4 day Turkmenistan Tour from Bukhara will be a great completion of your Central Asia trip. Tailor-made jouney to marvellous Mary, modern Ashgabat and perpetually burning Darwaza gas crater is a life-memorable trip around Turkmenistan.
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Meet the driver at the hotel in Bukhara.
08:00 Transfer to the border post "Olot – Farab". Border passing formalities (passport and visa control might take 1 to 2 hrs depending on the customs formalities). Meet the guide and driver at Turkmen side of the border.
Transfer to Ancient Merv (UNESCO) visiting:
- Historical park with Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum;
- Mohammed bin Said Mausoleum,
- Medieval castles – “Kesk” fortresses (6-7 centuries) and others.
Return to Mary.
- Visit the History Museum of Merv region.
Transfer to the airport.
Departure for Ashagbat by evening flight (40 min).
Arrival in Ashgabat.
Transfer to the hotel. Check-in.
Resting time in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
11:00 Transfer to Darvaza crater and change from the asphalt road to the Karakum desert track, continue 10 km deep inside.
- Ancient Nissa (18km from Ashgabad) UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the ruins of the ancient city (the date of foundation of I millennium BC - I millennium BC).
- Turkmenbashi Mosque-Mausoleum. It is considered the biggest in Central Asia (10 thousand people). There are a beautiful garden and fountains near the mosque.
- Ertogrul Gazy Mosque with four minarets reminding the Blu Mosque of Istanbul was built in honor of Ertogrul the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire,
- Independence Park with Monument of Independence (it's a 118 m column that is considered the highest building in the country);
- Neutrality Arch - a unique composition that rotates slowly after the sun.
Afternoon arrival in Darwaza.
In 1971 geologists accidentally found an underground cavern filled with natural gas. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided to burn the gas. Geologists hoped the fire would go out in a few days but it has been burning ever since. Locals have named the cavern The Gate - Darvaza. The views are impressive, especially in sunset and night when the mild sunlight and burning crater evoke incredible and ambiguous feelings.
BBQ dinner and overnight stay in yurt or tent.
Camp- style breakfast
09:00 Transfer to Ashgabat with short stops en-route:
- mud and water craters.
Arrival in Ashgabat. Transfer to the hotel.
Resting time before the return flight. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport for morning/midday departure flight.
End of the tour.
Accommodation:
| Bukhara |
|
Sasha&Son
,
Komil Boutique
,
Mekhtar Ambar
,
Amulet
|
| Ashgabat |
- Check-in 14.00, check-out time 11.00. No early check-in/ late check-out is included unless indicated;
- Please note that the tour price does not include seasonal VAT 15 %, VAT can be added to the basic tour price.
- Please note that the drivers do not speak English or can speak only basic English;
- All the changes in the basic itinerary, the timing for transfers depending on the international flight departure/arrival time are to be discussed and pre-agreed;
- Please note that the train trip/s can be replaced for transfer/s by car depending on train tickets availability and trains schedule;
- After the date of publication, any changes in the hotels, air/train ticket prices, tax increase, and exchange rate fluctuation may influence the tour prices;
- Anur Tour is not responsible for the force majeure occasions (weather conditions during the tour, repairing-reconstructing works at some parts of roads, government restrictions).
