Day 1
- Meeting at the international airport of Ashgabat at 11.30 local time.
- Transfer and check-in to the hotel
- Have a breakfast at the hotel.
- Have an excursion to Old Nisa – included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, is one of the first capitals of the Parthian Empire (III century BC – III century AD), which is among the largest state entities of the ancient world.
- On the way back visit the Mosque of Turkmenbashi Ruhy – main mosque in Turkmenistan, the largest single-domed mosque in the world and the largest in Central Asia, where 20,000 people can pray at one time.
- Have a lunch
- Drive to Underground lake Kov-ata – a natural underground lake. The name translated from Turkmen means “father of caves”. Located 100 kilometers from Ashgabat. The water temperature is from +33 to +38 ° C all year round.
- Dinner at the local restaurant.
- Overnight at the hotel
Day 2
- Have a breakfast at the hotel.
- Visit local market “Gulistan” (Russian bazaar)
- Have lunch at local restaurant
- Drive through the Karakum desert to Darvaza gas crater (280 km)
- Arriving in Darvaza
- Darvaza – the most famous place in Turkmenistan (280 km from Ashgabat). Gas crater burning in the Karakum desert
- Sightseeing tour and a walk around the Spark of Karakum
- Traditional dinner in Darvaza
- Drive from Darvaza Gas crater back to Ashgabat
- Overnight in Hotel.
Day 3
- Breakfast at the Hotel.
- Full day sightseeing of Ashgabat city.
- Lunch at the local restaurant
- Visit the biggest shopping mall in Ashgabat “Berkarar”
- Dinner at the local restaurant
- Overnight in hotel
Day 4
- Have a breakfast at the hotel.
- Drive to Mary. (360 km)
- Lunch at the local restaurant in Mary
- Drive to Merv
- Sightseeing of Merv
- Ancient Merv – Oasis Merv (40 km east of the city of Mary) is one of the most ancient regions of Central Asia.
- Soltan Sanzhar Mausoleum – the mausoleum of one of the most famous Seljuk Soltan (XII century)
- Small and Big Gyz-Kala – From the 6th century, the manor-fortress was one of the important trading points on the Great Silk Road.
- Ibn Zeid Mausoleum, Sardoba – place of pilgrimage (XII century)
- Erk-Kala and Gyaur-Kala
- Transfer to Mary local Airport to flight to Ashgabat by domestic airlines.
- Arrive in Ashgabat and Dinner at a local restaurant
- Transfer to Hotel. Overnight at the hotel
Day 5
- Have a breakfast at the hotel
- Free time for shopping and others
- Transfer to Airport
