Tour 6: Land of Sky
Duration: 7 days
Places to visit: Ashgabat - Turkmenbashi - Yangikala - Ashgabat - Darwaza - Kone Urgench - Ashgabat - Nisa - Gypchak - Ashgabat
Day 1: Ashgabat
On arrival to the airport of Turkmenistan your tour guide will meet you and transfer to hotel. After that you will drive to the Horse-farm. On arrival you will be impressed by respected Turkmen horses as Akhal-Teke. In addition, you will participate in horse games and take wonderful photos. In the end of day, you will return to Ashgabat. Overnight is in the hotel.
Day 2: Ashgabat - Turkmenbashi
The day will start by driving to Turkmenbashi. It will take about 7 hours. Long time ago it was called Krasnovodsk port and was the largest port in whole Central Asia. This port is somehow belonging to European countries. Being there you will be impressed by mountains in the east, in the west it looks like blue water of the Caspian Sea. The landscape is extremely perfect and attracts travelers from around the world. This is a unique place who like calm and peaceful nature. In the end of day, you will have rest is in a hotel.
Day 3: Turkmenbashi - Yangikala - Ashgabat
The tour will start by driving to the ancient Yangikala. It is about 5-6 hours one way. Yangikala means "fire fortresses" due to its colored shapes of white, yellow, ocher, purple and greed colors. It looks like the stone castles of fairy tale. You will see the wonderful view of canyons and enjoy sunset in red-hot color. Afterwards we will back to Turkmenbashi for Ashgabat flight at 6 o'clock. Night is in the hotel.
Day 4: Ashgabat - Darwaza
We are glad to impress you by 4 hours to Darwaza to the famous Damla remote village. It is situated in the middle of the parched copses of the massive Karakum desert in Turkmenistan. The small village of Damla is very popular among travelers of Turkmenistan due to its lifestyle made traditionally. Afterwards you will visit the village of Darwaza. On the way you will have an opportunity to see dog hunting, hunting, hawks and listening to traditional music on "dutar". The night will be spent is in tent.
Day 5: Darwaza - Kone Urgench - Ashgabat
The morning tour will start by traveling to Old Urgench. On arrival you will find architectural monuments of X-XII centuries. Before it was the capital of Khorezmand and included attractions as Mausoleum of Najm al-Din al-Kubra, Tyurabek Khanum, Il-Arslan, Tekesh Ibn Hadzhibey, KutlygTimur is the highest minaret in Central Asia. Then, we will drive to Dashoguz for a city tour. In the evening you will have a local flight Dashoguz - Ashgabat. Today you will spend a night is in a hotel.
Day 6: Ashgabat - Nisa - Gypchak - Ashgabat
Our guests will have a wonderful day of visiting the most famous place as Old Nisa or The Sanctuary of Parhian Kings. This site became a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. On the way you will visit "Gypjak" Mosque and Mausoleum of the late President of Turkmenistan. Today's night will be done is in a hotel.
Day 7: Flight
Have a safe flight!