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4 Days Tour In Turkmenistan
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Tour in Turkmenistan starts from Ashgabat, includes visiting Mary, sightseeing to ancient Merv, exploring Darvaza gas craters, visiting historical monuments of KunyaUrgench and via Dashoguz/Shavat border departure to Uzbekistan

TURKMENISTAN TOUR PACKAGE ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrival in Ashgabat with morning flight. Pick up at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Check in time: 12:00
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, “Bagt Koshgi” the Wedding Palace 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 visiting of Turkmenbashi Mosque and Mausoleum, one of the biggest mosques in Central Asia.

Day 2: Ashgabat - Anau – Mary – Merv (385 km.)
Morning drive to Mary. Visit on the route Anau pilgrimage place (remains of Seyitjemaletdin mosque XV c). Arrive in Mary & check in hotel. After lunch sightseeing to Ancient Merv known as Mary ShahuJahan-King of the World for about 300 years became the biggest city in Asia, inscribed into the monuments list of World Heritage Book, protected by the UNESCO. Visiting of Gyz Gala &Oglan Gala (6-7th cc.), Complex of Askhabs (8-14th cc.), Giaur Gala (4th c. BC), Buddist Complex (4-6th cc.), Erk Gala (6th c. BC), Soltan Gala (11th c.), Soltan Sanjar Mausoleum (12th c.), IbnZeid Mausoleum (12th c.). Overnight at Margush 3* hotel.

Day 3: Mary – Ashgabat – Darvaza
Drive to Darvaza – old gas recovery field in Central Karakum 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 and explore the flaming gas crater at sunset. Overnight in yurt at campsite.

Day 4: Darvaza – Koneurgench (270 km) – departure to Khiva (Uzbekistan)
In the morning drive to Koneurgench - the capital of Khorezmshahs (3-16th cc.) inscribed into the World Heritage Book of UNESCO.Koneurgench (known as Gurganch in the past) is the largest historical and archaeological park in the north of Turkmenistan. It is a large reserve with numerous ruins and monuments on the territory of modern Kunyaurgench. Such great Muslim scholars as al-Biruni, al-Khorezmi and Avicenna once worked here.
Sightseeing of the old city: Portal of Caravansaray (11-14th cc.), Il Arslan Mausoleum (12th c.), Mausoleum of Khorezm shahSultan Tekesh (13th c.), Academy of Horezm (3-13th cc.), Mausoleum of TurabekHanum, Minaret of KutlugTimur (14th c.) - one of the tallest minarets in Central Asia, Najmeddin Kubra (13th c.) and Soltan Ali (15th c.) Mausoleums.
After sightseeing drive to the border at Dashoguz for departure to Khiva, Uzbekistan. Arrival at the border crossing before 5 p.m. Farewell. End of program.

Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
Dates: any date upon request
Tour price: 595 per persons
*Based on double/twin shared accommodation at hotels
Number of travelers: minimum 2 persons

What's Included?
1. Letter of invitation (LOI) to Turkmenistan for visa, visa registration
2. A/C land transportation services, 4x4 car for off road part
3. English speaking guide-driver services
4. All accommodation in twin/double shared room
in Ashgabat at Ak Altyn 3* hotel (breakfast is included) - 1 night,
in Mary "Margush" 3* hotel (breakfast is included) - 1 night,
in Darvaza tent and sleeping bag - 1 night
5. Travel tax paid at hotel

E-mail us to request this tour at: turkmensiyakhat@gmail.com
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