Natural Turkmenistan

Itinerary name: Natural Turkmenistan

Day-by-day program: 

Day 1: Asgabat
Upon arrival, your guide will wait you at the airport and accompany to hotel in Ashgabat. You will have free time to rest before noon. Today you will explore the capital city, Ertogrul Ghazi mosque, the archeological site “Nisa”. It has the remains of ancient civilization, for instance mud brick of old fortifications and palaces, temples, treasury building and ceremony hall. Here you can notice the combination of art in Hellenistic and Roman style. Later drive to Kipchak in order to see the spiritual mosque of Turkmenbashy. Return to Ashgabat and stay in a hotel.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Kow-Ata – Nokhur – Balkanabat
Today starts early. First transfer to mysterious underground lake-Kow Ata, which means “Father of Caves”. With the massive size: 230m in length, 20m in height and 57m in width make this place considerably big auditorium. In the bottom one kind of limestone can be found, furthermore the water is emerald colored and clean. The average temperature is approximately 33-37°C. After having lunch, drive to Nokhur (in 120 km), which is located in the depression area of famous Kopet Dag Mountain. Here locals build their houses from the smooth stones derived during the erosion. Only Main Street is wider than others are very narrow streets between high boulder walls can host only one car.  Inhabitants of Nokhur have many cultural differences compare to other Turkmen tribes. The mountainous location close to the border with Iran is the main reason of why people of Nokhur are different. There about two thousand live in the village. After dinner, drive to Balkanabad.

Day 3: Balkanabat – Yangykala – Gozli-Ata – Turkmenbashy – Awaza
In the morning, you will travel to the interesting site of Yangykala, which is translated from Turkmen language as a “fire fortresses”. The colorful sand rocks made by the erosion of wind and rain create a feeling of fairytale. The best view is during the sunset. The light make colors of white, yellow, ocher, purple and red colors more fascinating. Later, visit place of worship ”Gozli Ata”. Afternoon, continue driving to Turkmenbashy. En route, explore popular places of Awaza resort and relax on the shore of famous Caspian Sea. Night in a hotel in Awaza.

Day 4: Awaza – Ashgabat
The first half of the day is free to enjoy on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Afternoon, drive to airport in Turkmenbashy and take flight to capital city Ashgabat. After dinner, discover the city in the evening.

Day 5: Flight
After breakfast, transfer to airport for international flight.