Turkmenistan in depth

Eight days from Parthian Nisa to Seljuk Merv, Kunya-Urgench in the north and the Darvaza crater.

Length
8 days, 7 nights
Starts and ends
Ashgabat
Group size
Up to 12, or private
Pace
Moderate
Region
Turkmenistan

What you will see

  • Three UNESCO sites: Nisa, Merv and Kunya-Urgench
  • Bronze Age palace at Gonur Depe
  • Akhal-Teke horses at a stud farm
  • Night by the Darvaza crater

Route

  1. Ashgabat
    2 nights
  2. Mary
    2 nights
  3. Dashoguz
    1 night
  4. Kunya-Urgench
  5. Darvaza
  6. Ashgabat
    2 nights

Day by day

Your guide meets you after passport control and the visa desk. Evening walk past the white-marble boulevards and dinner together.

Overnight: AshgabatMeals: Dinner

Included

  • Invitation letter for the visa
  • All transfers and transport
  • Hotels and the yurt camp
  • English-speaking guide
  • Entrance fees and permits
  • Meals listed in the programme

Not included

  • International flights
  • Visa fee paid on arrival
  • Travel insurance
  • Drinks and tips

Where you stay

2 nights
Ashgabat
2 nights
Mary
1 night
Dashoguz
1 night
Yurt camp
1 night
Ashgabat
2 travellers, 4 Apr – 11 Apr 2027
$2,980
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