Travel to Turkmenistan, Tour 3

 

Travel to Turkmenistan: Tour 4

Day 1: Ashgabat
Meet the guide and transfer to Ashgabat city. It comprises visiting the parks and squares of the capital, Ertogrul Ghazi mosque, the archeological site "Nisa" (the wrecks have sludge brick remnants of defenses and palaces, temples, ceremony hall, treasury building. It covers the remainders of Parthian civilization, what united the traditional art and culture with Hellenistic and Roman elements. Visit Turkmenbashy spiritual mosque in Kipchak then reach in Ashgabat. Night is in a hotel.

Day 2: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur - Balkanabat
In the morning we will drive to Kow Ata (Underground Lake). The Turkmen name Kow Ata means Father of caves. The subversive area seems like a superb auditorium: the complete length of the cave is 230 m, its height reaches 20 m, and its width is at some points 57 m. The bottom of the cave is surrounded with lumps of dissolved limestone and its warm and flowing water is clear. The water has an endless temperature of 33-37°C. In the afternoon we will drive to Nokhur (120km - 2 /3 hours). The village has small depression valley in the mountains of the Kopet Dag Range, and the houses where been constructed with local boulders cemented with mud. Via the main street over the the middle of the town, the streets are so narrow. The Nohkuri people who inhabit this remote mountain village are dissimilar to other Turkmen tribes. They live in a minority of villages in the mountainous border area straddling Turkmenistan and Iran. Nokhur is the largest village with just a thousand or thousand people. We will continue our way to Balkanabat. Rest.

Day 3: Balkanabat - Yangykala - Gozli Ata - Turkmenbashy - Awaza
After breakfast you will drive to Yangykala. The word "yangikala" is translated from Turkmen as "fire fortresses". Indeed, the sheer cliffs of white, yellow, ocher, purple and red colors, fancily carved by winds and rains, they look like stone castles from fantastic movies. The most beautiful view of canyons you can see during sunset, when everything is painted in a red-hot color. In the evening you will visit "Gozli Ata" pilgrimage place. After Lunch drive to Turkmenbashy. On our way we'll look round tourist zone Awaza. Rest on the shore of the Caspian Sea.Spending a night in a hotel.

Day 4: Awaza - Ashgabat
In the morning you will have rest on the shore of the Caspian Sea and transfer to Turkmenbashy airport. We will have flight to Ashgabat city. Upon arrival is evening city tour in Ashgabat. Night is in a hotel.

Day 5: Flight
In the morning is transfer to the airport.

 

Transport:
02 pax - Sedan
04-08 pax - Minibus
10 pax - Bus

Price per person:
02 pax - 665 $
04 pax - 575 $
06 pax - 470 $
08 pax - 420 $
10 pax - 385 $
Single -120 $

Early check-in - 30 $ 
Single early check-in - 45 $ 

Half board - 40 $
Full board - 80 $

 

Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Ashgabat - "Menzil" Hotel 3*
Balkanabat - "Sport" Hotel 3*
Awaza - "Hazina" Hotel 5*
- Visa support
- English speaking guide
- Entrances to all museums
- Mineral water during the tour
- Domestic flights and trains (if any)                                            

Service does not include:
- Visa
- Full board
- Single rooms         
- Early check-in
- Travel insurance
- Migration tax (12$)
- Fee for using cameras on monuments
- Domestic flights: Turkmenbashi-Ashgabat 90 $

Note: Each Traveler should have 2 photos (5×6) to be presented at the points of entry.