Explore the beauty of Turkmenistan

Name of the tour: Explore the beauty of Turkmenistan

Duration: 5 days & 4 nights

Day 1: Ashgabat
Upon arrival at the airport our guide will meet you and transfer you to the Ashgabat city. To start our sightseeing trip, you will drive to Gokdepe village. There we will visit Turkmenbashy Ruhy Mosque which is considered as the biggest mosques of the Central Asia.  This mosque can occupy more than 10,000 people. After the Mosque the next destination is Gokdepe horse farm. Here you have a chance to see the beautiful and famous Ahal-Teke horses. After it we will drive back to the Ashgabat city for dinner time. Next places to visit are Independence Park and the Palace of Happiness. Here you will be able to see and enjoy the panoramic view of the Ashgabat city. The first night of your tour in Turkmenistan will be spent in the hotel.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Kow Ata – Nokhur
After breakfast at the hotel we will drive to the Kow-Ata underground lake and the well-known Bakharden cave. The name of the lake is unusual and it is translated as “father of the caves”. Its popularity is connected rather with the healing properties of water, than the beauty of this underground nature. Then will be delicious lunch. After having lunch we will drive to Kopet Dag range, where there is a region settled by mountain tribes of Nokhur that have for centuries preserved their unique culture, traditional crafts and architecture. You will spend the night in a homestay.

Day 3: Nokhur – Ashgabat – Kerki
In the morning there will be breakfast and you will drive back to Ashgabat and visit the memorial complex which is consists of three memorials.The Earthquake Memorial features a bombastic bronze rendering of a bull and child. After lunch you will drive to the Russian Market. It was built in the period of 1972—1982 by the design of the Russian architect Vladimir Visotin among other buildings that were included in the "Ashgabat Reconstruction Program of 1970-1980."  Turkmen sculptor Klych Yarmamedov who adored the building with a magnificent abstract sculpture placed in one of the building's corners and then building was done in the Soviet Modernism style and decorated by the Turkmen sculptor. Later we will drive to the train station to go to the Kerki town. You will spend the night in the train.

Day 4: Kerki – Koytendag
Upon arrival in the Kerki you will have time for breakfast. Then you will drive to the Koyventag mountain and nature place. Turkmenistan’s most breathtaking mountains are Kugitangtau, also called Koytendag, are located in the east of Turkmenistan. Their name is translated from Turkmen language as “mountains of deep canyons”. There are the deepest lakes, the longest caves and even the Dinosaur Plateau bearing traces of these prehistoric reptiles. It is this mountain system where the highest point of Turkmenistan – Mount Ayrybaba that is 3,139 meters high is located. To include, Koytendag Mountains are home to the country’s deepest lake – Kattakol. Then you will stay in the Koyventag and enjoy the fresh air of the camp.

Day 5: Koitendag – Turkmenabat – Ashgabat
In the morning you will have a transfer to the Turkmenabad airport for flight to Ashgabat. Night will be in a hotel.

Day 6: Flight
Today in the morning driver will take you to the airport. This will be the last day of your amazing tour in Turkmenistan.