Turkmenistan Classic Tour

Day 01: Arrive Ashgabat – o/n
 
Day 02: Ashgabat – 3rd century BC Nisa archaeological site – State Museum see unique ryton collection - the Artogrul Gazy mosque – the Carpet Museum and the Grand Bazaar
 
Day 03: Ashgabat/Anau/Mary – rd
See the old site of Anau the oldest mosque – Miyane Baba Sufi 10th century – o/n
 
Day 04: Mary/Ashgabat – Flt
Full morning visit Merve archaeological complex 6th BC-18th AD – history begins here – the
archaeological Museum of Mary – take the evening flight back to Ashgabat – o/n
 
Day 05: Ashgabat/Turkmenbashi – Flt
Old Russian town of Krasnovodsk renamed Turkmenbashi – Trans Caspian railway – the old
Station – as fishermen town – beaches of Caspian Sea at Ahvaza – o/n
 
Day 06: Turkmenbshi/Nebitdag – rd
Visit Deshistan ruins of a Silk Road city in the desert
 
Day 07: Nebitdag/Ashgabat – rd
Baherden subterranean lake – Goek Depe – the Mosque – tomb of Turkmenbashi

End of the tour

Day 01: Arrive Ashgabat – o/n
 
Day 02: Ashgabat – 3rd century BC Nisa archaeological site – State Museum see unique ryton collection - the Artogrul Gazy mosque – the Carpet Museum and the Grand Bazaar
 
Day 03: Ashgabat/Anau/Mary – rd
See the old site of Anau the oldest mosque – Miyane Baba Sufi 10th century – o/n
 
Day 04: Mary/Ashgabat – Flt
Full morning visit Merve archaeological complex 6th BC-18th AD – history begins here – the
archaeological Museum of Mary – take the evening flight back to Ashgabat – o/n
 
Day 05: Ashgabat/Turkmenbashi – Flt
Old Russian town of Krasnovodsk renamed Turkmenbashi – Trans Caspian railway – the old
Station – as fishermen town – beaches of Caspian Sea at Ahvaza – o/n
 
Day 06: Turkmenbshi/Nebitdag – rd
Visit Deshistan ruins of a Silk Road city in the desert
 
Day 07: Nebitdag/Ashgabat – rd
Baherden subterranean lake – Goek Depe – the Mosque – tomb of Turkmenbashi

End of the tour

Extensions:
If you wish to extend your stay in Central Asia we recommend you consider one of the following tours:
 
Kunya Urgench
Day 01: Ashgabat/Dashowuz – Flt or rd via Darvaza gas crater
Dashowuz/Khiva or Nukus (Uzbekistan)
Kunya Urgench – pre and post Mongol period the capital of Khorezm State
 
Gonur Depe
Day 01: Mary – full day excursion deeper into the desert by a 4x4 drive – ruins of cities 1200BC to
6th BC
Day 02: Mary/Ashgabat – Flt or road to Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
 
Desert Trip
Day 01: Ashgabat/Darvaza – 4x4 trip
Explore the wonders of deep desert - famous gas crater(burning)  o/n tents
Day 02: Darvaza/Damla – desert
Drive through the heart of Karakum desert – see the nomadic life – o/n tents
Day 03: Damla/direction of Dashowuz
Continue exploring the desert on jeep – o/n tents
Day 04: arrive Dashowuz
Depart for Dashowuz – o/n
Day 05: Dashowuz/Ashgabat – Flt or depart for Uzbek border
 
Footsteps of Allosaurus
Day 01: Mary/Turkmenabat /Kerki/Kugitang – rd
Long drive to Kugitang the oldest part of Turkmenistan – o/n
Day 02: Kugitang
Spend the day explore and see the foot steps of Allosaurus – see the sacred caves – o/n
Day 03: Kugitang/Turkmenabat/Ashgabat - Flt