International airport of Ashgabat – Darvaza–Kone-Urgench-Dashoguz –Ashgabat-Mary- Merv – Turkmenabad–Farap/ Alat border
Trip Details
Days
Itinerary
Program
Transport
Meals
Accommodation
The 1st day
ASHGABAD-Akhalteke Horse farm – Evening city tour
Meet the loсal guide at the Ashgabat International Airport. Transfer to the hotel. After lunch in the afternoon, tour starts of visiting the Horse-farm for exploring the pride of the Turkmen people – Akhal-Teke horses. Traditional tea break, short Akhal-Teke horse show program and can see the racks of horses. Return to Ashgabat. Evening city tour – visit main tourists’attraction.
Regular-Bus
Lunch – at the local restaurant.
Dinner – at the local restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel – Menzil-3* or similar.
The 2nd day
ASHGABAT-Gas Crater DarVaza
After the breakfast, you will visit “Seyitjemaleddin” Mosque. Return to Ashgabat city. After lunch 15:00 drive to the North of Turkmenistan, village named “Bahardok” to see village life of Turkmen people and move to the Gas Crater – Darvaza that is located to the North of Ashgabat, stop in a small nomadic village and in the evening, to observe the spectacular and fascinating view of the gas crater.
Regular-Minibus – Jeep
Breakfast –at the hotel. Lunch – at the local restaurant,
Dinner – picnic style.
Overnight at the tent
The 3rd day
Darvaza- Kone-Urgench-Ashgabat
After the breakfast, drive to the architectural monuments of Old Urgench, Capital of Khorezm in X-XII centuries. During the tour, visit the Mausoleum of Najm al-Din al-Kubra, TyurabekKhanum, Il-Arslan, Tekesh Ibn Hadzhibey, the highest minaret in Central Asia KutlygTimur. Dashoguz city tour. Transfer to airport for a local flight Dashiguz – Ashgabat at 20:10 pm.
Regular-Bus
Breakfast – picnic style. Lunch – at the local restaurant.
Dinner – at the hotel restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel Menzil-3* or similar
The 4th day
Nisa – Gypchak-State Museum of History
After breakfast, visit “Old Nisa”-The Sanctuary of Parhian Kings (UNESCO site), continue with “Gypjak” Mosque and Mausoleumof the late President of Turkmenistan. Continue to visit the State Museum of History. It stores ancient artifacts found at the excavations of the settlements Nisa, Merv and Gonurdepe, collection of vintage Turkmen carpets, rare examples of national clothing, jewelries, and antique weapons. The 9 halls display figurines of Athens, Eros, silver gilded griffin, horn-shaped ivory vessels-rhytons of the Parthian era, gold jewelries, medallions-stamps from Margiana and Buddhist artifacts. There are also a lot of fossilized piece of wood of the Paleozoic period, aged 270,000,000, dinosaurs’ footprints, an 820-kg meteorite fallen in Kunya-Urgench in 1998 and a lot more.
Regular- Bus
Breakfast –at the hotel. Lunch – at the local restaurant.
Dinner – at the local restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel Menzil-3* or similar
The 5th day
ASHGABAT- Museum of Carpets –RUSSIAN BAAZAR-Mary
At 09:00 visit Museum of Carpets. Then you will visit Gulistan bazar (Russian bazaar). Then transfer to the airport for a local flight Ashgabat – Mary at 16:30/17:10. Accommodate at the hotel.
Regular-Bus
Breakfast –at the hotel. Lunch – at the local restaurant.
Dinner – at the local restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel Merv-3* or similar
The 6th day
MARY-Merv – Museum of Mary city
After the breakfast, excursion to Old Merv– Merv was located at the road crossing of the Great Silk Road and quickly became one of the largest and biggest cities of the ancient world. Guided tour: Gyz Gala, Erk Gala, Soltan Gala, Sanjar Mausoleum, IbnZeid Mausoleum. you will visit the 5th center of civilization – Ancient country of Margush in the Karakum desert. Then continue to city Mary to visit Museum. Rest time.
Regular-Bus
Breakfast –at the hotel. Lunch – at the local restaurant.
Dinner – at the local restaurant.
Overnight at the hotel Merv-3* or similar
The 7th day
Mary –Turkmenabad- Farab/Alat border
After the breakfast, hotel check out. Drive to Turkmenabat city, continue with moving to the Turkmen-Uzbek border Farap/Alat (Uzbekistan).
Regular-Bus
Breakfast –at the hotel. Lunch – at the local restaurant.