• Arrive at Ashgabat International Airport and complete arrival formalities, including the required COVID test payable in USD.
• Meet your guide at the arrivals area and transfer to the hotel for early check in and rest.
• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive approximately three hours to Mary.
• Visit Merv, one of Central Asia’s most significant archaeological sites and a major Silk Road hub.
• Explore the 12th century mausoleums of Sultan Sanjar and Muhammed ibn Zeyd, noted for their Seljuk brickwork and architectural detail.
• Enjoy a short city tour of Mary.
• Drive back to Ashgabat.

Overnight stay in Ashgabat.

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Yangikala Canyon, one of Turkmenistan’s most striking natural landscapes.
• Admire the dramatic multicoloured cliffs in shades of white, red, yellow and ochre, often referred to as the Fire Fortresses.
• Spend time exploring the canyon and capturing panoramic views, especially at sunset when the colours are at their most vivid.
• Continue to Balkanabat for dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

• Drive in the morning to Nokhur, a remote mountain village known for its distinctive traditions and scenic landscapes.
• Explore the surrounding nature, observe rural lifestyle and discover local crafts.
• Continue to Kow-Ata Underground Lake, a natural cave lake with warm crystal clear waters ranging from 33 to 37 degrees Celsius, where swimming is permitted.
• Visit Turkmenbashi Ruhy Mosque and its adjoining mausoleum in Gypjak.
• Return to Ashgabat for overnight stay at the hotel.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Ashgabat City Tour begins with a visit to Old Nisa fortress, the ancient capital of the Parthian Empire (UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007).
• Continue sightseeing in Ashgabat, including: Olympic City, Independence Monument and Park, Magtymguly Monument, Wedding Palace (in the Guinness Book) and Earthquake Victims Park
• At 15:00, drive approximately 4 hours north to Darvaza Gas Crater, a massive flaming crater, best viewed at sunset.
• Dinner served picnic style at the camp.

Overnight stay in a traditional yurt at Darvaza.

• Early breakfast at the camp.
• Depart from the camp to Kunya Urgench (approximately 5-hour drive).
• Explore the northern province of Turkmenistan and its historical monuments in Old Urgench, the capital of Khorezm in the 17th century.
• Visit notable sites in Old Urgench, including: Mausoleum of Nejmeddin al-Kubra, Tyurabek Khanum, Il-Alp-Arslan and Tekesh Ibn Hadzhibey
• Kutlug Timur Minaret, the tallest minaret in Central Asia
• Transfer to the Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan border (Shavat Border) (approximately 2-hour drive).
• Complete border formalities and cross into Uzbekistan.