Tour: Miracles of Turkmenistan
Duration: 8 days/7 nights
Season: June – September
Price: from 420 USD per person
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Day 1: Ashgabat
Arrival in Ashgabat International airport. You will be meet by our representative and transfer to hotel. Accommodation by check in time.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Mary – Merv – Mary — Ashgabat
Breakfast at Hotel. Morning transfer to airport for morning flight to Mary city. Arrive in Mary and drive to explore ancient Merv – “Queen of the world”, was one of the most important capitals of Islam along with Baghdad, Cairo and Damascus. Sightseeing of ancient Merv:
— Greater Kyz Gala & Lesser Kyz Gala (VI-VII),
— Complex of Askhabs (VIII-XIV), Erk Gala (VI BC),
— Gyaur Gala (IV BC),
— Hoja Yusup Hamadani complex,
— Sultan Sanjar mausoleum, Muhamed Ibn Zeid mausoleum.
After sightseeing, drive to Mary city and transfer to Mary Airport for flight to Ashgabat. Overnight in Ashgabat city.

Day 3: Ashgabat — Darvaza
Breakfast at the Hotel. Morning you will have Ashgabat city tour.
— Presidential Palace,
— Ruhyyet Palace,
— Wedding Palace,
— modern “Yildyz” Hotel,
— Ferries Wheel,
— Constitution Monument,
— Arch of Neutrality,
— Monument and park of Independence,
— Ertogrul Gazy Mosque,
— Ashgabat 2017 Sports and Housing facilities.
Afternoon drive to Darvaza burning Gas Crater (268km) dubbed by locals as «The Door to Hell». The Darvaza area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971, Soviet geologists tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas. The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 meters. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided the best solution was to burn it off. Geologists had hoped the fire would use all the fuel in a matter of days, but the gas is still burning today. En-route we cross Karakum desert, will make a stop in small desert village Erbent. In the evening watch the spectacular and fascinating view of the gas crater. BBQ dinner at Gas Crater. Overnight in camp.

Day 4: Darvaza – Kuneurgench – Dashoguz – Ashgabat
Picnic style breakfast at Gas Crater. Morning drive to Kunya Urgench. Sightseeing tour in Kunya Urgench.
— Portal of Caravansaray,
— Mamun Minaret,
— II Arslan Mausoleum,
— Sultan Tekesh Mausoleum,
— Academy of Horezm,
— Kutlug Timur Minaret,
— Turabek Hanum Mausoleum.
After sightseeing, transfer to Dashoguz airport for flight to Ashgabat. Overnight in Ashgabat city.

Day 5: Ashgabat – Nohur – Balkanabat
Breakfast at hotel. Then drive to Nokhur mountain village. The village itself fills a small depression valley in the mountains of the Kopet Dag Range, and the houses are built with local boulders cemented with mud. Apart from the main street through the middle of the town, the streets are so narrow that they only just fit a car between the high stone retaining walls on each side.The Nohkuri people who populate this remote mountain village are quite different to other Turkmen tribes. They live in a handful of villages in the mountainous border area spanning Turkmenistan and Iran. Nokhur is the largest village with just a thousand or maybe two thousand people. Then drive to Balkanabat city. Overnight at hotel.

Day 6: Balkanabat — Yangykala
Breakfast at hotel. Then drive to Yangykala Canyons, one of the scenic natural objects of Turkmenistan. The word expression “yangy kala” translates from Turkmen as “fire fortress”. Indeed, the sheer cliffs of white, yellow, ocher, purple and red colors, fancily carved by winds and rains, are very similar to the stone castles from a fantasy. Explore the Canyons. BBQ dinner in Yangykala. Overnight at camp.

Day 7: Yangykala – Turkmenbashi — Ashgabat
Picnic style breakfast at Yangykala. Then drive to Turkmenbashi for flight to Ashgabat. Overnight in Ashgabat city.

Day 8: Ashgabat
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Ashgabat International airport.

• Visa support
• All transfers by comfortable vehicle
• Accommodation in twin room sharing with breakfasts
• Excursions with Professional English Speaking guides
• Entry tickets
• Local flights
• Mineral water 1 lt per day on transfers between cities

• Visa fees
• International air fare to/from Turkmenistan
• Full board (lunches/dinners)
• Additional service in hotels
• Medical insurance
• Travel tax 2$ per person

*The company reserves the right to make changes in the tour program without reducing the overall volume and quality of services. The travel time and duration of the excursion are indicative. Please note, that check-in to the hotel is possible only if you have an identity document (passport, birth certificate). Please note, all hotels have the rules of «check-in hours» (check in after 14:00 and check out before 12:00). Until the indicated time of arrival, free rooms cannot be available in the hotel, if early check-in is not included into the tour price. In case, of weather condition (snowfalls, low / high air temperatures, mudflows, showers, floods, smogs, etc.), the company reserves the right in exceptional cases to change the tour program: replace the objects with others, and if it is impossible replacements — exclude from the program objects that are visited in the weather at the time of the tour can threaten the safety of tourists. The decision on the specified replacement / cancellation of objects is accepted by the guide or tour manager.