Tour to Turkmenistan 5 days 4 nights

3 stars
Ashgabat – Nisa – Darwaza – Kow-Ata – Nokhur
Description

 

Tour to Turkmenistan 5 days 4 nights

Meet the loсal guide at the Ashgabat International Airport. Transfer to the hotel for check-in and rest. Tour starts with visiting 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 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. Then you will continue your visit to Ferris wheel, Neutrality Arch, Earthquake Memorial, Wedding Palace, Independence Park and Ertogrul Ghazi Mosque. Night is at the hotel.

 

Day 1: Ashgabat city tour

After the breakfast, you will visit “Old Nisa” – The Sanctuary of Parhian Kings (UNESCO site) and “Gypjak” Mosque and Mausoleumof the late President of Turkmenistan. Then is drive to the North of Turkmenistan, village named “Yerbent” to see village life of Turkmen people. After the lunch time you’ll move to the Gas Crater – Darwaza that is located to the North of Ashgabat. In the evening you can observe the spectacular and fascinating view of the gas crater. Night is at the tent.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Nisa – Darwaza

After the breakfast, you will visit “Old Nisa” – The Sanctuary of Parhian Kings (UNESCO site) and “Gypjak” Mosque and Mausoleumof the late President of Turkmenistan. Then is drive to the North of Turkmenistan, village named “Yerbent” to see village life of Turkmen people. After the lunch time you’ll move to the Gas Crater – Darwaza that is located to the North of Ashgabat. In the evening you can observe the spectacular and fascinating view of the gas crater. Night is at the tent.

Day 3: Darwaza – Carpet Museum – Ashgabat

After breakfast, you will drive to Ashgabat where you will continue tour to the Carpet Museum. Established in 1994, it has the largest collection of Turkmen carpets, ranging from the medieval through to the 21th century, including over 1000 carpets originated in the 18th and 19th centuries. Hotel accommodation and rest. After it you will visit Lenin’s square and Ylham park. Night is at the hotel.

Day 4: Ashgabat – Kow-Ata – Nokhur – Ashgabat

In the morning is drive to Kow-Ata underground lake which is located 107 km from Ashgabat. The Turkmen name Kow-Ata means ‘Father of caves’. At first glance, this underground area appears like a magnificent auditorium: the overall length of the cave is 230 m, its height reaches 20 m, and its width is at some points 57 m. The bottom of the cave is covered with lumps of dissolved limestone (stalagmites), and its warm and gushing water is clear and emerald colored. The water has a constant temperature of 33–37°C (you should swim in a lake). Then the tour will continue in Nokhur. The village itself fills a small depression valley in the mountains of the Kopet Dag Range, and the houses are built with local boulders cemented with mud. Apart from the main street through the middle of the town, the streets are so narrow that they only just fit a car between the high stone retaining walls on each side. The Nohkur people who populate this remote mountain village are quite different to other Turkmen tribes. They live in a handful of villages in the mountainous border area spanning Turkmenistan and Iran. Nokhur is the largest village with just a thousand or maybe two thousand people. Afterwards we will continue our way back to Ashgabat. On the way visit horse farm, enjoy short horse show. Night is at the hotel.

Day 5: Flight

Early morning transfer to airport for flight home. End of the tour.

 


 

 

01 pax – 1 635 $
02 pax – 940 $
04 pax – 795 $
06 pax – 715 $
08 pax – 660 $
10 pax – 630 $
10 + 1 pax – 665 $
15 + 1 pax – 600 $
20 + 1 pax – 575 $
25 + 1 pax – 555 $
30 + 1 pax – 540 $
35 + 1 pax – 525 $
40 + 1 pax – 510 $
Single – 105 $

01 pax – 1 915 $
02 pax – 1 030 $
04 pax – 885 $
06 pax – 805 $
08 pax – 750 $
10 pax – 725 $
10 + 1 pax – 765 $
15 + 1 pax – 690 $
20 + 1 pax – 670 $
25 + 1 pax – 650 $
30 + 1 pax – 635 $
35 + 1 pax – 620 $
40 + 1 pax – 605 $
Single – 185 $

 

All lunches – 45 $
All dinners – 35 $

 

– Transport:
1-2 Sedan;
3-8 Minibus;
9-40 Bus (Minibus to Nokhur);
Darvaza – Jeep
– Accommodation with breakfasts:
Ashgabat – “Mizan” Hotel 3* or “Senagatchy” 3* / “Sport” Hotel 4*
Darwaza – Tents with dinner
– Visa support
– English speaking guide
– Entrances to all museums
– Mineral water during the tour

– Visa
– Meals
– Single rooms
– Early check-in
– Travel insurance
– Fee for using cameras on monuments
– Migration tax (14$) + PCR nose test (35 $)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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