Turkmenistan Adventure Tour 11N/12D
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Vacation Style Holiday TypeAdventure Tours
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Activity Level Moderate
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Group Size Medium Group
With Silk Road Travellers, discover the Turkmenistan Culture Tour. We offer a range of Turkmenistan Culture Tour that take you through the varied culture, religion, architecture, train tour, customs and tradition of various Central Asia Country and states.
By far the most mysterious and unexplored of Central Asia’s ‘stans, Turkmenistan became famous for the truly bizarre dictatorship of Saparmyrat Niyazov, who ruled as ‘Turkmenbashi’ (‘leader of the Turkmen’) until his death in 2006. Niyazov covered this little-known desert republic with golden statues of himself and grandiose monuments to the achievements of his ‘golden age’. But the least-visited of Central Asia’s countries is far more than the totalitarian theme park it’s often portrayed as being – it is an ancient land of great spirituality, tradition and natural beauty.
The ancient cities of Merv and Konye-Urgench inspire visions of caravans plodding along the ancient Silk Road, while the haunting beauty of the Karakum Desert and other quirky natural phenomena are less expected but equally mesmerising. The full Turkmen experience is ultimately about mingling with the warm and fascinating Turkmen people themselves, whose hospitality is the stuff of legend.
- Visa support (Letter of Invitation, State Registration, Travel Pass)
- Road transport in private air-conditioned vehicle, mini buses, regular or SUV/4WD as per table (pls. see table below for seating capacity)
- Accommodation based on shared double hotel room, tents, including breakfast
- English/Spanish/Italy/French-guide-interpreter services
- Entrance fees to sites mentioned in the program
- Meals B/L/D
- Domestic flights: Ashgabat-Turkmenbashy, Mary-Ashgabat
- Bottled water 1,5 ltr pppd
- Turkmenistan tourist visa from 55+2 USD per person, when obtained at land borders (subject to change; nationality dependent)
- Turkmenistan migration tax 10+2 USD per person, to be paid at land borders (subject to change)
- Photo/video fees at historical sites and museums
- Tips for local guide(s) and/or driver(s)
- Souvenirs and other personal items
- All other charges and services not mentioned under “Included”
Note :
- Carpet Museum is closed on Saturday afternoons and Sundays
- National Museum is closed on Tuesdays
- Weekend Bazaar (aka Tolkuchka or Altyn Asyr Gundogar Bazaar) is best visited on Sundays, when there is an additional livestock section. On Mondays-Wednesdays and Fridays this bazaar is closed, but other city bazaars are open (no photography permitted)
- Day1 Arrival in Ashgabat
- Day2 Ashgabat – Turkmenbashi
- Day3 Turkmenbashi – Yangisuw
- Day4 Yangisuw – Gozli Ata
- Day5 Gozli Ata – Serdar
- Day6 Serdar – Western Karakum
- Day7 Western Karakum – Derweze
- Day8 Darweze – Central Karakum
- Day9 Central Karakum – Gonur Depe
- Day10 Gonur Depe – Mary
- Day11 Mary – Ashgabat
- Day12 Departure from Ashgabat