Turkmenistan life Tour 4

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Turkmenistan life: Tour 4
Destination: Turkmenistan
Duration: 5 days
Places to visit: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur - Balkanabat - Yangykala - Gozli Ata - Turkmenbashy - Awaza - Ashgabat 

Day 1: Ashgabat
Our team is glad to see travelers on this tour. On arrival, you will be picked up from the airport and transfer to Ashgabat. Today you will have the city tour and visit the parks and squares of the capital, Ertogrul Ghazi mosque, the archeological site "Nisa" where you can admire remains of fortifications and palaces, temples, ceremony hall, treasury building. It shelters the remains of Parthian civilization, what united the traditional art and culture with Hellenistic and Roman elements. Afterwards visit Turkmenbashy spiritual mosque in Kipchak. Night is in a hotel.

Day 2: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur - Balkanabat
In the morning we will drive to Kow Ata - Underground Lake, means "Father of caves". The overall length of the cave is 230 m, its height reaches 20 m, and its width is at some points 57 m. The bottom of the cave is enclosed with bumps of softened limestone (stalagmites), and its deep and flowing water is clear and emerald colored. The water temperature is about 33-37°C. In the afternoon we will drive to Nokhur village. (120km - 2 /3 hours). It is a small valley in the mountains of the Kopet Dag Range, and the houses built with local stones cemented with mud. The Nohkuri people are quite different to other Turkmen tribes. They live in a minority of villages in the mountainous border area straddling Turkmenistan and Iran. Nokhur is the largest village with just a thousand or maybe two thousand people. The tour will be continued to Balkanabat. Overnight is in a hotel.

Day 3: Balkanabat - Yangykala - Gozli Ata - Turkmenbashy - Awaza
In the morning we will drive to Yangykala. It is translated from Turkmen as "fire fortresses". Certainly, the sheer cliffs of white, yellow, ocher, purple and red colors, imprinted by winds and rains, they look like stone forts from eccentric movies. The most attractive view of canyons you can see during sunset, when everything is tinted in a red-hot color. In the evening you will visit "Gozli Ata" pilgrimage place and travel to Turkmenbashy. Here you will see the tourist zone Awaza and enjoy on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Transfer to a hotel for rest.

Day 4: Awaza - Ashgabat
In the morning you will explore the area on the shore of the Caspian Sea. In the afternoon we will drive to Turkmenbashy airport and have flight to Ashgabat city. Night is in a hotel.

Day 5: Flight
Morning transfer to the airport.

 

Transport:
02 pax - Sedan
04-08 pax - Minibus
10 pax - Bus

Price per person:
02 pax - 665 $
04 pax - 575 $
06 pax - 470 $
08 pax - 420 $
10 pax - 385 $
Single -120 $

Early check-in - 30 $ 
Single early check-in - 45 $ 

Half board - 40 $
Full board - 80 $

 

Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Ashgabat - "Menzil" Hotel 3*
Balkanabat - "Sport" Hotel 3*
Awaza - "Hazina" Hotel 5*
- Visa support
- English speaking guide
- Entrances to all museums 
- Mineral water during the tour                                       

Service does not include:
- Visa
- Full board
- Single rooms
- Early check-in
- Travel insurance
- Migration tax (12$)
- Fee for using cameras on monuments
- Domestic flights: Turkmenbashi-Ashgabat 90 $

Note: Each Traveler should have 2 photos (5×6) to be presented at the points of entry.