Turkmenistan for Groups

Day by day

1. 01

   Arrival in Ashgabat

   • Meeting at the international airport, transfer to the hotel, rest
   • Dinner at a local restaurant
2. 02

   Ashgabat

   • City tour: Independence Monument, Neutrality Arch, Earthquake Monument, Gulistan Bazaar
   • Lunch at the Berkarar shopping centre, then the Carpet Museum, with over 1,000 carpets of the 18th–19th centuries
   • Night drive with a stop at the Palace of Happiness
3. 03

   To Darvaza

   • The ruins of Nisa (3rd c. BC – 3rd c. AD), Gypjak Mosque and the mausoleum of Turkmenistan’s first President
   • In the afternoon, by 4x4 jeep or minivan to the Darvaza gas crater, 270 km north of Ashgabat, via Bahardok or Erbent village and the Water and Clay craters
   • Evening at the crater, picnic dinner
   • Overnight: yurt
4. 04

   Back to Ashgabat

   • Drive to Ashgabat, check-in and rest
   • The horse farm: Akhal-Teke horses, a tea break and a short show
5. 05

   Kow-Ata and Nokhur

   • Kow-Ata underground lake, 107 km from Ashgabat: a cave 230 m long, up to 20 m high and 57 m wide
   • Nokhur village in the Kopet Dag, with its unique culture, crafts and architecture
6. 06

   Mary and Old Merv

   • Early drive to Mary (350 km), stopping at the Seyit Jemaletdin Mosque
   • City tour: the Orthodox church, the Regional Mosque, the Central Theatre, the Central Park and the Mollanepes monument
   • Old Merv (UNESCO): Gyz Gala and Oglan Gala, Complex of Ashabs, Gyaur Gala, Erk Gala, Soltan Gala, the mausoleums of Soltan Sanjar and Ibn Zeid
   • The United Museum of History and Ethnography
   • Overnight at the hotel
7. 07

   Back to Ashgabat

   • Drive to Ashgabat, check-in and rest
   • The National Museum of History, with over 500,000 exhibits
   • Inspiration Park and the Alem Ferris wheel, recognised by Guinness World Records as the tallest enclosed Ferris wheel at its opening
8. 08

   Departure

   • Night transfer to Ashgabat international airport

Route