The fascinating Turkmenistan tour

Name of the tour: The fascinating Turkmenistan tour

Duration: 5 days & 4 nights

Day 1: Ashgabat
Upon arrival at the airport you will meet with your guide and he will transfer you to the Ashgabat city. To start our trip to the city we will go to Gokdepe village to visit one of the biggest mosques of the Central Asia, Turkmenbashy Ruhy Mosque which can occupy more than 10,000 people. After the Mosque, we will continue our tour to Gokdepe horse farm where you can see the beautiful Ahal-Teke horses. Then we will drive back to the city and there we will have dinner. After dinner we will visit Independence Park and the Palace of Happiness. During the journey be prepared for amazing panoramic view of the Ashgabat city. After sightseeing of the city, we will come to the hotel and spend the night there.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Kow Ata – Nokhur
On the second day in the morning we will drive to the Kow-Ata underground lake and the well-known Bakharden cave. The Kow- Ata means “father of the caves”. It is popular with both the healing properties of water and the beauty of this underground nature. After lunch we will drive to Kopet Dag range. There is a region settled by mountain tribes of Nokhur that have for centuries preserved their remarkable culture, traditional crafts and architecture.  After productive day you will spend a night in a homestay.

Day 3: Nokhur – Ashgabat – Kerki
The third day of the tour starts with a delicious breakfast, then we will drive to Ashgabat and visit the memorial complex consisting of three memorials honoring those that died in the 1948 earthquake, soldiers who perished in WWII and those killed in other Turkmen battles. The Earthquake Memorial features a bombastic bronze rendering of a bull and child. After lunch we will drive to the Russian Market which was built by the design of the Russian architect Vladimir Visotin in the period of 1972—1982 among other buildings that were included in the “Ashgabat Reconstruction Program of 1970-1980”. The Turkmen sculptor Klych Yarmamedov decorated it in the Soviet Modernism style. He adored the building with a magnificent abstract sculpture placed in one of the building's corners. Our next destination will be Kerki town, where we will go by train. Night will be on the train. 

Day 4: Kerki – Koytendag
After arriving in the Kerki town, we will have breakfast. Then we will go to the Koytendag mountain and nature place. Kugitangtau, also called Koytendag is the most picturesque mountains of the country and located in the very east of Turkmenistan. Their name means “mountains of deep canyons”. Indeed, this ridge is cut by many deep canyons with steep cliffs, which make the sky sometimes seen only in a form of narrow strip over the head. There are the deepest lakes, the longest caves and even the Dinosaur Plateau bearing traces of these prehistoric reptiles. The highest point of Turkmenistan – Mount Ayrybaba that is 3,139 meters high is located in this mountain system.  Moreover, Koytendag Mountains are home to the country’s deepest lake – Kattakol. Today you will stay in the camp Koytendag and enjoy great views around and the fresh air of the camp.

Day 5: Koitendag – Farap border
Today your tour in Turkmenistan comes to the end. You will be transferred by our driver to the border.