Discover Turkmenistan Tour 4

Discover Turkmenistan: Tour 4, Turkmenistan tours 

Discover Turkmenistan: Tour 4
Destination: Turkmenistan 
Duration: 5 days
Places to visit: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur - Balkanabat - Yangykala - Gozli Ata - Turkmenbashy - Awaza - Ashgabat


Day 1: Ashgabat
We are glad to see you in Turkmenistan! Upon arrival at the Ashgabat international airport, the guide will meet you and transfer to a hotel. In the afternoon we will have a city tour and visit parks and squares, Ertogrul Ghazi mosque, the archeological site "Nisa" where you can see mud brick remains of fortifications and palaces, temples, ceremony hall, reserves building. It covers the traces of Parthian civilization, what joint the traditional art and culture with Hellenistic and Roman elements. Later on we will visit Turkmenbashy spiritual mosque in Kipchak. Return back to Ashgabat. Night is in a hotel.

Day 2: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur - Balkanabat
In the morning we will travel to Kow Ata (Underground Lake). The Turkmen name Kow Ata means Father of caves. The bottom of the cave is enclosed with lumps of dissolved limestone (stalagmites), and its warm and pouring water is clear and bright green color. The water temperature is about 33-37°C. In the afternoon we will drive to Nokhur located in a small depression valley in the mountains of the Kopet Dag Range. You will see houses built with local boulders cemented with mud. Streets over there are narrow. The Nohkuri people differ from other Turkmen tribes. We will continue our way to Balkanabat. Night is in a hotel.

Day 3: Balkanabat - Yangykala - Gozli Ata - Turkmenbashy - Awaza
On this tour we will travel to Yangykala. The word "yangikala" is translated from Turkmen as "fire fortresses". It has the sheer cliffs of white, yellow, ocher, purple and red colors, engraved by winds and rains. The loveliest view of canyons you can see during sunset, when everything is painted in a red-hot color. "Gozli Ata" is pilgrimage place. In the afternoon we will drive to Turkmenbashy where on the way we can visit tourist zone as Awaza and enjoy on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Overnight is in a hotel.

Day 4: Awaza - Ashgabat
Today is transfer to Turkmenbashy airport then flight to Ashgabat city, then evening city tour. Rest is in a hotel.

Day 5: Flight
Night transfer to the Ashgabat International Airport.  


Transport:
02 pax - Sedan
04-08 pax - Minibus
10 pax - Bus


Price per person:
02 pax - 775 $
04 pax - 620 $
06 pax - 503 $
08 pax - 445 $
10 pax - 410 $
Single - 110 $

Early check-in - 35 $
Single early check-in - 50 $ 

Half board - 45 $
Full board - 85 $

Flight Turkmenbashi-Ashgabat -100 $


Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Ashgabat - "Menzil" Hotel 3*
Balkanabat - Sport hotel 3*
Awaza - 5* Hazina
- Visa support
- English speaking guide
- Entrances to all museums
- Mineral water during the tour

Service does not include:
- Visa
- Full board
- Single rooms             
- Early check-in
- Travel insurance
- Migration tax (12$)
- Flight Turkmenbashi-Ashgabat
- Fee for using cameras on monuments