Famous places Tour

Tour 2: Famous places Tour
Duration: 7 days
In short: Ashgabat – Turkmenbashi – Yangikala – Ashgabat – Darwaza – Kone Urgench – Ashgabat – Nisa – Gypchak – Ashgabat

Day 1: Ashgabat
You will be met and transferred to a hotel. In the afternoon after having lunch you will begin your tour by visiting the Horse-farm. There you will meet the pride of the Turkmen people - Akhal-Teke horses. After having traditional tea break you will enjoy Akhal-Teke horse show program and the opportunity to see horse racks. Driving to Ashgabat, there you will have evening city tour. Overnight is in the hotel.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Turkmenbashi
Morning drive to Turkmenbashi, the road will take 7 hours. This port city was previously known as Krasnovodsk and is considered to be only one the largest port in whole Central Asia. This city is a link to European countries. Surrounded by crescent of low mountains in the east, in the west it looks into the turquoise-blue waters of the Caspian Sea. This surrounding area is picturesque scenery looks like a moon landscape. Usually excursions to the mountains and coastal resort towns start with this dusty and even somewhat drowsy city. You will have lunch, resting time and night is in the hotel.

Day 3: Turkmenbashi – Yangikala – Ashgabat
You will drive 5 – 6 hours to Yangikala after breakfast. Yangikala from Turkmen means as “fire fortresses”. And this name is prove itself by it looks; the sheer cliffs of white, yellow, ocher, purple and red colors, fancily carved by winds and rains, are very similar to the stone castles from a fairy tale. You will be amazed by the most beautiful canyons that show its fabulous beauty during sunset, when everything is painted in a red-hot color. Drive back to Turkmenbashi after having the lunch. Transfer to airport for a local flight Turkmenbashi – Ashgabat after 6 o’clock. Night is in the hotel.

Day 4: Ashgabat – Darwaza
Driving 4 hour to Darwaza you will have a stop at Damla village. The road to it will take 100 km and 2-3 hours. It is situated in the middle of the dry thickets of the enormous Karakum desert in Turkmenistan. The small village of Damla is a paradise of traditional Turkmen life. Lunch and dinner you will have in the village of Darwaza. Enjoying different activities as dog hunting, hunting, viewing passerine hawks and listening to traditional music on dutar. Overnight is in the tent. 

Day 5: Darwaza – Kone Urgench – Ashgabat
In the morning you will drive to Old Urgench where you can find architectural monuments of X-XII centuries. This city was the capital of Khorezmand and has a lot of attractions as Mausoleum of Najm al-Din al-Kubra, TyurabekKhanum, Il-Arslan, Tekesh Ibn Hadzhibey, the highest minaret in Central Asia KutlygTimur. Then drive to Dashoguz where you will gave a city tour. Evening transfer to airport for a local flight Dashoguz – Ashgabat.  Night is in the hotel.

Day 6: Ashgabat – Nisa – Gypchak – Ashgabat
You will be transferred to visit popular place – Old Nisa, also known as The Sanctuary of Parhian Kings. This place is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage site. Then you will continue your tour by visiting “Gypjak” Mosque and Mausoleum of the late President of Turkmenistan. After dinner rest time and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Flight
In the morning transfer to airport.

02 pax – 1 120 $
04 pax – 850 $
06 pax – 730 $
08 pax – 670 $
10 pax – 700 $
Single –140 $

Early check-in – 60 $
Single early check-in – 45 $ 

Half board –70 $
Full board –130 $

Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
     Ashgabat – “Menzil” Hotel 3*
     Turkmenbashi – “Turkmenbashi” Hotel 5*
     Darwaza – Tents with dinner
- Visa support
- English speaking guide
- Entrances to all museums
- Mineral water during the tour
- Domestic flights Turkmenbashi–Ashgabat, Dashoguz–Ashgabat          

Service does not include:
- Visa
- Full board
- Single rooms     
- Early check-in
- Travel insurance
- Migration tax (12$)
- Fee for using cameras on monuments

Note: Each Traveler should have 2 photos (5×6) to be presented at the points of entry.

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