tour3 8-DAY TOUR (OPTION 1)

Breakfast. Meeting of the group at International Airport of Ashgabat. Accommodation in hotel. City tour – visiting place of interest: State historical reserve “Nissa” UNESCO world heritage. Lunch. Tour continues: Park of Independence, Arch of Neutrality, Monument of Ashgabat, Indoor Ferris Wheel “Alem”, “Gulistan bazaar”, also known as “Russian bazaar”. Drive back to hotel. Overnight in hotel.

Breakfast.

Tour to memorial complex in Kypchak village and Gokdepe Fortres and Saparmurat Hadji mosque. (45 km westerly of Ashgabat).

Visit private horse stable. Famous, “Fast as a Wind”, Akhalteke horses glorified Turkmen country all around the world and shown at the national herb of the country. Akhalteke horse breed was found via Turkmens 5000 year before in foothills of Turkmenistan. Turkmens are natural horse riders.

Drive to underground lake “Kow-Ata”. (100 km westerly of Ashgabat).

Underground lake Kow-Ata.

Переезд в подземное озеро «Ков-Ата». (100км западнее Ашхабада).

Подземное озеро Ков-Ата. In the depths of 60 meters from entrance to cave of Kopetdag mountains located lake with healing water, which breathes with warm steam. Swimming in water has a beneficial effect to the body and helps cure many diseases.

Lunch at the place.Drive to Nohur – village in mountains (50 km from cave). High in Kopetdag mountains, village Nohur and neighboring villages located on the steep sides of the mountain valleys and totally different from other regions of Turkmenistan. Surrounded with mountains, village provides unique opportunity for walk in nature and deeply fell rural lifestyle. Explore the place. Accommodation in guest house. Dinner.

Breakfast. Drive to Balkanabad (420 km westerly of Ashgabat). Lunch. Drive to Yangigala Canyons. Explore the canyons. (130 km westerly of Balkanabad). Marvelous natural objects – Yangigala Canyons located North-West Of Turkmenistan in Balkan region. Translation from Turkmen language Yangigala means fire fortress. This name canyons received because of the red color, from which was made by nature mountain ranges and cliffs. Drive to holy place of pilgrims Gozli – Ata. Camping. Dinner

Breakfast. Drive to national recreation zone “Awaza”. (200 km from Yangigala). Walking on Caspian Seashore. Transfer to airport of Turkmenbashy. Flight to Ashgabat. Arrival and transfer to hotel. Accommodation.

Transfer to airport. Flight to Mary. Breakfast. Visit Museum of Ethnography of Mary Region. Drive to Bayramali (30 km). Tour around State Historical Reserve “Ancient Merv” – “Queen of the World” were one of the important capitals of Islam, alongside with Bagdad, Cairo and Damask. The most prosperity of Merv were XI-XII centuries, when it were capital of Great Seljuk Empire. Their Empire stretched from Amuderya river until the Mediterranean Sea. Seljuk’s Merv occupied more 640 hectares and were one of the prosperous cities of that period. It attracted scientists and traders from all world of Islam. However, Merv couldn’t resist assaults of Mongols in 1221, and were totally demolished with all marvelous monuments. Lunch. Drive to Ashgabat (350 km). On the way short stops in Abiverd – ruins of the Seyidjemalettin mosque. Arrival. Transfer to hotel. Accommodation. Overnight in hotel.

Breakfast. Transfer to airport. Flight to Dashoguz. Arrival. Drive to Kunyaurgench (105 km). Visiting State historical reserve “Ancient Kunyaurgench” – huge complex with ruins and monuments of modern Kunyaurgench. Famous scientists, like Ali Biruni, Avicenna had worked here. City fight back against army of Genghis Khan. From that period exists only couple of architectural monuments and buildings, but many major part of monuments explored and studied. This place is still holy for the Muslims. Lunch. Drive to Darvaza. Gas Crater at Darvaza is located in the middle of Karakum desert and it’s a huge burning hole with the long flames. Light of the flames are seen many kilometers from. Explore the place. Dinner (barbeque). Overnight at tent camp.

Breakfast. Drive to Ashgabat via Yerbent village (250 km southerly of Darvaza). Accommodation in hotel. Time on your own.

Breakfast. Transfer to International Airport of Ashgabat. Farewell. End of tour.