4 days tour – Ashgabat to the border

Itinerary

Day 1 – Ashgabat

• Airport pick-up and introduction to your guide in Ashgabat.
• Highlight: Independence Park, the symbol of modern Turkmenistan.
• Independence Monument, an impressive monument inspired by the old Turkmen tents.
• Monument of the Constitution, a 185m high tower.
• Gate of Neutrality, an absurd monument with a golden statue of former President Niyazov.
• Lenin Park, here you will find another statue of Lenin.
• Erogrul Ghazi Mosque, a famous mosque named after the leader of the Ottoman Empire.
• Alem Business Centre with the largest indoor ferris wheel in the world.
• Palace of Happiness for a panoramic view of the city.
• Overnight stay in Ashgabat.

Day 2 – Ashgabat – Kipchak – Kow Ata

• Highlight: Drive to Nisa, a UNESCO world heritage site and the ancient capital of the Parthian Empire.
• Sheikh Mosque.
• Drive to Kipchak.
• Turkmenbashy Mosque / Mausoleum, here lies the former president of Turkmenistan.
• Drive to Kow Ata.
• Swimming in a natural hot spring, deep in a cave.
• Geok Depe Mosque, an impressive mosque founded by the former president Turkmenbashy.
• Overnight stay in Ashgabat.

Day 3 – Ashgabat – Darvaza

• Sunday Bazaar (Thursday, Saturday, Sunday only), a perfect place for photos.
• Highlight: Akhalteke Horse Breeding, horses are very important in Turkmenistan and they proudly show you all about it.
• Anau Fort, the history of this place goes back 7,000 years.
• Drive to Darvaza.
• Visit to the water crater and mud crater.
• Highlight: Arrival at the fire crater (Gates of Hell). A place that originated in the seventies and has never stopped burning since.
• Walk through the sand dunes around the crater.
• Sunset at the crater.
• Barbecue and overnight stay in tents near the Gates of Hell.

Day 4 – Darvaza – Kunya Urgench – Dashoguz

• Drive to Dashoguz.
• Highlight: Visit to Kunya Urgench, a UNESCO site near the Uzbek border.
• Border crossing with Uzbekistan at Shavat.
• End of tour.