad. Lunch between 13:00-14:30 and food for dinner in the canyon. Going overnight to the Yangikal canyons. The first 2 hours on the asphalt, followed by potholes of asphalt and gravel roads. Dinner and overnight stay at the Gozli Ata pilgrimage house
Day 7 - Yangikala Canyon, Tersakkan, Turkmenistan - Serdar, Serdar, Turkmenistan
Day 7 Gyzylarbat, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan A day trip to the village of Nohur in the mountains of Kopetdaga (visiting the family cemetery and place of pilgrimage; silk-weaving houses), with a visit to the mosque-mausoleum of Turkmenbashi and the mosque of Gokdepe on the way. Arrival in Ashgabat. Overnight at the hotel
Day 8 - Ashgabat International Airport, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - Ashgabat International Airport, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Day 8 Free time before transfer to the airport. End of tour.
The price includes:
- All transfers: 1-3 people on a sedan type car, 4-6 people on a minivan car;
- Accommodation in double rooms, breakfast included;
- Russian-speaking guide to Turkmenistan;
- Excursion program throughout the route
- Entrance tickets for attractions according to the route;
- Economy class tickets for Ashgabat-Turkmenbashi flights;
- Necessary equipment for living in tents near the Darvaza crater (sleepers, mats, pillows, dining table, chairs) with a hiking dinner and breakfast;
- Visa support for a tourist visa of Turkmenistan ($90).
- Personal Travel Insurance: From Accidents