In the Footsteps of the Great Silk Road

Itinerary

1. 1Day 1Arrival and Ashgabat City Tour

   • Meeting at the airport
   • Transfer to the Sport 4* hotel
   • Ashgabat sightseeing:
   • National Museum
   • Arch of Neutrality
   • Independence Monument
   • Constitution Monument
   • Alem indoor Ferris wheel
   • Russian Bazaar
   • Return to the hotel
2. 2Day 2Kypchak, Nisa, Nokhur and Kow-Ata

   • Breakfast
   • Visit to the Kypchak Memorial Complex
   • Visit to the Nisa historical reserve
   • Trip to the mountain village of Nokhur
   • Visit to the Kow-Ata underground lake
   • Visit to a private Akhal-Teke horse farm
   • Return to the hotel
3. 3Day 3Darvaza Gas Crater

   • Breakfast
   • Drive to the Darvaza gas crater (250 km, 4.5–5 hours)
   • Arrival and exploring the crater area
   • Dinner (shashlik)
   • Overnight in a traditional yurt
4. 4Day 4Kunya-Urgench or Departure via Dashoguz

   • Breakfast
   • Kunya-Urgench – a historical and cultural museum-reserve, the ancient capital of Khorezm and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
   • Or: transfer to the Dashoguz checkpoint on the Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan border

What's Included