» Turkmenistan legend Tour 3
Turkmenistan legend: Tour 3
Destination: Turkmenistan
Duration: 9 days
Places to visit: Ashgabat - Turkmenbashi - Mary - Merv - Margush - Kone Urgench - Darwaza -Ashgabat - Jygyldyk bazaar - Seyitjemaleddin Mosque - Ashgabat
Day 1: Ashgabat
At the first day you are the guest of Ashgabat. The driver will meet you in the airport and organize the tour to the airport. The night will be organized in the hotel.
Day 2: Ashgabat - Turkmenbashi
During the day of the tour in Turkmenistan the guests are going to visit the site of Turkmenbashi. On coming there you will enter the hotel for checking in. After it there will be the Yangykala canyon, there will be the way of 170km and 3 hours. Our guides are professionals and are glad to show the pristine nature of the country, for you to travel in the "fire fortresses", with white cliffs and colorful landscapes. Then the group returns back for spending night in the hotel.
Day 3: Turkmenbashi - Mary
In the very morning you will be taken for the tour to Ashgabat, when on coming there you will be taking a tour to Gokdepe village. Here the guests will be amazed by the horse farm and witness amazing, so enigmatic Turkmen horses, Ahalteke horses. The riders of these horses are unique riders with high skills. Then we attend the Mary village, where the Abiverd fortress is located. This is the ancient creation of reserves of Turkmenistan, as Kunya-Urgench, Nisa, Merv, Dehistan and so on. Then the night will be organized in the hotel.
Day 4: Mary - Merv - Mary
Again we start a way in the early morning. Today we start a tour and travel to Merv, the ancient city. The notes of the city date back to the 8-6th centuries, in the Avestian chronicles. Today we can confirm that these territories are known as ""the soul of the king". The historical notes say the territories were the home for such people as Omar Khayyam, Samani, Imamaddin-Isfahani. Today there are the ruins, in the appearance of which we can find the ancient cities, as - Erk-Kala, Gyaur-Kala, Sultan-Kala, Abdullahan-Kala and Bayramalikhan-Kala. When the foreigners come here they find these as the unique monuments of historical meaning. The night will be in the hotel, after you see the Merv city as the opportunity to buy souvenirs.
Day 5: Mary - Margush - Ashgabat
Margush is our next destination, and in the period of the tour in Turkmenistan all of the guests can see the ancient kingdom, still bearing the flourishing of the Mary region. Today there have been made lots of archeological researches telling that the territory of the kingdom starts to stay here even 5000 years ago. All of the ones living here were living the life of traders, involved in agriculture. The language of the people of the ancient times was of the India, Egypt, Mesopotamia and China type. After the historical review the group travels back to Ashgabat where the room in the hotel is already ready.
Day 6: Ashgabat - Kone Urgench - Darwaza
This day of unforgettable tour continues in the Dashoguz region. Having reached the region you will be taken to the Kone-Urgench region. The region is one of the most striking and remarkable in Turkmenistan. Also it is found as the minaret and architectural piece of art, having the other name Gurganj. Today we identify this region at the territory of Dashoguz velayat. In the ancient times the region had the capital in the face of this city. The city emerged in the 6-7th centuries. So, for now it is seen as the city with a good location for caravan passing. In the ancient times the position of caravans was set from Europe to China and from the south to the northwest to the Volga River. Then the tour is set to the Darvaza crater, or the Gate of the Hell. The night is the yurt.
Day 7: Darwaza -Ashgabat
The way form the Gate of hell to Ashgabat back will be going along the Old Nisa city. But before that we take a picnic. Then we get to the hotel, take a shower and leave the bags. The tour along the city of the Old Nisa is said to be capital of the ancient Parthia. The city appeared in the 1st millennium BC. Then we recommend visiting the Russian Bazaar, bargain there and get all of the goods you need. The bazaar tends to popular among the foreigners and various delegations. The site underwent the reconstruction in 2001. The night will be spent in the hotel.
Day 8: Ashgabat - Jygyldyk bazaar - Seyitjemaleddin Mosque - Ashgabat
One of the days like that is devoted to the investigation of the Jygyldyk bazaar first. This is the bazaar of eastern traditions and customs, where trade is the art of all of the people. The guests can buy anything they want, being here, all they need is to bargain. Also, the carpets made with flouring decoration is the first aim of buying of the visitants. Then we make a tour to the village of Anev to be able to visit the mausoleum of Seyitzhemallleddin. There are notes on the walls of it, dating back to the 15th century. The history of the place will be told by the guides during the travel trip. The night will be in the hotel, after the trip along the mosque.
Day 9: Flight
Morning transfer to airport.
Price per person:
02 pax -1 500 $
04 pax - 1 225 $
06 pax - 1 095 $
08 pax - 1 050 $
10 pax - 1 025 $
Single - 160 $
Early check-in - 60 $
Single early check-in - 150 $
Half board - 90 $
Full board - 170 $
Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Ashgabat - "Menzil" Hotel 3*
Turkmenbashi - "Turkmenbashi" Hotel 5*
Mary - "Merv" Hotel 3*
Darwaza - Tents with dinner
- Visa support
- Domestic flights
- English speaking guide
- Entrances to all museums
- Mineral water supply
Service does not include:
- Visa
- Full board
- Single rooms
- Early check-in
- Travel insurance
- Migration tax (12$)
- Fee for using cameras on monuments
Note: You need to have 2 photos (5×6) for being able to show on the request.
