Turkmen treasure 6

 

Turkmen treasure 6
Country: Turkmenistan
Time of the tour: 6 days
Places to visit: Ashgabat - Turkmenabad - Astana baba - Kerki village - Darwaza - Ashgabat

Day 1: Ashgabat
Turkmen treasure 6 is waiting for you on tours. Your guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to Ashgabat city. Visit "Nisa" of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2007. It is 18 km to the west from Ashgabat and supervise the ruins of Nisa. It is the capital of ancient Parthia. In the III century BC New Nisa was the capital of Parthia and the Old Nisa fortress was a grand residence at that time. Later on we will visit Ertugrul Gazi mosque. It is adorned with four snow-white minarets, and is alike in appearance to the well-known Blue Mosque, located in Istanbul. The exterior and interior design of the Azadi Mosque is made in old-time Islamic and Byzantine style and raids with its magnitude and modification. Afterwards you will travel to the Gypjak, Ruhy mosque. It means "the mosque of Turkmenbashi spirituality" or "the mosque of spirit of Turkmenbashi" and located in Gypjak - the Turkmenbashi native village. The mosque is surrounded by 4 minarets. The height of the mosque is 55 m, and that of the minarets is 91 m to represent the year 1991 - when Turkmenistan got independence. The building is available by 9 entries with arches. Night is in a hotel.

Day 2: Ashgabat - Turkmenabad
On this tour you will visit medieval mosque Seyit Jemaletdin, built in the XV century. But the building was almost fully demolished by the Ashgabat earthquake. The mosque look is etched with an inscription saying that this building was erected under Abul Kasim Babur, Temurid prince who was presiding in Khorasan (1447- 1457). The main portal arch is decked with figures of tremendous dragons. The tour will be continued visiting Abiverd. It is the ancient settlement of Turkmenistan along with Kunya Urgench, Nissa, Merv, Dakhistan and so on. Before Abiverd was an unassailable fortress caring the residence from the bouts of nomads. The fortress had the only gate from the southwest. In the center, near the square there was a mosque placed in the early 15th century. We will visit Merv. It is one of the most ancient territories of Central Asia that presented irrigation system among the first. It led to the creation of one of the largest cities of ancient world as Merv (Margush, Margiana, Mary). The noted extensively used bright epithets as "a soul of a king", a mother of Khurasan cities, and, the city that helds the Universe. Omar Khayyam, As Samani, Imamaddin Isphakhani and other great philosophers of the Middle Ages lived there. In the evening you will be transferred to Turkmenabad. Overnight is in a hotel.

Day 3: Turkmenabad - Astana baba - Kerki village - Turkmenabad
In the morning you will visit the Repetek biospheric reserve with its museum and Astana mausoleum. The mausoleum belongs to the memorial complex containing of a mosque and a tomb. They are several buildings built in numerous periods. The mausoleum of Astana baba is a 11th - 12th-century monument of architecture. It is the place of "zyuarat" as a steady ritual of adoring of holy men detected by visiting pilgrims. Astana baba is still unknown but sacred and healing. Night is in a hotel.

Day 4: Turkmenabad - Ashgabat - Darwaza
Having a hearty breakfast, we will drive to Turkmenabad by domestic airport flight to Ashgabat. In the afternoon, we will drive to Darwaza gas crater known as "The Gates of Hell." The Gates of Hell crater was created in 1971 when a Soviet puncturing gear unintentionally stamped into a gigantic underground natural gas cavern, affecting the ground to downfall and the entire puncturing gear to fall in. Having punctured a pocket of gas, poisonous fumes starts leaking at an alarming rate. Nowadays, it became popular on tours. Night is in a tent.

Day 5: Darwaza - Ashgabat
In the morning we will drive back to Ashgabat. On the route we will visit water and mud crater, and Yerbent village. In the evening is a city tour in Ashgabat. Transfer to a hotel for sleep.

Day 6: Flight
In the morning is transfer to the airport. Turkmen treasure 6 is over. Tours were incredible!
 

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

Price per person:
02 pax - 780 $
04 pax - 675 $
06 pax - 565 $
08 pax - 510 $
10 pax - 475 $
Single - 60 $ 

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

Half board - 50 $
Full board - 100 $
 

Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Ashgabat - "Menzil" Hotel 3*
Turkmenabad - Motel
Darwaza - Tents
- Visa support
- English speaking guide
- Entrances to all museums
- Mineral water during the tour
- Domestic flights Turkmenabad- Ashgabat                                            

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

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