PACKAGE ITINERARY:

Day 1: Arrival in Ashgabat.
Arrival in Ashgabat. Pick up at Ashgabat airport and transfer to your hotel in Ashgabat. Check-in and free time.

Day 2: Exploring Ashgabat
Enjoy sightseeing of the highlights of the city of Love – visit the park and the monument of Independence, Arch of Neutrality, a 95m- high monument with a revolving golden statue of the first President Turkmenbashy. Hit the viewing platform of the Arch of Neutrality to see the beautiful panorama of Ashgabat. Panoramic tour to “Alem” the largest Indoor Ferris wheel and “Bagt Koshgi” the Wedding Palace. Continue visit to the historical and archaeological site “Ancient Nisa” UNESCO site and Turkmenbashy Mausoleum and Ruhy Mosque - the biggest mosque in Central Asia.










Day 3: Ashgabat – Darvaza - Ashgabat
Drive to Darvaza by 4WD car (260 km.). En route stopover to visit Erbent Nomadic village where you can enjoy seeing the local life in the desert - Turkmen yurts, dromedaries, tamdyr (mud oven) and many others. Arrive at Darvaza, explore the gas craters, first full of water, and second the sulfur - muddy. Leave the road and venture in the desert to see the flaming gas crater. Arrive and explore the flaming gas crater at sunset. Return to Ashgabat. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight.
Day 4: Ashgabat - Geokdepe - Kow ata - Ashgabat






Drive to Geokdepe located almost 40 kilometers to the west of Ashgabat, where in 1881, defending their independence, the Turkmens showed courageous resistance to the invading Russian army. Visit to a heroic Geokdepe fortress and mosque, then visit a private Akhalteke Horse farm where you will enjoy meeting the famous Akhalteke Horses. Continue sightseeing tour to “Kow-ata” underground lake in Baherden. A warm hydrogen sulphide lake lies in a cave at the Kopet Dag foothills. 276 steps lead into the lake. On your way down you will admire marvelous grapes and lines of stalactites and see bat’s bevies. This cave impresses with its greatness. It has the length of 250 m, width 50 m, depth of 65 m. The lake is available all year round because of constant temperature of water (33-37◦C) and air.
Return to Ashgabat. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight.

Day 5: Ashgabat – departure
Check-out from the hotel till noon. Transfer to the airport according your departure flight time. End of the tour.

Tour dates: any date upon request

WHAT'S INCLUDED:
1. Letter of invitation to Turkmenistan, entry travel pass and registration;
2. A/C land transportation during the whole tour, airport- hotel- airport transfers
3. Excursions with English speaking guide for:
Full day sightseeing tour in Ashgabat
Roundtrip to Darvaza gas craters
Day trip to Akhalteke Horse farm in Geokdepe and excursion to Kow ata underground lake in Baherden
5. All accommodation (breakfasts and travel tax included) in double or twin shared rooms at Sport 5* hotel in Ashgabat - 4 nights

*Deadline for receipt of applications 65 days before the tour start date.
*Terms of payment: upon arrival by cash

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