Tour’s name: Wild horizons
Duration: 7 days
Day 1: Ashgabat
After being welcomed at the Ashgabat International Airport by our residents you will accompany to the wonderful Horse-farm, where you will contemplate wealth of the Turkmen people - Akhal-Teke horses you can call these thoroughbred beauties one of the most beautiful horses. After you will have a traditional tea break, and enjoy watching short Akhal-Teke horse show program and you will observe the racks of horses. Then you will drive to Ashgabat. You will finish your tour in the evening exploring the best highlights of the capital. You will spend the night in the hotel.
Day 2: Ashgabat – Darwaza
This day you will explore one of the best attractions of Turkmenistan “Seyitjemaleddin” Mosque. Then you will transfer back to Ashgabat city. In the second part of the day at 15:00 you will transfer to the North of Turkmenistan, village “Bahardok” to immerse into national flavor, learn history, get to know more facts and see rural life of Turkmen people. According the route you will drive to the famous Gas Crater called Darvaza it is a unique place on the territory of Turkmenistan, which is located in the Karakum desert. It was discovered by Soviet geologists in 1971. On the way you will stop in a small nomadic settlement and in the evening, you will have a unique chance to enjoy the spectacular and fascinating view of the gas crater. You will spend the night at the tent.
Day 3: Darwaza – Ashgabat
Today you will transfer to Ashgabat. The destination of the day is remarkable highlight “Old Nisa”- the ruins of the Parthian fortress, where one of the first capitals of the Parthian Empire was located from the third century BC to the third century AD. Despite the fact that only the grandiose ruins of the past power have reached our days, they still amaze with their powerful walls, skillful masonry, meaning and integrity of architectural solutions. Then you will explore “Gypjak” Mosque and Mausoleum of the late President of Turkmenistan. Further you will discover the State Museum of History. Its halls contain thousands of valuable exhibits. Among them are unique samples of the flora and fauna of the Turkmen lands, the rarest historical artifacts found by archaeologists in different years, amazing fossils and geological finds. Considerable attention is paid to the culture and traditions of the Turkmen people, the history of Handicrafts, national folklore, politics, sports, science and other areas of life, to varying degrees.
Day 4: Ashgabat – Kow-Ata – Ashgabat – Turkmenbashi
In the morning you will head to Ashgabat. According the route tour you will explore amazing lake named Kow-Ata. Medical lake Kow-Ata is an underground lake in the Baharden cave, which is located on the territory of Turkmenistan, 100 kilometers from Ashgabat. The length of the cave where the lake is located is 750 m, and the length of the lake itself is 80 m, width is 23 m, and depth is up to 16 m. Since ancient times, not only local residents, but also travelers came here to be cured of various diseases. The unusual properties of this lake have been known since time immemorial. It is known that bathing in water has a beneficial effect on the body, since it contains 38 elements. In the afternoon you will transfer to Ashgabat or Gokdepe rail station to take a train to Turkmenbashi. You will spend the night in a train.
Day 5: Turkmenbashi – Yaginkala – Avaza
This day after breakfast you will come to Turkmenbashi then transfer to Yangykala. Yangikala which means "Fire fortress" in the Turkmen language, is located deep in the steppes, 160 kilometers from the city of Turkmenbashi. The sheer precipices that affect the imagination thinly cut by wind and rain streams that go hundreds of meters down, change the color of rocks depending on the time of day and lighting. You will also visit “Gozli Ata” pilgrimage place. semi-legendary ancestor of the Turkmen-Ata, a major Sufi who lived in the first half of the 14th century. Legends call him a disciple of Khoja Yassavi. After you will observe town Avaza. You will spend the night in the hotel.
Day 6: Avaza – Turkmenbashi – Asgabat
In the morning you will check out of hotel. Avaza can be called the most dynamic and large-scale project of Turkmenistan. This wonderful, ecologically clean corner of the Turkmen land, washed by the azure sea and watered by the generous sun. You will have a rest on the shore of the Caspian Sea. After that you will transfer to Turkmenbashi airport fly to Ashgabat. After arrive evening Ashgabat. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7: Flight
In the morning transfer to Ashgabat International airport.
Transport:
01-02 pax – Sedan
04-08 pax – Minibus 14 seats
10 pax – Bus (20 seats)
Price per person:
02 pax – 995 $
04 pax – 840 $
06 pax – 700 $
08 pax – 625 $
10 pax – 585 $
Single – 125 $
Early check-in – 35 $
Single early check-in – 50 $
Half board – 65 $
Full board – 125 $
Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Ashgabat – “Menzil” Hotel 3*
Darwaza – Tents with dinner
Awaza – Hazina Hotel 5*
- Visa support
- English speaking guide
- Entrances to all museums
- Mineral water during the tour
- Train Ashgabat- Turkmenbashi
- Domestic flights Turkmenbashi – 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.