TOUR DURATION: 3 days / 2 nights

PACKAGE ITINERARY:

Day 1: Arrival in Ashgabat with morning flight. Meet with your local English-speaking guide and transfer to the hotel.
Today we will have a sightseeing tour of Ashgabat including visits to Park and Monument of Independence, Arch of Neutrality, a 95m- high monument with a revolving golden statue of the first President Turkmenbashy. Visit “Alem” the largest Indoor Ferris wheel, Wedding Palace "Bagt Koshgi" and the Memorial Complex “Halk Hakydasy”. Continue tour to the historical and archaeological site “Ancient Nisa – the Residence of Parthian Kingdom” UNESCO site from 2007. Then visit Turkmenbashi Mosque and Mausoleum, one of the biggest mosques in Central Asia.
Overnight at Ak Altyn 3* hotel.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Darvaza (260 km)
Drive to Darvaza – old gas recovery field in the center of the Garagum desert. En route stopover to visit Erbent Nomadic village where you can enjoy seeing the local life in the desert - Turkmen yurts, dromedaries, tamdyr (mud oven) and many others. Arrive at Darvaza, explore the gas craters, first full of water, and second the sulfur - muddy. Leave the road and venture in the desert to see the flaming gas crater. Arrive at site. Explore the flaming gas crater at sunset. Overnight in a yurt at campsite.

Day 3: Darvaza – Dashoguz (260 km.) – departure to Uzbekistan
After camp style breakfast drive to Dashoguz/Shavot border crossing for departure to Khiva, Uzbekistan.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:
1. Letter of invitation (visa support) to Turkmenistan, entry travel pass and visa registration
2. All transfers with A/C land transportation according the program
3. Services of a local English speaking guide-driver
4. Accommodation in Ashgabat at Ak Altyn 3* hotel in twin or double shared rooms including breakfast and travel tax - 1 night
5. Overnight in yurt at Darvaza - 1 night (camp style breakfast is included)

EXCLUSIONS: Consular fees for Turkmenistan tourist visa (40$ at Turkmenistan Embassy abroad, 55 $ on arrival at the border for most nationalities), migration card paid upon arrival - 14USD, meals not listed above & other services not mentioned above.
*Not fit your requirement? Feel free to contact us to plan this trip and get the best possible price based upon your travel period, number of travelers and specific touring needs.

E-mail us at: turkmensiyakhat@gmail.com