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Excursion
Altyn Asyr Gundogar Bazaar
The price depends on your dates, group size and hotels. Send a request and we will reply with an offer.
“Altyn Asyr” (“Golden Age”) is an eastern bazaar on the edge of Ashgabat, the largest market in the country and the 5th largest in Central Asia.
Facts about the bazaar
- In the Choganly residential area, on the outskirts of Ashgabat
- Laid out on 154 hectares in a shape recalling the carpet gul of Ahal province
- A tall clock tower at the centre is the main landmark
- 2,155 shops
- Opened in 2011
- A hotel for a hundred guests and a wide network of cafés and bistros for visiting traders and shoppers
- Traditional Turkmen carpets, handicrafts, fresh fruit, vegetables and spices, clothing and electronics
Included
- Private professional guide
- Entrance tickets
- Transport for the whole excursion (1–2 people: sedan, 4–6: minivan, 6–10: minibus)
Good to know
- This is a private guided excursion: no other tourists join you or your group
- You choose the order of the sights
- Start at any time from 09:00 to 16:00
- It can start straight from the airport or station, where our guide will meet you
