Visit Turkmenistan

Name of the tour: Visit Turkmenistan

Duration: 3 days & 2 nights

Day 1: Ashgabat
Upon arrival at the airport, you will be met by our guide. Then you will go to Ashgabat city, the capital of Turkmenistan. On the day of arrival, you will get acquainted with the sights of our capital. At the beginning you will visit the fortress named Nisa. The king Mitridate who lived during 171-138 BC ordered to build this city and Old Nisa was called as Mitridatkert after his name. It was in the period when Parthian Empire was a world power. After a while, it was decided to transfer the capital to Asia Minor. Despite this, s special attitude to Old Nisa was retained: tombs of the Arsacids dynasty members were located. After exploring this place, we will continue our tour to Turkmenbashy Ruhy Mosque. It can occupy more than 10, 000 people. Then we will drive to Gokdepe horse farm. There you can see the beautiful Ahal-Teke Horses. Farther we will return back to Ashgabat city where your dinner will wait for you. After dinner we will go to the Independence Park and the Palace of Happiness. Here you will have a great opportunity to enjoy the panoramic view of the capital city. At the end of the day you will come to the hotel to spend the night.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Darwaza – Dashoguz
In the morning we will go to Darvaza gas crater named ‘Door to hell’. It is also known as the Gate to Hell or the Crater of Fire. It is located in 266 kilometers to north of Ashgabat city, nevertheless no one can imagine how this wonder appeared. Here you can look at the fire which is erupting in the middle of the desert. It is really bewitching and intriguing to watch the flame burning. After watching this miracle, we will continue our way to Dashoguz town. You will spend the night in the hotel.

Day 3: Dashoguz – Kune Urgench – Khojeili border
Today we are going to the historical place Kone-Urgench. This architectural reserve located 480 kilometers to the north from Ashgabat city. It was considered as the capital of Northern Khorezm in the first century A.D. This place is full of history. For example, it was conquered by Arabs in the middle of the 8th century. After renaming to Gurgandzh in 995 it became the residence of Khorezm Shah and the was considered as the second-largest city after the capital of Samanid Empire Bukhara. After getting acquainted with this place, we will have lunch at the local restaurant. Further we will drive to the Khojeili border where your tour in Turkmenistan comes to the end.