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Ashgabat · Ahal · Turkmenistan
10-days The Forgotten Silk Road: Travels in Turkmenistan
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Turkmenistan offers a blend of ancient history, spectacular landscapes, and unique cultural experiences. In the ancient Silk Road cities like Merv and Nisa, there is much to discover. Whether you're an adventurer, history buff, or cultural enthusiast, Turkmenistan provides a fascinating destination that's still relatively untouched by mass tourism.
Highlights
Why travelers choose this experience
- Visit major cultural monuments throughout Turkmenistan
- Gain insight into the region's early civilizations and history
- Have informative & attractive displays of archaeological finds excavated in the oasis
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Ashgabat
Transportation. Welcome! Have a late evening arrive to Ashgabat. Transfer to the hotel Divan Hotel 4*/Archabil Hotel 4*.
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Ashgabat
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2
Ashgabat
Archaeological Exploration at Ruins on Nisa. Day 2: Framed by mountain and desert landscape, Ashgabat was founded by the Russians in the late 19th century. Morning at leisure, then visit Nisa, whose citadel, palaces, temples, and tombs date to the 3rd century BC when it was the capital of a Parthian Empire that reached Syria.
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Ashgabat
Local Flavor. Also, see the National Museum of History and Ethnography and the Carpet Museum, one of the best in Central Asia with designs from the Tekke, Yamud, Sarik, and Chodor tribes.
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Ashgabat
Overnight at Hotel
Day 3
Ashgabat
Local Flavor. Day 3: Explore Ashgabat’s Talkuchka Sunday bazaar, where colorful rugs, jewelry, and costumes can be found, and then visit the Carpet Museum of Turkmenistan.
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Ashgabat
Overnight at hotel
Day 4
Ashgabat
Local Flavor. Day 4: Visit Anau Mosque then drive to Mary (360 km).
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Ashgabat
Overnight at Mary Hotel
Day 5
Ashgabat
City/Town Tour at Merv. Day 5: After breakfast visit Ancient Merv. Turkmenistan held great political influence in the 12th century, when the Seljuks ruled from Merv, the 'Mother of Cities', until its destruction by the Mongols. Explore this oldest and most completely preserved of oasis cities along the Silk Route, its remains spanning 4,000 years of human history. Merv, known in classical times as Margiana, was part of the Achaemenian Empire in the 6th century BC, until the invasion by Alexander the Great.
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Ashgabat
Local Flavor. See the Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar, the Gyz-Gala fortress, highlights this vast 2,000-hectare city-site. We will also have an opportunity to visit the Museum with its’ impressive displays of archaeological finds from sites excavated in the oasis and also mounted an informative and attractive display of the world-famous Turkmen carpets, Turkmen dress, and domestic equipment.
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Ashgabat
Overnight at Hotel
Day 6
Ashgabat
Archaeological Exploration at Gonur Depe. Day 6: Day excursion to Gonur Depe, the main site of Zoroastrian Margush, representing the center of a great 4,000-year-old fire-worshipping civilization famous for its magnificent seals and unusual burial practices.
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Ashgabat
Overnight at Hotel
Day 7
Ashgabat
Transportation. Day 7: Return to Ashgabat via the Meane Baba mausoleum of an 11th-century Sufi teacher, with its extraordinary outer tile work.
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Ashgabat
Overnight in Divan/Arcabil Hotel
Day 8
Ashgabat
Sightseeing at Daşoguz. Day 8: Fly to Dashoguz and drive to Kunya Urgench to visit the Mausoleum of Turabeg Khanum and the Shrine of Soltan Tekesh and Il-Arslan
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Ashgabat
Fly back to Ashgabat
Day 9
Ashgabat
Local Flavor. Day 9 Visit Gokdepe Mosque, Art Museum of Turkmenistan, and Gokdepe stud farm, the the best collection of Akhal Teke horses in the country.
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Ashgabat
Overnight at Hotel
Day 10
Ashgabat
Transportation. Day 10: Depart home. After breakfast transfer to the airport, and we will finalize our services.
Planning Details
Before you go
Included
Letter of invitation English-speaking guide A/C land transportation Travel Pass Registration Entrance fees to sites mentioned Plane ticket Ashgabat-Dashoguz-Ashgabat
Not Included
Visa fee Tips and gratuity Immigration card Camera fee at sites
What to Bring
Cash Towel Camera Sunglasses Sunscreen & Hat Bag for essentials Passport required Comfortable clothing and footwear
Meeting & Pickup
Pick-up is available from Ashgabat International Airport
Planning Notes
Minimum age: 5 Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Manual By Business
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