Turkmen melody Tour 6

Turkmen melody Tour 6
Destination: Turkmenistan
Duration: 5 days
Places to visit: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur - Kerki - Koytendag - Farap border

Day 1: Ashgabat
Our company is happy to see our dear travelers on Turkmen melody Tour 6. It is no doubt that tours in Turkmenistan deserve to be on the first place of travel destination. You will be met at the airport and transfer to Ashgabat city. On this tour we will to Gokdepe village as one of the biggest mosques of the Central Asia, Turkmenbashy Ruhy Mosque accommodate for about 10,000 people. Later on we will visit Gokdepe horse farm and get impression of stunning Akhal Teke horses. In the end of day, we will visit Independence Park and the Palace of Happiness and enjoy views. Night is in a hotel.   

Day 2: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur
Today we will travel to the Kow Ata underground lake and see the Bakharden cave. The lake is translated "father of the caves" and know for the healing properties of water. In the second part of day we will drive to Kopet Dag range and get acquainted with mountain tribes of Nokhur that respects their unique culture, traditional crafts and architecture. Night is in a homestay.

Day 3: Nokhur - Ashgabat - Kerki
The tour will start by travelling to Ashgabat. On arrival, we will visit the memorial complex entailing of three memorials devoted to those that died in the 1948 earthquake, in WWII and those killed in other Turkmen battles. The Earthquake Memorial features a fine bronze of a bull and child. In the afternoon we will visit the Russian Market built in the period of 1972-1982 by the design of the Russian architect Vladimir Visotin. Then it was included in the "Ashgabat Reconstruction Program of 1970-1980." It has the Soviet Modernism style and ornamented by the Turkmen sculptor Klych Yarmamedov. In the evening we will drive to the train station to go to the Kerki town. Overnight is on the train.

Day 4: Kerki - Koytendag
On arriving to the Kerki we will drive to the Koytendag mountain and nature place. You will see picturesque mountains as Kugitangtau or Koytendag located in the very east of Turkmenistan and translated as "mountains of deep canyons". Here you will see many deep canyons with steep cliffs, which mark the sky to look in a form of narrow strip over the head. There are the deepest lakes as well as the longest caves and even the Dinosaur Plateau traces of these prehistoric reptiles. Travelers will see the highest point of Turkmenistan as Mount Ayrybaba (3,139 m). In general, Koytendag Mountains are land to the country's deepest lake - Kattakol. Today you will spend night in the Koytendag camp.

Day 5: Koytendag - Farap border
In the morning is transfer to the border. End of Turkmen melody Tour 6. Thank you very much for unforgettable tours.

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

Price per person:
02 pax - 640 $
04 pax - 535 $
06 pax - 435 $
08 pax - 385 $
10 pax - 350 $
Single - 45 $

Half board - 35 $
Full board - 70 $

Ashgabat - Kerki night train - 25 $

Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Ashgabat - "Menzil" Hotel 3*
Nokhur - Home stay
Koitendag - Tents
- 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

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