Dashoguz – Kunya Urgench – Ashgabat – Nokhur – Yangygala – Ashgabat – Mary – Koytendag – Turkmenabad – Farab.
When: All year round. Duration 13d\12n
1 day
Meeting tourists at the Shavat-Dashoguz border at 10:00 Trip to Kunya-Urgench 110 km from the city of Dashoguz. Visiting the mausoleums of Il-Arslan, Soltan Tekesh, Najmeddin Kubra, Tyurabek-Khanym, Kutlug-Timur minaret, then transfer to the holy place of Ibrahim Sultan and overnight at Ak Kala. Tents.
2 day
After breakfast, transfer to the Gas Crater with a visit to the Shahsenem fortress. lunch on the way. Dinner at Gas Crater. Overnight at Gas Crater in tents.
3 day
Breakfast at the Gas Crater. Transfer to Ashgabat. Accommodation at the Grand Turkmen 5* hotel. After lunch, sightseeing in the city. Visit to the Monument of Independence, Neutrality and visit to the fortress of old Nissa. Overnight at the hotel.
4 day
Breakfast in the hotel. A trip to the underground lake Kov Ata, if tourists wish, they can swim in the water, which stays at 36-37 degrees throughout the year. On the way, visit a horse base, get acquainted with Turkmen horses and explore the Geoktepe fortress and visit the Saparmurat Hajji Mosque. Next, move to the mountain village of Nokhur and spend the night with a family of local residents.
5 day
Transfer to the Messarian settlement, visiting the Dehistan fortress and the oldest mosque in Asia, Mashat Ata. Night in tents.
6 day
Transfer to Karabogazgol Bay with a visit to the holy place Gezli Ata. Overnight in tents on the Yangykala canyon.
7 day
Return to Akhshabad with a visit to the Tashravat caravanserai. Hotel.
8 day
Morning departure to Mary. Trip to the city of Bayramaly 35 km and excursion around Ancient Merv: fortresses Erk-kala, Gyaur-kala, Sultan-kala, Shahriyar-ark, Abdullakhan-kala, Bayramalihan-kala, Kyz-kala, Complex of the Askhabs’ ivan, Yusuf Hamadani mosque, Mohammed mausoleums -ibn-Zeyd and Sultan Sanjar. Overnight at the Mary 5* hotel.
9 day
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure to the sands to the ancestral home of the Zoroastrian religion and the center of the fifth civilization, Margush. Excursion to the capital of the country, Gonur Depe. In the evening we will reach the village of Uchadzhi for accommodation at the Ak Yol hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
10 day
Breakfast in the hotel. Early departure from the hotel and trip to Koytendag. Today we have to overcome the longest journey on our tour. Overnight at the Keuten Dage Hotel (the hotel has very simple conditions, the toilet and shower are separate).
11 day
Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion to the dinosaur plateau, the “Forty Girls” cave, visit to the Umbar dere waterfall. Return to the village of Koyten. Overnight at the hotel.
12 day
Breakfast in the hotel. Trip to the village of Garlyk. Visit to the hydrogen sulfide spring “Kainar-Baba”. Transfer to the city of Turkmenabat (400 km). Accommodation at the Jeyhun Hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
13 day
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Farab-Alat border.